(13 Jun 2024, 6:47 pm)Dan wrote Why should customers on the X30/X31 have increased journey times and be inconvenienced by a busy bus stop being omitted just to allow the fleet to be re-shuffled?

The solution to older buses being used on the X10 and X21, as I have said before, is just to fix the problems that the allocated buses have. Not to move the problem elsewhere and hope for the best.


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(14 Jun 2024, 12:20 am)Aaron21 wrote Would the 9 be fully ran out of Deptford or would it be shared between Deptford & Percy Main or would Percy Main run it like they did years ago

(15 Jun 2024, 9:46 am)Michael wrote Looks like the:

X72 is Monday to Sunday
67/69/X73 is Monday to Saturday

PB0003954/1437 GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA From: Stanley To: Newcastle Via: Annfield Plain, Dipton, Flint Hill, Sunniside, Whickham, Metrocentre Name or No.: X73 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 21 July 2024 Other details: Monday to Saturday

PB0003954/1434 GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA From: Metrocentre To: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Via: Bensham, Deckham Name or No.: 67 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 21 July 2024 Other details: Monday to Saturday

PB0003954/1435 GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA From: Queen Elizabeth Hospital To: Winlaton Via: Low Fell, Bensham, Whickham, Blaydon Name or No.: 69 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 21 July 2024 Other details: Monday to Saturday

PB0003954/1436 GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA From: Stanley To: Newcastle Via: Annfield Plain, Dipton, Flint Hill, Burnopfield, Sunniside, Team Valley North, Gateshead Name or No.: X72 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 21 July 2024 Other details: Monday to Sunday

(13 Jun 2024, 10:10 pm)Storx wrote Be interesting to see what the X32 is mind, just think in Stanley would prefer the fast link to Gateshead over another bus to Whickham, the time difference between Sunniside is identical, give or take.

I'm surprised it hasn't be resolved tbh as the X72 is way too slow. Obviously just leaves the Whickham bit somewhere so just curtail it and take 2 buses off the 97(1) instead it should be doable as it's roughly 30 minutes from Newcastle to Whickham on the X30, be PVR neutral.

(15 Jun 2024, 11:08 am)Iamtheone8483748 wrote The X72 no longer mentions Lobley Hill Estate (I believe it used to when registered with the X71?), so perhaps the X32 will be replacing this section while also giving a quicker link to Gateshead from Stanley.

(15 Jun 2024, 12:54 pm)L469 YVK wrote Could it not be something like.......

Every 20 minutes via Whickham & Dunston
- X30 - Stanley - Shield Row - Sunniside - Whickham - Dunston - Newcastle

- X70 - Consett - Leadgate - Dipton - Burnopfield - Sunniside - Whickham - Dunston - Newcastle

- X71 - Consett - Medomsley - Burnopfield - Sunniside - Whickham - Dunston - Newcastle

Bearing in mind,  X72 would cover the Dipton to Gateshead links in situ of the X70/X71. Most of Consett could either do X45 > X66 or change in Sunniside if needing Gateshead or for latter option, Team Valley. Likelihood is that the X31/X32/X72 would operate a few minutes after the X30/X70/X71 due to the quicker route via Gateshead.

Every 20 minutes via Team Valley & Gateshead
- X31 - Stanley - East Stanley - Sunniside - Lobley Hill Bank - Team Valley North - Gateshead - Newcastle

- X32 - Stanley - East Stanley - Sunniside - Lobley Hill Estate - Team Valley North - Gateshead - Newcastle

- X72 - Stanley - Annfield Plain - Dipton - Flint Hill - - Tantobie (evenings & Sundays) - Burnopfield - Sunniside - Lobley Hill Bank - Team Valley North - Gateshead - Newcastle

Then the X73
- X73 - Stanley - Annfield Plain - Dipton - Flint Hill - Sleepy Valley - Sunniside - Whickham - MetroCentre - Newcastle

(15 Jun 2024, 2:48 pm)V514DFT wrote Another service suggestions thread....

(15 Jun 2024, 5:02 pm)L469 YVK wrote So a cheeky predicition of the listed changes counts as a service suggestion then?

(15 Jun 2024, 5:13 pm)V514DFT wrote Yes

(15 Jun 2024, 2:12 pm)Storx wrote You'd be better splitting the services imo. No-one from Whickham wants to go to Stanley / Consett and the links already exist mostly with the 6 anyway. 

Just send all the X30/X31/X70/X71 via Gateshead and have a short service to Whickham ran by single deckers instead doing all of Whickham. 

Whether you want to curtail the 97 at Gateshead that's your choice, it's not exactly needed to cross the water anymore since the service is covered at most stops anyway.

