Arriva North East: Service Suggestions
Arriva North East: Service Suggestions
(01 Aug 2014, 4:52 pm)cbma06 (So you wanting the 57A as a 25) service 57/57A provides a 30 minute frequency between Durham Bus Station and Coxhoe, then service 57 goes to Kelloe and service 57A goes to Hartlepool. so instead of having the service as 57/57A you suggesting to have the service as 57/25.
Don't forget County Durham and Hartlepool is countryside places and Tyne and Wear is heavy populated area, express services work in Tyne and Wear to get passengers quicker to certain points, this will not work internal County Durham areas as between the villages their are a lot of countryside (fields etc..) so instead of having a lot of bus services going in a straight line from Durham to Hartlepool, these services has to go via each village on route and also don't forget the bus companies are cutting back on bus services, so more buses will be going out of the way to serve a village to get passengers. Don't forget their used to be quite a few express services 20 or 30 years ago, but since the decline of patronage from bus travel to car travel.
Are you suggesting that service 21/21A should be extended to Durham from you quote?
If as you say that people of Hartlepool doesn't want to go via the world to get to durham, then I would suggest to them to get a taxi or save up and purchase a car, or ask someone with a car to take you, otherwise purchase a book or look out of the window and see the fields going past
(01 Aug 2014, 4:52 pm)cbma06 (So you wanting the 57A as a 25) service 57/57A provides a 30 minute frequency between Durham Bus Station and Coxhoe, then service 57 goes to Kelloe and service 57A goes to Hartlepool. so instead of having the service as 57/57A you suggesting to have the service as 57/25.
Don't forget County Durham and Hartlepool is countryside places and Tyne and Wear is heavy populated area, express services work in Tyne and Wear to get passengers quicker to certain points, this will not work internal County Durham areas as between the villages their are a lot of countryside (fields etc..) so instead of having a lot of bus services going in a straight line from Durham to Hartlepool, these services has to go via each village on route and also don't forget the bus companies are cutting back on bus services, so more buses will be going out of the way to serve a village to get passengers. Don't forget their used to be quite a few express services 20 or 30 years ago, but since the decline of patronage from bus travel to car travel.
Are you suggesting that service 21/21A should be extended to Durham from you quote?
If as you say that people of Hartlepool doesn't want to go via the world to get to durham, then I would suggest to them to get a taxi or save up and purchase a car, or ask someone with a car to take you, otherwise purchase a book or look out of the window and see the fields going past
(01 Aug 2014, 5:07 pm)Jimmi You can't really extend the 21/21A much further due to driving hours, also if the 21/21A were to extended beyond Peterlee it would have to be split at Peterlee or tachos would have to be fitted.
The 57A is the fastest route from Hartlepool to Durham and takes about an hour.
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(01 Aug 2014, 5:07 pm)Jimmi You can't really extend the 21/21A much further due to driving hours, also if the 21/21A were to extended beyond Peterlee it would have to be split at Peterlee or tachos would have to be fitted.
The 57A is the fastest route from Hartlepool to Durham and takes about an hour.
