I did acknowledge that in this instance, having spare capacity would be very difficult but it should be possible in most parts of the network.
I am afraid that when they have a problem, TOC's, bus operators and airlines too are just too quick to cancel services rather than make the effort to provide the service that they are obligated and often conracted to do. No-one is saying that it is easy but when public transport was provided as a service rather than as a means of making a profit, operators had sufficient resources and spare capacity to cover breakdowns, staff problems etc and didn't simply make announcements that such and such a service had been cancelled.
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