North East Buses

Service 88/88a towards Jarrow unable to serve Scotch Estate and York Avenue as Police have closed the LINDISFARNE r/about for flooding

(21 Nov 2016, 8:56 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Police have closed the LINDISFARNE r/about for flooding

How appropriate!

(21 Nov 2016, 9:02 pm)G-CPTN wrote [ -> ]How appropriate!

It'll be enveloped in fog, in the morning.

(21 Nov 2016, 8:56 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Service 88/88a towards Jarrow unable to serve Scotch Estate and York Avenue as Police have closed the LINDISFARNE r/about for flooding

Nothing been said on twitter etc about the 18, But I believe its doing the annual Great North Run routing, running a circular around Simonside, Down Winskell Road and back onto Green Lane to continue back to Shields.

Nothing but chaos around the estate tonight, No buses could serve the estate earlier due to a accident at the John Reid Road junction and now the other end is cut off due to this flood.

18 should revert to its normal routing around the estate from start of service tomorrow morning, As it doesn't serve the Lindisfarne exit, 88/88A however will remain severly affected if the flooding continues.

(21 Nov 2016, 9:23 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]It'll be enveloped in fog, in the morning.

The fog can be pretty bad round here aye, Not the nicest thing to wake up too on a morning though!

(21 Nov 2016, 9:36 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote [ -> ]Nothing been said on twitter etc about the 18, But I believe its doing the annual Great North Run routing, running a circular around Simonside, Down Winskell Road and back onto Green Lane to continue back to Shields.

Nothing but chaos around the estate tonight, No buses could serve the estate earlier due to a accident at the John Reid Road junction and now the other end is cut off due to this flood.

18 should revert to its normal routing around the estate from start of service tomorrow morning, As it doesn't serve the Lindisfarne exit, 88/88A however will remain severly affected if the flooding continues.  

Thanks for the extra info as i don't know the area .

(21 Nov 2016, 8:56 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Service 88/88a towards Jarrow unable to serve Scotch Estate and York Avenue as Police have closed the LINDISFARNE r/about for flooding

Service 88/88a still unable to serve scotch estate, primrose and york avenue to flooding at Lindisfarne and Primrose.


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Service 57, 309/310 diverted at the Corner House pub due to flooding, buses will operate via Cragside and Benton rd to Chilli Road

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Appletree Gardens still being omitted due to flooding at Walkergate Metro. Service 1/1a unable to serve Appletree Gardens

(21 Nov 2016, 10:29 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Service 88/88a still unable to serve scotch estate, primrose and york avenue to flooding at Lindisfarne and Primrose.


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Service 57, 309/310 diverted at the Corner House pub due to flooding, buses will operate via Cragside and Benton rd to Chilli Road

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Appletree Gardens still being omitted due to flooding at Walkergate Metro. Service 1/1a unable to serve Appletree Gardens

Reminds me of Thunder Thursday back in June 2012

(21 Nov 2016, 10:29 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Service 88/88a still unable to serve scotch estate, primrose and york avenue to flooding at Lindisfarne and Primrose.


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Service 57, 309/310 diverted at the Corner House pub due to flooding, buses will operate via Cragside and Benton rd to Chilli Road

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Appletree Gardens still being omitted due to flooding at Walkergate Metro. Service 1/1a unable to serve Appletree Gardens

Who needs Andy Clifford with his traffic and travel bulletins!

There's a dog on the bus!

This has just appeared on my timeline.
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/8...4479933441

(21 Nov 2016, 11:13 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]There's a dog on the bus!

This has just appeared on my timeline.
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/8...4479933441

How on earth do you leave your dog on a bus?

(21 Nov 2016, 9:38 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Thanks for the extra info as i don't know the area .

No bother

(21 Nov 2016, 10:29 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]
Service 88/88a still unable to serve scotch estate, primrose and york avenue to flooding at Lindisfarne and Primrose.


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Service 57, 309/310 diverted at the Corner House pub due to flooding, buses will operate via Cragside and Benton rd to Chilli Road

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Appletree Gardens still being omitted due to flooding at Walkergate Metro. Service 1/1a unable to serve Appletree Gardens

Normal Service routing has been resumed, First 88 I saw through the estate was around 45 mins ago.

Service 18 was not affected this morning from the start of service as predicted.

(22 Nov 2016, 7:58 am)Adrian wrote [ -> ]How on earth do you leave your dog on a bus?

Could of been abandoned, sadly as we all know, it happens a lot around this time of the year =(

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(22 Nov 2016, 9:58 am)South Tyne Lad wrote [ -> ]No bother  





Normal Service routing has been resumed, First 88 I saw through the estate was around 45 mins ago.

Service 18 was not affected this morning from the start of service as predicted.

