I'd forgotten to include details of the daytime 701 service being up for tender as per the daytime 700 and evening 701.
This is a one year contract between 17/09/16 and 07/17/17, with option to extend contract by one year. Vehicle specification is 1x low-floor Euro 5 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 60.
Awarded to Stanley Travel.
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Will GNE tickets be accepted?
I would imagine the Sunderland Connect buses will go in for a repaint soon then?
(09 Aug 2016, 6:58 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Will GNE tickets be accepted?
I wouldn't have thought so, but I'd say 95% of the people using these buses are University of Sunderland staff and students who are entitled to free travel on the 700/701 services if they present a valid University ID card... So it doesn't make too much of a difference anyway.
(09 Aug 2016, 7:01 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]I wouldn't have thought so, but I'd say 95% of the people using these buses are University of Sunderland staff and students who are entitled to free travel on the 700/701 services if they present a valid University ID card... So it doesn't make too much of a difference anyway.
True.... i was hoping new buses for the Sunderland Connect this year but then i was thinking of the route and bigger won't be suitable for most of the route.
(09 Aug 2016, 6:58 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]I'd forgotten to include details of the daytime 701 service being up for tender as per the daytime 700 and evening 701.
This is a one year contract between 17/09/16 and 07/17/17, with option to extend contract by one year. Vehicle specification is 1x low-floor Euro 5 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 60.
Awarded to Stanley Travel.
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Will GNE tickets be accepted?
I would imagine the Sunderland Connect buses will go in for a repaint soon then?
With the contract of a capacity of 60 could the service interwork with the 939 using a decker or does that breach the contract
(09 Aug 2016, 7:23 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote [ -> ]With the contract of a capacity of 60 could the service interwork with the 939 using a decker or does that breach the contract
I think the decker based over at Sunderland will be used so that will probably be the case if possible.
Does anyone know whose gained the contract for the 1 week shuttle number 555 between lynn road and ntl hospital due to road closure.
I dont think Gne will operate it as it runs during the blyth tall ships.
My Guess is Arriva as they have spare buses but if anyone knows whose gained it that would be great.
Thank you
(09 Aug 2016, 6:58 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]I would imagine the Sunderland Connect buses will go in for a repaint soon then?
The first bus - 640 - has now arrived at Saltmeadows Road for repaint.
(26 Aug 2016, 12:59 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The first bus - 640 - has now arrived at Saltmeadows Road for repaint.
Thanks for the info.
Is the brand remaining the same?, like the design etc
Whos operating the rake lane shuttle for the next week?
(27 Aug 2016, 12:01 am)dannygee wrote [ -> ]Whos operating the rake lane shuttle for the next week?
Service 555 it starts today you should find out soon
(27 Aug 2016, 12:01 am)dannygee wrote [ -> ]Whos operating the rake lane shuttle for the next week?
Gateshead Central Taxis are running the 555 shuttle the allocated vehicle yesterday was the Enviro 200.
Nexus are seeking tender responses for the 353 bus service with a closing date of 21st November 2016.
(21 Oct 2016, 5:47 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]Nexus are seeking tender responses for the 353 bus service with a closing date of 21st November 2016.
Hopefully they look at the timetable as well. It's regularly 20+ minutes late at rush hour.
Does anyone know where I might find a copy of all NCC School tenders? Can't seem to get an up to date list.
(21 Oct 2016, 5:47 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]Nexus are seeking tender responses for the 353 bus service with a closing date of 21st November 2016.
The contract commences 19/03/2017 and ends 17/03/2018.
It requires two vehicles, which are low-floor, Euro 4, and have a minimum capacity of 36.
(05 Nov 2016, 1:01 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The contract commences 19/03/2017 and ends 17/03/2018.
It requires two vehicles, which are low-floor, Euro 4, and have a minimum capacity of 36.
Any idea who's won this contact then? Probably Phoenix or something...
Nexus are tendering for the following bus services: 333, 335, 392, W1, W1A and W3. The start date for the contracts will be in March 2017.
(12 Dec 2016, 12:34 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]Nexus are tendering for the following bus services: 333, 335, 392, W1, W1A and W3. The start date for the contracts will be in March 2017.
Thought Phoenix had won them for longer than a few months.
(11 Dec 2016, 9:30 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Any idea who's won this contact then? Probably Phoenix or something...
The response deadline was 05/12/2016, so Nexus should reveal which operator the contract has been awarded to shortly.
(12 Dec 2016, 12:34 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]Nexus are tendering for the following bus services: 333, 335, 392, W1, W1A and W3. The start date for the contracts will be in March 2017.
The response deadline is 03/01/2017, with the contracts being awarded by the end of January 2017 and commencing 19/03/2017. The contracts will expire 17/03/2018, so another fairly short-term contract length.
Service 333: 1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36
Service 335: 2x Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 23
Service M71: 1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23 and maximum vehicle length of 9.5m
Services W1/W1A: 2x Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36 and maximum length of 9.0m
Service W3: 1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 16 and maximum length of 9.0m
Would be really nice for Go North East to be awarded with the contract for the 335 service as that would link up the network nicely, and would allow customers to use other Go North East tickets on the 335 service. I'm thinking Phoenix will stand a good chance at getting most/all of them again though.
(12 Dec 2016, 3:54 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Thought Phoenix had won them for longer than a few months.
The current contracts were only ever meant to last six months (24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017) - see original post
here.
(12 Dec 2016, 4:07 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The response deadline was 05/12/2016, so Nexus should reveal which operator the contract has been awarded to shortly.
The response deadline is 03/01/2017, with the contracts being awarded by the end of January 2017 and commencing 19/03/2017. The contracts will expire 17/03/2018, so another fairly short-term contract length.
Service 333: 1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36
Service 335: 2x Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 23
Service M71: 1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23 and maximum vehicle length of 9.5m
Services W1/W1A: 2x Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36 and maximum length of 9.0m
Service W3: 1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 16 and maximum length of 9.0m
Would be really nice for Go North East to be awarded with the contract for the 335 service as that would link up the network nicely, and would allow customers to use other Go North East tickets on the 335 service. I'm thinking Phoenix will stand a good chance at getting most/all of them again though.
The current contracts were only ever meant to last six months (24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017) - see original post here.
Ah right thanks, I would think Phoenix for a lot of them too.