Transport arrangements
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Re: Transport arrangements
Agree with nervousmum
DS is in year-11 at KEFW and uses the FW5 green bus
It's reliable although occasionally late but you do get a sms text when it is.
Had a issue with the driver on that particular route last year who was quite slow when they changed suppliers
The only issue I have is that they do make changes to the route from year to year to maximise utilisation which means the journey times are increasing. This particular bus does a diversion to Barnt Green which is frustrating so it takes 40mins+ from the Maypole
Generally ok but expensive - great way for kids to make friends though
DS is in year-11 at KEFW and uses the FW5 green bus
It's reliable although occasionally late but you do get a sms text when it is.
Had a issue with the driver on that particular route last year who was quite slow when they changed suppliers
The only issue I have is that they do make changes to the route from year to year to maximise utilisation which means the journey times are increasing. This particular bus does a diversion to Barnt Green which is frustrating so it takes 40mins+ from the Maypole
Generally ok but expensive - great way for kids to make friends though
Re: Transport arrangements
On my journey to work a couple of GreenBus services pass me in the opposite direction and always seem to be on time – I can tell from where they pass me just how late I’m going to be that day. They also seem full of energy and life- kids, in other words; a bit crowded but not to the madly compressed proportions some regular busses can be along school routes.
The circuitous routes, combined with some early arrival times at school, makes them hard to justify in some cases. For example, the service to KEFW leaves from the end of my road an hour and fifty minutes before registration – regular busses don’t connect very well on that journey but you could still set off half an hour later. If you cycled you’d get an extra hour in bed. A bit of a silly example I know, but it would only take half an hour longer to just walk! I’ve talked to GreenBus about circling outlying areas and then heading straight to school but they didn’t seem interested (they’re not short of customers), maybe if enough parents act together they could be persuaded.
Mike1880 mentioned http://www.transportdirect.info which is a great resource, especially for shorter journeys, but tends to undervalue the benefits of getting on a train – it doesn’t know just how slow and unreliable regular busses can be at peak(ish) times.
It always surprises me just how well kids, generally, seem to cope with long journeys to school - it drives me up the wall most mornings.
The circuitous routes, combined with some early arrival times at school, makes them hard to justify in some cases. For example, the service to KEFW leaves from the end of my road an hour and fifty minutes before registration – regular busses don’t connect very well on that journey but you could still set off half an hour later. If you cycled you’d get an extra hour in bed. A bit of a silly example I know, but it would only take half an hour longer to just walk! I’ve talked to GreenBus about circling outlying areas and then heading straight to school but they didn’t seem interested (they’re not short of customers), maybe if enough parents act together they could be persuaded.
Mike1880 mentioned http://www.transportdirect.info which is a great resource, especially for shorter journeys, but tends to undervalue the benefits of getting on a train – it doesn’t know just how slow and unreliable regular busses can be at peak(ish) times.
It always surprises me just how well kids, generally, seem to cope with long journeys to school - it drives me up the wall most mornings.