(13 May 2015, 4:57 pm)Andreos1 wrote £3.90 and valid on the 309/310, 19 (within NT boundary), 1 (North of the Tyne), Nexus Services, 17, 9 (North of the Tyne) etc

Basically all NT services, within NT - except those which have competition, where it extends a little further.

Not bad, but they'll have to reduce the singles on some of the services as they are more than a single itself (£4.10)

And also that's an increase on the Coaster/Cobalt Clipper!

(13 May 2015, 5:17 pm)Tom wrote Not bad, but they'll have to reduce the singles on some of the services as they are more than a single itself (£4.10)

And also that's an increase on the Coaster/Cobalt Clipper!

and the 58. Mentioned the increases earlier.

http://www.simplygo.com/route-savers/

The justification/reasoning may be that it is valid on more services.
No good, if you only use one service

(13 May 2015, 5:19 pm)Andreos1 wrote and the 58. Mentioned the increases earlier.

http://www.simplygo.com/route-savers/

The justification/reasoning may be that it is valid on more services.
No good, if you only use one service

Exactly, 15p is a canny bit too!

Arriva's offering is £4.20 for T&W, and £5.80 for T&W + Northumberland. It just depends on where you are travelling for which is cheaper.

Arrivas singles are generally a lot cheaper than GNE's though. 

(13 May 2015, 5:23 pm)Tom wrote Exactly, 15p is a canny bit too!

Arriva's offering is £4.20 for T&W, and £5.80 for T&W + Northumberland. It just depends on where you are travelling for which is cheaper.

Arrivas singles are generally a lot cheaper than GNE's though. 

15p or 4% increase. Excellent if you float about North Tyneside. A canny increase if only using one service.

The weekly tickets were staying the same though. No increase on those.

(13 May 2015, 5:27 pm)Andreos1 wrote 15p or 4% increase. Excellent if you float about North Tyneside. A canny increase if only using one service.

The weekly tickets were staying the same though. No increase on those.

Yeah I wonder how many people will switch to Arriva as now two singles will be 30p cheaper on Arriva than the return with GNE on the Coast Road stretch (Battle Hill, Station Road etc.)

New money saving tickets will be available in North Tyneside from Wednesday 27 May 2015, covering Cobalt Clipper, the majority of Coaster and CityLink, plus much more!

• North Tyne DaySaver - £3.90
  
  
• North Tyne WeeklySaver - £13
  

Validity
The tickets will be valid on all services in the North Tyneside area, including journeys to/from Newcastle City Centre - and they'll also be valid to Blyth on the 309.


 North Tyne Day and WeeklySaver validity

Unlimited travel on Cobalt Clipper 309, 310 and X39 routes.

Valid on Coaster 1 and 1A between Whitley Bay and Newcastle City Centre.
 
58 - valid between Hadrian Park and Newcastle City Centre.

58X - valid between Cobalt Business Park and Newcastle City Centre.
 
Valid on Cobalt Connect 19 between North Shields Ferry and Earsdon Village.
 
Unlimited travel on North Tyne Links 40, 41 and 80 routes.
 9 
Valid on service 9 between North Shields and Howden Road/Nelson Terrace.
 17/17A
 Valid on service 17 and 17A between Whitley Bay and Dudley Northern Terrace.
 
Unlimited travel on Nexus Buses 353, W1, W1A, and W3.

Please note that the current Coaster and Cobalt Clipper Saver tickets will no longer be available from 27 May due to the introduction of the great value North Tyne Savers.

A few photos from todays Red Kite Launch in Consett.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/

Could one of the Admins edit my Post so it shows the Photos, as the "Insert Image" thing from Flickr never works for me, thanks.

(13 May 2015, 5:35 pm)Tom wrote Yeah I wonder how many people will switch to Arriva as now two singles will be 30p cheaper on Arriva than the return with GNE on the Coast Road stretch (Battle Hill, Station Road etc.)

Would rather pay the extra 30p and have a mostly reliable and well equipped service than wait around like a Metrognome for the 308 to turn up 20 minutes late and get packed in true Blyth depot fashion and take ages to get home.

(13 May 2015, 12:38 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Not bad that considering the same ticket was £3.00 back in 2006 - 2007. 

Hey, you're right, that's not bad at all.

According to this inflation calculator, which has been used on many occasions on this forum in the past, £3.00 in 2006 is worth £4.00 now, yet this new DaySaver costs £3.90!

(13 May 2015, 5:17 pm)Tom wrote Not bad, but they'll have to reduce the singles on some of the services as they are more than a single itself (£4.10)

And also that's an increase on the Coaster/Cobalt Clipper!

Arriva's single fares may be cheaper, but I'd suggest most customers opt for day/weekly tickets...

According to G-CPTN above, Go North East's offering on this new ticket is £3.90 and £13.00 respectively, whereas Arriva's Blyth + Tyne & Wear Triple ticket costs £5.80 and £22.60 respectively.

(13 May 2015, 5:54 pm)Dan wrote Hey, you're right, that's not bad at all.

According to this inflation calculator, which has been used on many occasions on this forum in the past, £3.00 in 2006 is worth £4.00 now, yet this new DaySaver costs £3.90!