• 9 Extended to Jarrow via Tyne Tunnel 7 Days a week
  
• 39/a/b Doxford Park - Pennywell only (Early morning to Houghton
  
• 51/52 Every 30 mins on a evening
  
• 57 Route change ( Sunderland Road - Wardley Turning Circle - Ellen Wilkinson Estate - Lingley Lane)
  
• 65 - Increased to hourly on Sundays
  
• X32 - Same route as X31 to Sunniside then same route as X72 from Sunniside to Newcastle
  
• X70 - Reintroduced Consett - Newcastle
  
• Daytime journeys on X72 will be renumbered X73 and operate between Crookgate & Newcastle
  
• X71 Rerouted via Whickham & Dunston
  
• 67 Mon - Sat between QE Hospital - Metrocentre
  
• 69 Mon - Sat between QE Hospital - Winlaton
  

(18 Jun 2024, 9:44 am)NL62WVW wrote Informed this morning of the following

• 9 Extended to Jarrow via Tyne Tunnel 7 Days a week
  
• 39/a/b Doxford Park - Pennywell only (Early morning to Houghton
  
• 51/52 Every 30 mins on a evening
  
• 57 Route change ( Sunderland Road - Wardley Turning Circle - Ellen Wilkinson Estate - Lingley Lane)
  
• 65 - Increased to hourly on Sundays
  
• X32 - Same route as X31 to Sunniside then same route as X72 from Sunniside to Newcastle
  
• X70 - Reintroduced Consett - Newcastle
  
• Daytime journeys on X72 will be renumbered X73 and operate between Crookgate & Newcastle
  
• X71 Rerouted via Whickham & Dunston
  
• 67 Mon - Sat between QE Hospital - Metrocentre
  
• 69 Mon - Sat between QE Hospital - Winlaton
  

(18 Jun 2024, 11:44 am)Chris 1 wrote Be interesting to see the full detail behind these, as at first read the Consett changes seem confusing to me.  X30/31 & X71 via Dunston, and X70/71 & X32 via Lobley Hill?

(18 Jun 2024, 12:07 pm)Chris 1 wrote That makes more sense, I'd interpreted the original post differently.  For example, the post above states the X71 being re-routed via Dunston.  And the X32 via Lobley Hill.  In terms of numbering the services for example, it seems more logical to me to have the X30/31/32 following a common route, rather than an X30/31 and a random X71 going through Dunston.

(18 Jun 2024, 12:07 pm)Chris 1 wrote That makes more sense, I'd interpreted the original post differently.  For example, the post above states the X71 being re-routed via Dunston.  And the X32 via Lobley Hill.  In terms of numbering the services for example, it seems more logical to me to have the X30/31/32 following a common route, rather than an X30/31 and a random X71 going through Dunston.

(18 Jun 2024, 9:44 am)NL62WVW wrote Informed this morning of the following

• 9 Extended to Jarrow via Tyne Tunnel 7 Days a week
  
• 39/a/b Doxford Park - Pennywell only (Early morning to Houghton
  
• 51/52 Every 30 mins on a evening
  
• 57 Route change ( Sunderland Road - Wardley Turning Circle - Ellen Wilkinson Estate - Lingley Lane)
  
• 65 - Increased to hourly on Sundays
  
• X32 - Same route as X31 to Sunniside then same route as X72 from Sunniside to Newcastle
  
• X70 - Reintroduced Consett - Newcastle
  
• Daytime journeys on X72 will be renumbered X73 and operate between Crookgate & Newcastle
  
• X71 Rerouted via Whickham & Dunston
  
• 67 Mon - Sat between QE Hospital - Metrocentre
  
• 69 Mon - Sat between QE Hospital - Winlaton
  

(18 Jun 2024, 4:24 pm)NL62WVW wrote Took directly from the briefing that's been posted

Funded through BSIP, new service X32 will be introduced between Stanley and Newcastle via Gateshead. This will follow the same route as the X31 to Sunniside and then the same route As X72 between Sunniside and Newcastle.

Funded through BSIP, service X70 will be reintroduced between Consett and Newcastle via Dipton, Burnopfield and Gateshead. Daytime journeys on service X72 will be renumbered X73 and operate between Crookgate and Newcastle via Whickham and the Metrocentre. Service X71 will be rerouted via Whickham and Dunston to provide a approximate 20 minute frequency on this section of the route alongside services X30 and X31

(18 Jun 2024, 6:28 pm)Jimmi wrote Timetables for some of the services within County Durham are now on the Durham timetable site, however any routes with new service numbers aren't listed as yet (eg. X73)

201 - departing Peterlee Bus Station, will run to the current route until the Shotton Road Flyover stop, where instead of going via: Mill Hill, Lowhills Road & York Road, will instead head straight on over Peterlee Roundabout and do the current Arriva 22B route via Acre Rigg Road - presumably the 202 will be the reverse of the 201 route.