Buses World News

21.2.11

TROUBLED SERVICES * USA - MARTA Customers Stranded Without Buses

Riders said they had to catch a cab or walk nearly a mile to the next route

Atlanta,GA,USA -WSBTV/Channel 2, reports by Rebecca Lindstrom -February 12, 2011: -- MARTA transit customers are furious after 12 bus routes were either canceled or delayed Friday without any notification... One woman said she and others had been waiting for the #24 bus for nearly an hour in below-freezing weather. The stop was crowded with riders headed to the East Lake MARTA train station to get to work and school, but the bus never came... Another woman at the stop said she got sick of waiting and called MARTA to find out what the problem was. She said she was told that they were not sure if the bus would run because of a manpower problem... MARTA spokesman Lyle Harris told, that some buses were not dispatched due to a “staffing challenge” ... Kendricks said she and others spread the news to others they saw along the way. She said she has dealt with MARTA bus no-shows before, and she’s not sure it won’t happen again...

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10.1.08

DANGEROUS TRIPS * Australia - Buses cancelled after bottle attack

A bus driver was left shaken when a bottle, allegedly hurled by a teenage boy, shattered his windscreen

Melbourne,Victoria,Australia -The Age -January 10, 2008: -- ... prompting a snap union ban on services through the Sydney suburb of Willmot... The Transport Workers Union (TWU) said Westbus, the government contractor for the area, had cancelled services through the south-western suburb until at least midday (AEDT) Friday in response to the latest attack... It is the second time in six months that public transport in Willmot has been suspended due to attacks on buses... Westbus driver Shane Fox, who was uninjured in Thursday's incident, said his bus was also targeted six months ago, and he feared for his safety every time he had to pass through Willmot... Police allege a boy walked into the path of the bus about 6.30am (AEDT) and threw a glass bottle at the vehicle's windscreen... A 15-year-old boy was charged with affray and malicious damage after being arrested a short distance from the Discovery Avenue scene...

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