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(09 Aug 2014, 6:13 pm)col87 I would like to see more services from Hartlepool 236 Hartlepool-West Park-Elwick-Trimdons-Sedgefield-Ferryhill-Bishop Auckland. Yes I know that service has already existed before anyone says
(09 Aug 2014, 6:13 pm)col87 I would like to see more services from Hartlepool 236 Hartlepool-West Park-Elwick-Trimdons-Sedgefield-Ferryhill-Bishop Auckland. Yes I know that service has already existed before anyone says
(09 Aug 2014, 8:09 pm)cbma06 It would be nice to see that sort of bus service to come back, but these days Arriva wants the passengers to travel via Durham City to get to the likes of those destinations. Since the evolution of the car and many car ownerships these days which was the result of the possible withdrawl of these service.people should not have to go to Durham to get to another place all 3 bus companies have become stail and need fresh ideas The 236 could work as a 2 hourley service using a solo
(09 Aug 2014, 8:09 pm)cbma06 It would be nice to see that sort of bus service to come back, but these days Arriva wants the passengers to travel via Durham City to get to the likes of those destinations. Since the evolution of the car and many car ownerships these days which was the result of the possible withdrawl of these service.people should not have to go to Durham to get to another place all 3 bus companies have become stail and need fresh ideas The 236 could work as a 2 hourley service using a solo
(09 Aug 2014, 8:55 pm)col87 people should not have to go to Durham to get to another place all 3 bus companies have become stail and need fresh ideas The 236 could work as a 2 hourley service using a solo
(09 Aug 2014, 8:55 pm)col87 people should not have to go to Durham to get to another place all 3 bus companies have become stail and need fresh ideas The 236 could work as a 2 hourley service using a solo
(09 Aug 2014, 9:16 pm)col87 Which is my point the bus companies have just become lazy. I would love to see the days when a company would operate for the community and not for shareholders living 100s of miles away who couldent care less as long as they get some money. Rant over
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(09 Aug 2014, 9:16 pm)col87 Which is my point the bus companies have just become lazy. I would love to see the days when a company would operate for the community and not for shareholders living 100s of miles away who couldent care less as long as they get some money. Rant over
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(09 Aug 2014, 9:16 pm)col87 Which is my point the bus companies have just become lazy. I would love to see the days when a company would operate for the community and not for shareholders living 100s of miles away who couldent care less as long as they get some money. Rant over
(09 Aug 2014, 9:16 pm)col87 Which is my point the bus companies have just become lazy. I would love to see the days when a company would operate for the community and not for shareholders living 100s of miles away who couldent care less as long as they get some money. Rant over
(09 Aug 2014, 9:20 pm)tyresmoke Maybe you could start a company and operate "for the community" and not make any money? See how long it lastswhich is something I would love to do but since i have no money to start a company at the minuate i cant. Now the big 3 i belive should be made to serve local communities properly not just what suites them or lose the right to operate they are a public service after all
(09 Aug 2014, 9:20 pm)tyresmoke Maybe you could start a company and operate "for the community" and not make any money? See how long it lastswhich is something I would love to do but since i have no money to start a company at the minuate i cant. Now the big 3 i belive should be made to serve local communities properly not just what suites them or lose the right to operate they are a public service after all
(09 Aug 2014, 9:31 pm)col87 which is something I would love to do but since i have no money to start a company at the minuate i cant. Now the big 3 i belive should be made to serve local communities properly not just what suites them or lose the right to operate they are a public service after allDon't the council's help out with this?
(09 Aug 2014, 9:31 pm)col87 which is something I would love to do but since i have no money to start a company at the minuate i cant. Now the big 3 i belive should be made to serve local communities properly not just what suites them or lose the right to operate they are a public service after allDon't the council's help out with this?
(09 Aug 2014, 9:31 pm)col87 which is something I would love to do but since i have no money to start a company at the minuate i cant. Now the big 3 i belive should be made to serve local communities properly not just what suites them or lose the right to operate they are a public service after all
(09 Aug 2014, 9:32 pm)mb134 Don't the council's help out with this?
(With the running of non-profit making services)
(09 Aug 2014, 9:31 pm)col87 which is something I would love to do but since i have no money to start a company at the minuate i cant. Now the big 3 i belive should be made to serve local communities properly not just what suites them or lose the right to operate they are a public service after all
(09 Aug 2014, 9:32 pm)mb134 Don't the council's help out with this?
(With the running of non-profit making services)
The point i trying to make is they should be made to serve all areas not just were the most profit is. Perheaps they needs to be some regulation and more competition in places. I am aware I have gone off topic so if a mod wants to move this to another part of the forum then feel free
(09 Aug 2014, 9:45 pm)col87 The point i trying to make is they should be made to serve all areas not just were the most profit is. Perheaps they needs to be some regulation and more competition in places. I am aware I have gone off topic so if a mod wants to move this to another part of the forum then feel free
(09 Aug 2014, 9:45 pm)col87 The point i trying to make is they should be made to serve all areas not just were the most profit is. Perheaps they needs to be some regulation and more competition in places. I am aware I have gone off topic so if a mod wants to move this to another part of the forum then feel free
(10 Aug 2014, 8:48 am)VolvoMarkII That's where local authority support usually steps in.
