Would be better if the layover was at hall farm
For the 4 and 13 due to a long bus bay

(15 Sep 2023, 3:08 pm)Michael wrote 29th October 2023:

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD X24 (X24, X24A) Sunderland Newcastle

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD X34 (X34) Newcastle Pilgrim Street South Shields Horsley Hill


Sunday runs up until Christmas?

Introducing NEW Sunday timetable to service X24 from Sunday 29 October 2023.. your perfect shopping partner!

Working in partnership with Nexus, we are delighted to be introducing Sunday daytime journeys on Service X24.

These additional Sunday buses will operate hourly, creating year-round links between Sunderland and Newcastle.

These extra trips are delivered by Stagecoach, with funding provided by HM Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

Monday to Saturday daytime buses continue unchanged, with buses operating up to every 30 minutes.

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:58:08:083


Same as the X34.

All other changes for Newcastle have been released as well

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:01:19:614#

We finally know where Middle Callerton is. Yay

(20 Aug 2023, 5:12 am)pbjd wrote It’s to allow the 115 scholars to operate as it runs off 71/72.


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(17 Oct 2023, 9:42 pm)Aaron21 wrote All other changes for Newcastle have been released as well

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:01:19:614#

We finally know where Middle Callerton is. Yay

East Middle Callerton!! Rolls off the tongue!

Changes to Sunderland services 3, 4, 13, and 16, from Sunday 5 November 2023


https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:13:36:162

(18 Oct 2023, 1:23 pm)Michael wrote Changes to Sunderland services 3, 4, 13, and 16, from Sunday 5 November 2023


https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:13:36:162

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Teesside

(20 Oct 2023, 4:58 pm)Economic505 wrote Teesside

Lord knows how that's ended up being tagged as Teesside?!

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The changes and new timetables for Teesside effective November 5th are now online: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:22:05:240

Main points to note are:

35 - serving Norton Grange again and terminating on Stockton High Street North

36/37/38 - most trips now via Teesside Park with frequency changes, now combined 10 min frequency on the joint section of the routes, buses will then continue every 20 minutes to Billingham and Hartlepool as Service 36, hourly as Service 37 to University Hospital of North Tees, or as Service 38 twice an hour to Norton Glebe.

57/58 - revised timetable. On Saturdays, buses will follow a timetable which is more consistent with weekdays.

59 - extended to Middlesbrough every 15 mins via Middlesbrough Road & Stockton Road (current all day 36/37/38 route), times are spaced to essentially provide a combined 7/8 minute frequency between Middlesbrough & Stockton High Street in tandem with Arriva's X66/X67 during the daytime, albeit taking slightly different routes.

(17 Oct 2023, 5:15 pm)Michael wrote Introducing NEW Sunday timetable to service X24 from Sunday 29 October 2023.. your perfect shopping partner!

Working in partnership with Nexus, we are delighted to be introducing Sunday daytime journeys on Service X24.

These additional Sunday buses will operate hourly, creating year-round links between Sunderland and Newcastle.

These extra trips are delivered by Stagecoach, with funding provided by HM Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

Monday to Saturday daytime buses continue unchanged, with buses operating up to every 30 minutes.

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:58:08:083


Same as the X34.

Which depot is operating the X24/X34 Sunday daytime journeys as the two services are interworking with each other?

(02 Nov 2023, 5:56 pm)big mac wrote Which depot is operating the X24/X34 Sunday daytime journeys as the two services are interworking with each other?

Sunderland

515 to Stagecoach?

https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/updates?ope...le-updates

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(04 Nov 2023, 7:10 am)durhambusman wrote 515 to Stagecoach?

https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/updates?ope...le-updates

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Still got GCT on the timetables

Website has timetable with effect from 5 November. Says Stagecoach on the link - also new route and timetable apparently.

Could be an error of course though.

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(04 Nov 2023, 10:28 am)durhambusman wrote Website has timetable with effect from 5 November. Says Stagecoach on the link - also new route and timetable apparently.

Could be an error of course though.

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Inside the timetable, it says Gateshead Central Taxis.

That 515 would be a good one to connect on GNE's 82

Apparently there is a new service connecting Newcastle- Stockton and Middlesbrough via Walkergate,South Shields, Hartlepool and Stockton coming on 31st November according to another person on another thread.Does any one know and extra info about this new service?

(12 Nov 2023, 2:03 pm)BusEnthusiast.com wrote Apparently there is a new service connecting Newcastle- Stockton and Middlesbrough via Walkergate,South Shields, Hartlepool and Stockton coming on 31st November according to another person on another thread.Does any one know and extra info about this new service?

If there was, it would have needed to be registered many weeks ago.

There has been no service registered to do this (as far as I can see).

(12 Nov 2023, 2:03 pm)BusEnthusiast.com wrote Apparently there is a new service connecting Newcastle- Stockton and Middlesbrough via Walkergate,South Shields, Hartlepool and Stockton coming on 31st November according to another person on another thread.Does any one know and extra info about this new service?

No, nothing like it. Someone's having you on.

(12 Nov 2023, 2:21 pm)54APhotography wrote No, nothing like it. Someone's having you on.

lol, 31st Nov .

(12 Nov 2023, 2:41 pm)Economic505 wrote lol, 31st Nov .

