Bus Madness

[BigAl1]

On 11/02/2024 at 12:59, YorkieontheTyne said:

I get where you’re coming from here, but it’d be like Tesco publishing details of Asda prices and offers.

Unfortunately for you the companies are in competition with each other. As I’ve said before this all goes back to de regulation of bus services in 1986 when everything was “privatised”, thanks to thatcher.

They are NOT  competing I specifically chose the 86 route because Stagecoach run most of the services but late night and Sunday buses are run by First

[BigAl1]

On 11/02/2024 at 12:46, RollingJ said:

I kind of see where you are coming from, but, and might just be me,  a quick google lists both operators, one under the other in the search results. Easy enough to click both?

Why would anyone click both unless they knew that they service was split between the two . Anyone looking at the stagecoach timetable for the 86 would simply assume there was no sunday service

[BigAl1]

23 hours ago, Irene Swaine said:

bustimes.org Is a great resource for timetables and live tracking of any bus in Britain. You can type in your destination, origin or bus operator and route and you will find timetables and calling points.

Yes but my point was about why stagecoach and First buses do not include all buses on a route . I could also use the PTE timetable which show all buses. The problem is wen I google bus 86 sheffield timetable most people would click on the first link

[BigAl1]

23 hours ago, MJ01 said:

https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/

you clearly do not understand my question

[BigAl1]

20 hours ago, Jeffrey Shaw said:

 

I find the SYCMA (ne SYPTE) website very poor. It was fairly useless last week, in covering the snow chaos, too.

I rarely use it since during some long planed work on the tram network with services suspended they could not be bothered to update the journey planner

[RollingJ]

18 minutes ago, BigAl1 said:

Why would anyone click both unless they knew that they service was split between the two . Anyone looking at the stagecoach timetable for the 86 would simply assume there was no sunday service

Then why not use the timetables produced by TSY - they incorporate both operators services?

[MJ01]

18 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

Then why not use the timetables produced by TSY - they incorporate both operators services?

I suggested that - & got the response that I clearly did not understand his / her question

[ECCOnoob]

34 minutes ago, BigAl1 said:

Yes but my point was about why stagecoach and First buses do not include all buses on a route . I could also use the PTE timetable which show all buses. The problem is wen I google bus 86 sheffield timetable most people would click on the first link

For the same reason Asda do not advertise Morrisons prices. There are a businesses.

 

Timetables that they produce are for their services.  

[YorkieontheTyne]

3 hours ago, BigAl1 said:

They are NOT  competing I specifically chose the 86 route because Stagecoach run most of the services but late night and Sunday buses are run by First

Of course they’re competing. They are two private independent companies, how can they not be competing?

[YorkieontheTyne]

2 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

For the same reason Asda do not advertise Morrisons prices. There are a businesses.

 

Timetables that they produce are for their services.  

Well done ECCOnoob, I said exactly the same earlier using Tesco and Asda. I’m not sure that BigAl1 understands the meaning of the phrase “in competition with each other”.