(08 Dec 2022, 10:13 pm)ifm001 wrote It's not really changed that oftenMaybe SC could extend the route or change it slightly to add it to be more attractive.
Was GNE then GCT now SNE after a few years.
Also effective 12th Dec. Pretty quick that. Have GCT given up? Possibly concentrating more on Durham area services as very little South Shields.
(23 Dec 2022, 4:49 pm)Michael wrote Stagecoach have post about the 685 changes:
685 Service Changes - 22nd January onwards
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:54:42:729
https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.ama...%20WEB.pdf
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Can't remember where the 685 discussion was post!
(23 Dec 2022, 6:49 pm)Thomas12 wrote The extended ticket boundaries represent good value for travelling between Hexham and Newcastle.Single is only £2 which means return is £4. But with the day rider means excellent connectivity for local services in Newcastle. That said they can’t run the services they have 30/31 regularly cancelled so not sure how they can operate extra routes. Not to mention the state of their fleet.
At present it is £6.50 for a single between Newcastle and Hexham, so a £5 day ticket seems decent.
(23 Dec 2022, 4:49 pm)Michael wrote Stagecoach have post about the 685 changes:
685 Service Changes - 22nd January onwards
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:54:42:729
https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.ama...%20WEB.pdf
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Can't remember where the 685 discussion was post!
(29 Dec 2022, 10:27 pm)Brampton Trev wrote Interesting that the timetable pdf has cnl in the filename.As the 685 will be mainly (60/40) operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire it seems perfectly reasonable that they have produced the timetable.
685 vehicle discussion is here https://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showt...p?tid=3180&page=43
It also first appeared on the Arriva Jesmond Depot discussion https://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showt...p?tid=3739&page=11
(23 Dec 2022, 4:49 pm)Michael wrote Stagecoach have post about the 685 changes:Stagecoach CNL actually do timetable publicity as well. So I wouldn't be surprised if a leaflet is adorned the vehicles or at Carlisle Bus Station and Eldon Square in due course
685 Service Changes - 22nd January onwards
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:54:42:729
https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.ama...%20WEB.pdf
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Can't remember where the 685 discussion was post!
(30 Dec 2022, 4:30 pm)DeltaMan wrote Stagecoach CNL actually do timetable publicity as well. So I wouldn't be surprised if a leaflet is adorned the vehicles or at Carlisle Bus Station and Eldon Square in due course
(10 Jan 2023, 6:17 am)toward6931 wrote temporary route changes for some newcastle routes coming up soon due to road works in the west denton area, routes affected are 6/7/11/62/63 as far as i know
(10 Jan 2023, 3:20 pm)Storx wrote West Denton Way is closed at the end near Westerhope McDonald's for 'road improvements' so basically causing more congestion as there's nothing wrong with the roads there as they are.
https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/defau...l%20J9.pdf - Plans there.
(12 Feb 2023, 7:18 pm)V514DFT wrote Surprised the 100 hasnt returned yet
(12 Feb 2023, 9:43 pm)Dan wrote I’m not!
Expansion in North Tyneside (for any Nexus contracts) would be where Stagecoach would be prioritising their driver resource, not the 100 (which presumably doesn’t make much money, and there is an agreed ticket acceptance in place with Go North East).
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(12 Feb 2023, 9:43 pm)Dan wrote I’m not!
Expansion in North Tyneside (for any Nexus contracts) would be where Stagecoach would be prioritising their driver resource, not the 100 (which presumably doesn’t make much money, and there is an agreed ticket acceptance in place with Go North East).
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(13 Feb 2023, 2:17 am)Thomas12 wrote Is that a suggestion that stagecoach have won most of the North Tyneside/Newcastle contracts as expected?
(13 Feb 2023, 5:40 am)Dan wrote No. Operators don’t yet know the results of the tenders and there is a 10-day cooling off period once that has happened. It will be the end of the month now before anything is confirmed.
Logic would dictate that they would prefer to expand on contracts (guaranteed revenue) than the 100 (must not make that much profit otherwise it wouldn’t have been suspended).
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(14 Feb 2023, 12:47 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Partly fitting into the topic of this thread - a number of additional Megabus journeys and destinations will be added from the 27th March:
Certain North East to London journeys will serve York.
Darlington will gain a twice-daily service to and from London with an additional journey in each direction on weekends - one daily journey plus the weekend-only turn will be operated by Linburg of Sheffield. The weekend-only turns follow a long-winded route within the region - the Southbound departs Newcastle at 0930 and will call at Sunderland (1000) and Middlesbrough (1040) en-route to Darlington (1100) before running to Leeds (
Hodgsons' Megabus working will move onto a new weekend-only service to Liverpool - departing Newcastle at 1030, calling at Sunderland (1100), Middlesbrough (1140), Leeds (1300) and Manchester (1420) arriving into Liverpool ONE at 1540. The return journey departs Liverpool at 1705 and arrives in Newcastle at 2205 via the same points.
Durham gains additional calls - in addition to the present M20 at 1400 (to London) and 1535 (to Edinburgh - moving to 1550 from 27th March), it gains calls on the weekend-only Linburg-operated northbound journey to Newcastle (departing London at 1500, arriving in the North East at 2140 in Middlesbrough, 2200 in Darlington, 2230 in Durham and terminating in Newcastle at 2300) and the overnight journey from London to Newcastle that also serves Darlington (0750 at Darlington, 0820 at Durham - additionally serves Middlesbrough at 0710). It additionally gains a southbound journey at 0510 on the daily Linburg-operated turn to London (arriving in London at 1225 - via Darlington at 0600)
