(14 Jun 2021, 3:47 pm)Michael wrote Changes to the Durham's Cathedral Bus from the 21st June 2021.

https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/services/G...2021-06-21&direction=inbound

Looks like both services are returning - but I can't even remember what they were before the pandemic.

Yeah,the route number is still the same

Any idea of what changes are happening to the 309/310/311? Will frequencies remain the same?

If so, will PVR return to pre March 2020 (16x) and one of the following interworking patterns?

- 310-311-309-310

Or

- 309-311-309 with 310 standalone

Loadings look fairly healthy given the current climate to be fair from when I've seen them out and about

(27 Jun 2021, 7:29 pm)L469 YVK wrote Any idea of what changes are happening to the 309/310/311? Will frequencies remain the same?

If so, will PVR return to pre March 2020 (16x) and one of the following interworking patterns?

- 310-311-309-310

Or

- 309-311-309 with 310 standalone

Loadings look fairly healthy given the current climate to be fair from when I've seen them  out and about

Could the changes be due to the fact Sage are moving into 2 buildings on the Cobalt in the coming months resulting in higher demand for services.

I recall 2 years ago when I started working on the Cobalt the 309 was every 15 minutes then dropped to every 20 minutes then to every 30 minutes when the 311 was introduced.

I would personally like to see more peak time X39 journeys beyond 5pm with extra services running at 17:40/18:10/18:40 into Newcastle or alternatively have X39/309 merge making a full-time xpress between Blyth, Whitley, Cobalt & Newcastle with 311 extending from Hadrian Park up to the Cobalt covering local links lost from the 309. 

You'd then have 310/311 Every 15 Minutes and the X39 Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday with the 311 extended from Cobalt to Blyth on a Sunday operating Every 30 Minutes with the 310 still operating Every 30 Minutes on a Sunday.

(27 Jun 2021, 9:25 pm)Malarkey wrote Could the changes be due to the fact Sage are moving into 2 buildings on the Cobalt in the coming months resulting in higher demand for services.

Sage are doing hybrid working so I can't see demand increasing massively - just spread out across different days.

Santander have closed their office and moved to home working, Newcastle Building Society are going hybrid working as are a few others across there.

500: Durham Rail Station to Chester-le-Street, Riverside - 29 Jun 2021

(27 Jun 2021, 9:25 pm)Malarkey wrote Could the changes be due to the fact Sage are moving into 2 buildings on the Cobalt in the coming months resulting in higher demand for services.

I recall 2 years ago when I started working on the Cobalt the 309 was every 15 minutes then dropped to every 20 minutes then to every 30 minutes when the 311 was introduced.

I would personally like to see more peak time X39 journeys beyond 5pm with extra services running at 17:40/18:10/18:40 into Newcastle or alternatively have X39/309 merge making a full-time xpress between Blyth, Whitley, Cobalt & Newcastle with 311 extending from Hadrian Park up to the Cobalt covering local links lost from the 309. 

You'd then have 310/311 Every 15 Minutes and the X39 Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday with the 311 extended from Cobalt to Blyth on a Sunday operating Every 30 Minutes with the 310 still operating Every 30 Minutes on a Sunday.

Arriva did later services on X6 to about 18:00 I believe but they got pulled due to low demand and I think the whole service is pulled now, did seem an odd one with nothing going through, only other arriva service I remember the 53 used to go through cobalt at peaks and seemed to be fairly popular but think when the 42/42A began it kind of knocked them out a bit 42 following a similar route

I see GCT have been stripped of a lot of their contracts with majority operations coming back to GNE

This just popped up on Twitter............


SUNDERLAND ROADWORKS

Due to roadworks on Stockton Road, Sunderland, buses on our Service 38 60 61 and x6 will be leaving from STAND K or J in Park Lane Interchange.

Due to roadworks on Stockton Road, Sunderland, buses on our Service 9 will be leaving from STAND K in Park Lane Interchange.

With the emergency Nexus contract changes commencing this evening, Washington local services 85/86 were ran by Deptford with 673/675. The 81-84 were continued by Washington depot into the evening using their Little Pinks branded Solos.


