Heuston feeder bus conductor

[huggyberry]

From talking to the managers on the meet the manager’s night in Huston, the biggest topic was "Can they do anything to get the conductor changed on the feeder service?"

I much prefer to use the 90 service, but constantly get the Luas, due to this mans preference for chatting to who ever will listen. Drivers, passengers, even tourist looking for directions, will get his life story, perennially delaying passengers.

The service is so much more effective when he is on a day’s leave or holidays.

I raise this now as I missed my train yesterday evening, after sitting at O’Connell bridge for 15 minutes, I intervened on his conversation with a female passenger about Eastenders and asked him when the bus might be moving?

Is there anything that can be done to get a replacement, hes ruining a good service?

[Mark Gleeson]

You need to complain to Dublin Bus, not much we can do.

There is far too much of this stand around and chat operation in the CIE group.

We have had some discussion with respect to the 145 issues when the 92 was replaced, some improvement but not enough. There will be an additional route calling Heuston city bound in coming months

[Kilocharlie]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

There will be an additional route calling Heuston city bound in coming months

Hopefully heading Northside such as DCU direction??

[Mark Gleeson]

It will be heading northside

Outbound/west bound, it will stop at the bus stop opposite booking office entrance (i.e. you have to cross the road), inbound/northbound it will do a loop into Heuston before continuing down the quays

I can't remember the route numbers

[Traincustomer]

Proposed to be route 79.

Routes diagram at:
http://www.dublinbus.ie/PageFiles/65...v10%20copy.pdf

and info at:

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Network-Direct/Ballyfermot-/

Incidentally the stop on St. John's Road West (on opposite side of booking office entry to Heuston) is also a request stop (pick-up only) for several Expressway and local Bus Éireann routes (e.g. to Edenderry).

[Ron Burgundy]

Originally Posted by huggyberry

From talking to the managers on the meet the manager’s night in Huston, the biggest topic was "Can they do anything to get the conductor changed on the feeder service?"

I much prefer to use the 90 service, but constantly get the Luas, due to this mans preference for chatting to who ever will listen. Drivers, passengers, even tourist looking for directions, will get his life story, perennially delaying passengers.

The service is so much more effective when he is on a day’s leave or holidays.

I raise this now as I missed my train yesterday evening, after sitting at O’Connell bridge for 15 minutes, I intervened on his conversation with a female passenger about Eastenders and asked him when the bus might be moving?

Is there anything that can be done to get a replacement, hes ruining a good service?

I agree 100%

Morning after morning he sends empty buses off from Heuston and thn tries to cram 2 or 3 trains of people on the same bus.

In the evenings its a nightmare, just sitting at O'Connell bridge. You get a bus on Dawson st and he then takes you off the bus at O'connell bridge to sit on another bus for 10 minutes. I also have missed trains because of him.

No matter how many times i make my point to him about this i'm just ignored.

The times that the buses leave are made up in his head no matter what the time table at Heuston said.

I have heard a number of people complain but as usual with Dublin Bus and unions it will be impossible to move this "person".

[Ron Burgundy]

He was off forca few weeks and things ran perfectly, he's back and the messing starts again.

Thankfully I'm parking a bike in the station soon and won't have to deal with thus excuse for an employee at Dublin bus.

[dowlingm]

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you'll see.

[Thomas J Stamp]

Originally Posted by dowlingm

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you'll see.

just get the Luas and make a point of tellin him.

[Ron Burgundy]

Originally Posted by Thomas J Stamp

just get the Luas and make a point of tellin him.

True,

But i'm paying for a service and i need to get the bus in the morning at least until i get my bike up.

It was amazing how different the service was when he was away for a few weeks.

His other thing is to check the ticket of every passenger and complains when people show it to the driver and not him.