Arriva North East: Upcoming Service Changes
Arriva North East: Upcoming Service Changes
End of short X21.
PB0002032/475 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Stakeford and Bedlington Station given service number 821 effective from 06-Sep-2015.
(26 Jul 2015, 5:19 am)Dan You're right - a normal 3G or 4G SIM card is used and, like a mobile network, the bus operators pay for a tariff of x amount of data per vehicle on a one-month rolling basis. If they go over this amount of data, the operator will incur additional charges.
EE has better coverage than Three on the A19, so it at least allows me to connect to the Internet while I am using GNE's X9/X10 services!
(26 Jul 2015, 5:19 am)Dan You're right - a normal 3G or 4G SIM card is used and, like a mobile network, the bus operators pay for a tariff of x amount of data per vehicle on a one-month rolling basis. If they go over this amount of data, the operator will incur additional charges.
EE has better coverage than Three on the A19, so it at least allows me to connect to the Internet while I am using GNE's X9/X10 services!
(26 Jul 2015, 9:58 am)GX03 SVC End of short X21.
PB0002032/475 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Stakeford and Bedlington Station given service number 821 effective from 06-Sep-2015.
(26 Jul 2015, 9:58 am)GX03 SVC End of short X21.
PB0002032/475 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Stakeford and Bedlington Station given service number 821 effective from 06-Sep-2015.
(26 Jul 2015, 8:49 pm)DaveyBowyer Thought that was put in place to assist with reliability? Adding more time onto the normal X21 isn't going to help.
(26 Jul 2015, 8:49 pm)DaveyBowyer Thought that was put in place to assist with reliability? Adding more time onto the normal X21 isn't going to help.
(26 Jul 2015, 8:49 pm)DaveyBowyer Thought that was put in place to assist with reliability? Adding more time onto the normal X21 isn't going to help.
(26 Jul 2015, 8:49 pm)DaveyBowyer Thought that was put in place to assist with reliability? Adding more time onto the normal X21 isn't going to help.
(26 Jul 2015, 8:11 pm)BusLoverMum Thanks, that makes complete sense and explains why it's not worth the bother when I do get a WiFi connection. Might be more useful if I did any city travel.
Have recently moved my data from EE to three, as it happens, as the coverage is so much better, particularly in and just North of Durham, and there's a lot less timing out happening. I have noticed that I often lose signal between Washington and Sunderland, though. Both disappear for a while just south of Teesside, on the A19. I wouldn't bother with EE at all, but it's the only provider with a steady 3G signal in my village.
(26 Jul 2015, 8:11 pm)BusLoverMum Thanks, that makes complete sense and explains why it's not worth the bother when I do get a WiFi connection. Might be more useful if I did any city travel.
Have recently moved my data from EE to three, as it happens, as the coverage is so much better, particularly in and just North of Durham, and there's a lot less timing out happening. I have noticed that I often lose signal between Washington and Sunderland, though. Both disappear for a while just south of Teesside, on the A19. I wouldn't bother with EE at all, but it's the only provider with a steady 3G signal in my village.
(27 Jul 2015, 5:23 pm)Cock Robin I've had no EE signal at home for a few months up to a couple of weeks ago when it seems to have returned! Apparently they took a 2G mast down in the area in November (nice of them!), so why it gradually got worse after that I don't know, nor why it has now returned!
(27 Jul 2015, 5:23 pm)Cock Robin I've had no EE signal at home for a few months up to a couple of weeks ago when it seems to have returned! Apparently they took a 2G mast down in the area in November (nice of them!), so why it gradually got worse after that I don't know, nor why it has now returned!
(26 Jul 2015, 8:49 pm)DaveyBowyer Thought that was put in place to assist with reliability? Adding more time onto the normal X21 isn't going to help.
(26 Jul 2015, 8:49 pm)DaveyBowyer Thought that was put in place to assist with reliability? Adding more time onto the normal X21 isn't going to help.
(26 Jul 2015, 9:08 pm)mb134 travelling between Stakeford and Bedlington Station
(27 Jul 2015, 5:42 pm)mb134 Or 7518...
(26 Jul 2015, 9:08 pm)mb134 travelling between Stakeford and Bedlington Station
(27 Jul 2015, 5:42 pm)mb134 Or 7518...
(27 Jul 2015, 5:43 pm)mb134 But would you want to, in the middle of winter, when it's chucking it down, and freezing?
(27 Jul 2015, 5:43 pm)mb134 But would you want to, in the middle of winter, when it's chucking it down, and freezing?
Hi.
Does anyone have info on changes to the 57. I have a number of worries neighbours in Nelson Village who a terrified about losing their bus.
I have been yold that the 58 will serve the village, linking it with the town centre and new hospital site. If anyone has any info it is hugely appreciated.
Furthermore, my own opinion is that Arriva have desimated what was a solid network of longstanding routes. As a very frequent traveller if many years, some changes have seemed ludicrous almost every time.
A look through VOSA certainly tells a tale!
Thank you for putting up with me on my first post.
Cheers
Hi,
Yes the 58 will be serving Nelson Village, and will be operating to Cramlington, but I'm unsure how frequent the service will be. As the service will also be serving Beacon Lea it could be a two hourly service as they may need to alternate, e.g one goes to Nelson Village, and another to Beacon Lea.
Hope this helps.
Tom
Thank you for that. My word from Northumberland county council was that the 58 will essentially be the old 43A (East Hartford to Cramlington section),C1 (Nelson Village to Eastfield Lea) & C2 (Beacon Hill to Collingwood Grange) combined into a single service. Council said Arriva seem to be playing with the timetable as it is not yet finalised.
The option is simple. Return the old C1 with extension to the new hospital, likewise for the C2. Number them as such too. The current C3 can stay as is.
Just my thought.
Cheers
(27 Jul 2015, 8:14 pm)marklewins Tom
Thank you for that. My word from Northumberland county council was that the 58 will essentially be the old 43A (East Hartford to Cramlington section),C1 (Nelson Village to Eastfield Lea) & C2 (Beacon Hill to Collingwood Grange) combined into a single service. Council said Arriva seem to be playing with the timetable as it is not yet finalised.
The option is simple. Return the old C1 with extension to the new hospital, likewise for the C2. Number them as such too. The current C3 can stay as is.
Just my thought.
Cheers
(27 Jul 2015, 8:14 pm)marklewins Tom
Thank you for that. My word from Northumberland county council was that the 58 will essentially be the old 43A (East Hartford to Cramlington section),C1 (Nelson Village to Eastfield Lea) & C2 (Beacon Hill to Collingwood Grange) combined into a single service. Council said Arriva seem to be playing with the timetable as it is not yet finalised.
The option is simple. Return the old C1 with extension to the new hospital, likewise for the C2. Number them as such too. The current C3 can stay as is.
Just my thought.
Cheers
(29 Jul 2015, 3:40 pm)Tom Happy that the 20 changes are going ahead!
Looks like the 57 will terminate at Ashington like I suggested too.
(29 Jul 2015, 3:40 pm)Tom Happy that the 20 changes are going ahead!
Looks like the 57 will terminate at Ashington like I suggested too.
Can I just add that the 19% of people who wanted the X13 to miss out Sandringham Drive, Blyth may little or seldom use the bus at all. I wonder if the 70(something)% was classed as they wanted the route to miss Sandringham Drive?
The X20 route change in Ashington now leaves Hawthorn Road users with a lengthy walk to Alexandra Road, Ashington Bus Station or Milburn Road for Newcastle services. I understand that the 57 got curtailed at Ashington, but why can't the council have service 30 use Alexandra Road and X20 revert back to Hawthorn Road?