Unfortunately, with the cuts the government has placed on all of our local authorities, subsidising bus services has fallen way down the list of priorities.
I think we can all see your point and don't disagree, however as pointed out already, bus companies these days need to make money to pay for their outlay (Drivers, fuel, insurance, maintenance, overheads etc). Local authorities simply don't have the funds (or don't want to allocate the funds) to provide support for services that do not quite meet operational costs.
The bus company then has the decision to make. Withdraw the loss making route or retain it, if it has benefits elsewhere (such as a feeder into a much more profitable route). Most of the time, loss making services are either significantly reduced to suit demand, or withdrawn in full.
A tongue in cheek example would be that you wouldn't see ASDA buying bread for 50p a loaf and selling it for 30p, would you? The exact same principle applies in business, irrespective of the product you are supplying.
Social responsibility is irrelevant now. Only a QCS would make sure the poorer services were catered for, by wrapping them up into tenders with the most profitable.
I think the problem lies somewhat in the genera public assumption that a public service should provide everything that may be wanted. Infact, most people still seem to think that their council tax entitles them to a service. That was dissolved a long time ago. Bus operators are businesses, that happen to make money by driving vehicles around and letting people get on for a fare. No social obligations whatsoever and that will not change, no matter how many people get upset by it.
(10 Aug 2014, 8:48 am)VolvoMarkII That's where local authority support usually steps in.
Unfortunately, with the cuts the government has placed on all of our local authorities, subsidising bus services has fallen way down the list of priorities.
I think we can all see your point and don't disagree, however as pointed out already, bus companies these days need to make money to pay for their outlay (Drivers, fuel, insurance, maintenance, overheads etc). Local authorities simply don't have the funds (or don't want to allocate the funds) to provide support for services that do not quite meet operational costs.
The bus company then has the decision to make. Withdraw the loss making route or retain it, if it has benefits elsewhere (such as a feeder into a much more profitable route). Most of the time, loss making services are either significantly reduced to suit demand, or withdrawn in full.
A tongue in cheek example would be that you wouldn't see ASDA buying bread for 50p a loaf and selling it for 30p, would you? The exact same principle applies in business, irrespective of the product you are supplying.
Social responsibility is irrelevant now. Only a QCS would make sure the poorer services were catered for, by wrapping them up into tenders with the most profitable.
I think the problem lies somewhat in the genera public assumption that a public service should provide everything that may be wanted. Infact, most people still seem to think that their council tax entitles them to a service. That was dissolved a long time ago. Bus operators are businesses, that happen to make money by driving vehicles around and letting people get on for a fare. No social obligations whatsoever and that will not change, no matter how many people get upset by it.
How about this suggestion for a Sunday variation of service 7 to have two buses from Darlington to Durham as service 7A which would replace service 8 between Darlington and Ferryhill except it would stop at the Churchill House stop rather than the stop opposite St. Clare's Church in Newton Aycliffe on Durham bound journeys. Times marked with "A" at the end are 7A journeys.
Darlington Tubwell Row
15 45A
Newton Aycliffe Town Centre
37 08A
Woodham
45 ##A
Chilton Wheatshaf
52 18A
Ferryhill Station
## 24A
Ferryhill Market Place
59 29A
Durham Bus Station
17 47A
Durham Bus Station
31 01A
Ferryhill Market Place
49 19A
Ferryhill Station
## 24A
Chilton Wheatshaf
56 31A
Woodham
03 ##A
Newton Aycliffe Town Centre
11 41A
Darlington Tubwell Row
33 03A