Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
(24 Feb 2015, 11:05 pm)roar Who is responsible for giving the information out here. Service 29 from Heworth to Sunderland????????Go North East were definitely accepting tickets on their Coaster 1 service. Although it doesn't serve the Interchange, it does stop in the town centre which is all of a two to three minute walk away.
Go North East service 1 from Chillingham Road to Wallsend????? Its Stagecoach service 1 that operates along Chillingham Road and it dosn't go to Wallsend.
(24 Feb 2015, 11:05 pm)roar Who is responsible for giving the information out here. Service 29 from Heworth to Sunderland????????Go North East were definitely accepting tickets on their Coaster 1 service. Although it doesn't serve the Interchange, it does stop in the town centre which is all of a two to three minute walk away.
Go North East service 1 from Chillingham Road to Wallsend????? Its Stagecoach service 1 that operates along Chillingham Road and it dosn't go to Wallsend.
(25 Feb 2015, 7:28 am)Dan Go North East were definitely accepting tickets on their Coaster 1 service. Although it doesn't serve the Interchange, it does stop in the town centre which is all of a two to three minute walk away.
(25 Feb 2015, 7:28 am)Dan Go North East were definitely accepting tickets on their Coaster 1 service. Although it doesn't serve the Interchange, it does stop in the town centre which is all of a two to three minute walk away.
(25 Feb 2015, 12:24 am)roar Just viewed this youtube video on another forum. Some stupid but very lucky people.
Forcing the doors open.
(25 Feb 2015, 12:24 am)roar Just viewed this youtube video on another forum. Some stupid but very lucky people.
Forcing the doors open.
(25 Feb 2015, 6:10 pm)aureolin I quite like that Metro do this. I wish bus operators would start doing it with the driver's view CCTV footage, with morons cutting them up pulling out of junctions, blocking box junctions off, and generally poor parking.They probably could do or already do but it isnt publicised by the operator, Im pretty sure Go North East Vehicles have exterior CCTV Cameras along with one on the Dashboard, whether drivers report these incidents or not is an entirely different matter.
(25 Feb 2015, 6:10 pm)aureolin I quite like that Metro do this. I wish bus operators would start doing it with the driver's view CCTV footage, with morons cutting them up pulling out of junctions, blocking box junctions off, and generally poor parking.They probably could do or already do but it isnt publicised by the operator, Im pretty sure Go North East Vehicles have exterior CCTV Cameras along with one on the Dashboard, whether drivers report these incidents or not is an entirely different matter.
(25 Feb 2015, 6:10 pm)aureolin I quite like that Metro do this. I wish bus operators would start doing it with the driver's view CCTV footage, with morons cutting them up pulling out of junctions, blocking box junctions off, and generally poor parking.
(25 Feb 2015, 6:10 pm)aureolin I quite like that Metro do this. I wish bus operators would start doing it with the driver's view CCTV footage, with morons cutting them up pulling out of junctions, blocking box junctions off, and generally poor parking.
(25 Feb 2015, 7:18 pm)MrFozz Talking of stupidity on the Metro, I am sure I saw a pic of in the Echo of a young lad on a cable doing a tightrope walk, absolutey barmyOr the one of the woman in the mobility scooter who drove on through one doors and came crashing out the other side.
(25 Feb 2015, 7:18 pm)MrFozz Talking of stupidity on the Metro, I am sure I saw a pic of in the Echo of a young lad on a cable doing a tightrope walk, absolutey barmyOr the one of the woman in the mobility scooter who drove on through one doors and came crashing out the other side.
(25 Feb 2015, 6:10 pm)aureolin I quite like that Metro do this. I wish bus operators would start doing it with the driver's view CCTV footage, with morons cutting them up pulling out of junctions, blocking box junctions off, and generally poor parking.While not quite like the Metro footage, I have seen Bus CCTV footage, the BBC sometimes have a programme about Insurance Scamming and it often includes crash for cash claims against bus companies and uses CCTV to show what happened
(26 Feb 2015, 7:47 am)Andreos1 Or the one of the woman in the mobility scooter who drove on through one doors and came crashing out the other side.Happened a few times IIRC, one was at Brockley Whins about 7 years ago, are Mobility Scooters still banned.
