Northumberland County Council Tenders - April 2022
Northumberland County Council Tenders - April 2022
Dan has confirmed on flickr here that most of the Northumberland County Council contracts (at least those with GNE) expire 3rd April. This was in direct relation to the 434/448 but likely also includes the Hexham locals. As far as other operators, there'll presumably be the Wooler services, X14 Morpeth to Thropton, 418, and 58 coming up for renewal, along with the many one day a week/one journey a day rural services.
(01 Mar 2022, 3:08 pm)peter Arriva have cancelled service 58 on VOSA which may indicate the service will pass to another operator. There will also be changes to the X15/X18 from 10th April likely relating to the contract changes.Isn't it around then they traditionally change to the summer timetables?
(01 Mar 2022, 3:08 pm)peter Arriva have cancelled service 58 on VOSA which may indicate the service will pass to another operator. There will also be changes to the X15/X18 from 10th April likely relating to the contract changes.Isn't it around then they traditionally change to the summer timetables?
(01 Mar 2022, 3:21 pm)Andreos1 Isn't it around then they traditionally change to the summer timetables?
(01 Mar 2022, 3:21 pm)Andreos1 Isn't it around then they traditionally change to the summer timetables?
The new X14/15/18 timetables now available on Bustimes/Arriva's website. From what I could make out Monday-Friday changes are:
X14:
06:40 from Morpeth to Thropton will run 5 minutes later throughout
07:34 from Thropton to Newcastle will run 5 minutes later throughout
13:00 from Morpeth to Thropton withdrawn (12:23 NCL to Morpeth still runs)
13:54 from Thropton to Morpeth withdrawn (14:43 from Morpeth to NCL still runs)
15:28 from Newcastle to Thropton will run 5 minutes earlier throughout
17:09 from Thropton to Newcastle will run 5 minutes earlier to Morpeth
X15:
07:43 will now depart 10 minutes later from Alnwick and 5 minutes later from Morpeth
X18:
15:13 from Newcastle will run 5 minutes earlier
58:
Unless another operator's got the contract and yet to register on VOSA, seemingly withdrawn without replacement.
(26 Mar 2022, 9:05 pm)peter 58:
Unless another operator's got the contract and yet to register on VOSA, seemingly withdrawn without replacement.
(26 Mar 2022, 9:05 pm)peter 58:
Unless another operator's got the contract and yet to register on VOSA, seemingly withdrawn without replacement.
(26 Mar 2022, 9:09 pm)Dan Northumberland County Council are currently tendering this service, as well as Rural Link’s town services in Morpeth.
From memory the 58 starts on 10 April (or thereabouts) with contract award next week, and the Morpeth services towards the end of April.
All require contactless-enabled ticket machines. One of the Morpeth services required a bus with 44 seats, which likely rules Rural Link out of providing that one - imagine Arriva will be keen to win it.
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(26 Mar 2022, 9:09 pm)Dan Northumberland County Council are currently tendering this service, as well as Rural Link’s town services in Morpeth.
From memory the 58 starts on 10 April (or thereabouts) with contract award next week, and the Morpeth services towards the end of April.
All require contactless-enabled ticket machines. One of the Morpeth services required a bus with 44 seats, which likely rules Rural Link out of providing that one - imagine Arriva will be keen to win it.
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(26 Mar 2022, 9:09 pm)Dan Northumberland County Council are currently tendering this service, as well as Rural Link’s town services in Morpeth.I do wonder which companies want to run this.
From memory the 58 starts on 10 April (or thereabouts) with contract award next week, and the Morpeth services towards the end of April.
All require contactless-enabled ticket machines. One of the Morpeth services required a bus with 44 seats, which likely rules Rural Link out of providing that one - imagine Arriva will be keen to win it.
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(26 Mar 2022, 9:09 pm)Dan Northumberland County Council are currently tendering this service, as well as Rural Link’s town services in Morpeth.I do wonder which companies want to run this.
From memory the 58 starts on 10 April (or thereabouts) with contract award next week, and the Morpeth services towards the end of April.
All require contactless-enabled ticket machines. One of the Morpeth services required a bus with 44 seats, which likely rules Rural Link out of providing that one - imagine Arriva will be keen to win it.
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(26 Mar 2022, 9:09 pm)Dan Northumberland County Council are currently tendering this service, as well as Rural Link’s town services in Morpeth.I would assume the 44 seater contract is the Stannington service, remember seeing it at school finishing time one afternoon a while back and it was a 24 seater MPD with kids standing much of the way down the bus.
From memory the 58 starts on 10 April (or thereabouts) with contract award next week, and the Morpeth services towards the end of April.
All require contactless-enabled ticket machines. One of the Morpeth services required a bus with 44 seats, which likely rules Rural Link out of providing that one - imagine Arriva will be keen to win it.
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(26 Mar 2022, 9:09 pm)Dan Northumberland County Council are currently tendering this service, as well as Rural Link’s town services in Morpeth.I would assume the 44 seater contract is the Stannington service, remember seeing it at school finishing time one afternoon a while back and it was a 24 seater MPD with kids standing much of the way down the bus.
From memory the 58 starts on 10 April (or thereabouts) with contract award next week, and the Morpeth services towards the end of April.
All require contactless-enabled ticket machines. One of the Morpeth services required a bus with 44 seats, which likely rules Rural Link out of providing that one - imagine Arriva will be keen to win it.
