North East Buses

(25 May 2016, 9:35 am)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]That's already been posted.

Are they still going to run the S1 aswell

(25 May 2016, 9:45 am)jaimzm wrote [ -> ]Are they still going to run the S1 aswell

I'm assuming so as Stockton - Teesside Park has historically been more popular than M'boro - Teesside Park in terms of bus routes.

It's good they're expanding the offering to Teesside Park but I'm also surprised the S1 hasn't been spoiled by traffic around Teesside Park, I imagine it's very easy to get off schedule.

(25 May 2016, 9:45 am)jaimzm wrote [ -> ]Are they still going to run the S1 aswell

Well nothing has appeared on VOSA for the S1, so I imagine it will continue.

(25 May 2016, 9:52 am)James101 wrote [ -> ]I'm assuming so as Stockton - Teesside Park has historically been more popular than M'boro - Teesside Park in terms of bus routes.

It's good they're expanding the offering to Teesside Park but I'm also surprised the S1 hasn't been spoiled by traffic around Teesside Park, I imagine it's very easy to get off schedule.

When I've done the S1, I've found the timetable to be pretty slack with a fair bit of waiting often having to be observed at the Morrisons stop and also at Stockton High Street North. Think the fact that the S1 comes from the Tees Barrage area probably helps reliability as much of the traffic is on the slip roads coming off the A66.

It is nice to see Middlesbrough getting a direct link to Teesside Park along with Stockton, sadly still just on Saturday's, would be nice to see it become Monday - Saturday but I don't think the resources are there and I imagine numbers would be lower during the week, excluding maybe school holidays.

Yes S1 is continuing.

Redcar once served Teesside Park on the X99 to Darlington.

(24 May 2016, 9:24 pm)JoshP wrote [ -> ]Route changes to the 12 and the X75/X76? Roadworks or a permanent change?

It's the Stonebridge works in Tubwell Row again.  For a couple of months

(25 May 2016, 7:30 pm)9920up wrote [ -> ]It's the Stonebridge works in Tubwell Row again.  For a couple of months

Why didn't they just do Stonebridge in one go instead of messing around in fits and starts

Moorsbus 2016 timetables.

Moors Rambler - M2, M3, M4.
http://www.moorsbus.org/moors-rambler.html

Moors Endeavor - M10, M11, M12, M16.
http://www.moorsbus.org/moors-endeavour.html

Hopefully I'll get round to doing these services this year.

(27 May 2016, 6:45 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Moorsbus 2016 timetables.

Moors Rambler - M2, M3, M4.
http://www.moorsbus.org/moors-rambler.html

Moors Endeavor - M10, M11, M12, M16.
http://www.moorsbus.org/moors-endeavour.html

Hopefully I'll get round to doing these services this year.

Don't think we'll get anywhere near them!

(27 May 2016, 6:51 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]Don't think we'll get anywhere near them!

Think that was the reason why I never did it last year, the only way for me to get to Darlington on the morning is a incredibly expensive taxi or a lift, also I had a 40 odd minute wait for the 7 on the night, fortunately the wait is shortened to about 10 minutes this year due to the 5A now running on Sunday evenings again.

PB0002717/16 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Durham and New Brancepeth given service number 48 effective from 03-Jun-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PB0002717/30 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Durham and Bishop Auckland given service number 56A/56 effective from 03-Jun-2016. To amend Route.

And additionally:

PB0002032/527 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Alnwick
Finish Point: Morpeth
Via: 
Service Number: 115
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 06-JUN-2016
Other Details: Sunday to Saturday Shuttle service

PB0002032/337 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

Variation Accepted: Operating between Blyth and Newcastle given service number X10/X11 effective from 24-Jul-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PB0002032/333 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

Variation Accepted: Operating between Thropton and Morpeth given service number X14 effective from 24-Jul-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.


PB0002032/467 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

Variation Accepted: Operating between Newcastle and Blyth given service number X30 effective from 24-Jul-2016. To amend Timetable.

Both very interesting but explainable:
X11 is being rerouted to serve new housing
X14 is being rerouted on the reopened road next to Cragside

PB0002032/485 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Alnwick and Morpeth given service number X15 effective from 06-Jun-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
PB0002717/30 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Durham and Bishop Auckland given service number 56/56A effective from 04-Jun-2016. To amend Timetable

As posted in the latest thread, a press release for the Redcar changes from the 17th July can now be found here.

