(15 Feb 2019, 5:21 pm)Dan wrote Bus transfers this weekend will include 6136 from Chester-le-Street to Percy Main, and 6017 becoming a float/reserve bus allocated to Washington.

(15 Feb 2019, 5:46 pm)Rapidsnap wrote For future refererence, what are the GNE departures or arrivals on NatEx in the Tyne and Wear area. Cheers

(15 Feb 2019, 6:04 pm)Dan wrote Weekday Departures are as follows - I expect Saturdays will be pretty similar:

07:15 426 x Sunderland

08:30 426 x South Shields
13:40 426 x South Shields
22:05 436 x South Shields

06:30 531 x Newcastle
06:40 580 x Newcastle
07:30 425 x Newcastle
08:30 530 x Newcastle
10:00 580 x Newcastle
10:30 332 x Newcastle
13:20 326 x Newcastle
15:45 425 x Newcastle
17:30 380 x Newcastle

(15 Feb 2019, 10:01 pm)Malarkey wrote Any ideas on which boards the new Levante III's will be allocated to and if any will be in service tomorrow Dan?

(16 Feb 2019, 3:32 pm)JM03 wrote 5204 just came off A19 at Holystone. Pending transfer to Percy Main?

(16 Feb 2019, 3:32 pm)JM03 wrote 5204 just came off A19 at Holystone. Pending transfer to Percy Main?

(15 Feb 2019, 6:04 pm)Dan wrote Weekday Departures are as follows - I expect Saturdays will be pretty similar:

07:15 426 x Sunderland

08:30 426 x South Shields
13:40 426 x South Shields
22:05 436 x South Shields

06:30 531 x Newcastle
06:40 580 x Newcastle
07:30 425 x Newcastle
08:30 530 x Newcastle
10:00 580 x Newcastle
10:30 332 x Newcastle
13:20 326 x Newcastle
15:45 425 x Newcastle
17:30 380 x Newcastle

(17 Feb 2019, 3:58 pm)Venturego wrote Interesting Ten Minute Bill by Matt Western on Regulation of Bus Drivers Hours on Local as well as Long distance routes. He also mentions the practice of some operators dividing a route into 2 or 3 to avoid EU regulations of routes over certain lengths (50km?)- Note Newcastle Express to Middlesbrough via Peterlee and Newcastle to Carlisle via Hexham. In his Bill which has been passed to proceed to next stage on 22nd March, he expresses this practice should no longer be allowed. Some further interesting points expressed, which may affect operations by bus operators

- Link to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5aGzuD5tos

- Link to BBC iPlayer version: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0c533hb/ten-minute-rule-bill-15022019

(17 Feb 2019, 3:58 pm)Venturego wrote Interesting Ten Minute Bill by Matt Western on Regulation of Bus Drivers Hours on Local as well as Long distance routes. He also mentions the practice of some operators dividing a route into 2 or 3 to avoid EU regulations of routes over certain lengths (50km?)- Note Newcastle Express to Middlesbrough via Peterlee and Newcastle to Carlisle via Hexham. In his Bill which has been passed to proceed to next stage on 22nd March, he expresses this practice should no longer be allowed. Some further interesting points expressed, which may affect operations by bus operators

- Link to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5aGzuD5tos

- Link to BBC iPlayer version: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0c533hb/ten-minute-rule-bill-15022019

(18 Feb 2019, 12:39 am)JM03 wrote GNE gemini 2 just passed my house on the Holystone slip road now. Does anyone have a clue which one it is and where it is going? CC going back to percy main?

(17 Feb 2019, 5:03 pm)S830OFT wrote The 685 should be split with Arriva on Newcastle to Hexham and Stagecoach Hexham to Carlisle.

(18 Feb 2019, 12:03 pm)Jordan2104 wrote How come were still in january thread. More than halfway thru feb

(18 Feb 2019, 1:57 pm)GNE6312 wrote Currently on the 309 and every time someone gets on the driver speeds away right after they scan their pass/ticket or get there change with out giving them a chance to walk a metre.... i nearly fell twice when I got on because he gave me my change then as soon as I got my ticket he sped off without giving me a chance to move.... he done it agin in the middle of this post a man got on, and as soon as he got on he sped off again not giving him a chance to move.

(18 Feb 2019, 12:04 pm)Dan wrote There's an issue with creating new threads at the moment.

In terms of real news (  ), Streetlite 9087 has transferred to Chester-le-Street and is now in use on services 8/78.

(18 Feb 2019, 6:11 pm)Michael wrote When will it be in service?

(18 Feb 2019, 5:18 pm)JM03 wrote 670 out of VOR and on 12 now so don’t expect 626 to be at Hexham for long now

(18 Feb 2019, 7:42 pm)V514DFT wrote Have the displays on the 42A been updated recently journeys bound for Kingston Park now say Kingston Park likewise going to North Shields it says North Shields im sure it said something along the lines of Dinnington for Kingston Park

(18 Feb 2019, 7:40 pm)pbjd wrote I don't think it was VOR, as it was on the 33 last Thursday.