Arriva's single fares may be cheaper, but I'd suggest most customers opt for day/weekly tickets...

According to G-CPTN above, Go North East's offering on this new ticket is £3.90 and £13.00 respectively, whereas Arriva's Blyth + Tyne & Wear Triple ticket costs £5.80 and £22.60 respectively.

AND, GNE didn't allow it to be used on the 308 or between March and July 2007, the 309 between Blyth and Whitley Bay. 

(13 May 2015, 5:54 pm)Dan wrote Arriva's single fares may be cheaper, but I'd suggest most customers opt for day/weekly tickets...

According to G-CPTN above, Go North East's offering on this new ticket is £3.90 and £13.00 respectively, whereas Arriva's Blyth + Tyne & Wear Triple ticket costs £5.80 and £22.60 respectively.

Arrivas Day Return could well be less than £3.90 though?

(13 May 2015, 6:02 pm)Tom wrote Arrivas Day Return could well be less than £3.90 though?

Day Returns are no good for those who wish to travel more than twice...

(13 May 2015, 11:45 am)Wellsey18 wrote You selling all the stuff on eBay or something bloody hell hahaha 

No. I just have a large box full of all my bus 'stuff', old tickets, timetables, things from launches etc and I'm just after some of the Red Kite stuff.

I would say Newcastle is busier on a Saturday than a weekday. Somewhere like Consett and Chester-le-Street are different as they aren't major places and only really ever attract people when there are markets on.

(13 May 2015, 8:09 pm)Robert wrote I would say Newcastle is busier on a Saturday than a weekday. Somewhere like Consett and Chester-le-Street are different as they aren't major places and only really ever attract people when there are markets on.

...they attract pigeons 24/7, though!

(13 May 2015, 8:46 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote ...they attract pigeons 24/7, though!

Or ducks as i mistook them for in Sunderland a couple of weeks ago 

I've had a read about the GKN hybrid technology and in simple terms, the B9s will basically become a double deck version of a Streetlite with a big Volvo engine. Far better than a conventional hybrid or parallel system.

(13 May 2015, 5:40 pm)Malarkey wrote A few photos from todays Red Kite Launch in Consett.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/

Could one of the Admins edit my Post so it shows the Photos, as the "Insert Image" thing from Flickr never works for me, thanks.

Forgot to mention I won a Days Free Travel on the Red Kite Scratchcard.

And Mr Graham you will be glad to hear my opinion on the Micro Hybrid Streetlites has changed after a Journey on 5398 from Consett to Stanley, come to think of it was this not the same Vehicle in which I complained about in my previous post regarding these Vehicles last week, anyway 5398 went like the clappers from Consett to Stanley and it was a very enjoyable journey indeed.

Saw 6009 on the 15A but the rear destination LED screen was showing service 15.

Currently on Angel 6060 and the Go North East WiFi network is not showing up in the list of available WiFi networks on my mobile.

Looks like the Red Kite, Streelites are due to hit the road soon as they are starting to line up in Stanley Depot.

The next stop announcement screen on the X40 Versa's could do with an update. I was on 8329 yesterday and the screen in the centre of the bus was showing Simplicity. I know a brand update is due for the X40 but in the mean time a simplygo screen or even a blank screen would look better than promoting the wrong brand for the route.

(14 May 2015, 11:09 am)GuyParkRoyal wrote Looks like the Red Kite, Streelites are due to hit the road soon as they are starting to line up in Stanley Depot.

I would imagine this weekend. if so would the omnis transfer to riverside for toonlink even though they are still branded red kite?

http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/go-...ip-9254414

Article about the apprenticeship scheme that is in place for the fitters

(14 May 2015, 11:09 am)GuyParkRoyal wrote Looks like the Red Kite, Streelites are due to hit the road soon as they are starting to line up in Stanley Depot.

Will be out at the Weekend I told yesterday, likely to be Sunday as were the case with the Coast & Country examples.

5208's front destination screen is only showing a dot in the top left hand corner.

EDIT: It's fine now.

The new 39 timetable is now branded... which means the 33 will branded the same, due to the inter working?

Black Cats - Red and White! - http://www.simplygo.com/download/publication/70029.96

(14 May 2015, 4:44 pm)Michael wrote The new 39 timetable is now branded... which means the 33 will branded the same, due to the inter working?

Black Cats - Red and White! - http://www.simplygo.com/download/publication/70029.96

Thats...different. Doesn't look too bad either if im honest. I would agree with you saying the 33/33A will carry the same brand too.

(14 May 2015, 4:47 pm)Robert wrote Thats...different. Doesn't look too bad either if im honest. I would agree with you saying the 33/33A will carry the same brand too.

I think it looks good, least its the correct colours this time!  

Would imagine the full allocation will become Cadet now.

It looks quite nice actually and I think it will work well on a Cadet.

I would personally like the 82/82A/85/86 routes to be branded again, BUT that is pretty much impossible if they use anything they can on it

(14 May 2015, 4:50 pm)Michael wrote I think it looks good, least its the correct colours this time!  

Would imagine the full allocation will become Cadet now.

I was thinking the Cadets would be moved on soon. At least from front line duties.
If they're 10/11 years old now, how long will they have left?

Maybe not?