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RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Adrian - 05 Jul 2021
(05 Jul 2021, 2:15 pm)TEN 6083 No wonder they get slated, very professional
Any other operator would VOR it until it was repaired, guess that GCT don’t have enough vehicles to cover the services though.
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And before people say "its better than no bus at all", it shouldn't need to be off the road for long at all. Its either something that can be fixed, or if its determined it cannot be, then replace the unit.
It doesn't take weeks and weeks to do, which is the time these have been running round without working destinations.
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - GuyParkRoyal - 08 Jul 2021
PB1099280/97 Cancelled (Short notice)
CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTD
Route: Rudyard St, North Shields to Jarrow Bus Station
Service number: 319
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Jul 2021
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - OrangeArrow49 - 08 Jul 2021
(08 Jul 2021, 4:15 pm)GuyParkRoyal PB1099280/97 Cancelled (Short notice)
CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTD
Route: Rudyard St, North Shields to Jarrow Bus Station
Service number: 319
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 25 Jul 2021
Who is taking over the 319?
84 was late at the Metrocentre yesterday, leaving a passenger a little unhappy having to get 2 buses home as she didn't wait for it.
Gateshead Central Taxis - cbma06 - 08 Jul 2021
(08 Jul 2021, 4:56 pm)OrangeArrow49 Who is taking over the 319?
84 was late at the Metrocentre yesterday, leaving a passenger a little unhappy having to get 2 buses home as she didn't wait for it.
Wasn’t it someone said that the service getting extended to heworth from Jarrow or something
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RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - OrangeArrow49 - 08 Jul 2021
(08 Jul 2021, 5:01 pm)cbma06 Wasn’t it someone said that the service getting extended to heworth from Jarrow or something
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Ah yes. So it's staying with GCT?
Gateshead Central Taxis - Dan - 08 Jul 2021
(08 Jul 2021, 5:04 pm)OrangeArrow49 Ah yes. So it's staying with GCT?
No
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RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - OrangeArrow49 - 08 Jul 2021
(08 Jul 2021, 7:39 pm)Dan No
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Very informative, thanks Dan. Your detailed response is appreciated.
Well, it's good news at least. GCT are terrible at operating bus services.
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Train8261 - 12 Jul 2021
319 Cancelled is now on bus org now from the 25th
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Train8261 - 16 Jul 2021
Gateshead Central Taxis have moved into there new depot on nest road. All buses are here apart from what I think is 3 orange buses still at there old depot
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RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - 54APhotography - 16 Jul 2021
558 is gone from listings , assume that's one of the cuts. Certainly nothing today bar the JHC operates 558S
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Rapidsnap - 16 Jul 2021
They've been slowly moving into the new depot for the past few months now.
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Economic505 - 16 Jul 2021
Gateshead Taxis must surely be the worst example of a bus company in the 35 years since the Thatcherite bombshell of deregulation.
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - busmanT - 17 Jul 2021
(08 Jul 2021, 5:01 pm)cbma06 Wasn’t it someone said that the service getting extended to heworth from Jarrow or somethingAccording to Nexus the Stagecoach 10/11 is being extended from Jarrow to cover the 319.
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https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/files/010-011-sss-250721.pdf
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Ds1197 - 17 Jul 2021
(17 Jul 2021, 10:00 am)busmanT According to Nexus the Stagecoach 10/11 is being extended from Jarrow to cover the 319.
https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/files/010-011-sss-250721.pdf
There's a small change so it actually serves the royal quays
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - V514DFT - 17 Jul 2021
Pffft 85 minutes is a long time to be on a bus,especially in this heat
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - LVK 404L - 17 Jul 2021
(17 Jul 2021, 12:43 pm)V514DFT Pffft 85 minutes is a long time to be on a bus,especially in this heatTo be fair, not very many people will do end to end on 10 and 11 if thats what your referring to. Most likely anyone South Shields to Whiteleas (poss Biddick Hall and Low Simonsiide) would change to Ferry and cross river. The remainder would use the through route
Gateshead Central Taxis - cbma06 - 17 Jul 2021
(17 Jul 2021, 10:00 am)busmanT According to Nexus the Stagecoach 10/11 is being extended from Jarrow to cover the 319.
https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/files/010-011-sss-250721.pdf
Old message, before the 10/11 extension to North Shields were announced
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RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - V514DFT - 17 Jul 2021
(17 Jul 2021, 1:26 pm)ifm001 To be fair, not very many people will do end to end on 10 and 11 if thats what your referring to. Most likely anyone South Shields to Whiteleas (poss Biddick Hall and Low Simonsiide) would change to Ferry and cross river. The remainder would use the through routeThats my fear for these services though,i can see it being successful if advertised right,but could be a massive flop if kept quiet,which it would end up confined to the history books like other services that have ran the North Shields-Jarrow section,hopefully with it additionally serving Royal Quays it'll improve its chances of sticking around,i probably havent worded it right,but i hope you kinda get what im saying
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Ds1197 - 17 Jul 2021
Well since I live in Biddick Hall it might be quicker than heading to shields to use the ferry
RE: Gateshead Central Taxis - Storx - 17 Jul 2021
(17 Jul 2021, 4:18 pm)V514DFT Thats my fear for these services though,i can see it being successful if advertised right,but could be a massive flop if kept quiet,which it would end up confined to the history books like other services that have ran the North Shields-Jarrow section,hopefully with it additionally serving Royal Quays it'll improve its chances of sticking around,i probably havent worded it right,but i hope you kinda get what im saying
In fairness, they'll carry fresh air. No-one wants to go to North Shields from Jarrow there's no reason to travel through. It's just a replacement for the 319/9/310 which is subsidised by Nexus. Imo it's just one of those routes that exists because it's 'always been there' and really needs changed on the North side of the water where it'd be better serving Silverlink and Cobalt with a connection to the Metro at Percy Main where people from Jarrow actually might want to travel to (Cinema, Shopping, Work, Food etc). North Shields to Jarrow can Bus to Percy Main and Metro or Metro/Bus to South Shields and Ferry across.