And the winner of worse bus route in sheffield go`s to: First Mainline`s 75/76`s

Nick-Named THE TALIBAN EXPRESS by the bus drivers if you look at the crap that try`s to get on at the Market stop to go to Burngreave Rd / Fir Vale the you can see why!.

The route between the Market & Firth Park must have the most rudest people on the planet

Drivers have commented to me that Illegal bin larden person must have a map of the market stop as that is where they all seem to be.

I do know that the service was Reduced in September due to the MAJOR problems with fraud + attacks on drivers, there has been a new fleet of buses put on the route with CCTV camers fitted on them, one driver said it was so when one of our friends at firvale tryed to get on for a mobilty 35p and has lost the will to speak English ( but seems to regain it when the driver charges IT full fare )
then they can catch the person face on CCTV.

PLEASE FILL FREE TO TELL OF YOUR HORROR BUS ROUTE BUT REMEMBER FIRST MAINLINE ONLY PAY DRIVER £165 P/W SO NO HATE STORY`S ABOUT DRIVERS!

I live at Sheffield Lane Top
I used to catch the 75 or 76 to work when there was the excelent every 5 min combined service, however since they have reduced the service i must agree with the coments above, it has now come to the point where my girlfirend who work`s in Nottingham drops me of at Meadowhall in the car and I come to Sheffield either by train or tram.

I do feel sorry for the bus drivers on the 75&76`s I know they can be gruppy sometimes but look at what they have to put up with, and if they do only get £165-00 i think that First Mainline bosses should be shot!.

Paul Farrell
Sheffield Lane Top

[Lickszz]

The number 2 circular bus route has a bad reputation for never been on time and if you miss one then you have to wait bloody ages until another one comes along.

I have to agree with what has been wrote about First Mainline`s 75 and 76 route.

Since the service has been cut down (no fault of the drivers) I either catch the train to Sheffield or catch the service 77 to the bus station.

I do like the service 77 as it can get you into Sheffield in about 20-25 mins if there is no Penistone Rd traffic but I just wish they would run every 15 mins.

There are 2 issues that I would like to bring up about the route 75+76.

I live at High Greave which is between Ecclesfield and Sheffield Lane Top.
I have to agree on the views that have been wrote about the service since it has been cut-back, I now tend to walk about 1/2 mile to Ecclesfield Village to catch services 53,31,85 or 86 which ever one comes first.

I have also been told by a driver that if we go to war then the 75+76`s are going to be diverted via Shirecliffe and not go between Firth Park and the Markets, if this does happen I can see the 75+76 route become very very poplar.

[waxy chuff]

Originally posted by "Anonymous"


And the winner of worse bus route in sheffield go`s to:
First Mainline`s 75/76`s

Nick-Named THE TALIBAN EXPRESS by the bus drivers if you look at the crap that try`s to get on at the Market stop
to go to Burngreave Rd / Fir Vale the you can see why!.

The route between the Market & Firth Park must have the most rudest people on the planet

Drivers have commented to me that Illegal bin larden person must have a map of the market stop as that is where they all seem to be.

I do know that the service was Reduced in September due to the MAJOR problems with fraud + attacks on drivers, there has been a new fleet of buses put on the route with CCTV camers fitted on them, one driver said it was so when one of our friends at firvale tryed to get on for a mobilty 35p and has lost the will to speak English ( but seems to regain it when the driver charges IT full fare )
then they can catch the person face on CCTV.

PLEASE FILL FREE TO TELL OF YOUR HORROR BUS ROUTE BUT REMEMBER FIRST MAINLINE ONLY PAY DRIVER £165 P/W SO NO HATE STORY`S ABOUT DRIVERS!

Racist eejit.

[MuteWitness]

i get on at woodseats and of at crucible and that parts not bad

Originally posted by "Anonymous"


And the winner of worse bus route in sheffield go`s to:
First Mainline`s 75/76`s

Nick-Named THE TALIBAN EXPRESS by the bus drivers if you look at the crap that try`s to get on at the Market stop
to go to Burngreave Rd / Fir Vale the you can see why!.

The route between the Market & Firth Park must have the most rudest people on the planet

Drivers have commented to me that Illegal bin larden person must have a map of the market stop as that is where they all seem to be.

I do know that the service was Reduced in September due to the MAJOR problems with fraud + attacks on drivers, there has been a new fleet of buses put on the route with CCTV camers fitted on them, one driver said it was so when one of our friends at firvale tryed to get on for a mobilty 35p and has lost the will to speak English ( but seems to regain it when the driver charges IT full fare )
then they can catch the person face on CCTV.

PLEASE FILL FREE TO TELL OF YOUR HORROR BUS ROUTE BUT REMEMBER FIRST MAINLINE ONLY PAY DRIVER £165 P/W SO NO HATE STORY`S ABOUT DRIVERS!

Wow. Not laughed so much since three of my family died in a year. Can't I complain about racist bus drivers then? Sorry, they're only on £165 a week...