(25 Feb 2015, 6:10 pm)aureolin I quite like that Metro do this. I wish bus operators would start doing it with the driver's view CCTV footage, with morons cutting them up pulling out of junctions, blocking box junctions off, and generally poor parking.While not quite like the Metro footage, I have seen Bus CCTV footage, the BBC sometimes have a programme about Insurance Scamming and it often includes crash for cash claims against bus companies and uses CCTV to show what happened
(26 Feb 2015, 7:47 am)Andreos1 Or the one of the woman in the mobility scooter who drove on through one doors and came crashing out the other side.Happened a few times IIRC, one was at Brockley Whins about 7 years ago, are Mobility Scooters still banned.
(26 Feb 2015, 8:53 am)MrFozz While not quite like the Metro footage, I have seen Bus CCTV footage, the BBC sometimes have a programme about Insurance Scamming and it often includes crash for cash claims against bus companies and uses CCTV to show what happened
Happened a few times IIRC, one was at Brockley Whins about 7 years ago, are Mobility Scooters still banned.
(26 Feb 2015, 8:53 am)MrFozz While not quite like the Metro footage, I have seen Bus CCTV footage, the BBC sometimes have a programme about Insurance Scamming and it often includes crash for cash claims against bus companies and uses CCTV to show what happened
Happened a few times IIRC, one was at Brockley Whins about 7 years ago, are Mobility Scooters still banned.
(04 Mar 2015, 9:46 pm)Tom Delays systemwide due to heavy passenger loadings for the Newcastle Football match - Haha what a joke!
(04 Mar 2015, 9:46 pm)Tom Delays systemwide due to heavy passenger loadings for the Newcastle Football match - Haha what a joke!
(05 Mar 2015, 1:32 am)Bus_User How is it a joke? Considering many football fans probably finish work at 5, get home and then head out again then unlike a Saturday then the amount of people travelling in a short space of time is more likely hence the delays.We have the same with buses. Unforeseen traffic levels, foreseen match day (and/or other events) traffic, and match day loadings on buses. These all cause delays to service and some are of the opinion that timetables should be altered accordingly to allow for a realistic "just in case" timetable rather than a consistent and less confusing one.
How many football trains were put on and whether more should be put on is another debate mind!
(05 Mar 2015, 1:32 am)Bus_User How is it a joke? Considering many football fans probably finish work at 5, get home and then head out again then unlike a Saturday then the amount of people travelling in a short space of time is more likely hence the delays.We have the same with buses. Unforeseen traffic levels, foreseen match day (and/or other events) traffic, and match day loadings on buses. These all cause delays to service and some are of the opinion that timetables should be altered accordingly to allow for a realistic "just in case" timetable rather than a consistent and less confusing one.
How many football trains were put on and whether more should be put on is another debate mind!
(05 Mar 2015, 6:57 am)Dan We have the same with buses. Unforeseen traffic levels, foreseen match day (and/or other events) traffic, and match day loadings on buses. These all cause delays to service and some are of the opinion that timetables should be altered accordingly to allow for a realistic "just in case" timetable rather than a consistent and less confusing one.
Michael, for example, might think that Stagecoach buses running around in trios at 17:00 in Sunderland is "a joke". Happens every day, with some days worse than others.
(05 Mar 2015, 6:57 am)Dan We have the same with buses. Unforeseen traffic levels, foreseen match day (and/or other events) traffic, and match day loadings on buses. These all cause delays to service and some are of the opinion that timetables should be altered accordingly to allow for a realistic "just in case" timetable rather than a consistent and less confusing one.
Michael, for example, might think that Stagecoach buses running around in trios at 17:00 in Sunderland is "a joke". Happens every day, with some days worse than others.
(05 Mar 2015, 7:01 am)Michael It isWithout wishing to get too off-topic - bus operators are in more of a position to be able to change their routes to assist in combatting traffic whereas Nexus/DB aren't.
The new traffic light system at St Mary's, all the traffic lights in the city centre, (i think the whole road near subway needs redoing), and the current works down the beach/Whitburn does not help my service at all.
(05 Mar 2015, 7:01 am)Michael It isWithout wishing to get too off-topic - bus operators are in more of a position to be able to change their routes to assist in combatting traffic whereas Nexus/DB aren't.
The new traffic light system at St Mary's, all the traffic lights in the city centre, (i think the whole road near subway needs redoing), and the current works down the beach/Whitburn does not help my service at all.