Interesting part is the 81 being cut to hourly during the day.
Good to see an increase for the X4 to every 30 mins on summer Sunday's!

(06 Jun 2016, 5:52 pm)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]Interesting part is the 81 being cut to hourly during the day.
Good to see an increase for the X4 to every 30 mins on summer Sunday's!

Fancy Arriva cutting back.  To see some comments, I thought it was only GNE that did that!

Stagecoach take 5 or 6 buses out of Sunderland and not a peep mentioned.

So, we now have the East Cleveland changes online and they are as followed:
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...july-2016/

28

• Off peak journeys that do not serve Hunters Hill are revised to operate direct from Hutton Lane onto Westgate. Peak journeys via Hunters Hill will continue as now
  

NEW 62/62a

• Replacement for the 22 between Middlesbrough and Redcar.
  
• The Monday to Saturday daytime journeys will operate to New Marske via the current 64 route. Evening and Sunday journeys continue to serve Ings Farm.
  
• Sunday daytime journeys now operate via the weekday route within Eston and Grangetown as the 62. All evening journeys operate as the 62a via Trunk Road between Eston Tesco and Grangetown.
  
• The last departure from Middlesbrough at 2305 will terminate in Redcar High Street.
  

63

• Route within Redcar town centre changed again. Journeys will now operate via Lord Street and Redcar Lane to the High Street, serving the stop opposite Wilkinsons
  
• The last departure from Redcar Morrisons is retimed to run at 2316 (currently 2301 and 2331) to Lake Estates
  
• The first bus from Redcar Monday to Friday will now run at 0608 (currently 0613), while a new additional weekday departure from Eston to Middlesbrough leaving at 0601 is introduced.
  
• The 0627 Sunday morning departure from Lake Estates is revised to start at Redcar Clock at 0622.
  

64/64a

• 64 will now terminate at Ings Farm, operating via the current 22 route (as such, no more deckers on the 64/64a). They will also operate via Roseberry Road from Kirkleatham Lane avoiding Low Farm Drive.
  
• 64a will no longer serve Eston Tesco. A new terminal loop in Grangetown is introduced, operating from Whale Hill Shops via Fabian Road, Church Lane and Trunk Road to Magnet Hotel. This loop will also operate on evening and Sundays. Sunday daytime 64a will once again operate via Middlesbrough Town Centre.
  
• New early departures from Redcar are introduced at 0512 to replace the 746/747
  

81

• Reverts back to an hourly service between Stokesley and Marske Estate. Half Hourly operation at peak times between Redcar and Hutton Gate.
  
• Between Marske and Redcar, the service will operate via the present 81a route serving Green Lane. Between Redcar Clock and Kirkleatham, it will now operate via Corporation Road, Mersey Road and Low Farm Drive replacing the 64 and providing new links to Redcar Primary Care Hospital.
  
• Within Guisborough, journeys are re-routed via New Road and Rectory Lane to serve Hunters Hill.
  
• Sunday journeys are withdrawn.
  

746/747

• Withdrawn due to withdrawal of funding from Redcar and Cleveland Council
  

Sapphire X3/X3a/3

• Revised timetable - with the current peak Easington X4 journeys dropped in favour of all afternoon peak X3/X3a starting in Middlesbrough
  
• A new early X3 is introduced from Lingdale at 0630 to Redcar (weekdays) and 0700 to Middlesbrough (Monday to Saturday). The 0738 X3a from North Skelton is retimed to run 5 minutes earlier. The 0745 X3 from North Skelton to Middlesbrough via Lingdale is split - with a new X3a journey introduced between North Skelton and Saltburn at 0758 in term time with the X3 reverting to a 0800 start in Lingdale.
  
• The current 0810 X3 from Redcar to Lingdale will run from Redcar in the school holidays starting at 0812. Term times it starts in Saltburn at 0832. The X3a is retimed to leave Redcar at 0747 (0745 currently)
  
• Sunday 3s are revised to operate a terminal loop around Redcar Town Centre via Regent Walk between High Street and Redcar Clock.
  

Sapphire X4

• Judging by the X3 timetable, the peak time journeys to and from Easington are withdrawn
  
• All journeys run as the X4 throughout
  
• Sunday journeys increased to every 30 minutes until the end of August and will resume in Summer 2017.
  

