(01 Sep 2013, 10:45 am)Andreos1 wrote Wasn't there a service from Sunderland - Blyth via Whitley Bay and Sunderland - Killingworth bus too?
Doubt anyone would have travelled the full route, apart from the odd exception - they just provide a continuous link between communities, like the 638 did.
(01 Sep 2013, 5:18 pm)dav06295 wrote NEW NORTHUMBIRAN EXPRESS SERVICE X11 (MONDAY - SATURDAY DAYTIME EVERY 2 HOURS / EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS EVERY 3 HOURS BETWEEN YORK AND MIDDLESBROUGH WITH JOURNEYS CONTINUING AS SERVICE X10 TO NEWCASTLE.
- LEEDS BUS STATION - YORK RAILWAY STATION - MIDDLESBROUGH BUS STATION - ELDON SQUARE BUS STATION. BUSES WILL NOT STOP AT ANY OTHER POINTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FEEDER JOURNEYS ON SERVICE X10 THAT WILL SERVE THE CURRENT X10 STOPS ON EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS BETWEEN MIDDLESBROUGH AND NEWCASTLE. SERVICE X11 WILL RUN HOURLY MONDAY TO FRIDAY PEAK TIME BETWEEN MIDDLESBROUGH AND NEWCASTLE.
LEEDS TO YORK: 40 MINUTES
YORK TO MIDDLESBROUGH: 1HR 2 MINUTES
MIDDLESBROUGH TO NEWCASTLE : 49 MINUTES
(01 Sep 2013, 5:01 pm)cbma06 wrote The 310 Sunderland to Blyth and the 319 Sunderland to Cramlington, timetables are in the bygone era section. the 310 got cut between Whitleybay and Blyth due to the 308 service going the same way when the 308 was jointly operated by GNE and Arriva. the 319 got cut at wallsend with a (pink panther solo 319 doing the Cramlington to Wallsend section?) the 319 section between Wallsend and Sunderland were eventually got withdrawn by a favoured 30 minute journey between Sunderland and North Shields, North Shields to Whitley bay got cut do to low patronage due to the Metro system between North Shields and Whitleybay.
GNE will not run a bus service between South Shields and Sunderland via Seaburn and Whitburn as its in Stagecoach territory. The big 3 bus companies are not going to take chunks out of eachovers network while there are bonding together against the Quality contract scheme at present.
(01 Sep 2013, 6:32 pm)fozzovmurton wrote The idea I was thinking would be marketed as a seasonal Open Top Service, along the City Sightseeing, this being Regional Sightseeing, say, a 90 minute tour of the North East Coast between Sunderland and Whitley Bay and Seaton Sluice...
Still, I totally understand the point about GNE and Stagecoach not competing and keeping each other sweet at this moment in time
(01 Sep 2013, 5:18 pm)dav06295 wrote NEW NORTHUMBIRAN EXPRESS SERVICE X11 (MONDAY - SATURDAY DAYTIME EVERY 2 HOURS / EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS EVERY 3 HOURS BETWEEN YORK AND MIDDLESBROUGH WITH JOURNEYS CONTINUING AS SERVICE X10 TO NEWCASTLE.
- LEEDS BUS STATION - YORK RAILWAY STATION - MIDDLESBROUGH BUS STATION - ELDON SQUARE BUS STATION. BUSES WILL NOT STOP AT ANY OTHER POINTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FEEDER JOURNEYS ON SERVICE X10 THAT WILL SERVE THE CURRENT X10 STOPS ON EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS BETWEEN MIDDLESBROUGH AND NEWCASTLE. SERVICE X11 WILL RUN HOURLY MONDAY TO FRIDAY PEAK TIME BETWEEN MIDDLESBROUGH AND NEWCASTLE.
LEEDS TO YORK: 40 MINUTES
YORK TO MIDDLESBROUGH: 1HR 2 MINUTES
MIDDLESBROUGH TO NEWCASTLE : 49 MINUTES
(01 Sep 2013, 6:50 pm)cbma06 wrote Seasonal bus services went out years ago, it was when passengers were put first before company profits, these days shareholders comes first before passenger needs, bus companies and there shareholders will not fork out money on seasonal services when passengers can get normal service buses to get to the coast etc...