Go North East / 675 by Buses&Beyond, on Flickr


Go North East / 673 by Buses&Beyond, on Flickr


Go North East / 673 by Buses&Beyond, on Flickr

Since the changes in the afternoon Team Valley 939 service to Concord. Mercedes-Benz Citaro (Ex Blue Star) HW07 CXY is ran out of Deptford I believe running it today

https://flic.kr/p/2m859c4

Go North East also run the 17.08 to Sunderland as well

(28 Jun 2021, 9:30 pm)Adrian wrote With the emergency Nexus contract changes commencing this evening, Washington local services 85/86 were ran by Deptford with 673/675. The 81-84 were continued by Washington depot into the evening using their Little Pinks branded Solos.


Go North East / 675 by Buses&Beyond, on Flickr


Go North East / 673 by Buses&Beyond, on Flickr


Go North East / 673 by Buses&Beyond, on Flickr

 I genuinely like the look of those S&D Burnt Sausage Solo's

(28 Jun 2021, 10:35 pm)Andreos1 wrote  I genuinely like the look of those S&D Burnt Sausage Solo's

Excellent 

If S&D is already spreading out to Concord why not knock Cityrider on the head and have S&D Fatso’s sandwich orange and maybe swap out Drifter for S&D Greggs sausage roll blue?

Think new Hexham times are on either jplanner or traveline.

(30 Jun 2021, 6:55 pm)DH9 wrote Think new Hexham times are on either jplanner or traveline.

It does, according to Traveline,


Monday to Friday: X85 will run later in the evening too, as the last bus from Hexham to Newcastle is 22:35pm and 23:55pm from Newcastle to Hexham.

Saturday: The first bus from Hexham is 7:34am, first bus from Newcastle is 9am and last bus is 23:25pm from Newcastle.

Sunday, the X85 will start at 9:16am from Hexham to Newcastle, and 10:05am towards Hexham, with the last bus on the X85 is 18:05pm towards Newcastle - hourly throughout the day.


Edit:

I tried the other services but couldn't figure them out

Anyone got a link

(30 Jun 2021, 8:04 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote Anyone got a link

https://www.traveline.info/

You'll have to put all the info in yourself sorry, doesn't allow you top copy and paste the page with the info on.

Remember to change the date to the 25th July for the X85

(30 Jun 2021, 8:14 pm)Michael wrote https://www.traveline.info/

You'll have to put all the info in yourself sorry, doesn't allow you top copy and paste the page with the info on.

Remember to change the date to the 25th July for the X85

So the X85 will run on evenings and Sundays now? What about the X84? Any changes for Tynedale Links?

Looks like 309/310/311 PVR is going back to 16x

(30 Jun 2021, 8:27 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote So the X85 will run on evenings and Sundays now? What about the X84? Any changes for Tynedale Links?

Just the X85 on a Evening and Sunday

X84 hourly (half hourly combined with the X85)

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The new 687 takes over the Hexham to Newbrough, Church Lane section...

The service starts Newbrough, Church Lane at 6:58am and finishes at 19:23pm with the service every 2 hours between 9:07am and 15:03pm

From Hexham to Newbrough, Church Lane , the first bus is 6:40am and 19:05pm with the service every 2 hours 8:45am till 14:45pm
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I couldn't work rest of the Hexham local services.

(28 Jun 2021, 10:35 pm)Andreos1 wrote  I genuinely like the look of those S&D Burnt Sausage Solo's

Yeah I must admit this livery does look very smart. The dark grey and red go together very well.

I know someone mentioned that Deptford are running the 85/6 Washington evening contracts on an emergency contract. Does anyone know if this contract is a permanent change or just temparary?

Thanks

19 has gone back to GNE on the 4th July Sunday and evening

(30 Jun 2021, 10:16 pm)Washingtonian wrote Yeah I must admit this livery does look very smart. The dark grey and red go together very well.

I know someone mentioned that Deptford are running the 85/6 Washington evening contracts on an emergency contract. Does anyone know if this contract is a permanent change or just temparary?

