Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015
(22 Jun 2015, 8:37 pm)S813 FVK Thought there may be some sort of limit. This whole destination stuff is very interesting although probably isn't for somebody sitting at a desk making them. I quite like playing around with the Helen software myself.
(22 Jun 2015, 8:37 pm)S813 FVK Thought there may be some sort of limit. This whole destination stuff is very interesting although probably isn't for somebody sitting at a desk making them. I quite like playing around with the Helen software myself.
(22 Jun 2015, 8:41 pm)Dan I thoroughly enjoyed making the destinations when I first started... Gets a bit tedious after a while.
Not so bad for the likes of Stagecoach and Arriva who only have three or four different types of LED destination displays - GNE has about twelve in total..!
(22 Jun 2015, 8:41 pm)Dan I thoroughly enjoyed making the destinations when I first started... Gets a bit tedious after a while.
Not so bad for the likes of Stagecoach and Arriva who only have three or four different types of LED destination displays - GNE has about twelve in total..!
(22 Jun 2015, 8:54 pm)S813 FVK Thought it might become tiring after a while. Of course, if you get paid a bit for it you might enjoy it more. What is the average pay rate for your area of work in the company per hour? Must be quite decent if its working in the offices and preparing destinations amongst other things.
(22 Jun 2015, 8:54 pm)S813 FVK Thought it might become tiring after a while. Of course, if you get paid a bit for it you might enjoy it more. What is the average pay rate for your area of work in the company per hour? Must be quite decent if its working in the offices and preparing destinations amongst other things.
(22 Jun 2015, 8:56 pm)Dan Salaries vary depending on level of experience, years with the company, amount of responsibility, and so on.
Not sure what my salary works out to be an hour. Probably more than most lads my age!
The reason i ask these questions is mainly because i'm curious to find out what goes on behind closed doors of any bus company. That way, it will be easier to appreciate why buses break down, why buses are sometimes late etc. Obviously the rate of pay affects how enthusiastic somebody is about their job too. If i got paid minimum wage for a job which was worth more, can't say i'd be too willing to put my back into it.
The movements during the week, according to Go North East's website, are as follows:
(02 Jun 2015, 2:05 pm)Tom Hopefully GNE will gain some normal work from Howard Snaiths too, they have the:
79 - Ponteland-Morpeth (Wed)
613 - Whittonstall-Hexham (Tues) - Could be merged with 689?
808 - Otterburn-Newcastle (Mon-Sat)
880 - Hexham-Bellingham (Mon-Sat) or Kielder (Tues/Fri/Sat)
882 - Hexham-Colwell (Mon-Sat)
915 - Bellingham-Otteburn (Thurs/Fri) - Could interwork with 880?
Would be nice for GNE to expand their Tynedale Links network.
(02 Jun 2015, 2:05 pm)Tom Hopefully GNE will gain some normal work from Howard Snaiths too, they have the:
79 - Ponteland-Morpeth (Wed)
613 - Whittonstall-Hexham (Tues) - Could be merged with 689?
808 - Otterburn-Newcastle (Mon-Sat)
880 - Hexham-Bellingham (Mon-Sat) or Kielder (Tues/Fri/Sat)
882 - Hexham-Colwell (Mon-Sat)
915 - Bellingham-Otteburn (Thurs/Fri) - Could interwork with 880?
Would be nice for GNE to expand their Tynedale Links network.
(22 Jun 2015, 8:56 pm)Dan Salaries vary depending on level of experience, years with the company, amount of responsibility, and so on.
Not sure what my salary works out to be an hour. Probably more than most lads my age!
(22 Jun 2015, 8:56 pm)Dan Salaries vary depending on level of experience, years with the company, amount of responsibility, and so on.
Not sure what my salary works out to be an hour. Probably more than most lads my age!
Buses direct to Sunderland International Airshow
http://www.simplygo.com/news/sunderland-...rshow-2015
Seems the 20/20A will run every 15 mins on the Sunday -
(02 Jun 2015, 2:05 pm)Tom Hopefully GNE will gain some normal work from Howard Snaiths too, they have the:Some of those routes operate from 'outstations' rather than GNE/ANE depot locations, so would involve significant dead mileage.
79 - Ponteland-Morpeth (Wed)
613 - Whittonstall-Hexham (Tues) - Could be merged with 689?
808 - Otterburn-Newcastle (Mon-Sat)
880 - Hexham-Bellingham (Mon-Sat) or Kielder (Tues/Fri/Sat)
882 - Hexham-Colwell (Mon-Sat)
915 - Bellingham-Otteburn (Thurs/Fri) - Could interwork with 880?
Would be nice for GNE to expand their Tynedale Links network.
(02 Jun 2015, 2:05 pm)Tom Hopefully GNE will gain some normal work from Howard Snaiths too, they have the:Some of those routes operate from 'outstations' rather than GNE/ANE depot locations, so would involve significant dead mileage.
79 - Ponteland-Morpeth (Wed)
613 - Whittonstall-Hexham (Tues) - Could be merged with 689?
808 - Otterburn-Newcastle (Mon-Sat)
880 - Hexham-Bellingham (Mon-Sat) or Kielder (Tues/Fri/Sat)
882 - Hexham-Colwell (Mon-Sat)
915 - Bellingham-Otteburn (Thurs/Fri) - Could interwork with 880?
Would be nice for GNE to expand their Tynedale Links network.
(23 Jun 2015, 2:09 pm)G-CPTN Some of those routes operate from 'outstations' rather than GNE/ANE depot locations, so would involve significant dead mileage.
There would be little demand for the outward journeys early morning and inwards journeys late afternoon/evening.
I don't suppose that they are huge earners anyway and probably need subsidy to survive.
(23 Jun 2015, 2:09 pm)G-CPTN Some of those routes operate from 'outstations' rather than GNE/ANE depot locations, so would involve significant dead mileage.
There would be little demand for the outward journeys early morning and inwards journeys late afternoon/evening.
I don't suppose that they are huge earners anyway and probably need subsidy to survive.
(23 Jun 2015, 2:17 pm)Davie Couldn't Go North East transfer some buses to Hexham bus depot?Hexham is not Bellingham or Otterburn.
(23 Jun 2015, 2:17 pm)Davie Couldn't Go North East transfer some buses to Hexham bus depot?Hexham is not Bellingham or Otterburn.
A ''Yellow Bus'' Volvo Olympian is parked up in the Riverside Park, in Chester-le-Street. I didn't catch the identification, but it looked to me like it was 3818, caught a 1 on the 3rd digit.
(23 Jun 2015, 2:17 pm)Davie Couldn't Go North East transfer some buses to Hexham bus depot?
(23 Jun 2015, 2:17 pm)Davie Couldn't Go North East transfer some buses to Hexham bus depot?
(23 Jun 2015, 2:08 pm)Tom Where would Arriva operate them from?
(23 Jun 2015, 2:08 pm)Tom Where would Arriva operate them from?