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(18 Jul 2015, 3:04 pm)aureolin wrote Out of interest, I wonder if Nexus continue to print the non-standard bus stop timetables for the Quaylink, once it goes commercial? Probably not practical across the whole route, but I cant see the issue in the traditional Quaylink area in the City Centre. It's great for tourists, as they can see the full route map.
(26 Jul 2015, 10:02 am)Dan wrote The real question ought to have been "I wonder if Nexus will update the timetables at all"... Your answer would be "No" - we still have timetables dated 2012 on the Quayside.
(26 Jul 2015, 10:40 am)BJ10VUS wrote I've found a new Quaylink timetable and the updated map for Hillgate Quay.
I haven't been to the stop in person, but it's been updated online.
http://liners.nexus.org.uk/15Q15.pdf
(26 Jul 2015, 3:18 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I was walking along Market Street earlier today and noticed the eastbound (towards Gateshead/St Peter's Basin) bus-stop has had its timetable updated to reflect the changes.
The flag on the stop, however, still shows Q1/Q2.
(26 Jul 2015, 3:21 pm)Dan wrote The timetables in the Gateshead area have been updated, too. I didn't look at any of the timetables in the City Centre, but none of the timetables along the Quayside had been updated (these arguably being some of the most important, given that the Q2 will now go to Gateshead instead of St Peter's Basin).
(26 Jul 2015, 3:39 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Were they different to the usual Nexus liners?
The one on Market Street appeared to look different, showing both routes and highlighting the locations of various tourist attractions. The timetable itself was in its usual Nexus format - with service Q2 terminating at Heworth Metro.
![[Image: 9ad72392eb66cc2fdac23bd1a7a711bd.jpg]](http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/01/9ad72392eb66cc2fdac23bd1a7a711bd.jpg)
(30 Mar 2017, 12:14 pm)James101 wrote This monstrosity disappeared off the Connect Tees Valley website for a while, but it appears it's made a comeback!
Aside from the fact it looks like it's been cobbled together in MS Paint, it doesn't actually tell the user much at all.
Bearing in mind the point of a transit map should be that it can be given to a person with no knowledge of the area and they can fathom out what goes where and where they can catch it.
The town centre is a mess, there's no way a person could reasonably work out what services are included in the technicolour loop. Then there's the colours themselves, I'm not sure of the reasoning the way services have been grouped. Some services which have widely varying destinations are shown as the same colour (X10, X17), yet some services which have similar routes & destinations are given unique colours (12, 13, 14).
The white circles are the most peculiar feature. I presume they represent bus stops, but only some are shown. Out of the ones that are shown, most are without labels, meaning they just sit around rather anonymously. There's no way a person could use the map to work out the departure location of their service. On saying that, maybe they're not actually bus stops, as the Newport Roundabout is reprinted as a single point, which suggests every service passing through calls at a single interchange point, including the ones whizzing overhead on the A66.
The rest of the resources provided by Connect Tees Valley are quite good, hopefully someone there can have a look at this one.
(12 Apr 2017, 2:08 pm)dannygee wrote Think nexus have made another mistake online.
(23 Jan 2018, 4:06 pm)Northern4555 wrote I see nexus are quick off the mark in the hebburn area with the new timetables at bus stops already installed.
(23 Jan 2018, 5:55 pm)Jimmi wrote Bus stop timetables often seemed to be changed at least a few days in advance, not just in Nexus land either, Durham County Council have made a start on updating timetables ahead of contract changes from Sunday as well, noticed a timetable in Newton Aycliffe this afternoon that now has service 879 down as being operated by Hodgsons.
(04 Feb 2018, 12:03 am)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Still don't really understand the new Go North East approach to printed timetables - the continued production of timetables for services with major changes indicates that there is a recognition that there is still a need/value in producing printed leaflets. But then that logic falls flat when leaflets aren't available for other services, which have had minor changes and therefore 'old' timetables withdrawn, without replacement. Why, for example is there a need for a printed timetable for the 9 but not the 8?
