(10 Mar 2014, 10:03 pm)gtom wrote Curious but which service is quickest from Newcastle into Gateshead

Had a meeting in Gateshead and my hatred of Metro left me sitting stuck on the X1 for 15 minutes

(10 Mar 2014, 10:05 pm)Tom wrote 27X!

(10 Mar 2014, 11:22 pm)gtom wrote But then I'd have to walk up Jackson Street and Gateshead High Street and I'd feel safer in Chernobyl about 2 minutes before the explosion

(11 Mar 2014, 1:31 am)Bazza Houston wrote Україна робить погано прямо зараз з новинами прямо зараз у будь-якому випадку, навіть Гейтсхед я дійсно відчуваю себе в безпеці - please use google translate

(11 Mar 2014, 9:06 am)CatsFast101 wrote Front of some of the new WearTees Xpress buses says weekly tickets from £11.40? Which weekly tickets are those are like? One zone buzzfare is £18 which covers you as far as Middlesbrough-Peterlee or Seaham-Sunderland and you'd need a £24 two zone for full route. X7 doesn't have a route saver. Even a Peterlee town saver is £10.30 but no point promoting that for the short journeys that could be Essington Way-Moorcock.

(11 Mar 2014, 10:29 am)Dan wrote Sunderland - Grangetown on the Sunderland Weekly Saver.

(11 Mar 2014, 10:32 am)CatsFast101 wrote Hardly worth mentioning, the likelihood of some one wanting to go to that particular stop in Grangetown is very limited. More point in saying £10.30 Peterlee saver IMO.

(11 Mar 2014, 10:32 am)CatsFast101 wrote Hardly worth mentioning, the likelihood of some one wanting to go to that particular stop in Grangetown is very limited. More point in saying £10.30 Peterlee saver IMO.

Grangetown stop is hardly used anyways.

(11 Mar 2014, 10:42 am)tyresmoke wrote What's the point of advertising those if they don't say what they are?!

(11 Mar 2014, 10:48 am)Andreos Constantopolous wrote It is very similar to an airline selling a cheap ticket - but not telling you the limitations to that ticket or the fact it goes every second Tuesday from Bristol at 25past 4 in the morning.

The advertisement stirs interest and the passenger decides to use the service, thinking the price is correct for the journey they specifically want to make.

(11 Mar 2014, 11:34 am)Dan wrote Yes, exactly this. A sneaky but clever marketing tool to entice new customers into using the product - it's something done in other businesses outside of the transport industry too.

If the price isn't what the customer expected as per said marketing, there is a chance that the customers will still try it out and if they like it, go back for more.

(11 Mar 2014, 7:07 pm)Bazza Houston wrote has 3872 been transfered to Deptford only i saw it while i was at Peterlee today it was on X35

(11 Mar 2014, 7:10 pm)Dan wrote BFK told us why 3872 is at Deptford here.

A photograph of 3872 working "Fast Cats" service X36 can be seen below:

(13 Mar 2014, 1:21 pm)Michael wrote Some more info about the changes to services from April - (doing my best to look for changes)

Going by the new timetable on for the M2|M2A|M3 - it looks like their changing from Stand D to E at Heworth from 13th April it's only change i can see in the timetable... expect for the Metrolink name changing to Connections 4 and going Northern..


The 17/17A changes on the 23.3.14, it has a few changes in contract wise - changed to Northern - theirs a change on the timetable from Cramlington Manor Walks to Whitley Bay Seafront/The Avenue this is new info about the Letter C Runs –

C - Passengers will need to change buses at Wallsend Metro, also, between Wallsend Metro and Churchill Street Post Office this journey is provided by NexusBus. Please refer to code B above, regarding the Go North East tickets that are available for travel.

Also for the 17/17A - Journeys between Churchill Street Post Office and Benton ASDA/Cramlington Manor Walks is gonna be NEXUS bus -

B – This journey is provided by NexusBus – Pre-purchased Go North
East Buzzfare, Get Around and Cheap Day Return tickets are valid for travel.

C – Passengers will need to change buses at Wallsend Metro, also,
between Wallsend Metro and Benton ASDA this journey is provided by
NexusBus. Please refer to code B above, regarding the Go North East tickets that are available for travel.



56 - From 23rd March - New run from Sunderland to Newcastle at 0625am - this is instead of starting it from Concord like now... due to this a few changes to early morning runs - 0550 run will run 4 mins earlier - This looks like the only change to the route

(13 Mar 2014, 4:02 pm)Tom wrote Cramlington-Wallsend runs on a night time have always been provided by Nexusbus.