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Train8261



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26 Dec 2021, 11:59 am #81
So much for

Prince Bishops on the 35A

Deckers on the 20

Didn't think that Deckers would be on the X66
Train8261
26 Dec 2021, 11:59 am #81

So much for

Prince Bishops on the 35A

Deckers on the 20

Didn't think that Deckers would be on the X66

Keeiajs

563891

1,026
26 Dec 2021, 12:06 pm #82
(26 Dec 2021, 11:59 am)Train8261 So much for

Prince Bishops on the 35A

Deckers on the 20

Didn't think that Deckers would be on the X66
And 2's have Streetlites on them.
Also 4 A-lIne Coaches out, 2 on the 2. 

Does anyone know which bus has what ticket machine in the A-Line fleet?

ALine - Eclipse
ALine 4 - Versa
Aline 3 - Cadet (Last Time I was on it)
Keeiajs
26 Dec 2021, 12:06 pm #82

(26 Dec 2021, 11:59 am)Train8261 So much for

Prince Bishops on the 35A

Deckers on the 20

Didn't think that Deckers would be on the X66
And 2's have Streetlites on them.
Also 4 A-lIne Coaches out, 2 on the 2. 

Does anyone know which bus has what ticket machine in the A-Line fleet?

ALine - Eclipse
ALine 4 - Versa
Aline 3 - Cadet (Last Time I was on it)

6049



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26 Dec 2021, 1:47 pm #83
(23 Dec 2021, 11:40 am)Keeiajs They never use to. Most of the time (well atleast in the past) its been deptford, Chester-Le-Street & Riverside.
For at least the last 5years, Washington has operated. Consett has operated every Boxing Day since it opened.

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6049
26 Dec 2021, 1:47 pm #83

(23 Dec 2021, 11:40 am)Keeiajs They never use to. Most of the time (well atleast in the past) its been deptford, Chester-Le-Street & Riverside.
For at least the last 5years, Washington has operated. Consett has operated every Boxing Day since it opened.

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Andreos1



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26 Dec 2021, 7:57 pm #84
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...vKiYfOLz9w&s=19

Anyone spot the errors?
5, 21, X21 and X22 highlighted as running. But the 5, X21 (north of Durham) and X22 don't have their line displayed. 
Stanley to Durham? Line marked out. No service number identified.
Did any X1s make it to Peterlee or Dalton Park today?

'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
26 Dec 2021, 7:57 pm #84

https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...vKiYfOLz9w&s=19

Anyone spot the errors?
5, 21, X21 and X22 highlighted as running. But the 5, X21 (north of Durham) and X22 don't have their line displayed. 
Stanley to Durham? Line marked out. No service number identified.
Did any X1s make it to Peterlee or Dalton Park today?


'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Keeiajs

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26 Dec 2021, 8:04 pm #85
(26 Dec 2021, 7:57 pm)Andreos1 https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...vKiYfOLz9w&s=19

Anyone spot the errors?
5, 21, X21 and X22 highlighted as running. But the 5, X21 (north of Durham) and X22 don't have their line displayed. 
Stanley to Durham? Line marked out. No service number identified.
Did any X1s make it to Peterlee or Dalton Park today?
I saw the 5/X22. But I thoguht the X22 would run today. And X1's went to both peterlee and DP.
Keeiajs
26 Dec 2021, 8:04 pm #85

(26 Dec 2021, 7:57 pm)Andreos1 https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...vKiYfOLz9w&s=19

Anyone spot the errors?
5, 21, X21 and X22 highlighted as running. But the 5, X21 (north of Durham) and X22 don't have their line displayed. 
Stanley to Durham? Line marked out. No service number identified.
Did any X1s make it to Peterlee or Dalton Park today?
I saw the 5/X22. But I thoguht the X22 would run today. And X1's went to both peterlee and DP.

S813 FVK



6,030
26 Dec 2021, 8:06 pm #86
(26 Dec 2021, 7:57 pm)Andreos1 https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...vKiYfOLz9w&s=19

Anyone spot the errors?
5, 21, X21 and X22 highlighted as running. But the 5, X21 and X22 don't have their line displayed. 
Stanley to Durham? Line marked out. No service number identified.
Did any X1s make it to Peterlee or Dalton Park today?
93 and 94 completely visible too.

A good visual representation of today's network without having to click on a link to read a list, but as ever, there were certainly things that probably ought to have been caught before publishing.

