(02 Jul 2013, 10:50 am)palatine3833 wrote(01 Jul 2013, 6:37 am)Daniel wrote(30 Jun 2013, 9:42 pm)nk55 wrote(30 Jun 2013, 9:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Aren't Scarlet Band's services all contracted?
Nooo, you can't be having ANOTHER independant operator being bought out by the big boys.
All of scarlet bands contracts are due for renewal this year, only won on 1yr contracts so you could see gne open up a new depot in bishop if any are won. Also durham park & ride is up in march next year, so maybe a low cost unit could be established with the X21 being returned to chester & the X46 withdrawn.
Quite a lot of discussion on the X46 potentially being withdrawn - why would it be? The X46 runs off an X21; unless there are upcoming timetable changes to service X21, I highly doubt we will see the withdrawal of the service.
Speaking of timetable changes on the X21, this was on VOSA around a week ago:
PB0002400/458 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Bishop Auckland Bus Station and Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station given service number X21 effective from 22-Jul-2013. To amend Route and Timetable. - it may just be to accomodate the extra journeys during the A1 works though
Yes I think the changes are for the extra Chester-le-Street peak X21 workings and altering the route to avoid delays from the roadworks. When Pronto first started in October 2011 they went several different ways - I've been via A194M then A195 to A184 and via Heworth which took about the same time as the usual route. Once it went off the A1 and all round Washington on A195 to A184 and Heworth which took 7 or 8 minutes longer so I wasn't impressed by that!