Go North East service levels during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Go North East service levels during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
(04 May 2020, 9:36 am)JP6004 Really not liking this new layout, where has May recent discussion gone and what is it with all these threads! Also cant view most recent with scrolling though every single page ??
(04 May 2020, 9:36 am)JP6004 Really not liking this new layout, where has May recent discussion gone and what is it with all these threads! Also cant view most recent with scrolling though every single page ??
With buses getting evidently busier, I wonder whether Go North East will start to introduce bigger buses on certain routes (like they have on the 58) or up frequencies slightly, although the latter may be a trigger for more people to make yet more unnecessary journeys.
I travelled to Chester-le-Street on the 21 on Saturday to get some groceries in (£2.30 again!!) and the bus I travelled on had a decent load, the first time I have had to sit upstairs.
Doris and Maude sat gossiping like a normal day....
(04 May 2020, 10:03 am)LeeCalder With buses getting evidently busier, I wonder whether Go North East will start to introduce bigger buses on certain routes (like they have on the 58) or up frequencies slightly, although the latter may be a trigger for more people to make yet more unnecessary journeys.
I travelled to Chester-le-Street on the 21 on Saturday to get some groceries in (£2.30 again!!) and the bus I travelled on had a decent load, the first time I have had to sit upstairs.
Doris and Maude sat gossiping like a normal day....
(04 May 2020, 10:03 am)LeeCalder With buses getting evidently busier, I wonder whether Go North East will start to introduce bigger buses on certain routes (like they have on the 58) or up frequencies slightly, although the latter may be a trigger for more people to make yet more unnecessary journeys.
I travelled to Chester-le-Street on the 21 on Saturday to get some groceries in (£2.30 again!!) and the bus I travelled on had a decent load, the first time I have had to sit upstairs.
Doris and Maude sat gossiping like a normal day....
(04 May 2020, 10:03 am)LeeCalder With buses getting evidently busier, I wonder whether Go North East will start to introduce bigger buses on certain routes (like they have on the 58) or up frequencies slightly, although the latter may be a trigger for more people to make yet more unnecessary journeys.
I travelled to Chester-le-Street on the 21 on Saturday to get some groceries in (£2.30 again!!) and the bus I travelled on had a decent load, the first time I have had to sit upstairs.
Doris and Maude sat gossiping like a normal day....
(04 May 2020, 10:03 am)LeeCalder With buses getting evidently busier, I wonder whether Go North East will start to introduce bigger buses on certain routes (like they have on the 58) or up frequencies slightly, although the latter may be a trigger for more people to make yet more unnecessary journeys.
I travelled to Chester-le-Street on the 21 on Saturday to get some groceries in (£2.30 again!!) and the bus I travelled on had a decent load, the first time I have had to sit upstairs.
Doris and Maude sat gossiping like a normal day....
The 10 is usually nearly empty when I’ve seen it passing through when walking to the shops, although this may vary on time of day as I usually only go out between 12-2 and in after that for the day
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I had to take a trip down to Bishop today to pick up some paperwork from the house and I was genuinely surprised by the lack of social distancing on buses!
Everybody standing together at the bus stop, the 49 was borderline packed with everyone huddled together in the first few rows with only the odd person making the trek up the steps!.
In Gateshead Interchange everybody seemed to be sitting next to each other inside so I just stood outside away from everyone (and probably got sunburn because of it!)
I mean, I'm not usually one to care about my own wellbeing, but at least I'm trying to make an effort with the social distancing (not that I go near people anyway!). In Aldi someone pushed in between me and the trolley to pick up a block of cheese, couldn't have been more than 30cm away from my face, even without a global pandemic that's not very pleasant!
It's mostly the older people who don't seem to care.
Plus, the Arriva 6 driver was reluctant to accept my GNE ticket, and when she did she acted as though it was out the goodness of her heart and not a company policy!
With an expectant announcement from the Government this weekend that lockdown restrictions may be relaxed, there may be a small increase in demand for bus services. To allow for better social distancing where possible, the following services will be operated by larger vehicles as a result of this:
Consett
(08 May 2020, 2:19 pm)Dan With an expectant announcement from the Government this weekend that lockdown restrictions may be relaxed, there may be a small increase in demand for bus services. To allow for better social distancing where possible, the following services will be operated by larger vehicles as a result of this:
ConsettDeptford
- X30: Single-deck to double-deck
- X71: Single-deck to double-deck
Hexham
- 5: Minibus to single-deck
- 20: Single-deck to double-deck
- 33: Minibus to single-deck
- 38: Minibus to single-deck
- 50: Single-deck to double-deck
- 135/136: Minibus to single-deck
Riverside
- 185/681/X81: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- 74: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- X84/X85: Minibus to single-deck
- 33A: Minibus to midibus
- 53/54: Midibus to single-deck
- 57: Single-deck to double-deck
- Q3: Minibus to single-deck
- X10: Single-deck to double-deck
As such, some of the buses which are currently 'not in service' will return to service, and a small number of the buses which were delicensed have also been brought back into service.
There will also be a small number of transfers as a consequence:
- 5389 & 5390: Riverside to Hexham
- 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307: Riverside to Consett
- 5442, 5443, 5444, 5445: Consett to Riverside
- 6157: Consett to Deptford
(08 May 2020, 2:19 pm)Dan With an expectant announcement from the Government this weekend that lockdown restrictions may be relaxed, there may be a small increase in demand for bus services. To allow for better social distancing where possible, the following services will be operated by larger vehicles as a result of this:
ConsettDeptford
- X30: Single-deck to double-deck
- X71: Single-deck to double-deck
Hexham
- 5: Minibus to single-deck
- 20: Single-deck to double-deck
- 33: Minibus to single-deck
- 38: Minibus to single-deck
- 50: Single-deck to double-deck
- 135/136: Minibus to single-deck
Riverside
- 185/681/X81: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- 74: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- X84/X85: Minibus to single-deck
- 33A: Minibus to midibus
- 53/54: Midibus to single-deck
- 57: Single-deck to double-deck
- Q3: Minibus to single-deck
- X10: Single-deck to double-deck
As such, some of the buses which are currently 'not in service' will return to service, and a small number of the buses which were delicensed have also been brought back into service.
