North East Buses

Does anyone have any idea with the interworking system(s) at Ashington? Cheers.

(29 Oct 2013, 7:56 pm)peter wrote [ -> ]Does anybody know what has happened/is happening to the Waddington Street Depot? Has it been demolished?

This was the state of it earlier this year www.flickr.com/photos/danielhardcastle/8536999915/

B0002717/210 - ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Skerne Park and Harrowgate Farm given service number 14/14a/14b effective from 03-Nov-2013. To amend Route.

Apparently for the Lumiere, we will be operating a normal service with the Park and Ride solos (every 10 mins from every site), along with additional double deckers, also every 10 mins from every site effectively giving a 5 minute frequency.

(06 Nov 2013, 10:40 am)palatine3833 wrote [ -> ]Apparently for the Lumiere, we will be operating a normal service with the Park and Ride solos (every 10 mins from every site), along with additional double deckers, also every 10 mins from every site effectively giving a 5 minute frequency.

Note that the link between Belmont and Sniperley will not exist during the upgraded service hours.

From this morning: Attached is service 24X departing Peterlee bus station to Durham, showing X24 to Durham via the route of the X24 from Metrocentre.

(06 Nov 2013, 5:18 pm)cbma06 wrote [ -> ]From this morning: Attached is service 24X departing Peterlee bus station to Durham, showing X24 to Durham via the route of the X24 from Metrocentre.

The 24X was changed to X24 so I guess this is how the mistake has occurred.

(06 Nov 2013, 5:25 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]The 24X was changed to X24 so I guess this is how the mistake has occurred.

The X24 Durham to Metro Centre is totally separate service to service 24X, looks like the driver put up the wrong destination.


http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInform...North+East

Changes to services in North Tyneside and Newcastle on the 8th December: - http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/content.aspx?id=34359740428

Edit: I'm guessing there will be major changes to the 685, so this could be posted later.

(06 Nov 2013, 5:29 pm)cbma06 wrote [ -> ]The X24 Durham to Metro Centre is totally separate service to service 24X, looks like the driver put up the wrong destination.


http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInform...North+East

I can confirm that the X24 runs between Easington Village and Durham. Some buses do have the new revised X24 screens, one for each service whereas others still have the old 24X destination.

On the timetable that you have posted a link to it states X24#, running from Framwellgate Moor to Easington.

(06 Nov 2013, 7:36 pm)palatine3833 wrote [ -> ]I can confirm that the X24 runs between Easington Village and Durham. Some buses do have the new revised X24 screens, one for each service whereas others still have the old 24X destination.

On the timetable that you have posted a link to it states X24#, running from Framwellgate Moor to Easington.

On the image that I took on my phone on the destination screen it says Durham City via Chester-Le-Street, Plawsworth. which is the destination screen for the X24 coming from metrocentre to Durham City, and the past few days when ive seen the bus arriving into Peterlee bus station to durham it had on 24X on the display.

(06 Nov 2013, 10:40 am)palatine3833 wrote [ -> ]Apparently for the Lumiere, we will be operating a normal service with the Park and Ride solos (every 10 mins from every site), along with additional double deckers, also every 10 mins from every site effectively giving a 5 minute frequency.

I hope someone remembers that you can't run a dd into the terminal loop at Belmont as it's not tall enough - unless the building has been altered.

(06 Nov 2013, 7:36 pm)palatine3833 wrote [ -> ]I can confirm that the X24 runs between Easington Village and Durham. Some buses do have the new revised X24 screens, one for each service whereas others still have the old 24X destination.

On the timetable that you have posted a link to it states X24#, running from Framwellgate Moor to Easington.

The printed timetable is erroneous. It SHOULD still be a 24X. The X24 is a different service.

I realise I'm not a transport big-wig, but wouldn't it have been simpler to use one of the other 99 numbers they could put before or after the letter X? What's so special about the number 24 that 3 different services have to use it

(06 Nov 2013, 8:49 pm)cbma06 wrote [ -> ]On the image that I took on my phone on the destination screen it says Durham City via Chester-Le-Street, Plawsworth. which is the destination screen for the X24 coming from metrocentre to Durham City, and the past few days when ive seen the bus arriving into Peterlee bus station to durham it had on 24X on the display.

It's a bit of a grey area at the moment. On the destination screens, it has 24X Easington Village/Durham/Framwellgate Moor
X24 Durham/Metrocentre/Durham (from Peterlee)/Easington Village/Fram

The option is there to use either screen. The 24X is now operated on the X24A duty board but we haven't been told of any service change so I'm assuming thats why both numbers are being used.

(06 Nov 2013, 9:52 pm)busman101 wrote [ -> ]I hope someone remembers that you can't run a dd into the terminal loop at Belmont as it's not tall enough - unless the building has been altered.

I've been told that certain parts of the bus stand will be sectioned off to allow the double deckers to load up further back, just to avoid having some open toppers.

Solo appears to have gained branding for service 23... see photo.

(09 Nov 2013, 12:58 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Solo appears to have gained branding for service 23... see photo.

Launch a new student product in September & start marketing it in November - genius !

(09 Nov 2013, 4:59 pm)busman101 wrote [ -> ]Launch a new student product in September & start marketing it in November - genius !

It seems a bit like marketing Christmas in July.

(09 Nov 2013, 5:12 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]It seems a bit like marketing Christmas in July.

Isn't that the case in supermarkets nowadays?