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RE: Go North East - Dan - 27 Jan 2013 (27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today. Well the driver of my 10 to Hexham yesterday said that although the deckers had already started to arrive, the changes weren't going to be made until March still. I believe it'll be a definitive date which is already in the books. RE: TEN changes - busmanT - 27 Jan 2013 (27 Jan 2013, 7:06 pm)Daniel(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today. I'm told the changes are planned for the 24th March, but the new B9 will be on the road before then RE: TEN changes - Dan - 28 Jan 2013 (27 Jan 2013, 9:39 pm)busmanT(27 Jan 2013, 7:06 pm)Daniel(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today. Different stories all around then - no change there! Hahah. I haven't checked Flickr yet, so forgive me if I'm asking for the obvious here... Was the Versa Demo out today; if so, which service(s)? Also spotted a "Lambton Worm" branded Prestige running dead to Sunderland at 8am this morning, to work the 8/78. Edit: 43/44, just checked Flickr! RE: Go North East - Michael - 29 Jan 2013 Investment to meet the particulates and emissions requirements of the Euro 5 engine standard saw 39 new vehicles introduced with the withdrawal of a similar number of older Euro 2 vehicles. A further 80 Euro 5 buses are planned for 2012/2013 and we remain on track to achieve Euro 3 standards or above throughout our network by 2015. ---------------------------------- Glad to see more will be delivered this year, expect for the Deckers for the TEN, wonder what GNE have in mind for rest of the euro 5 standard delivery's, there have being trails but don't know how they went. RE: Go North East - northtynelinks - 29 Jan 2013 (23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today. are these hybrids like the angels or ordinary like the red arrows? RE: Go North East - Adam - 29 Jan 2013 (29 Jan 2013, 8:24 pm)northtynelinks(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today. Just normal diesels like the Red Arrows. March 2013 Service Changes - Michael - 30 Jan 2013 PB0002400/260 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between Chester - Le - Street South Burns and Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Concourse given service number 28,28A effective from 24-Mar-2013. To amend Timetable. PB0002400/282 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between Durham Bus Station and Metrocentre, Interchange given service number X22 effective from 24-Mar-2013. To amend Timetable. PB0002400/306 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Sunderland Park Lane interchange and Metrocentre bus station given service number X88 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/310 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Seaham Byron Place and Durham Bus Station given service number 65 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/325 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between PETERLEE BUS STATION and WINGATE given service number 206 effective from 24-Mar-2013. To amend Timetable. PB0002400/336 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between PETERLEE BUS STATION and PETERLEE BUS STATION given service number 209/210 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/375 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Peterlee Bus Station and Houghton-le-Spring The Broadway given service number 203 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/375 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Peterlee Bus Station and Houghton-le-Spring The Broadway given service number 203 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/385 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Sunderland, Park Lane Interchange and Peterlee Bus Station given service number 202 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/386 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Peterlee Bus Station and Peterlee Bus Station given service number 207/208 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/416 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between Sunderland park lane interchange and Tunstall bank estate given service number 38/38A/38B effective from 24-Mar-2013. To amend Route and Timetable. PB0002400/433 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Durham Bus Station and Peterlee Bus Station given service number 260/261 effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0002400/464 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between West Chirton Industrial Estate and Team Valley South given service number 91/91A effective from 24-Mar-2013. To amend Timetable. PB0002400/481 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Sunderland, Park Lane Interchange Finish Point: Houghton Le Spring, The Broadway Via: Service Number: 238 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays. PB0002400/482 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Durham Bus Station Finish Point: Peterlee Bus Station Via: Service Number: 259 Service Type: Normal Stopping/Hail & Ride Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays. PB0002400/483 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Seaham, Byron Place Finish Point: Framwellgate Moor, Dryburn View Via: Service Number: 265 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to saturdays except public holidays. PB0002400/484 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Sunderland, Park Lane Interchange Finish Point: Peterlee Bus Station Via: Service Number: X7 Service Type: Limited Stop Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays. PB0002400/485 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Peterlee Bus Station Finish Point: Middlesbrough Bus Station Via: Service Number: X7 Service Type: Normal Stopping/Limited Stop Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays. PB0002400/486 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Peterlee Bus Station Finish Point: Seaham, Byron Place Via: Service Number: 202 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays. PB0002400/487 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Peterlee Bus Station Finish Point: Easington Village, Green Via: Service Number: 208 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays. PB0002400/488 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Peterlee, Lowhills Road Finish Point: Horden Hall Estate Via: Service Number: 209 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays except public holidays PB0002400/489 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Peterlee, Lowhills Road Finish Point: Peterlee, Shotton Hall School Via: Service Number: 807 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Mondays to Fridays - school days only. PB0002400/490 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Concord Bus Station Finish Point: Metrocentre Inrechange Via: Service Number: X88 Service Type: Normal Stopping/Limited Stop Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. PB0003954/221 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between Newcastle and Metrocentre given service number 95/95A/96/96A effective from 24-Mar-2013. To amend Timetable. PB0003954/381 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Blackhall