That's good

6044 currently in a lay by on the A19 near Seaham displaying Not in Service with passengers on, assuming this has broke down

(22 Nov 2016, 11:54 am)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]6044 currently in a lay by on the A19 near Seaham displaying Not in Service with passengers on, assuming this has broke down

Speaking of the Tyne Tees Xpress...

Go North East has received a demonstrator ADL Enviro400 City vehicle, which will be used on Tyne Tees Xpress services X9/X10 from tomorrow. It has been allocated fleet number 9098. It is of a premium specification, featuring coach style leather seats, tables with LED lighting, and USB sockets.

Go North East: 9098 / SN66WLK by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 9098 / SN66WLK by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 9098 / SN66WLK by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(22 Nov 2016, 4:18 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Speaking of the Tyne Tees Xpress...

Go North East has received a demonstrator ADL Enviro400 City vehicle, which will be used on Tyne Tees Xpress services X9/X10 from tomorrow. It has been allocated fleet number 9098. It is of a premium specification, featuring coach style leather seats, tables with LED lighting, and USB sockets.

6043 - 6048 are now over four years old and have had extremely hard lives. I drove these buses on the TTX for a year in 2014, prior to retiring and when I left, each bus had close to half a million km on the clock after just two years service. After four years service they will now be approaching one million km. When you consider that this involves five or six return trips you Middlesbrough every day working hard on the A19, I think they have done very well. But even considering their relatave youth, they are probably now due to be moved to less demanding duties, and it is good to see that GNE are possibly considering this.

(22 Nov 2016, 4:18 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Speaking of the Tyne Tees Xpress...

Go North East has received a demonstrator ADL Enviro400 City vehicle, which will be used on Tyne Tees Xpress services X9/X10 from tomorrow. It has been allocated fleet number 9098. It is of a premium specification, featuring coach style leather seats, tables with LED lighting, and USB sockets.

Could just be due the colour of it, but compared to the regular E400 MMC that thing looks hideous!

(22 Nov 2016, 4:18 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Speaking of the Tyne Tees Xpress...

Go North East has received a demonstrator ADL Enviro400 City vehicle, which will be used on Tyne Tees Xpress services X9/X10 from tomorrow. It has been allocated fleet number 9098. It is of a premium specification, featuring coach style leather seats, tables with LED lighting, and USB sockets.

Expect there to be a queue of enthusiasts at Eldon Square tomorrow to get the "first photo" of it in service.


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(22 Nov 2016, 4:43 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Could just be due the colour of it, but compared to the regular E400 MMC that thing looks hideous!

Just a personal opinion, so don't bite my head off, but I think the design of this ADL is streets ahead of the Optare Metrodekka

(22 Nov 2016, 4:18 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Speaking of the Tyne Tees Xpress...

Go North East has received a demonstrator ADL Enviro400 City vehicle, which will be used on Tyne Tees Xpress services X9/X10 from tomorrow. It has been allocated fleet number 9098. It is of a premium specification, featuring coach style leather seats, tables with LED lighting, and USB sockets.

Looks hideous on the outside but I like the inside!

Can it be trialled on the Q3

Looks a bit like a London bus with that stairwell design


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(22 Nov 2016, 5:14 pm)TEN 6083 wrote [ -> ]Expect there to be a queue of enthusiasts at Eldon Square tomorrow to get the "first photo" of it in service.


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Oh hell aye, Cling On Corner will be full, might even have to branch out to 3 paving slabs for them all to stand on 

(22 Nov 2016, 5:16 pm)NK53 TKT wrote [ -> ]Looks hideous on the outside but I like the inside!

Can it be trialled on the Q3  

One problem with that - it would be deroofed!

(22 Nov 2016, 5:28 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Oh hell aye, Cling On Corner will be full, might even have to branch out to 3 paving slabs for them all to stand on 

I thought this was a spot durham, now I have no clue at all! 😛

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(22 Nov 2016, 6:12 pm)Jamie M wrote [ -> ]I thought this was a spot durham, now I have no clue at all! ?

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X marks the spot 

(22 Nov 2016, 6:23 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]X marks the spot 

Google must have visted when the main focus of attention was Sunderland!

Looks smart.


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5333 have been painted in to the new "Go North East" livery.

564 has gone on loan to Peterlee to cover this as another WTX Citaro is off the road.

(22 Nov 2016, 6:29 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Looks smart.

Doesn't it just. I think that it looks better than the normal MMC although i'm not going to say that doesn't look good either.

(22 Nov 2016, 6:25 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]Google must have visted when the main focus of attention was Sunderland!

I like that! 

(22 Nov 2016, 4:18 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Speaking of the Tyne Tees Xpress...

Go North East has received a demonstrator ADL Enviro400 City vehicle, which will be used on Tyne Tees Xpress services X9/X10 from tomorrow. It has been allocated fleet number 9098. It is of a premium specification, featuring coach style leather seats, tables with LED lighting, and USB sockets.

Rather swish!