(15 Apr 2014, 4:44 pm)Marcus wrote I don't believe it works like Durham 21's and Chester 21's. A 21 may do this for example; Chester - Newcastle -Durham - Newcastle - Chester (driver changeover) Chester - Newcastle - Chester - Newcastle. It's strange, but if you do the maths at 15 minutes at 2 hours from Newcastle to Durham and back it comes to a PVR of 8, but as I say the shorts do a run then do a full turn going to Durham the next time, and the remainder of the branded vehicles as well as a few extras do those to make up a frequency of every 7/8 minutes.
I'm not sure, I think goes something like this.
(Full 21's)
Chester - Newcastle = 44 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester - Durham = 68 Minutes
Durham - Chester - Newcastle = 68 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester = 44 Minutes
Chester - Newcastle = 44 Minutes
Newcaste - Chester = 44 Minutes
Total = 312 Minutes or 5 Hours 12 Minutes (Excluding Layovers)
(Short 21's)
Chester - Newcastle = 44 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester = 44 Minutes
Chester - Newcastle = 44 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester = 44 Minutes
Chester - Newcastle = 44 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester = 44 Minutes
Total = 264 Minutes or 4 Hours 24 Minutes (Excluding Layovers)
Would I be right in thinking that for a 5 Hour Shift Pattern, Full 21 Drivers would get a total of around 30 Minutes Layover and then that would be the end of there Shift, and Short's about an Hour as they would then go onto to do the 21's that run after 7pm, I definitely think it runs as 2 Standalone rather than Interworking as there is always at least 3 Together at some point during the Day.
Just trying to get my Head around how you would Eliminate the Possibility of Three 21's turning up at Once, which is proving rather Difficult to be Honest although I do have a few Suggestions.
- Service runs Every 10 Minutes between Durham - Newcastle, Rather than Every 15 Minutes, Then Every 7/8 Minutes from Chester Onwards
- Having the 21 Terminate at Pilgrim Street as well as Eldon Square Every 20 Minutes Each but Maintaining a Combined Frequency of Every 10 Minutes between Durham - Newcastle
- Have the Current Short 21's do the Following
Waldridge Park - Chester le Street - A1 - Angel of the North - Gateshead - Newcastle Pilgrim Street
- Have the Current Short 21's Integrated into the X21 to give a Combined Frequency of Every 15 Minutes between Chester and Newcastle with the 21 Operating between Durham and Newcastle Every 10 Minutes all under Angel Branding. (Would only Occur if Red Arrows X1 got New Buses in the Future, All B9TL's would have to be Utilised I would think for this to Work.
Just spent 2 Hours working all this out, I think the First 2 Suggestions are probs the most suitable #PleaseDon'tShootMeDown