At 4:22 PM, the 19 toward Bristol Parkway sits 14 minutes behind schedule at Moravian Road. This Enviro400 MMC still wears its Portway Park & Ride livery despite being miles from the Shirehampton shore.
Route 76 stutters toward Cribbs Causeway, currently eleven minutes adrift at Hareclive Road. The WESTbus livery is easy to spot against the Hartcliffe grey, even if the service itself is proving elusive this afternoon.
Passengers at Redcliff Hill watch the grey clouds while their outbound 24 lingers nine minutes late. This electric WESTbus model features air suspension, though it currently has little use for it.
Route 47x purrs at Rupert Street C9, adhering strictly to its outbound timetable despite the afternoon rush. The vehicle's Lawrence Hill maintenance shows in its performance, even as sixty-two other routes across the network begin to falter.
At 3:02 PM, the outbound 24 arrived at Southmead Hospital ten minutes before its scheduled time. The electric Yutong U11DD sits silently in the Southmead drizzle while the rest of the network averages a thirteen-minute delay.
A light rain settles on the WESTbus livery as passengers wait for the delayed 76 toward the city centre. The quiet electric motor at the Monk's Park Avenue stop does little to compensate for the thirteen-minute wait.
A handful of passengers wait under grey Stockwood skies as the outbound 2 trails its schedule by six minutes. The WESTbus livery remains bright against the post-war terraces, even if the 220 kW motor is currently idle.
Route 1 stutters through Southmead, trailing fifteen minutes of lost time as it reaches Marissal Road. The Lawrence Hill garage has sent this Volvo B9TL out into a midday where only thirty percent of the city's services are managed to plan.
Overcast clouds hang over the D stop where the outbound 77 is now fifteen minutes overdue. The Wright Eclipse Gemini eventually crests Black Boy Hill well behind its 1:42 PM schedule.
At 1:22 PM, the 73 inbound remains stationary near the Cadogan Road stop. This electric Yutong U11DD sits fifteen minutes behind its schedule, its 220 kW motor silent while the midday queue waits in the Brislington wind.
Route 42 claims the kerbside at Broad Quay without a single second of delay. This solitary success contrasts with a midday network where over half of all services are currently struggling against the clock.
Passengers huddled near the Victorian villas of Redland watch for an inbound 73 that is currently fifteen minutes adrift. The silent batteries of the Yutong U11DD offer little consolation when the bus is still stuck well short of the city centre at midday.
Route 43 purrs through the suburban uncertainty of Station Road, arriving on schedule for the outbound run to Cadbury Heath. This biogas Scania shows the potential of a properly resourced service, provided one ignores the £76m diverted to shareholder buybacks and dividends.
Route 24 loiters at Villiers Road, fifteen minutes adrift of its midday inbound timing. This Westbus liveried Yutong represents one of the fifty-six per cent of services currently failing the city's timetable.
At The Haymarket, the outbound 74 to Bradley Stoke sits fifteen minutes behind the clock. This electric Yutong U11DD is currently one of sixty routes across the city finding the morning schedule difficult to maintain.
The m1 languishes thirteen minutes behind schedule on its inbound approach to Cabot Circus. Passengers heading toward Hengrove Park from Bond Street must wait as the biogas double-decker negotiates a morning where only thirty-seven per cent of the network is running on time.
Overcast skies at Hanham Hall watch the 45 outbound fall fifteen minutes behind its expected arrival at Stonehill. The Scania N280UD engine remains idling as the network-wide delay average climbs toward twelve minutes.
The Y2 occupies its stop at Yate Shopping Centre with an efficiency the rest of the network cannot currently muster. While this Westbus vehicle prepares for its outbound run on schedule, the average delay elsewhere has climbed to thirteen minutes.
A thin southwest wind greets passengers waiting at St Andrews Road for the inbound 41. The Volvo B9TL is currently six minutes adrift, its Lilac Front livery muted by the overcast light of the estuary.
At 10:02 AM, the m4 outbound from Cabot Circus is finding the six-minute delay harder to shake than the overcast chill on Bond Street. This Scania double-decker carries an m2 livery today, a small identity crisis for a bus currently 49% likely to be late.
Route 76 hums along Rupert Street toward the centre without the usual mechanical rattle of its diesel ancestors. It is currently on time, providing a rare moment of silent punctuality for those boarding near the city's bohemian heart.
Heavy overcast clouds frame the inbound 36 as it reaches Newland Drive 11 minutes behind the timetable. The Wright Eclipse Gemini from Hengrove garage represents one of forty-one per cent of current Bristol services running late this morning.
Route 76 languishes 22 minutes behind its timetable on the approach to Redland. This inbound service from Cribbs Causeway is currently caught in the morning stasis at the Zetland Road Junction.
At 8:42 AM on East Street, the outbound m1 remains 14 minutes adrift from its morning timetable. The Scania’s biogas cylinders are currently of little use to those standing in the 7°C Bedminster air.
Thick morning mist clings to the Scania's AirportFlyer livery as the outbound A1 stalls at Redcliff Hill, 24 minutes behind schedule. The lack of a rear window on this model matters little when the view of the Harbourside hasn't changed for some time.
Humid Hanham air greets passengers boarding the inbound 44 at The Blue Bowl this morning. The Scania N280UD is running on time, making a quiet, punctual case for itself while nearly a quarter of the wider network already struggles with the morning peak.
Passengers at Broad Quay ignore the 91% humidity as they wait for the outbound 43, currently five minutes adrift. This South Glos Lynx liveried double-decker eventually arrives to offer a low-emission escape toward Cadbury Heath.
At 7:22 AM, the m1 inbound remains static near Parson Street Station. This biogas-powered Scania is currently nineteen minutes behind its Cribbs Causeway to Hengrove schedule while the morning humidity settles over Bedminster.
Route 74 hums toward Bristol Parkway from the Manor Farm Roundabout without the usual morning friction. This electric double-decker maintains its punctuality while 39 other routes across the network begin to slip.
The m1 hesitates at Hengrove Park while the morning rush begins. An eleven-minute delay has already attached itself to this inbound biogas double-decker before it even leaves the Promenade.
