(03 Feb 2015, 11:32 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]On VOSA today:
PB0003954/304 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Blyth Bus Station and Newcastle Haymarket Bus Station given service number 307/309/310/X39 effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
PB0003954/307 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Newcastle, Market Street and Newcastle, Market Street given service number 97/98/98A effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
PB0003954/352 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Heworth, Metro and Hadrian Park, Addington Drive given service number 58/58X effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
PB0003954/357 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Wallsend, Metro and Wallsend, Metro given service number 40/41 effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
PB0003954/472 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between North Shields, Bedford Street and Wallsend METRO given service number 80 effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
PB0003954/538 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Ashington Bus Station and North Shields, Town Centre given service number 19 effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
PB0003954/561 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between GREAT PARK VILLAGE and NEWCASTLE CITY CENTRE given service number X40/40A effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
PB0003954/627 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: DURHAM BUS STATION
Finish Point: BEAMISH MUSEUM
Via:
Service Number: 128
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 28-MAR-2015
Other Details: SATURDAY ONLY 28 MARCH TO 31ST OCTOBER 2015
PB0002400/260 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Chester - Le - Street South Burns and Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Concourse given service number 28,28A/28B effective from 29-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
Bus wars again...
19 competes with X22 for passengers to Bedlington and the usual Cobalt Clipper/Arriva Coastliner shite again...
(03 Feb 2015, 2:22 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote [ -> ]Bus wars again...
19 competes with X22 for passengers to Bedlington and the usual Cobalt Clipper/Arriva Coastliner shite again...
Doubt it.
(03 Feb 2015, 3:05 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Doubt it.
I imagine it will all only be minor timetable changes.
28/28A/28B changes will likely to be it running to Beamish Museum entrance daily for the summer season.
(03 Feb 2015, 3:08 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]I imagine it will all only be minor timetable changes.
28/28A/28B changes will likely to be it running to Beamish Museum entrance daily for the summer season.
Yeah exactly. I can't see any of them being major changes.
What changes are happening to the 309 / 310 this time around?
(03 Feb 2015, 7:28 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote [ -> ]What changes are happening to the 309 / 310 this time around?
Just the usual fights against Arriva's 306/308
(03 Feb 2015, 7:30 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote [ -> ]Just the usual fights against Arriva's 306/308
You don't know this for certain............
(03 Feb 2015, 7:31 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]You don't know this for certain............
It might be because of all the delays at Cobalt on an evening - buses are getting stuck for over 30 minutes some nights, and it looks like everything which serves Cobalt is changing?
I'd say it'll probably be:
- 307 dropped.
- Buses given more time to get through Cobalt.
- I don't think there'll be a PVR increase unless Riverside / Hexham can cope without one of the following 3941 / 3942 / 3963 / 3964. That'll most (don't count me on it) likely happen next year I think depending upon whether or not the Scania E400 MMC becomes proven allowing 6001 - 6007 to go onto the Pronto and 6049 - 6055 filling in as spare buses and making up for modern Gemini PVR shortfalls.
PB0002400/537 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Birtley, Lord Lawson School and St Robert of Newmister R C High School given service number 444 effective from 02-Feb-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
Serious question here folks, if Arriva don't up their game in Northumberland and run the 57 reg heaps of sparkling crap into the ground, do you think GNE could take Arriva on not just Ashington to Newcastle, but other routes too? I know they've got the local links but GNE offer far more outside of S.E Northumberland (Ten, Ttx, Angel, Red Arrows, NPower and if you miss the 19, 309/X39).
(14 Feb 2015, 10:54 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote [ -> ]Serious question here folks, if Arriva don't up their game in Northumberland and run the 57 reg heaps of sparkling crap into the ground, do you think GNE could take Arriva on not just Ashington to Newcastle, but other routes too? I know they've got the local links but GNE offer far more outside of S.E Northumberland (Ten, Ttx, Angel, Red Arrows, NPower and if you miss the 19, 309/X39).