Thanks

Temporary, due to the emergency contracts gained from GCT. Might change when Nexus announce the new tender.

Few points about changes to 309/310/311:

- Would it not make more sense for interworking pattern to be 309-311-309 with 310 standalone rather than 310-311-309-310? Obviously only pitfalls about my suggested pattern are driver change points as some would need done in Hadrian Park due to driving hours. Also, 310 would not get as much recovery time although still enough. The 309 can often get stuck down the Coast and extra layover / running time can be beneficial.

- Evening 310 will no longer serve Hadrian Park. But that will mean the last bus to Hadrian Park being at 11pm which although is late, will not provide anything 'after' 11pm. Would it not make sense to scrap the evening 311 and run an enhanced 309 & 310 service with the 310 via Hadrian Park? Could increase frequency to every 30 mins each until around 9pm then hourly each until after 11pm.

- Sunday 309 still a problem and again the pinch points on the Coast. Have always said that the 309 needs to go standalone on Sundays & Bank Holidays.

(01 Jul 2021, 10:24 am)deanmachine wrote Temporary, due to the emergency contracts gained from GCT. Might change when Nexus announce the new tender.

Ah right. Thanks. Whats happened to GCT then?

(02 Jul 2021, 10:52 pm)Washingtonian wrote Ah right. Thanks. Whats happened to GCT then?

Lost tons of drivers and couldn't keep the contracts running. So on a temporary basis. Gne took back some of the routes

Yep even though they also have a lack of drivers available and are not running lots of their own commercial services, i think yesterday was the worse, 3 Quaycity buses parked up with nobody to drive them, causing massive gaps in service along with some 58/53/27's as well.

From Monday they are reducing frequency on a lot of routes and cancelling some other trips on the day but at least they will be letting people know about these ones which they havent been doing this past week.

(03 Jul 2021, 5:25 am)fexib45 wrote Yep even though they also have a lack of drivers available and are not running lots of their own commercial services, i think yesterday was the worse, 3 Quaycity buses parked up with nobody to drive them, causing massive gaps in service along with some 58/53/27's as well.

From Monday they are reducing frequency on a lot of routes and cancelling some other trips on the day but at least they will be letting people know about these ones which they havent been doing this past week.

This week has been the exception and not the norm, due to a spike in track and trace cases (a problem the entire industry is suffering from at the moment).

For every duty taken on for the Gateshead Central Taxis work, an equivalent duty on scholars duplicates has either been cancelled or sub-contracted out to other operators (Stanley Travel, A-line, and indeed from next week Coatham Coaches).


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(03 Jul 2021, 5:29 am)Dan wrote This week has been the exception and not the norm, due to a spike in track and trace cases (a problem the entire industry is suffering from at the moment).

For every duty taken on for the Gateshead Central Taxis work, an equivalent duty on scholars duplicates has either been cancelled or sub-contracted out to other operators (Stanley Travel, A-line, and indeed from next week Coatham Coaches).


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Ye, I seems to be rife again at the minute, its hit everyone.

If GNE aren't running a route, are they going to be putting that out on social media because you know what people can be like!

A-Line, Stanley Travel and Henry Cooper Coaches have assisted GNE at some point during today. Here is Henry Coopers 3515HX on the 49. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...otostream/

I have seen on facebook Coatham Coaches are lending a hand too. It's good to see operators working together. The industry need to stick together and help each other out.

(03 Jul 2021, 10:07 pm)Rapidsnap wrote A-Line, Stanley Travel and Henry Cooper Coaches have assisted GNE at some point during today. Here is Henry Coopers 3515HX on the 49. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...otostream/

I have seen on facebook Coatham Coaches are lending a hand too. It's good to see operators working together. The industry need to stick together and help each other out. 

It is pleasing to see operators supporting each other.
Hopefully the independents are being reimbursed well for their efforts.

I'd also hope that the frequent 'incidents' being reported on social media aren't anything else other than incidents and nothing to do with T&T pinged drivers.