I catch either the 75 or 76 from Woodseats to the Northern Gen to work on a Monday-Friday,
I have to say that the coments about the problems between the Market stop and Fir vale are TRUE!
I have never in my life heard such rude people and if Mr or Mrs Anonymous is reading this then i think he or she should learn to say please or thank you.
I know the drivers can be a bunch of a***holes sometimes but you will find that if you use you manners that can be realy nice people.

I used to catch the 76 Bus from Woodseats to Chapletown.
As for the comments that have already been put up the problems of cut-backs and the problems between the Markets/Wicker and other areas I have to agree with them, however this does not bother me now as I drive to/from work.

[Moon Maiden]

SInce moving to Sheffield I have travelled on a total of 4 buses.

Basically cos if it ain't on a tram route I don't go there. There is nothing more annoying that tryin got manouver three kids and a large pushchair and pay for their fairs whilst gormless passengers look on.

The trams are great for getting them all on no messing - however we do have idiots pushchair high jackers who think because they have a pram they have a devine right to the WHOLE tram.

So - I canne comment on the bus route thingy.

As for racist comments - lets see - if there happens to be a large amount of young people in an area and then there is a rise in crime are we not allowed to comment???? Or is it just the fact they are of a particular race that is getting your backs up???

Heavens forbid we actually let our voices be heard *gasp* how policitcally incorrect would that be. GET OVER IT! Preach to me about intolerance if you dare!

Moon Maiden

My boyfriend used to work for First Mainline on the route 75 and 76.

After Mr Tax Man had finished he came home with
£157-00 for a 40-44 hour week

He left the job after only 6 weeks due to the low wages
(Lowest bus drivers pay in uk) and due to the comment that have already been said about the area from the Markets to Firvale/FirthPark.

I shall just call myself Mr Bus Driver.
I work for First Group and have done for 6 years now.
I would like to start putting forward a bus driver view of things.
At Sheffield we are the second lowest paid drivers in the whole of the UK, we spend anything up to 4-5hr behind the bus wheel, we then have a 45-1hr break and then we spend another 4-5hrs behind the wheel and YES it is just for about £165-170 p/w
We also DO NOT get a weekend rate or overtime rate, so if we do work over we get the same pay as basic
which i hope you will agree is s**t.
Bus drivers shifts variry
the early mornings start between 345am-415am
and if you are on late afternoon`s you will be back in the depot between 12am-1am
I sometimes do the route 75/76 and I have to agree that there is a problem in the areas that have been listed, the main problem is that there are no signs at the Market bus stop telling people that the 75/76`s have been reduced and that the 22,47,48,97or97a are better for people to catch if you are travelling towards Firth Park, I have heard a rumer that the 75/76 bus stop at the markets are going to be moved to the bottom of Snig Hill?.
I try and get on with all of my passengers but there are sometimes when even I blow my top, I have to use a example here which is from the 75/76 route at the Markets stop, Why is it that some people who catch public transport get to the driver and then start looking for
the money?
As for the comment that have been made I have to agree that the 75/76`s are the worse bus route in Sheffield but if there was the excelent 5 mins service like there used to be then I think that more people would travel on this route.
I also have heard about them diverting the 75/76`s if there is a War, from what i have been told they are to run ( To City ) as normal to S.L.T then via Herries Drive-Shirecliffe Road-Rutland Road and West Bar BOTH WAYS
As for the the problems in the Markets to Sheffield Lane Top ( Netto ) like what has already been put
IT COST`S NOTHING TO SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU..
Best Wishes
A Poor Bus Driver.

[waxy chuff]

Originally posted by "Anonymous"

IT COST`S NOTHING TO SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU..
Best Wishes
A Poor Bus Driver.

Unlike some who post here, I think it can prove quite costly to tar an entirely non-homogenous group (they're not all "Pakis", idiots) with the same brush, just because they're non-white. They are comprised of Kurds, Somalis, Indians, Afghans, Poles, and a whole host of other ethnicities.

I've seen just how wound up the Sheffield locals can get when you say, "Well, all northerners are thick, tight, anal alcoholics". Don't make the same mistake in referring to a far more diverse group as a bad lot.

PS Moon maiden - a "large number" of young people in an area, and a "rise in crime"? I'm assuming you have some stats to back this up, because I know that the police don't agree with you. Having spent a lot of time at the magistrates' court and crown court recently, I can confirm that the vast majority of those up on the kind of charges (I'm assuming) you refer to are white, cap-wearing locals. I don't accuse you of being politically incorrect (that's a concept I've never had much faith in), I am annoyed at you making a facile distinction between white and non-white criminals, in particular those of a younger age. It's easy for people to blame that which is strange or new to them, but here's a quick newsflash - we're a multicultural society with a responsibility to look after those less fortunate; get used to all those brown/black/beige faces, because they're here to stay.

[Moon Maiden]

PS Moon maiden - a "large number" of young people in an area, and a "rise in crime"? I'm assuming you have some stats to back this up, because I know that the police don't agree with you. Having spent a lot of time at the magistrates' court and crown court recently, I can confirm that the vast majority of those up on the kind of charges (I'm assuming) you refer to are white, cap-wearing locals. I don't accuse you of being politically incorrect (that's a concept I've never had much faith in), I am annoyed at you making a facile distinction between white and non-white criminals, in particular those of a younger age.

