(24 Aug 2016, 9:15 am)GX03 SVC wrote How many vehicles will be allocated to these special services?

(24 Aug 2016, 5:13 am)Dan wrote 568 has been temporarily reinstated at Percy Main - it should be allocated to service 434 on Saturday, with 3888 instead being deployed on a Tall Ships Park & Ride service.

More than 50 extra vehicles are required this Saturday to operate Blyth Tall Ships shuttle services, Cruise Ships shuttle services, Kynren shuttle services and also Soccerbus. As per Airshow weekend, there will be a number of temporary transfers between depots to accommodate the extra work, and step-entrance vehicles will be in operation at Riverside and Stanley.

(24 Aug 2016, 9:28 am)LeeCalder wrote My apologies if it's been noted... 4902 is now at Washington and is currently on the 82A

(24 Aug 2016, 9:25 am)Dan wrote About 50 in total - around 40 on Tall Ships alone.

In other news, the new Go North East website is active at www.gonortheast.co.uk

(24 Aug 2016, 11:52 am)JP6004 wrote Not a fan of new website. Don't like how the variations of a route 12/12A are split and you don't have the branded routes to quickly select from. Also what's the point of the route info as that's displayed anyway on the list of services.

Saying that I am accessing from mobile.

Like the fare calculator though.

Where a pass is not valid the pass may be confiscated by the driver.

(24 Aug 2016, 2:04 pm)G-CPTN wrote Checks brought in to stop bus pass misuse.

I would question the legality of a bus company confiscating a pass issued by a local authority.

(24 Aug 2016, 11:52 am)JP6004 wrote Not a fan of new website. Don't like how the variations of a route 12/12A are split and you don't have the branded routes to quickly select from. Also what's the point of the route info as that's displayed anyway on the list of services.

Saying that I am accessing from mobile.

Like the fare calculator though.

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(24 Aug 2016, 3:35 pm)cbma06 wrote I clicked on the X7 timetable etc.. and clicked onto fare info, had to put in the words Sunderland,peterlee and adult to get the fare info which no help as it states single fare is £3.95 and adult return is £5.50, nothing on there states that you can get a day ticket of £4.65 with an Indigo east durham saver between those points and you can use the same day ticket on other indigo east durham bus services and the whole route of service X35 and also X7 between Sunderland and station town.

(24 Aug 2016, 3:35 pm)cbma06 wrote I'm not a fan of this new website neither

content doesn't open up new windows so you cant go back and forth

(24 Aug 2016, 3:39 pm)S813 FVK wrote The day ticket is mentioned in the relevant section:
http://www.gonortheast.co.uk/routesavers/

It will take some time to get used to it but i don't think its too bad.

(24 Aug 2016, 3:52 pm)cbma06 wrote the route saver ticket £4.65 should be stated instead of the £5.50 return, cant see customers going allover the website just to find a cheaper price. on any other prices for other GNE bus services should be stating that a route saver is cheaper than a return, or is GNE intending to push the high price returns onto passengers instead of the cheaper option of route saver day tickets to make the share holders happy.

(24 Aug 2016, 3:52 pm)cbma06 wrote the route saver ticket £4.65 should be stated instead of the £5.50 return, cant see customers going allover the website just to find a cheaper price. on any other prices for other GNE bus services should be stating that a route saver is cheaper than a return, or is GNE intending to push the high price returns onto passengers instead of the cheaper option of route saver day tickets to make the share holders happy.

(24 Aug 2016, 5:12 pm)Cobalt271 wrote One of the Peterlee Indigo Solo's has come into contact with a car it appears!

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/seaham-crash-four-people-including-11790469

(24 Aug 2016, 9:25 am)Dan wrote About 50 in total - around 40 on Tall Ships alone.

In other news, the new Go North East website is active at www.gonortheast.co.uk

(24 Aug 2016, 5:12 pm)Cobalt271 wrote One of the Peterlee Indigo Solo's has come into contact with a car it appears!

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/seaham-crash-four-people-including-11790469

(24 Aug 2016, 11:48 am)YAmbassador wrote New website looks good....alarming and somewhat disgraceful that Newcastle - Durham is the same fare as Birttley Durham mind

(24 Aug 2016, 7:27 pm)R838PRG wrote Is the enthusiast section still on the website. Can not find it.

(24 Aug 2016, 3:35 pm)Adrian wrote The 'Journey Planner' tool on the new website is a lot better than previous, although I'm not sure it should be telling customers to use the competition instead...



It presents a problem for customers too. Because the only multi-operator ticket valid for that journey would be an Explorer. So customers asking for a 'Day Ticket' (as they do!), will most likely end up with an Arriva Day ticket.

(24 Aug 2016, 7:38 pm)citaro5284 wrote It is in the about link at the bottom of the home page.

http://www.gonortheast.co.uk/about/

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