(01 Sep 2013, 7:02 pm)fozzovmurton wrote How are the City Sightseeing Tours in the Town run, and is there still one in South Tyneside, is City Sightseeing a franchise or a service that companies run themselves?
(01 Sep 2013, 7:41 pm)aureolin wrote I wonder if there's any room for an X88 to run 7 days a week now that it's only between Concord - MetroCentre? Now that it's a PVR of 1 it would cost them an estimated £24.99 an hour to run (according to the Nexus data from TAS). At least 10 OAPs each way and the running costs are paid for.
Surely this would take away some pressure from the X1 during peak times?
(02 Sep 2013, 5:34 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote I don't think having the X88 7 Days a week would be viable as there isn't any demand for it during the week, I've been to the MetroCentre a few times in recent weeks and it's been dead. I'd keep it the way it is where it gets hammered on a Saturday/Sunday.
(02 Sep 2013, 5:34 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote But I would re-instate a link between Washington and the MetroCentre during the week in a different form.
For Example
X2 - Easington Lane - Hetton-le-Hole - Houghton-le-Spring - Fence Houses - Shiney Row - Washington Galleries - Springwell Village - Wrekenton - Gateshead - MetroCentre
(02 Sep 2013, 6:35 pm)cbma06 wrote GNE wouldn't do that sort of bus service, as GNE wants the passengers to get to their destination by what GNE says, theres a high frequency X1 bus service from Washington to Gateshead Interchange then transfer onto their own X66 bus service. Direct buses these days don't exist as its not profitable for the bus company, this is why there have these high frequency 10minute services from A to B and passengers have to inter lock there journey between these high frequent bus services.
(02 Sep 2013, 9:25 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote 55 - Heworth - Leam Lane Estate - Q.E. Hospital - Wrekenton - Harlow Green - Allerdene - Low Fell - Gateshead - Bensham Bank - Lobley Hill - Whickham - Fellside Park - Swalwell Estate - Metrocentre
(02 Sep 2013, 9:53 pm)BJ10VUS wrote Interesting. How about this?
Heworth - Leam Lane Estate - Beacon Lough East Estate - QE Hospital - Hendon Road - Deckham - Gateshead - Bensham Bank - Lobley Hill - Whickham - Fellside Park - Swalwell Estate - Metrocentre
M1 - Easington Lane - Hetton-le-Hole - Houghton-le-Spring - Fence Houses - Shiney Row - Fatfield - Glebe - Washington Galleries - Concord - Usworth - Heworth - Every 20 Minutes
M1A - Houghton-le-Spring - Shiney Row - Fatfield - Glebe - Washington Galleries - Concord - Usworth - Heworth - Every 20 Minutes
(05 Sep 2013, 6:22 pm)fozzovmurton wrote I like that idea Adam, but how about this
M1 Easington Lane-Hetton-Houghton-Newbottle-Shiney Row-Fallowfield Way-Glebe-Galleries-Concord-Heworth every 20 minutes
M1A Hetton-Rainton Bridge-Fencehouses-Bournmoor-Shiney Row-Penshaw-Fatfied-Fallowfield Way-Glebe-Galleries-Concord-Heworth every 20 minutes
(05 Sep 2013, 4:33 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Cross Tyne Xpress
2/X2 - Sunderland - Fulwell - Boldon - Hedworth - York Avenue - Jarrow - Tyne Tunnel - Percy Main - Wallsend - Byker - Newcastle
Normal Stopping Timings/Limited Stopping Xpress would be Faster
Sunderland to Jarrow - 42 Mins
Jarrow to Newcastle - 40 Mins
Total Journey Time - 82 Mins
56 Timings Sunderland to Newcastle - 70 Mins
X3 Timings Sunderland to Newcastle - 53 Mins
X36 - Timings Sunderland to Newcastle - 57 Mins
(05 Sep 2013, 8:50 pm)aureolin wrote I think there's perhaps too much duplication there. The Percy Main - Wallsend - Byker - Newcastle section of the route has a quite healthy coverage as it is. I'd like to say maybe an increase of frequency on the 9, but I always find I'm sitting on it by myself after I get to Jarrow Bus Station.