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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - S813 FVK - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:23 am)Michael Go North East

Due to flooding V3 V4 V9 45 unable to operate via Snows Green, V3 V4 V9 operating via Benfieldside Rd, service 45 operating Blackhill Bank.

Service 10 and 10B unable to serve Prudhoe Stonyflat bank due to flooding. Operating via Station Rd and West Road.

Services through Dipton and Lanchester are also affected by flooding.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - BusLoverMum - 05 Jan 2016

Shotley Bridge or thereabouts, too, according to earlier tweets.

As usual, GNE are giving more updates than ANE on Twitter. There's info about the Redcar & Cleveland diversions, but none about the ones in the Durham area.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - S813 FVK - 05 Jan 2016

On the 9 timetable, the 1827 and 1856 journeys from North Shields are mentioned twice:


Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Jimmi - 05 Jan 2016

6037 has just left Bishop Auckland on the X21 with the front, side and rear screens showing anything.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Michael - 05 Jan 2016

Bus updates for the weather:

Services 50 & 56 are omitting Nissan due to flooding; we are diverting via the A19, A1231 & Cherry Blossom Way both directions.

SERVICE DISRUPTION UPDATE 16:45
Services X7, X9 & X10 are delayed due to flooding around Peterlee & Wingate.

Flooding at the Honest Lawyer Pub at Croxdale is delaying service X21.

Killingworth Lake has burst its banks, services 17 & 353 diverting via West Bailey & Northumbrian Way.

Hazlerigg & Dudley are flooded; service 353 is delayed but running normal route.

Service X84 cannot serve Ovington due to the river level.

Service 74 is omitting Great Whittington.

All other services are operating normal route with minor delays.

Other news:

Regrettably the 17:47 X46 service will not run from Durham Bus Station due to a breakdown; we apologise for the delay to your journey.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - R852 PRG - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 6:35 pm)Michael Bus updates for the weather:

Services 50 & 56 are omitting Nissan due to flooding; we are diverting via the A19, A1231 & Cherry Blossom Way both directions.

SERVICE DISRUPTION UPDATE 16:45
Services X7, X9 & X10 are delayed due to flooding around Peterlee & Wingate.

Flooding at the Honest Lawyer Pub at Croxdale is delaying service X21.

Killingworth Lake has burst its banks, services 17 & 353 diverting via West Bailey & Northumbrian Way.

Hazlerigg & Dudley are flooded; service 353 is delayed but running normal route.

Service X84 cannot serve Ovington due to the river level.

Service 74 is omitting Great Whittington.

All other services are operating normal route with minor delays.

Other news:

Regrettably the 17:47 X46 service will not run from Durham Bus Station due to a breakdown; we apologise for the delay to your journey.

I always find it interesting that only some breakdowns are reported on social media, and then some aren't. I recall once seeing on the Twitter feed, when a customer asked why all breakdowns weren't reported for customer convenience, the response they received was that it simply isn't worth putting them all on Twitter or Facebook. Stagecoach can do this, so it begs the question why Go North East can't. 

Suppose the only reason the X46 has been given a mention is that it only runs a couple of times per day, while it might not be worth doing so for the likes of high-frequency services such as the 21.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Adrian - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 6:44 pm)R852 PRG I always find it interesting that only some breakdowns are reported on social media, and then some aren't. I recall once seeing on the Twitter feed, when a customer asked why all breakdowns weren't reported for customer convenience, the response they received was that it simply isn't worth putting them all on Twitter or Facebook. Stagecoach can do this, so it begs the question why Go North East can't. 

Suppose the only reason the X46 has been given a mention is that it only runs a couple of times per day, while it might not be worth doing so for the likes of high-frequency services such as the 21.

I can understand not notifying for every bus that's a couple of minutes late, but there shouldn't be that many breakdowns that it becomes a problem to notify customers via social media? Whether it be a 10 minute frequency or an hourly frequency, there's still going to be people waiting for that bus.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - DanPicken - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 6:35 pm)Michael Bus updates for the weather:

Services 50 & 56 are omitting Nissan due to flooding; we are diverting via the A19, A1231 & Cherry Blossom Way both directions.

SERVICE DISRUPTION UPDATE 16:45
Services X7, X9 & X10 are delayed due to flooding around Peterlee & Wingate.

Flooding at the Honest Lawyer Pub at Croxdale is delaying service X21.

Killingworth Lake has burst its banks, services 17 & 353 diverting via West Bailey & Northumbrian Way.

Hazlerigg & Dudley are flooded; service 353 is delayed but running normal route.

Service X84 cannot serve Ovington due to the river level.

Service 74 is omitting Great Whittington.

All other services are operating normal route with minor delays.

Other news:

Regrettably the 17:47 X46 service will not run from Durham Bus Station due to a breakdown; we apologise for the delay to your journey.

So basically it's f00ked.

What bus broke down (hope it's 9119)?


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:27 pm)DanPicken So basically it's f00ked.

What bus broke down (hope it's 9119)?

seriously? ffs


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Dan - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:27 pm)DanPicken So basically it's f00ked.

What bus broke down (hope it's 9119)?

Why?


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - LeeCalder - 05 Jan 2016

I believe it was 9119 on the 18, which broke down.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - DanPicken - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:30 pm)Dan Why?

Because it's horrible and cheap so it wouldn't surprise me, plastic crap.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:33 pm)DanPicken Because it's horrible and cheap so it wouldn't surprise me, plastic crap.

It would be lovely to have a constructive post from you.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Jimmi - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:33 pm)DanPicken Because it's horrible and cheap so it wouldn't surprise me, plastic crap.
There is better buses, but I would rather have 9119 on the X21 than an old President.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Michael - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:33 pm)DanPicken Because it's horrible and cheap so it wouldn't surprise me, plastic crap.

Well what else isn't cheap and plastic these days?


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - DanPicken - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:37 pm)Jimmi There is better buses, but I would rather have 9119 on the X21 than an old President.

I wouldn't purely because Presidents are a nicer ride if maintained well.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Adrian - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:33 pm)DanPicken Because it's horrible and cheap so it wouldn't surprise me, plastic crap.
(05 Jan 2016, 7:37 pm)GX03 SVC It would be lovely to have a constructive post from you.

I second that. I'm all for people saying they don't like something, but simply saying something is crap does not move a conversation forward.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - R852 PRG - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:39 pm)Adrian I second that. I'm all for people saying they don't like something, but simply saying something is crap does not move a conversation forward.

Some reasoning or a further explanation for that opinion as well.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - DanPicken - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 7:40 pm)R852 PRG Some reasoning or a further explanation for that opinion as well.

They're made on the cheap compared to older double deckers which were more sturdy and don't crumble  like a Pacer.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - BusLoverMum - 05 Jan 2016

(05 Jan 2016, 6:59 pm)Adrian I can understand not notifying for every bus that's a couple of minutes late, but there shouldn't be that many breakdowns that it becomes a problem to notify customers via social media? Whether it be a 10 minute frequency or an hourly frequency, there's still going to be people waiting for that bus.

Last time I caught a 21 that broke down (wouldn't start at the station) we just hopped onto another service, going the same way and didn't really lose out for it. The 21 is so often delayed that most people wouldn't even notice if one was missing on most of the route.

OTOH, if I was relying on the X46 to get me to or from work, I'd miss it if it didn't run.