Mill race or Winlaton bus station and Wardley Terminus given service number 69/69A effective from 24-Mar-2013. PB0003954/472 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between North Shields, Bedford Street and Wallsend METRO given service number 80 effective from 24-Mar-2013. To amend Timetable. PB0003954/525 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Variation Accepted: Operating between Durham Bus Station and Beamish Museum given service number 128 effective from 23-Mar-2013. To amend Timetable. PB0003954/557 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Crawcrook, Main Street/Winlaton Bus Station Finish Point: Wardley, Terminus Via: Service Number: 69 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Daily. PB0003954/558 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA Registration Accepted Starting Point: Metrocentre Interchange Finish Point: Wardley Terminus Via: Service Number: 67 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 24-MAR-2013 Other Details: Daily. RE: Go North East - Dan - 30 Jan 2013 So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88. I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal... Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway. Customer consultations, Go North East? No? RE: Go North East - cbma06 - 30 Jan 2013 (30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88. i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs. The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56. RE: Go North East - Dan - 30 Jan 2013 (30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88. Looks like a good few Peterlee services are being completely cut - unless the variation of other services make up for it... 203, 207, 210, 260/261? Quite extreme, really... So chuffed about the X7 though - I just hope it doesn't go under the "East Durham" brand. With the cancellation of quite a few of their services, they potentially have a good few MPDs lying around spare. I can't imagine a long journey from Sunderland to Middlesbrough being oh-too-pleasing. I'm glad that we finally have that link, and it just shows that service suggestions do get listened to! If we go back a few months ago, I suggested that the X9/X10 were re-routed to include Sunderland. Perhaps this may have seemed unfeasible, and the best workaround that they could come up with was a new X7 service. Love it! RE: Go North East - cbma06 - 30 Jan 2013 (30 Jan 2013, 5:41 pm)Daniel(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88. Just have to see if theres any further registrations etc.. through VOSA before March 24th, theres about time that GNE did a express between Sunderland and Peterlee direct, Dont know why the X7 is in 2 registrations though, the X7 registration for Peterlee to Middlesbrough has got down limitied stop and normal stopping, wonder if the normal stopping means that it goes via Hartlepool. RE: Go North East - Adam - 30 Jan 2013 Must say those changes do seem interesting. However, I'm now going to speculate on something completely different. I saw a Crusader branded 27 today (don't know which one though) and on the front destination board, the number 27 was in green. Now, does this mean that the Citaro's currently on the Ten are going to be in a silver and green livery when they transfer to the 27? RE: Go North East - Dan - 30 Jan 2013 (30 Jan 2013, 5:55 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:41 pm)Daniel(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88. Only time will tell..! RE: Go North East - Michael - 30 Jan 2013 It also seems the 65 will go to being 265, looks like east Durham branding is on the way to the 65, massive shake up for east Durham services Sunderland Gain X7 - Sunderland, Park Lane Interchange -Peterlee Bus Station - Continues from Peterlee Bus Station to Middlesbrough Bus Station 238 - Sunderland, Park Lane Interchange - Houghton Le Spring, The Broadway Sunderland also loose 202 - seems pointless to have it tbh X88 - can get better links going other ways but shame ----------------------------- Looks like the 69/69A will be spilt Only 69 - Crawcrook, Main Street/Winlaton Bus Station -Wardley, Terminus New service 67 - Metrocentre Interchange - Wardley Terminus Other services just timetable changes RE: Go North East - tyresmoke - 30 Jan 2013 Ok guys here's my take on it. Bearing in mind GNE took on most of the Peterlee network commercially in October (probably because they lost the tender... to Scarlet Band no doubt!), these changes were always going to come. The 202 is going to Seaham only from Peterlee, removing the Sunderland link there. This straight away gives the X7 an advantage. This is just my thinking and got no fact behind it... but, why number Middlesbrough-Sunderland express X7 and not X8? My thinking is that once the X7 has killed off the top end of X35 (Peterlee-Sunderland) they'll re-route the X7 to cover parts of it, while the Hartlepool-Peterlee part of X35 becomes X8 and gets extended to Newcastle... thereby giving a Hartlepool-Newcastle express with a ready-made customer base to expand from. This would give an X7/8/9/10 numbering too. It looks as though the X7 split will be down to tacho reasons, to make it "cheaper" and easier to operate from the word go. As for the 65, becoming 265... is there a reason the dual-door B10BLEs at Percy Main haven't been branded despite being yellow? 265 would of course be inside the East Durham brand numbering system... whereas Percy Main would take on some of the ex Crusader BLEs to replace the yellow ones. The W-reg ones would presumably be used on the X7? TEN - northtynelinks - 30 Jan 2013 (29 Jan 2013, 8:30 pm)Adam(29 Jan 2013, 8:24 pm)northtynelinks(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today. ok. thank you RE: Go North East - cbma06 - 30 Jan 2013 I know that DCC told GNE that there still have to maintain the key links that the ex secured services served. i wonder if this new 238 service goes the old 202 route from Sunderland to Seaham and also via Hollycarrside (38 section of route) and then the 203 route from Seaham to Houghton. I thought there might of merged the 203 and 71 together. RE: Go North East - busmanT - 30 Jan 2013 I travelled on a couple of the Peterlee minibus services a few weeks back and GNE had staff on the buses asking the passengers about the proposed serviice changes. RE: Go North East - cbma06 - 30 Jan 2013 (30 Jan 2013, 7:49 pm)busmanT I travelled on a couple of the Peterlee minibus services a few weeks back and GNE had staff on the buses asking the passengers about the proposed serviice changes. That be right, should of sent them through the door to door, i live in Peterlee but its where Arriva Territory is (south of Burnhope Way). GNE most of stopped doing online consulations on there website. [split] Go North East - Part 4 - citaro5284 - 30 Jan 2013 (30 Jan 2013, 5:59 pm)Adam Must say those changes do seem interesting. The only green numbers in the program on Gateshead's list are for 97/98. I would suspect that there is either a problem with the colour LED's on that vehicle or the switch setting on the vehicle is incorrect so the LED'S do not show correctly. If you see it again, let me know and I will have it checked. Currently there is no colour numbers on the 27 set of destinations. |