They had all Pulsars on the X1 today, not sure why.
Stockton had their fair share of unusual workings, including Dart 1772 on 21A (2 in 2 days, 1771 spent the day on there yesterday too!), Dart 1755 on 28/30, 1753 on X6 and Prestige 4039 appeared on service 15 this afternoon as a changeover.
Pulsars on the Middlesbrough - Durham X1?
Is that the Durham and Stockton allocation or both?
On a seperate note, very attractive ticketing offers for residents in the Bishop Auckland area, particularly if travelling North beyond Durham www.arrivabus.co.uk/fares-west-durham/.
(13 Jul 2013, 10:21 pm)Andreos1 Pulsars on the Middlesbrough - Durham X1?
Is that the Durham and Stockton allocation or both?
On a seperate note, very attractive ticketing offers for residents in the Bishop Auckland area, particularly if travelling North beyond Durham www.arrivabus.co.uk/fares-west-durham/.
(13 Jul 2013, 10:21 pm)Andreos1 Pulsars on the Middlesbrough - Durham X1?
Is that the Durham and Stockton allocation or both?
On a seperate note, very attractive ticketing offers for residents in the Bishop Auckland area, particularly if travelling North beyond Durham www.arrivabus.co.uk/fares-west-durham/.
(13 Jul 2013, 10:21 pm)Andreos1 Pulsars on the Middlesbrough - Durham X1?
Is that the Durham and Stockton allocation or both?
On a seperate note, very attractive ticketing offers for residents in the Bishop Auckland area, particularly if travelling North beyond Durham www.arrivabus.co.uk/fares-west-durham/.
(13 Jul 2013, 10:21 pm)Andreos1 Pulsars on the Middlesbrough - Durham X1?
Is that the Durham and Stockton allocation or both?
On a seperate note, very attractive ticketing offers for residents in the Bishop Auckland area, particularly if travelling North beyond Durham www.arrivabus.co.uk/fares-west-durham/.
Thing is DDs do get full at times! Memories of following a Durham X1 through Stockton and taking a Prestige full because the Gemini in front of me was full... god knows what happened that day!
The Durham Uni students provide a heavy passenger loading on X1... It's generally the X2 that is the lesser of the two (by a long way I'm told!) but it justifies running it.
They need to push it and increase frequency North of Durham - marketing both to students at Colleges and Uni's as well as commuters etc.
Wonder how many students in say Spennymoor heading to New College know about this and will switch from the GNE offer?
Arriva will never be able to compete with the 21 for frequency. But I'm not sure having an hourly X2 (no matter how cheap it is) will attract passengers.
Is it a coincidence this ticket is launched as GNE announce a partial pull out of the area?
It has obviously been planned a while, to get costings drawn up, boundaries changed.
Has someone in GNE towers got wind of it and raised the white flag?
If i had the option of getting to my destination quicker on a V reg bus & paying a little more or a 61 reg bus paying less, i'm on the gne bus every time. Also would i get the 6 from bishop & then changing buses in durham to the X2 when i can catch a bus straight through.....No brainer.
Ah, didn't realise the X2 was half hourly.
The quote from NK55 is really ramming home what I am trying to say though. Without some sort of increase in frequency or an alternative that will compete with GNE, I'm not sure having a cheap ticket will always win.
The two combined will win.
Just a little price comparison table I've knocked up.
(14 Jul 2013, 10:35 am)tyresmoke Not sure what the GNE fares are but here's some fares from Arriva...
Middlesbrough-Newcastle £5.70 (rtn £6.70)
Middlesbrough-Durham £5.20 (rtn £6.70)
Durham-Newcastle £3.50 (rtn £5.80)
Durham-Chester £2.70 (rtn £4.80)
Chester-Newcastle £2.70 (rtn £4.80)
) ](14 Jul 2013, 10:35 am)tyresmoke Not sure what the GNE fares are but here's some fares from Arriva...
Middlesbrough-Newcastle £5.70 (rtn £6.70)
Middlesbrough-Durham £5.20 (rtn £6.70)
Durham-Newcastle £3.50 (rtn £5.80)
Durham-Chester £2.70 (rtn £4.80)
Chester-Newcastle £2.70 (rtn £4.80)
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(14 Jul 2013, 9:30 am)AdamY Just a little price comparison table I've knocked up.
I understand the point that is being made about the inconvenience of changing onto a less frequent bus at Durham. However, if connections were good and the bus was reliable (in the sense it wasn't held up), then I might be convinced to switch if I was travelling this route everyday and currently buying a 28-Day Buzzfare from GNE. There are some good savings to be made by doing so.
EDIT: Re-sized table.
(14 Jul 2013, 9:30 am)AdamY Just a little price comparison table I've knocked up.
I understand the point that is being made about the inconvenience of changing onto a less frequent bus at Durham. However, if connections were good and the bus was reliable (in the sense it wasn't held up), then I might be convinced to switch if I was travelling this route everyday and currently buying a 28-Day Buzzfare from GNE. There are some good savings to be made by doing so.
EDIT: Re-sized table.
(14 Jul 2013, 6:12 am)nk55 If i had the option of getting to my destination quicker on a V reg bus & paying a little more or a 61 reg bus paying less, i'm on the gne bus every time. Also would i get the 6 from bishop & then changing buses in durham to the X2 when i can catch a bus straight through.....No brainer.
(14 Jul 2013, 6:12 am)nk55 If i had the option of getting to my destination quicker on a V reg bus & paying a little more or a 61 reg bus paying less, i'm on the gne bus every time. Also would i get the 6 from bishop & then changing buses in durham to the X2 when i can catch a bus straight through.....No brainer.
(14 Jul 2013, 8:11 pm)nk55 If my memory serves me right the X21 takes 48 mins from durham to newcastle, where as the X2 takes longer, the 21 being the slowest of the 3.
(14 Jul 2013, 8:11 pm)nk55 If my memory serves me right the X21 takes 48 mins from durham to newcastle, where as the X2 takes longer, the 21 being the slowest of the 3.
(14 Jul 2013, 7:24 pm)nk55(14 Jul 2013, 9:30 am)AdamY Just a little price comparison table I've knocked up.
I understand the point that is being made about the inconvenience of changing onto a less frequent bus at Durham. However, if connections were good and the bus was reliable (in the sense it wasn't held up), then I might be convinced to switch if I was travelling this route everyday and currently buying a 28-Day Buzzfare from GNE. There are some good savings to be made by doing so.
EDIT: Re-sized table.
Just to clarify your comparable gne fares are way out
Bishop to Durham £12.50 weekly
Bishop to Newcastle £21.80 weekly
Durham to Newcastle £16.60 weekly.
(As I said, it was a quick effort)(14 Jul 2013, 7:24 pm)nk55(14 Jul 2013, 9:30 am)AdamY Just a little price comparison table I've knocked up.
I understand the point that is being made about the inconvenience of changing onto a less frequent bus at Durham. However, if connections were good and the bus was reliable (in the sense it wasn't held up), then I might be convinced to switch if I was travelling this route everyday and currently buying a 28-Day Buzzfare from GNE. There are some good savings to be made by doing so.
EDIT: Re-sized table.
Just to clarify your comparable gne fares are way out
Bishop to Durham £12.50 weekly
Bishop to Newcastle £21.80 weekly
Durham to Newcastle £16.60 weekly.
(As I said, it was a quick effort)
(14 Jul 2013, 9:07 pm)Kuyoyo I give you SightSeeker