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S813 FVK
26 Dec 2021, 8:06 pm #86

(26 Dec 2021, 7:57 pm)Andreos1 https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...vKiYfOLz9w&s=19

Anyone spot the errors?
5, 21, X21 and X22 highlighted as running. But the 5, X21 and X22 don't have their line displayed. 
Stanley to Durham? Line marked out. No service number identified.
Did any X1s make it to Peterlee or Dalton Park today?
93 and 94 completely visible too.

A good visual representation of today's network without having to click on a link to read a list, but as ever, there were certainly things that probably ought to have been caught before publishing.

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Andreos1



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26 Dec 2021, 8:17 pm #87
(26 Dec 2021, 8:06 pm)S813 FVK 93 and 94 completely visible too.

A good visual representation of today's network without having to click on a link to read a list, but as ever, there were certainly things that probably ought to have been caught before publishing. 

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Agree. 
Not sure who signed it off, but back in the day, Ambassador would have been calling for their P45.

(26 Dec 2021, 8:04 pm)Keeiajs I saw the 5/X22. But I thoguht the X22 would run today.  And X1's went to both peterlee and DP. 

Having seen reports of huge gaps in the lead up to Christmas, I am surprised!
Edited 26 Dec 2021, 8:17 pm by Andreos1.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
26 Dec 2021, 8:17 pm #87

(26 Dec 2021, 8:06 pm)S813 FVK 93 and 94 completely visible too.

A good visual representation of today's network without having to click on a link to read a list, but as ever, there were certainly things that probably ought to have been caught before publishing. 

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Agree. 
Not sure who signed it off, but back in the day, Ambassador would have been calling for their P45.

(26 Dec 2021, 8:04 pm)Keeiajs I saw the 5/X22. But I thoguht the X22 would run today.  And X1's went to both peterlee and DP. 

Having seen reports of huge gaps in the lead up to Christmas, I am surprised!


'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Keeiajs

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26 Dec 2021, 8:56 pm #88
(26 Dec 2021, 8:17 pm)Andreos1 Agree. 
Not sure who signed it off, but back in the day, Ambassador would have been calling for their P45.


Having seen reports of huge gaps in the lead up to Christmas, I am surprised!
They do turn up to both more times than they don't. The Peterlee services are in desperate need of being Retimed more or less around 15-20 mins late all day. DP aren't that bad due to there 15 mins layover, but can come with 0 layover time. However every so often maybe a few times a week when i see when they just terminate at Easington lane for some reason when they are early. Or they could make it to DP ontime.
Keeiajs
26 Dec 2021, 8:56 pm #88

(26 Dec 2021, 8:17 pm)Andreos1 Agree. 
Not sure who signed it off, but back in the day, Ambassador would have been calling for their P45.


Having seen reports of huge gaps in the lead up to Christmas, I am surprised!
They do turn up to both more times than they don't. The Peterlee services are in desperate need of being Retimed more or less around 15-20 mins late all day. DP aren't that bad due to there 15 mins layover, but can come with 0 layover time. However every so often maybe a few times a week when i see when they just terminate at Easington lane for some reason when they are early. Or they could make it to DP ontime.

Acky81



902
26 Dec 2021, 10:29 pm #89
Why on earth was there Aline coaches operating to silksworth on service 2 there was no mention of this on the website
Acky81
26 Dec 2021, 10:29 pm #89

Why on earth was there Aline coaches operating to silksworth on service 2 there was no mention of this on the website

26 Dec 2021, 10:42 pm #90
They don’t advertise jounerys ran by A-Line…
ThomasBooth123
26 Dec 2021, 10:42 pm #90

They don’t advertise jounerys ran by A-Line…

Acky81



902
26 Dec 2021, 10:59 pm #91
Suppose there was a driver shortage
Acky81
26 Dec 2021, 10:59 pm #91

Suppose there was a driver shortage

Adrian



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26 Dec 2021, 11:11 pm #92
Subcontracting. There's two ways to look at it really.

Firstly you could argue that it doesn't need to be specified on the website, as long as the service and journeys are running and a prominent notice is displayed on the bus itself that the service is being ran on behalf of GNE.