(06 Jun 2016, 5:52 pm)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]Interesting part is the 81 being cut to hourly during the day.
Good to see an increase for the X4 to every 30 mins on summer Sunday's!

And axed on a Sunday altogether. And taken off Coatham Rd and Kirkleatham Lane.

(07 Jun 2016, 12:03 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]And axed on a Sunday altogether. And taken off Coatham Rd and Kirkleatham Lane.

Aye the Sunday service was council supported.

(06 Jun 2016, 5:55 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Fancy Arriva cutting back.  To see some comments, I thought it was only GNE that did that!

Stagecoach take 5 or 6 buses out of Sunderland and not a peep mentioned.

To be fair, neither ANE or SNE get as much comment, regardless of the subject and whether it is positive or not.
If people are going to lavish praise on an operator for doing x, y or z, then it is only fair there is criticism too. It can't always be positive and I think comment on the forum and elsewhere probably reflects that to some degree.

Think its down to who/how many go on each page. I never go on the GNE page so don't know how much comment there is but there's been plenty of comment about the Stagecoach changes in Sunderland. I think people are resigned to endless Arriva cutbacks especially where they unfortunately have a monopoly.

(06 Jun 2016, 5:56 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]So, we now have the East Cleveland changes online and they are as followed:
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...july-2016/

[81

• Reverts back to an hourly service between Stokesley and Marske Estate. Half Hourly operation at peak times between Redcar and Hutton Gate.
  
• Between Marske and Redcar, the service will operate via the present 81a route serving Green Lane. Between Redcar Clock and Kirkleatham, it will now operate via Corporation Road, Mersey Road and Low Farm Drive replacing the 64 and providing new links to Redcar Primary Care Hospital.
  
• Within Guisborough, journeys are re-routed via New Road and Rectory Lane to serve Hunters Hill.
  
• Sunday journeys are withdrawn.
  

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The Marske Estate service has never been hourly. It wasn't linked to the 81 til after that went half hourly.

One small additional change that isn't mentioned on the website. From the change, the 62/62a will used Stand 3 in Middlesbrough Bus Station alongside the 64/64a instead of stand 4, leaving this stand to the Redcar Sapphire routes only.

PB0002032/152 - ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted: Operating between Newcastle General Hospital and Great Park given service number 46 effective from 24-Jul-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
Interesting...

PB0002717/308 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted: Operating between Loftus and Whitby given service number X4 effective from 30-Aug-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
PB0002717/309 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted: Operating between Middlesbrough and Easington given service number X4 effective from 30-Aug-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PB0002717/426 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP

Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Whitby
Finish Point: Egton Show
Via:
Service Number: 193
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 24-AUG-2016
Other Details: Egton Show Shuttle

We finally have the new X4 timetable: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/globalassets...716aps.pdf

Key point:

• The peak journeys to Easington at 1650 1720 1750 are withdrawn. The 1805 departure from Middlesbrough Bus Station which currently terminates in Saltburn is extended to Easington Monday to Friday only
  
• The first departure from Whitby on Weekdays is retimed to run 5 minutes late throughout at 0602 (presently 0557).
  
• Unless there's a small error - an additional all year Sunday journey is introduced leaving Easington at 1048 to Redcar (arriving 1136).
  
• The Summer extra Sunday journeys are expected to start at the end of May if reintroduced in 2017. The additional requirement in the summer is 3 and it appears to be all worked from Redcar depot
  

PB0002717/318 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between North Tees Hospital and Ingleby Barwick given service number 15 effective from 13-Jun-2016. To amend Route.
PB0002717/335 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Middlesbrough and Peterlee given service number 21A effective from 13-Jun-2016. To amend Route.
PB0002717/425 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Guisborough
Finish Point: Saltburn
Via:
Service Number: SSF
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 31-JUL-2016
Other Details: Shuttle service for Saltburn Food Festival

(13 Jun 2016, 2:55 pm)NK53 TKT wrote [ -> ]PB0002717/318 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between North Tees Hospital and Ingleby Barwick given service number 15 effective from 13-Jun-2016. To amend Route.
PB0002717/335 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Middlesbrough and Peterlee given service number 21A effective from 13-Jun-2016. To amend Route.

The 15 change is it reverting to serve the stops at Argos in Stockton before picking up the diversion. 21a is likely the same.