https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp

 "Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February." 

Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?

(05 Jan 2023, 4:31 pm)BusLoverMum wrote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp

 "Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February." 

Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?

Weren't the platforms done fairly recently? Sure there was a load of work done on them for the IEP's

(05 Jan 2023, 4:54 pm)Andreos1 wrote Weren't the platforms done fairly recently? Sure there was a load of work done on them for the IEP's

It's been smartened up a lot but it's a while since I've been inside so not sure what they're doing to the platforms here. Looks like the main deal is going to be track replacement and signalling.

Will the Diversion be via Hartlepool/Sunderland? They'll need Diesels for that, not for all of them but some.

(05 Jan 2023, 4:31 pm)BusLoverMum wrote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp

 "Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February." 

Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?

Usually they are operated by Local Independents who operate within the affected areas, I'd imagine these will be confirmed in the forthcoming week once the Industrial Action has passed.

(05 Jan 2023, 6:30 pm)Malarkey wrote Usually they are operated by Local Independents who operate within the affected areas, I'd imagine these will be confirmed in the forthcoming week once the Industrial Action has passed.

Usually a mix of independents who are local but you usually get some from further afield, expect a few from Yorkshire given they run to York, some North West firms tend to appear too such as Spencer Graham Coaches, even had one or two from Scotland last year.

During this time there will also be Rail Replacements in operation between Bishop Auckland and Eaglescliffe.

There isn't normally any real notice of who is running them unless someone from a company claims to be doing them.

LNER diversion route is up the Durham Coast Line.

First Travel Solutions (Lumo/TPE), Arriva Road Transport Services (CrossCountry/Northern) and Stagecoach Solutions (LNER) will get operators from anywhere in the country to assist. Arriva usually end up having to source vehicles from a lot further away.

(05 Jan 2023, 9:42 pm)omnicity4659 wrote First Travel Solutions (Lumo/TPE), Arriva Road Transport Services (CrossCountry/Northern) and Stagecoach Solutions (LNER) will get operators from anywhere in the country to assist. Arriva usually end up having to source vehicles from a lot further away.

That's assuming they can actually source anybody! There was one weekend in autumn 2022 where Rail Replacements on multiple Northern services were cancelled at the last minute including parts of the North East owing to lack of willing operators with the weekend prior at least half in the NE were provided by Mario Coach Travel based in Burnley.

(05 Jan 2023, 10:20 pm)Jimmi wrote That's assuming they can actually source anybody! There was one weekend in autumn 2022 where Rail Replacements on multiple Northern services were cancelled at the last minute including parts of the North East owing to lack of willing operators with the weekend prior at least half in the NE were provided by Mario Coach Travel based in Burnley.

Are his buses SUPER?

(05 Jan 2023, 5:14 pm)BusLoverMum wrote It's been smartened up a lot but it's a while since I've been inside so not sure what they're doing to the platforms here. Looks like the main deal is going to be track replacement and signalling.

https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/R...-extension

Aye, lengthened for the Azuma's.

So not sure why they're working on them again.