On the flipside though, perhaps it does bring into question once again the effectiveness of branding. A lot of effort was put into the promotional material to advertise different buses on different routes today, but you brand something so a customer recognises it. Are we then sure that the customer will know that its not their usual Prince Bishops bus, nor the red and blue double decker promised for the day instead, but actually a battleship grey single decker with Aline Coaches on the side? The mind boggles.

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Adrian
26 Dec 2021, 11:11 pm #92

Subcontracting. There's two ways to look at it really.

Firstly you could argue that it doesn't need to be specified on the website, as long as the service and journeys are running and a prominent notice is displayed on the bus itself that the service is being ran on behalf of GNE.

On the flipside though, perhaps it does bring into question once again the effectiveness of branding. A lot of effort was put into the promotional material to advertise different buses on different routes today, but you brand something so a customer recognises it. Are we then sure that the customer will know that its not their usual Prince Bishops bus, nor the red and blue double decker promised for the day instead, but actually a battleship grey single decker with Aline Coaches on the side? The mind boggles.

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Keeiajs

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26 Dec 2021, 11:19 pm #93
(26 Dec 2021, 11:11 pm)Adrian Subcontracting. There's two ways to look at it really.

Firstly you could argue that it doesn't need to be specified on the website, as long as the service and journeys are running and a prominent notice is displayed on the bus itself that the service is being ran on behalf of GNE.

On the flipside though, perhaps it does bring into question once again the effectiveness of branding. A lot of effort was put into the promotional material to advertise different buses on different routes today, but you brand something so a customer recognises it. Are we then sure that the customer will know that its not their usual Prince Bishops bus, nor the red and blue double decker promised for the day instead, but actually a battleship grey single decker with Aline Coaches on the side? The mind boggles.

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In all fairness, I have been on routes where they have had a ALine coaches covering them and people where (that route only serves at stop) and they didn't put their hand out as it was in the Aline livery. 
I think when it has a different companies name on especially at the front it puts people off.
Keeiajs
26 Dec 2021, 11:19 pm #93

(26 Dec 2021, 11:11 pm)Adrian Subcontracting. There's two ways to look at it really.

Firstly you could argue that it doesn't need to be specified on the website, as long as the service and journeys are running and a prominent notice is displayed on the bus itself that the service is being ran on behalf of GNE.

On the flipside though, perhaps it does bring into question once again the effectiveness of branding. A lot of effort was put into the promotional material to advertise different buses on different routes today, but you brand something so a customer recognises it. Are we then sure that the customer will know that its not their usual Prince Bishops bus, nor the red and blue double decker promised for the day instead, but actually a battleship grey single decker with Aline Coaches on the side? The mind boggles.

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In all fairness, I have been on routes where they have had a ALine coaches covering them and people where (that route only serves at stop) and they didn't put their hand out as it was in the Aline livery. 
I think when it has a different companies name on especially at the front it puts people off.

Ambassador



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27 Dec 2021, 12:17 am #94
(26 Dec 2021, 11:11 pm)Adrian Subcontracting. There's two ways to look at it really.

Firstly you could argue that it doesn't need to be specified on the website, as long as the service and journeys are running and a prominent notice is displayed on the bus itself that the service is being ran on behalf of GNE.

On the flipside though, perhaps it does bring into question once again the effectiveness of branding. A lot of effort was put into the promotional material to advertise different buses on different routes today, but you brand something so a customer recognises it. Are we then sure that the customer will know that its not their usual Prince Bishops bus, nor the red and blue double decker promised for the day instead, but actually a battleship grey single decker with Aline Coaches on the side? The mind boggles.

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I’d say on a day when services are limited they really should have advised which services would be run by A Line and Henry Cooper to avoid the scenario of passenger letting bus go or bus having to practically stop or slow at every stop to make passengers aware. 

Footfall looks hugely down across our towns and  cities, not helped by Sunday trading today meaning the big sales don’t start until tomorrow. Noticed lots of breakdowns too on the twitter feed.

It’s the small details that are surprisingly missed today….

On a plus no cancellations for tomorrow! I mean they are running Sunday but still…every cloud

Wistfully stuck in the 90s
Ambassador
27 Dec 2021, 12:17 am #94

(26 Dec 2021, 11:11 pm)Adrian Subcontracting. There's two ways to look at it really.

Firstly you could argue that it doesn't need to be specified on the website, as long as the service and journeys are running and a prominent notice is displayed on the bus itself that the service is being ran on behalf of GNE.

