(21 Nov 2013, 10:44 am)Michael wrote Stagecoach buses will be revised, as follows: (North East)
Tuesday 24 December - Saturday timetables, but finishing around 1800 – 1830.
Wednesday 25 December - No service
Thursday 26 December - A limited skeleton service will be operated, between approx 1000 - 1800.
Friday 27 December - Saturday timetables.
Saturday 28 December - Normal Saturday timetables.
Sunday 29 December - Normal Sunday timetables.
Monday 30 December - Saturday timetables.
Tuesday 31 December - Saturday timetables, but finishing around 1800 – 1830.
Wednesday 1 January - No service
Thursday 2 January - Normal services resume
Go North East -
Christmas Eve – Tuesday 24 December Buses will operate a Saturday service with last departures between 1800 and 1900.
Christmas Day – Wednesday 25 December Buses do not operate on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day – Thursday 26 December - Special services
Friday 27 and Saturday 28 December - Buses will be operating a Saturday service on these days.
Sunday 29 December - Buses will operate a Sunday service
Monday 30 December - Buses will operate a Saturday service
New Years Eve – Tuesday 31 December - Buses will operate a Saturday service with last departures between 1800 and 1900
New Years Day – Wednesday 1 January 2014 - Buses do not operate on New Years Day
Thursday 2 until Friday 3 January 2014 - Buses will operate a Monday to Friday service.
Any journeys which operate on school days only will not operate.
Saturday 4 January 2014 - Normal services resume
Services Operating - Boxing Day services 2013
2A / 2C Washington – Sunderland - 20 mins
4 - Heworth - Galleries - Fallowfield Way - 20 mins
9 - Jarrow - Boldon - Sunderland - 30 mins
10A / 10B - Newcastle - Metrocentre - Rockwood Hill / Prudhoe - 15 mins
20 - Sunderland – Durham -30 mins
21 - Newcastle - Chester-le-Street – Durham - 10 mins (To Durham 30 mins)
26 - Sunderland – Downhill - 30 mins
27 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Jarrow - South Shields - 20 mins
35B / 35C - South Shields - Sunderland - Low Moorsley/South Hetton - 30 mins
42 - Sunderland - Hollycarrside – Silksworth - 15 mins
43 / 44 - Newcastle - Metrocentre - Dipton/Stanley - 30 mins
47 - Newcastle - Metrocentre - Blackhall Mill – Consett - 30 mins
49 / 49B - Gateshead - Metrocentre – Winlaton - 15 mins
51 / 52 - Gateshead - Heworth – Wrekenton - 30 mins
53 / 54 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Saltwell Park circular - 20 mins
56 - Sunderland - Hylton Castle - Concord – Newcastle - 20 mins
58 - Heworth - Newcastle - Hadrian Park - 15 mins
60 - Sunderland - Ryhope – Seaham -30 mins
88 - Lukes Lane - Hebburn - Jarrow - South Shields - 30 mins
97 - Newcastle - Bensham - Whickham – Metrocentre - 30 mins
309 - Blyth - Whitley Bay - Billy Mill - Coast Road - Newcastle. Not serving Cobalt Park - 30 mins
310 - North Shields - Hadrian Park - Coast Road – Newcastle - 30 mins
X1 - Easington Lane - Houghton-le-Spring - Galleries - Newcastle - 20 mins
X31 - Lanchester - Stanley - Gateshead – Newcastle - Hourly
X40 - Great Park - Gosforth - Newcastle
X50 - Newcastle - Metrocentre
X66 - Gateshead - Metrocentre 10 mins
Arriva - Don't open so other Companies operate their services :p
Not sure which companies are running what services..
Just looking at the List above for the GNE Services on Boxing Day, And I have had a few Ideas, I'll use Washington as an Example here as I live in the Area.
So in Washington there are quite a few Areas without a Service on Boxing Day which Include: Rickleton/Ayton/Oxclose/Blackfell/Brady Square/Barmston Court and Barmston.
So why not have a few Services Extend there Routes to Serve these Areas, Even if it's just at an Hourly Frequency.
Example:
4 - Heworth - Galleries - Fallowfield Way - Harraton - Rickleton - Ayton - Lambton - Galleries - Heworth - 20 mins
2C - Normal Service to Harraton via Rickleton/Ayton and Lambton to The Galleries
56 - Normal Route to Fire Station next to Sulgrave then Via Barmston/Washington Village/Glebe/Washington Galleries and Oxclose/Blackfell, then onto Concord where it would resume it Normal Route to Newcastle
Or Alternatively - You could have the Independents like Classic and Stanley Travel operate Shuttle Services around the Affected areas of Washington