There will also be a small number of transfers as a consequence:
- 5389 & 5390: Riverside to Hexham
- 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307: Riverside to Consett
- 5442, 5443, 5444, 5445: Consett to Riverside
- 6157: Consett to Deptford
(08 May 2020, 2:43 pm)LeeCalder No changes at Washington? Given ASDA at The Galleries is always teeming, and some areas are only being served every 2 hours, there's quite probably going to be an increase in passenger numbers on the routes with a minimal frequency.
(08 May 2020, 2:43 pm)LeeCalder No changes at Washington? Given ASDA at The Galleries is always teeming, and some areas are only being served every 2 hours, there's quite probably going to be an increase in passenger numbers on the routes with a minimal frequency.
(08 May 2020, 2:45 pm)Dan For the minibuses, not yet... but it's something being reviewed on a daily basis.
The 50 is being increased in capacity from single-deck to double-deck.
(08 May 2020, 2:45 pm)Dan For the minibuses, not yet... but it's something being reviewed on a daily basis.
The 50 is being increased in capacity from single-deck to double-deck.
(08 May 2020, 2:57 pm)LeeCalder I've made a couple of journeys on the 82 to the shops and back, it's difficult to keep your distance regardless of where you sit if there's more than approx 5 passengers.
It'll be interesting to see how people take the Government announcement, as inevitably you'll have people thinking lockdown is over and they can do whatever they wish.
(08 May 2020, 2:57 pm)LeeCalder I've made a couple of journeys on the 82 to the shops and back, it's difficult to keep your distance regardless of where you sit if there's more than approx 5 passengers.
It'll be interesting to see how people take the Government announcement, as inevitably you'll have people thinking lockdown is over and they can do whatever they wish.
(08 May 2020, 2:19 pm)Dan With an expectant announcement from the Government this weekend that lockdown restrictions may be relaxed, there may be a small increase in demand for bus services. To allow for better social distancing where possible, the following services will be operated by larger vehicles as a result of this:
ConsettDeptford
- X30: Single-deck to double-deck
- X71: Single-deck to double-deck
Hexham
- 5: Minibus to single-deck
- 20: Single-deck to double-deck
- 33: Minibus to single-deck
- 38: Minibus to single-deck
- 50: Single-deck to double-deck
- 135/136: Minibus to single-deck
Riverside
- 185/681/X81: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- 74: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- X84/X85: Minibus to single-deck
- 33A: Minibus to midibus
- 53/54: Midibus to single-deck
- 57: Single-deck to double-deck
- Q3: Minibus to single-deck
- X10: Single-deck to double-deck
As such, some of the buses which are currently 'not in service' will return to service, and a small number of the buses which were delicensed have also been brought back into service.
There will also be a small number of transfers as a consequence:
- 5389 & 5390: Riverside to Hexham
- 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307: Riverside to Consett
- 5442, 5443, 5444, 5445: Consett to Riverside
- 6157: Consett to Deptford
(08 May 2020, 2:19 pm)Dan With an expectant announcement from the Government this weekend that lockdown restrictions may be relaxed, there may be a small increase in demand for bus services. To allow for better social distancing where possible, the following services will be operated by larger vehicles as a result of this:
ConsettDeptford
- X30: Single-deck to double-deck
- X71: Single-deck to double-deck
Hexham
- 5: Minibus to single-deck
- 20: Single-deck to double-deck
- 33: Minibus to single-deck
- 38: Minibus to single-deck
- 50: Single-deck to double-deck
- 135/136: Minibus to single-deck
Riverside
- 185/681/X81: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- 74: Merc Sprinter to minibus
- X84/X85: Minibus to single-deck
- 33A: Minibus to midibus
- 53/54: Midibus to single-deck
- 57: Single-deck to double-deck
- Q3: Minibus to single-deck
- X10: Single-deck to double-deck
As such, some of the buses which are currently 'not in service' will return to service, and a small number of the buses which were delicensed have also been brought back into service.
There will also be a small number of transfers as a consequence:
- 5389 & 5390: Riverside to Hexham
- 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307: Riverside to Consett
- 5442, 5443, 5444, 5445: Consett to Riverside
- 6157: Consett to Deptford
(08 May 2020, 3:47 pm)Michael Thanks for the information.
Will these changes commence from Monday?
(08 May 2020, 3:47 pm)Michael Thanks for the information.
Will these changes commence from Monday?
(08 May 2020, 3:53 pm)Dan On paper from tomorrow but it usually takes a few days for these things to bed in.
From Monday there will be single-deck and double-deck “hot spares” over the morning and afternoon peak at key bus stations to help ease any potential overcrowding issues too.
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(08 May 2020, 3:53 pm)Dan On paper from tomorrow but it usually takes a few days for these things to bed in.
From Monday there will be single-deck and double-deck “hot spares” over the morning and afternoon peak at key bus stations to help ease any potential overcrowding issues too.
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I take it the 45 will become StreetDeck operated to allow the E400MMCs to work the X30 / X71.
Will be an interesting comparison to see how the StreetDeck performs on the 45 compared to the E400MMC.
I think GNE will move to ADL if the X1 / X30 batch of E400MMCs are reliable and GNE are happy with them. I can also see a lot of vehicle movements in the North between GoNE/ EY / GoNW to better utilise the fleet.
