05 Jan 2016, 6:44 pm
#126
(05 Jan 2016, 6:35 pm)Michael Bus updates for the weather:
Services 50 & 56 are omitting Nissan due to flooding; we are diverting via the A19, A1231 & Cherry Blossom Way both directions.
SERVICE DISRUPTION UPDATE 16:45
Services X7, X9 & X10 are delayed due to flooding around Peterlee & Wingate.
Flooding at the Honest Lawyer Pub at Croxdale is delaying service X21.
Killingworth Lake has burst its banks, services 17 & 353 diverting via West Bailey & Northumbrian Way.
Hazlerigg & Dudley are flooded; service 353 is delayed but running normal route.
Service X84 cannot serve Ovington due to the river level.
Service 74 is omitting Great Whittington.
All other services are operating normal route with minor delays.
Other news:
Regrettably the 17:47 X46 service will not run from Durham Bus Station due to a breakdown; we apologise for the delay to your journey.
I always find it interesting that only some breakdowns are reported on social media, and then some aren't. I recall once seeing on the Twitter feed, when a customer asked why all breakdowns weren't reported for customer convenience, the response they received was that it simply isn't worth putting them all on Twitter or Facebook. Stagecoach can do this, so it begs the question why Go North East can't.
Suppose the only reason the X46 has been given a mention is that it only runs a couple of times per day, while it might not be worth doing so for the likes of high-frequency services such as the 21.