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(26 Mar 2022, 9:05 pm)peter The new X14/15/18 timetables now available on Bustimes/Arriva's website. From what I could make out Monday-Friday changes are:
X14:
06:40 from Morpeth to Thropton will run 5 minutes later throughout
07:34 from Thropton to Newcastle will run 5 minutes later throughout
13:00 from Morpeth to Thropton withdrawn (12:23 NCL to Morpeth still runs)
13:54 from Thropton to Morpeth withdrawn (14:43 from Morpeth to NCL still runs)
17:09 from Thropton to Newcastle will run 5 minutes earlier to Morpeth
X15:
07:43 will now depart 10 minutes later from Alnwick and 5 minutes later from Morpeth
X18:
15:13 from Newcastle will run 5 minutes earlier
58:
Unless another operator's got the contract and yet to register on VOSA, seemingly withdrawn without replacement.
(26 Mar 2022, 9:05 pm)peter The new X14/15/18 timetables now available on Bustimes/Arriva's website. From what I could make out Monday-Friday changes are:
X14:
06:40 from Morpeth to Thropton will run 5 minutes later throughout
07:34 from Thropton to Newcastle will run 5 minutes later throughout
13:00 from Morpeth to Thropton withdrawn (12:23 NCL to Morpeth still runs)
13:54 from Thropton to Morpeth withdrawn (14:43 from Morpeth to NCL still runs)
17:09 from Thropton to Newcastle will run 5 minutes earlier to Morpeth
X15:
07:43 will now depart 10 minutes later from Alnwick and 5 minutes later from Morpeth
X18:
15:13 from Newcastle will run 5 minutes earlier
58:
Unless another operator's got the contract and yet to register on VOSA, seemingly withdrawn without replacement.
(26 Mar 2022, 11:29 pm)busmanT So no summer frequency uplift on X18 this year?
(26 Mar 2022, 11:29 pm)busmanT So no summer frequency uplift on X18 this year?
Just looking at the X14 timetable, I have a feeling Arriva have already won something in Morpeth as the timetable just doesn't work.
The 10:55 service into Morpeth doesn't have a return journey until 12:43 and the 12:55 service into Morpeth doesn't have a return journey until 14:43 and the 14:55 journey doesn't have a return journey until 16:48
Plenty time to run something inbetween ie. the S1 which conveniently runs very close to those times and the very early run towards Chantry could run empty to Longframlington and run that board down.
(27 Mar 2022, 9:57 am)Storx Just looking at the X14 timetable, I have a feeling Arriva have already won something in Morpeth as the timetable just doesn't work.Or perhaps these gaps assist with driver mealbreaks
The 10:55 service into Morpeth doesn't have a return journey until 12:43 and the 12:55 service into Morpeth doesn't have a return journey until 14:43 and the 14:55 journey doesn't have a return journey until 16:48
Plenty time to run something inbetween ie. the S1 which conveniently runs very close to those times and the very early run towards Chantry could run empty to Longframlington and run that board down.
(27 Mar 2022, 9:57 am)Storx Just looking at the X14 timetable, I have a feeling Arriva have already won something in Morpeth as the timetable just doesn't work.Or perhaps these gaps assist with driver mealbreaks
The 10:55 service into Morpeth doesn't have a return journey until 12:43 and the 12:55 service into Morpeth doesn't have a return journey until 14:43 and the 14:55 journey doesn't have a return journey until 16:48
Plenty time to run something inbetween ie. the S1 which conveniently runs very close to those times and the very early run towards Chantry could run empty to Longframlington and run that board down.
Yeah, those gaps were already a thing, drivers have mealbreaks or head off onto another route.
(27 Mar 2022, 12:15 pm)busmanT Or perhaps these gaps assist with driver mealbreaks
(27 Mar 2022, 1:07 pm)omnicity4659 Yeah, those gaps were already a thing, drivers have mealbreaks or head off onto another route.
(27 Mar 2022, 12:15 pm)busmanT Or perhaps these gaps assist with driver mealbreaks
(27 Mar 2022, 1:07 pm)omnicity4659 Yeah, those gaps were already a thing, drivers have mealbreaks or head off onto another route.
(01 Apr 2022, 10:25 pm)peter Interesting development with the X18/418...
-Boulmer will no longer be served by X18 but will now be served by the 418
-The summer extra X18's will now be operated by Travelsure
-418 will have a revised timetable running a regular 2 hour frequency
(01 Apr 2022, 10:25 pm)peter Interesting development with the X18/418...
-Boulmer will no longer be served by X18 but will now be served by the 418
-The summer extra X18's will now be operated by Travelsure
-418 will have a revised timetable running a regular 2 hour frequency
(03 Apr 2022, 7:03 pm)OrangeArrow49 What are the summer extra X18s? I'm not familiar with many of Arriva's services. How will it be different with Travelsure operating the extras?
(03 Apr 2022, 7:03 pm)OrangeArrow49 What are the summer extra X18s? I'm not familiar with many of Arriva's services. How will it be different with Travelsure operating the extras?
(03 Apr 2022, 9:38 pm)peter During summer, the frequency of the X18 north of Alnwick through to Berwick increases from every four hours to every two hours. Usually operated by Arriva as a through service, now operated by Travelsure so a. will no longer be a through service to Newcastle and b. will no longer operate with a double decker.
(03 Apr 2022, 9:38 pm)peter During summer, the frequency of the X18 north of Alnwick through to Berwick increases from every four hours to every two hours. Usually operated by Arriva as a through service, now operated by Travelsure so a. will no longer be a through service to Newcastle and b. will no longer operate with a double decker.
