(14 Jun 2017, 5:22 pm)Pulsar wrote details on changes on routes X7, X8 and 52 from July 20th.
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Northum...-06-09.pdf
(12 Jul 2017, 7:47 pm)Pulsar wrote These changes are caused by the Killingworth Road Closure. here is the link to new timetables on the Arriva website.
The changes to the X7, X8 and 54 (as opposed to the 52) are indeed due to the Killingworth Road Closure and come into effect this Thursday. The link above shows that the 54 will now operate via Benton Park Road and additionally serve Four Lanes Ends.
The X7 and X8 will run via Benton Park Road also and will now serve West Farm Avenue in place of the 54. The interworking of the X7/8 will also be revised. Currently half of the buses operate X7s from Blyth and X8s to Blyth, while the remainder do the opposite - X8s from Blyth and X7s to Blyth.
The new pattern sees all buses operate an X7 from Blyth and an X7 to Blyth then an X8 from Blyth and an X8 to Blyth, with an extra bus added to the PVR to accommodate the increased journey times. All journeys are increased by 9 minutes. With 4 journeys in a cycle - a total through cycle is extended by 36 minutes. Layover at Blyth is decreasing from 10 minutes to 7 minutes (the same as at Newcastle), with buses having layover in Blyth twice in a cycle this takes off the extra 6 minutes, meaning only 1 extra bus is needed!
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(31 May 2017, 4:30 pm)Michael wrote PB0002032/252 Registered
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Blyth to Newcastle
Service number: X8 (X8)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 20 Jul 2017
PB0002032/11 Registered
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Blyth to Newcastle
Service number: X7 (X7)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 20 Jul 2017
PB0002032/322 Registered
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Regent Centre to Quorum Business Park
Service number: 555 (555)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 23 Jul 2017
PB0002032/476 Registered
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Battle Hill to Regent Centre
Service number: 553 (553)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 23 Jul 2017
PB0002032/457 Registered
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Whitley Bay to Newcastle
Service number: 54 (54)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 20 Jul 2017
PB0002032/459 Registered
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Newbiggin to Newcastle
Service number: 52 (52)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 23 Jul 2017
PB0002032/152 Registered
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Newcastle General Hospital to Great Park
Service number: 46 (46)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 23 Jul 2017
Obviously the changes to the 54 and X7/8 are due to the closure of Killingworth Road as mentioned above.
Details of changes to the 46, 52, 553, 555 can be found in a Press Release here.