Haha

(21 Nov 2023, 7:53 pm)L469 YVK wrote Just had a think given someone mentioning the old 604 the other day. How about Stagecoach try this? Would possibly need an evening & Sunday service to make it worthwhile. TNE, Arriva & GNE have come up with nothing productive on the Coast Road other than amalgamate routes.

X44
Mon-Sat every 30 minutes (interworking with 317)
PVR - Additional 3x

Evenings & Sundays every 60 minutes (standalone)
To Marden Estate only completing anti-clockwise loop
PVR - 1x

- Whitley Bay Town Centre > Marden Estate > NT Hospital > Billy Mill > Coast Road / Norham Road > Coast Road / Silverlink > Coast Road / Willington Square then NON STOP to Corner House then all stops to Newcastle Haymarket

Evening & Sunday departures xx:10 from Haymarket to sit 5 minutes in-front of 308.

What's it with you constantly suggesting the Coast road is bad. Every post is the same

Your not saying GNE & Arriva have with nothing productive. So the whole coast road agreement is nothing then. Means nothing at all

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Registered BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 308 Newcastle Haymarket Blyth Bus Station

Boxing day ^

3rd December 2023:

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Variation CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD 6 (6A) Stockton-on-Tees High Street North Darlington Town

Full changes now online:

Sunderland: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:51:11:745

Newcastle: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:25:59:557

(16 Jan 2024, 7:25 pm)Michael wrote Full changes now online:

Sunderland: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:51:11:745

Newcastle: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:25:59:557

I think it’s a shame that Service 18 (Sunderland) timetable couldn’t become a bit more structured. It seems so irregular.

(16 Jan 2024, 9:27 pm)Economic505 wrote I think it’s a shame that Service 18 (Sunderland) timetable couldn’t become a bit more structured. It seems so irregular.

Always empty when I see it. Should just withdraw it

(16 Jan 2024, 9:27 pm)Economic505 wrote I think it’s a shame that Service 18 (Sunderland) timetable couldn’t become a bit more structured. It seems so irregular.

It has been like that an awful long time. I think it's like that as it works around scholars if it weren't for those I think it would've been withdrawn a long time ago. If something ain't broke...

(16 Jan 2024, 11:07 pm)Acky81 wrote Always empty when I see it. Should just withdraw it

Now where is that enthusiast attitude. You should be grateful it hasn't been. Why you'd want less services I have no idea. Personally I'd make it a loop through to Grangetown and City Centre.
Its not like Stagecoach Sunderland are struggling other than for drivers - which I mentioned earlier are for scholars anyhow.

(16 Jan 2024, 11:14 pm)logidoodah wrote It has been like that an awful long time.  I think it's like that as it works around scholars if it weren't for those I think it would've been withdrawn a long time ago. If something ain't broke...


Now where is that enthusiast attitude. You should be grateful it hasn't been. Why you'd want less services I have no idea. Personally I'd make it a loop through to Grangetown and City Centre.
Its not like Stagecoach Sunderland are struggling other than for drivers - which I mentioned earlier are for scholars anyhow.

Yeah make it a circular route like it once was years ago

(16 Jan 2024, 11:14 pm)logidoodah wrote It has been like that an awful long time.  I think it's like that as it works around scholars if it weren't for those I think it would've been withdrawn a long time ago. If something ain't broke...


Now where is that enthusiast attitude. You should be grateful it hasn't been. Why you'd want less services I have no idea. Personally I'd make it a loop through to Grangetown and City Centre.
Its not like Stagecoach Sunderland are struggling other than for drivers - which I mentioned earlier are for scholars anyhow.

The 18/18A is one of those routes that really needs to be looked at under BSIP and someone decide what exactly is the point of it. It goes to a lot of places, but I'm failing to see exactly anything of real note on the whole route, it avoids both Sainsbury's stores, it avoids Doxford Park to the South, avoids the business park North of the water, avoids the businesses near the new bridge, avoids the businesses near the A19 near Pennywell.

It's a bit bizarre route, comes across as a route designed 50 year ago and never really changed with stuff changing around it.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Morrison...?entry=ttu - Something like that would be better imo, it's basically serving the same areas but you've now got Sainsburys at Silksworth, Morrison's at Doxford Park, Doxford Park Enterprise Park, Pennywell, Aldi Chester Road, Royal Hospital, Pallion Retail Park, Hylton Retail Park, Southwick, Aldi Southwick, Fulwell, Seaburn Morrisons / Beach.

Connects loads of little places up for pensioners etc and they're all hard to get to, no service from Doxford Park to Silksworth etc or anywhere really North / South to the West of Sunderland.

Around school times, the 18 and 18A are particularly well used. It's also the only bus round parts of Southwick and the back of Roker Park. It's quiet but rare for it to be completely empty.

It was going to be withdrawn in July (or June whenever it was), but didn't because "it's political".

(17 Jan 2024, 10:57 am)F114TML wrote Around school times, the 18 and 18A are particularly well used. It's also the only bus round parts of Southwick and the back of Roker Park. It's quiet but rare for it to be completely empty.

It was going to be withdrawn in July (or June whenever it was), but didn't because "it's political".

The kids, mostly going to the college on Durham Road I guess, which I assume it the purpose for the long 18's(18A) still existing?