(24 Aug 2018, 6:23 pm)S830OFT Passengers on the Crusader services don't appear to be liking the new announcements. "This is the Crusader 27 service to South Shields" was driving passengers crazy, and with the bus stopping at pretty much every stop it must be extremely annoying, especially for the driver who has to listen to it for the entire journey and back. 

A better idea for informing passengers would be to have the announcements go off at key destinations, for example Heworth Interchange.

Hopefully Go North East change it as it was driving passengers mad.

(23 Aug 2018, 9:27 pm)Jimmi Agreed. Lost count of the times they've tried to beat the buses round where The Gate is, in some cases they have mounted the kerb and shouted angry abuse at the bus driver for about 5 minutes when the bus had priority and was already making its way round.

(24 Aug 2018, 8:35 pm)ne14ne1 Since widening the road outside The Gate as part of the bus loop works, taxis are no longer permitted along that stretch, so this shouldn't happen anymore.
And hopefully if Blackett St is permanently pedestrianised then the pavement parking/driving taxis will be kept away from pedestrians around Monument too.

(24 Aug 2018, 6:37 pm)Dan The inclusive transport strategy forms part of the Government's proposals to make public transport more accessible for disabled people.

Should they go ahead, these proposals will mandate the fitting of audio-visual Next Stop Announcement systems to almost all buses operating public services.

These proposals also have specific requirements for the audio - one requirement is for the service number and terminus to be announced at every stop where the doors have been opened.

So whilst this is not currently required by law, I'd suggest it's not too far away, and isn't something that is likely to disappear any time soon...

I've driven a lot of buses with Next Stop Announcements, even more so over the last few months since the announcements were changed to announce the service on doors close, and in my view from a drivers perspective you barely hear the announcements. It just blends into the background noise, along with the accompanying rattles, squeaks, talking passengers, etc.

From a passenger perspective, it's much of the same story in my opinion. If you concentrate on something else (your phone, a book, the views outside, the person you're travelling with), have music coming through your earphones, etc, then in my view you tend to blank out the announcements.

If it was "driving passengers mad", I'd expect Customer Services to be receiving a large volume of complaints about it. I wonder if they are?

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(24 Aug 2018, 8:46 pm)Jamie M Taxi drivers are never penalised, it shouldn't happen but it always will because they do not care, nor do the police, nor do the council.

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(24 Aug 2018, 6:37 pm)Dan The inclusive transport strategy forms part of the Government's proposals to make public transport more accessible for disabled people.

Should they go ahead, these proposals will mandate the fitting of audio-visual Next Stop Announcement systems to almost all buses operating public services.

These proposals also have specific requirements for the audio - one requirement is for the service number and terminus to be announced at every stop where the doors have been opened.

So whilst this is not currently required by law, I'd suggest it's not too far away, and isn't something that is likely to disappear any time soon...

I've driven a lot of buses with Next Stop Announcements, even more so over the last few months since the announcements were changed to announce the service on doors close, and in my view from a drivers perspective you barely hear the announcements. It just blends into the background noise, along with the accompanying rattles, squeaks, talking passengers, etc.

From a passenger perspective, it's much of the same story in my opinion. If you concentrate on something else (your phone, a book, the views outside, the person you're travelling with), have music coming through your earphones, etc, then in my view you tend to blank out the announcements.

If it was "driving passengers mad", I'd expect Customer Services to be receiving a large volume of complaints about it. I wonder if they are?

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(24 Aug 2018, 6:23 pm)S830OFT Passengers on the Crusader services don't appear to be liking the new announcements. "This is the Crusader 27 service to South Shields" was driving passengers crazy, and with the bus stopping at pretty much every stop it must be extremely annoying, especially for the driver who has to listen to it for the entire journey and back. 

A better idea for informing passengers would be to have the announcements go off at key destinations, for example Heworth Interchange.

Hopefully Go North East change it as it was driving passengers mad.

(25 Aug 2018, 11:21 am)Michael Any chance of an update of all the fleet lists?, i have submitted news but nothing has come from it.... pointless feature if moderators aren't allowing it to be post on the news.............

(25 Aug 2018, 11:21 am)Michael Any chance of an update of all the fleet lists?, i have submitted news but nothing has come from it.... pointless feature if moderators aren't allowing it to be post on the news.............

(25 Aug 2018, 7:13 pm)Dans_bus_photos Would it not just be easier to get rid of the news feed page if their isn't sufficient time to keep it up to date? Is there only Dan who keeps it unto date? I imagine its quite a chore trying to keep it unto date on your own with all the movements that take place, and working all day and trying have a life too.

(25 Aug 2018, 7:13 pm)Dans_bus_photos Would it not just be easier to get rid of the news feed page if their isn't sufficient time to keep it up to date? Is there only Dan who keeps it unto date? I imagine its quite a chore trying to keep it unto date on your own with all the movements that take place, and working all day and trying have a life too.

(25 Aug 2018, 7:32 pm)Michael Aye and just have the fleet lists, could work better.

I know he has a life but i wasn't saying he didn't, i more mentioned the submit page is pointless if mods aren't accepting posts.

(25 Aug 2018, 8:32 pm)Adrian Mods don't have permission to review news items. There is no link between forum roles and the rest of the site. The way it is setup at the moment, it is down to Dan to review submissions or to update news and the fleet list. Same applies for the Bygone Era. 

Earning a living is always going to take priority over something that is voluntary. Have some patience and I am sure it'll be done when the chance arises.

(24 Aug 2018, 6:23 pm)S830OFT Passengers on the Crusader services don't appear to be liking the new announcements. "This is the Crusader 27 service to South Shields" was driving passengers crazy, and with the bus stopping at pretty much every stop it must be extremely annoying, especially for the driver who has to listen to it for the entire journey and back. 

A better idea for informing passengers would be to have the announcements go off at key destinations, for example Heworth Interchange.

Hopefully Go North East change it as it was driving passengers mad.

(25 Aug 2018, 7:13 pm)Dans_bus_photos Would it not just be easier to get rid of the news feed page if their isn't sufficient time to keep it up to date? Is there only Dan who keeps it unto date? I imagine its quite a chore trying to keep it unto date on your own with all the movements that take place, and working all day and trying have a life too.

(25 Aug 2018, 8:32 pm)Adrian Mods don't have permission to review news items. There is no link between forum roles and the rest of the site. The way it is setup at the moment, it is down to Dan to review submissions or to update news and the fleet list. Same applies for the Bygone Era. 

Earning a living is always going to take priority over something that is voluntary. Have some patience and I am sure it'll be done when the chance arises.

(25 Aug 2018, 9:28 pm)streetdeckfan The only thing about the NSA that still irritates me is the "where this bus terminates" being delayed for around 5 seconds after the stop name. But thankfully I don't hear that too much because the drivers of the 49 have usually changed to the Winlaton service before we get anywhere near Gateshead Interchange

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