NCT has today (2) announced that weekday timetables are returning, meaning more buses will be running across Gedling borough during Monday to Friday.
Many services have been running on Saturday timetables due to a national driver shortage and Covid absence.
But NCT said driver availability has improved considerably and the shortfall is now less than half of the 10% NCT was experiencing when it announced its move to the current timetable at Christmas.
The bus firm has now announced that Friday, February 18 will be the last day it operates its Saturday timetable on weekdays and that weekday timetables will start again from Monday February 21.
NCT said customers can preview timetables on the NCTX Buses App and at www.nctx.co.uk/services as well as collecting new timetable leaflets from the Travel Centre in the Old Market Square.
NightBus services remain suspended.
David Astill, NCT managing director said, “I’d like to thank my colleagues and our customers for their support and patience over recent weeks whilst we operated the enhanced Saturday level of service across the network.
“Since announcing our improved pay rates for drivers, which are now amongst the highest in the country outside London, we have seen a very encouraging uptake in applications from local people wishing to pursue a career with NCT as a bus driver.
“Whilst it will take a while to feel the benefit of this, it is one of the reasons why we now have the confidence to reinstate a weekday service, which will increase capacity across the network for our customers”.
They have been a mess for ages. Makes me laugh when I hear they are under pressure but when they change drivers near the Ice Stadium they spend ten minutes yapping when we are all late for work. Covid – my a**e
It’s always the 25 that gets dropped first, is it because Gedling’s in the County and nct are city council funded??