On the flipside though, perhaps it does bring into question once again the effectiveness of branding. A lot of effort was put into the promotional material to advertise different buses on different routes today, but you brand something so a customer recognises it. Are we then sure that the customer will know that its not their usual Prince Bishops bus, nor the red and blue double decker promised for the day instead, but actually a battleship grey single decker with Aline Coaches on the side? The mind boggles.

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I’d say on a day when services are limited they really should have advised which services would be run by A Line and Henry Cooper to avoid the scenario of passenger letting bus go or bus having to practically stop or slow at every stop to make passengers aware. 

Footfall looks hugely down across our towns and  cities, not helped by Sunday trading today meaning the big sales don’t start until tomorrow. Noticed lots of breakdowns too on the twitter feed.

It’s the small details that are surprisingly missed today….

On a plus no cancellations for tomorrow! I mean they are running Sunday but still…every cloud


Wistfully stuck in the 90s

Acky81



902
27 Dec 2021, 12:21 am #95
Totally agree. I think it’s wrong go north east are operating a route like the 2 with Aline. They can’t say they haven’t got enough buses or drivers - poor excuse when they are using all there buses covering that lazy arriva lot
Acky81
27 Dec 2021, 12:21 am #95

Totally agree. I think it’s wrong go north east are operating a route like the 2 with Aline. They can’t say they haven’t got enough buses or drivers - poor excuse when they are using all there buses covering that lazy arriva lot

27 Dec 2021, 12:31 am #96
43 looked dead when I drove up the Great North Road, few people on the inbound Ashington-Newcastle X21 immediately behind it...

Roads are as busy as usual today, especially the Spine Road. Advertising of Boxing Day services in Northumberland was absymal, so I'm not surprised that people are still flocking to their cars.
omnicity4659
27 Dec 2021, 12:31 am #96

43 looked dead when I drove up the Great North Road, few people on the inbound Ashington-Newcastle X21 immediately behind it...

Roads are as busy as usual today, especially the Spine Road. Advertising of Boxing Day services in Northumberland was absymal, so I'm not surprised that people are still flocking to their cars.

DeltaMan



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27 Dec 2021, 12:44 am #97
(27 Dec 2021, 12:21 am)Acky81 Totally agree. I think it’s wrong go north east are operating a route like the 2 with Aline. They can’t say they haven’t got enough buses or drivers - poor excuse when they are using all there buses covering that lazy arriva lot

I imagine GNE probably didn't have enough drivers for the short notice contracts that they wouldn't know they'd need staff for when the normal GNE xmas schedules were put together for the festive period. I understand the Arriva work was only awarded at the start of December, which was probably after all the "normal" GNE work for Christmas would have already been allocated!
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DeltaMan
27 Dec 2021, 12:44 am #97

(27 Dec 2021, 12:21 am)Acky81 Totally agree. I think it’s wrong go north east are operating a route like the 2 with Aline. They can’t say they haven’t got enough buses or drivers - poor excuse when they are using all there buses covering that lazy arriva lot

I imagine GNE probably didn't have enough drivers for the short notice contracts that they wouldn't know they'd need staff for when the normal GNE xmas schedules were put together for the festive period. I understand the Arriva work was only awarded at the start of December, which was probably after all the "normal" GNE work for Christmas would have already been allocated!
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Train8261



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27 Dec 2021, 10:46 am #98
Stagecoach working the 18

Go North East working the 18A
Train8261
27 Dec 2021, 10:46 am #98

Stagecoach working the 18

Go North East working the 18A

citaro5284



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27 Dec 2021, 11:31 am #99
(27 Dec 2021, 10:46 am)Train8261 Stagecoach working the 18

Go North East working the 18A

Stagecoach running to a Saturday timetable, Arriva and GNE running to a Sunday today, tomorrow and next Monday. so I am surprised there is not more.
citaro5284
27 Dec 2021, 11:31 am #99

(27 Dec 2021, 10:46 am)Train8261 Stagecoach working the 18

Go North East working the 18A

Stagecoach running to a Saturday timetable, Arriva and GNE running to a Sunday today, tomorrow and next Monday. so I am surprised there is not more.

Train8261



1,016
27 Dec 2021, 11:47 am #100
I'm guessing GNE are running the 18A only and Stagecoach the 18
Train8261
27 Dec 2021, 11:47 am #100

I'm guessing GNE are running the 18A only and Stagecoach the 18

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