Parts purchasing snafu idles a number of HSR buses as busy fall season set to begin

Parts purchasing snafu idles a number of HSR buses as busy fall season set to begin

Just as the HSR prepares to gear up for the big increase in passenger volumes with back-to-school  next week it appears a number of HSR’s buses will be out of commission. The result will be lower frequency on some routes. An internal HSR memo blames “delays in purchase order processing,” for a shortage of repair parts that will idle a number of the HSRs buses. The memo states, “all affected routes will continue to operate, but customers may expe…

HSR will cancel bus routes next week due to ‘parts supply challenge’

Transit service expected to be short 25 buses during afternoon peak periods as HSR service is slated to ramp back up to regular fall schedule Sept. 8.