Why the hell should I have statistics? You get any number of youths in an area - be they white or otherwise and you have a recipie for disaster. Either the youths are up to no good or someone makes use of the distraction the kids cause.

Where did I differentiate between colour????

It's easy for people to blame that which is strange or new to them, but here's a quick newsflash - we're a multicultural society with a responsibility to look after those less fortunate; get used to all those brown/black/beige faces, because they're here to stay

Well I could have put bets on that a comment was made like this!

Here is a newsflash for you - it isn't just non whites that are victimised by this country - there are a growing number of WHITE people in this country that do not even get their views heard because of intolerance, ignorance, religious propaganda and incorrect media portrayal.

Do you know that I cannot legally get married by my religion? Did you know I cannot hold religious ceremonies as they should be held? Do you know that my religion was NOT recognised in this country by the 2001 census even though it is based on the first religion in this country? Did you know that my children are told that their parents are evil by intolerant people? Did you know that I face ridicule and ignorant remarks by people every day of my life because of the mark I wear??

So before you go 'assuming' anything else - just realise that white people are not out to get you. It is a basic standard of intolerance and misinformation - which is generally spoiled by the chosen few.

What gets my back up is an instant attack of someone being racist because they happen to make a comment on a negative part of life that includes a reference to someone being non-white. THAT is political correctness gone wrong when you cannot voice your opinions for fear of labelled.

Moon Maiden

i used to work in Maltby, but live in sheffield so that meant catching 2 buses from the bus station and getting up at 6am, which was not that great!

The thing which angered me was that they would cancel buses, or the bus would go early and id miss it, then have to wait ages for the next one. but there was no information that made any sense! Try looking at those screens next time you want a bus - most days they would send me to the wrong bus point.

I got the no. 69 to rotherham and i had more problems with it than any other bus ever!!!

[Geoff]

Lightening the topic slightly...

It always makes me laugh(!) that people attempt to stand up before the bus stops and then go crashing from side to side. For example, some start standing up as you go over a round-a-bout ( :shock: )

Some people just never learn...

[Moon Maiden]

You get that on trams too which is really dangerous - I found out to my peril as I stood up to get the kids ready and the tram had to stop suddenly - off went moon on her face down the tram closely followed by my 3 yr old.

Moon Maiden

[waxy chuff]

Why the hell should I have statistics? You get any number of youths in an area - be they white or otherwise and you have a recipie for disaster. Either the youths are up to no good or someone makes use of the distraction the kids cause.

Where did I differentiate between colour????

Why indeed... the implication in your previous post was that there was a group of young people of a "particular race" (your words - hmm, I thought we were all homo sapiens) who, given that they have nothing to do, are turning to crime. Further, in mentioning that these young hoods were non-white, and failing to mention that it is white kids who are mostly to blame (or even conceding that they might commit crime), you apportion far too much blame to this ethnic minority (again, PLEASE tell me which "race" these people are?!). In fact, there is an underlying racism which pervades your comments.

Here is a newsflash for you - it isn't just non whites that are victimised by this country - there are a growing number of WHITE people in this country that do not even get their views heard because of intolerance, ignorance, religious propaganda and incorrect media portrayal.

Do you know that I cannot legally get married by my religion? Did you know I cannot hold religious ceremonies as they should be held? Do you know that my religion was NOT recognised in this country by the 2001 census even though it is based on the first religion in this country? Did you know that my children are told that their parents are evil by intolerant people? Did you know that I face ridicule and ignorant remarks by people every day of my life because of the mark I wear??

Ah, paganism, the religious equivalent of homeopathy. Let's have an argument about the merits of this "religion" elsewhere, ok? But please elaborate on the matter of white people not being heard.

So before you go 'assuming' anything else - just realise that white people are not out to get you. It is a basic standard of intolerance and misinformation - which is generally spoiled by the chosen few.

What gets my back up is an instant attack of someone being racist because they happen to make a comment on a negative part of life that includes a reference to someone being non-white. THAT is political correctness gone wrong when you cannot voice your opinions for fear of labelled.

Moon Maiden

The fact is you equate their anti-social behaviour with their ethnicity, when it's blatantly obvious that not all members of ANY ethnic group are committing crime, no matter the location! Again, you fail to concede that perhaps the white kids of Sheffield might possibly, perhaps, potentially be as big a part of the street crime problem as their non-white counterparts.

You don't consider yourself to be racist - well done. You haven't convinced me though. Try to find some stats to back up your argument and I might be forced to agree with you, at least on an empirical level.

[/siz]
I disagree, the 53 is the worst bus route. Going to school in the morning is hell, and coming back home is worse. Bus drivers treat school kids like dirt. Woe betide you if you have only got a pound coin for bus fare (kids price 35p) and if you don't have your bus pass you have to pay the full fare even if you are in your school uniform!

One outraged All Saints Student
John