Personally, I'd love to see GNE go into the area, as I'd like to see what Arriva could do in response. I'd assume not a lot.
I doubt GNE would, if they were to introduce routes, use anything more unreliable and tired than the 57-reg Enviro 400's.
(14 Feb 2015, 11:00 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Personally, I'd love to see GNE go into the area, as I'd like to see what Arriva could do in response. I'd assume not a lot.
I doubt GNE would, if they were to introduce routes, use anything more unreliable and tired than the 57-reg Enviro 400's.
GNE have in the past already tried Northumberland routes with the bargain bus range of services between Newcastle - Blyth and Newcastle - Ashington and after purchasing Northumbria Coaches Newcastle - Morpeth/Thropton/Rothbury. I don't think GNE will be in a rush to move back into these routes again.
in my option if GNE did move into there patch Arriva are far bigger and will move buses from other regions (loads of London stuff coming off soon) and flood the area with extra buses/services.
(12 Feb 2015, 6:52 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Resurfacing in Castletown - 17th February
http://www.simplygo.com/news/resurfacing...h-february
Just little more on this... it seems on the NEXUS site that during this closure a free shuttle will run...
17 February 2015 - Routes 35, 35A, 36, 99, 73, 135 and 136 – Grange Road, Castletown, Sunderland
Ringway and Grange Road, Castletown will be closed for resurfacing works between 8am and 6pm on Tuesday 17 February and Wednesday 18 February.
Go North East service 35 and Nexus secured service 35A will omit Grange Road and Broadway turning circle with buses from Sunderland turning right from Brown Road/Ethel Terrace into Hylton Castle Road and those from Hylton Castle turning left from Hylton Castle Road into Brown Road/Ethel Terrace.
Go North East services 36 and 99 and Nexus secured services 135 and 136 will omit Ringway and Grange Road and will divert between Brown Road/Ethel Terrace and Ferryboat Lane via Baron's Quay Road, A1231 Wessington Way and Ferryboat Lane South in both directions.
Nexus secured service 73 from Sunderland will divert from Fawcett terrace via Barrons Quay Road, A1231, Ferryboat Lane to roundabout, U-turn at roundabout, Ferryboat lane and back to route.
Service 73 from Washington will divert from Ferryboat lane, U-turn at roundabout, Ferryboat lane, A1231, Barrons Quay road to Fawcett Terrace then as route.
A free shuttle service will operate during the closures.
PB0003954/628 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Hexham Bus Station
Finish Point: Haltwhistle Railway Station
Via:
Service Number: AD122
Service Type: Normal Stopping/Hail & Ride
Effective Date: 03-APR-2015
Other Details: Daily from 3RD April to 27TH September 2015
(19 Feb 2015, 8:22 pm)Robert wrote [ -> ]Diversions to 15/15A this weekend:
http://www.simplygo.com/news/closure-of-...t-february
Langley Lane is a road that isnt very wide and has a lot of overhanging trees - won't be surprised if the services have a full Venture SR allocation on Saturday like they do on evening and sundays. Obviously, one SR will be missing (possibly 2 with the 689) meaning a couple of deckers would be allocated to the Ventures instead.
Just saw 309 changes on NCC. No journeys cut but GNE could easily fill those B9s up more if they did the following:
- Retime all Monday to Saturday 309 / 310 journeys to ensure that they arrive 2 minutes before Arriva at Haymarket and 2 minutes after for the most part of the day.
- Retime all evening journeys to arrive at 02, 17, 32, 47 and depart at 05, 20, 35, 50. This would mean a frequency increase for both services to every 30 minutes during the evenings.
- Retime all Sunday daytime journeys to arrive at 11, 26, 41, 56 and depart at the same times past and to the hour as the evening journeys.
- Make the last 309 to Blyth 2220 and the last 309 (310 on a Sunday Night) at 2320 and last 310 (not on a Sunday Night) at 2335.
- Split the 309 and 310 / X39 at all times bar a Sunday daytime and bring a B7 over from Riverside as a spare or 6100 if reliability improves on the Fab 56.