(23 May 2023, 8:55 pm)L469 YVK wrote Could they not be registered like GNE's 21 and X10 are? I think GNE register them down the lines off.....
"NUFC First Team Evening Match Days (kick off 1945 or 2000)". Obviously that being the legal basis to run extra services.
With scope that they can run up to 30 minutes later if kick off is delayed, extra time or penalties.
https://images-gonortheast.passenger-web...022-23.pdf
Ok....maybe something like:
- 22:00 - 307 North Shields (normal)
- 22:08 - 306 Billy Mill (extra) - BUS 1
- 22:15 - 308 Blyth (normal)
- 22:23 - 307 Norham Road / Verne Road (extra) - BUS 2
- 22:30 - 309 Blyth (normal)
- 22:38 - 306 Tynemouth (extra) - BUS 3
- 22:45 - 306 Tynemouth (normal)
- 22:53 - 308 Blyth (extra) - BUS 4
- 23:00 - 307 North Shields (normal)
- 23:15 - 308 Blyth (normal)
- 23:30 - 306 Tynemouth (extra) - BUS 1
- 23:45 - 309 Whitley Bay (normal)
With the usual higher passengers / traffic volumes, terminating BUS 1 (ex Newcastle @ 22:08) would allow it to run back to Newcastle light in good time to pick up the 23:30 journey. Still extra Tynemouth journeys at 22:38 and 23:30.
Honestly not too sure be interesting if they're actually registered or are just duplicates since they run at the same time give or take.
I'm not sure there's an option for if a football match plays but I could be wrong - interested now.
Guessing the reason for it though is to stop someone registering a service and running a token service, once a week or so and then whenever there's an event on or a reason for people to need to use it it throwing the tank at it ie registering a route along the Metro line and when there's a fault running a commercial service and nicking fares.