Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
(18 Sep 2015, 6:39 am)S813 FVK He can't just kick the things...i find that rather cruel and shelfish!
(18 Sep 2015, 6:39 am)S813 FVK He can't just kick the things...i find that rather cruel and shelfish!
Due to a points failure in the Pelaw area; services are suspended between Pelaw and Brockley Whins. Go North East are accepting Metro passengers on their number 9 service.
(19 Sep 2015, 7:42 am)R852 PRG Due to a points failure in the Pelaw area; services are suspended between Pelaw and Brockley Whins. Go North East are accepting Metro passengers on their number 9 service.
(19 Sep 2015, 7:57 am)Michael Honestly, NEXUS are bloody hopeless, what's it going to be like if they run our buses!
(19 Sep 2015, 7:53 am)DanPicken I'm now having to help people by telling them the 9 goes nowhere near mine so we now need the Metro Replacement yet Northern raced past.
(19 Sep 2015, 7:57 am)Michael Honestly, NEXUS are bloody hopeless, what's it going to be like if they run our buses!
(19 Sep 2015, 7:53 am)DanPicken I'm now having to help people by telling them the 9 goes nowhere near mine so we now need the Metro Replacement yet Northern raced past.
(19 Sep 2015, 7:57 am)Michael Honestly, NEXUS are bloody hopeless, what's it going to be like if they run our buses!
(19 Sep 2015, 8:07 am)Dan Just had a look on their Facebook page to see the exact wording:
"There are no trains running between Pelaw and Brockley Whins in both directions until further notice. This is due to a technical fault. Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area. Bus services 9 operate between Jarrow and East Boldon. We will update you as soon as we have more information."
Service 9 doesn't operate to East Boldon Metro Station..? The only services that do are Gateshead Central Taxis' Nexus-secured 558 and Stagecoach North East's 30 service. Forgive me if this sounds stupid, but surely it would make sense to accept Metro tickets on a service which actually goes to the affected area, and one which Nexus pays for already..?
Brockley Whins is one of those stations where it's not really appropriate to just say a bus operator is accepting tickets on its services which operate nearby - the 88/88A services are the only ones which stop close to Brockley Whins, and passengers would have to get on this service to Hebburn or Jarrow then get on a 27 to get to Pelaw or Heworth. The added journey time would cause so much inconvenience to customers which isn't particularly acceptable.
(19 Sep 2015, 8:07 am)Dan Just had a look on their Facebook page to see the exact wording:
"There are no trains running between Pelaw and Brockley Whins in both directions until further notice. This is due to a technical fault. Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area. Bus services 9 operate between Jarrow and East Boldon. We will update you as soon as we have more information."
Service 9 doesn't operate to East Boldon Metro Station..? The only services that do are Gateshead Central Taxis' Nexus-secured 558 and Stagecoach North East's 30 service. Forgive me if this sounds stupid, but surely it would make sense to accept Metro tickets on a service which actually goes to the affected area, and one which Nexus pays for already..?
Brockley Whins is one of those stations where it's not really appropriate to just say a bus operator is accepting tickets on its services which operate nearby - the 88/88A services are the only ones which stop close to Brockley Whins, and passengers would have to get on this service to Hebburn or Jarrow then get on a 27 to get to Pelaw or Heworth. The added journey time would cause so much inconvenience to customers which isn't particularly acceptable.
(19 Sep 2015, 8:06 am)DanPicken Were moving its back! Glad I only had to wait 20 minutes how long till its back off I don't know even though they have it off tomorrow. Anyway off to Haymarket to meet Chewit.
(19 Sep 2015, 8:06 am)DanPicken Were moving its back! Glad I only had to wait 20 minutes how long till its back off I don't know even though they have it off tomorrow. Anyway off to Haymarket to meet Chewit.
(19 Sep 2015, 8:07 am)Dan Just had a look on their Facebook page to see the exact wording:Just goes to show how inconvenient the 140 character limit is on twitter. Much less detail (and is the post that Marcus copied and pasted).
"There are no trains running between Pelaw and Brockley Whins in both directions until further notice. This is due to a technical fault. Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area. Bus services 9 operate between Jarrow and East Boldon. We will update you as soon as we have more information."
(19 Sep 2015, 8:07 am)Dan Just had a look on their Facebook page to see the exact wording:Just goes to show how inconvenient the 140 character limit is on twitter. Much less detail (and is the post that Marcus copied and pasted).
"There are no trains running between Pelaw and Brockley Whins in both directions until further notice. This is due to a technical fault. Go North East are accepting Metro tickets in the affected area. Bus services 9 operate between Jarrow and East Boldon. We will update you as soon as we have more information."
(19 Sep 2015, 8:11 am)Dan It was probably over the 30 minute mark in reality. They posted at 08:41am to advise that trains weren't running, but in my experience, it takes them 10-15 minutes to actually post that message.
A Metro Replacement service couldn't be organised in that short space of time, but it would help if Metro Control knew which 'normal' buses were appropriate to act as a replacement service.
(19 Sep 2015, 8:11 am)Dan It was probably over the 30 minute mark in reality. They posted at 08:41am to advise that trains weren't running, but in my experience, it takes them 10-15 minutes to actually post that message.
A Metro Replacement service couldn't be organised in that short space of time, but it would help if Metro Control knew which 'normal' buses were appropriate to act as a replacement service.
(19 Sep 2015, 8:12 am)DanPicken I was only there for 20 others were there longer.
(19 Sep 2015, 8:16 am)Dan I'd originally planned today to get the 09:00am X10 from Newcastle (at Heworth) southbound, using the Metro to get me from Stadium of Light.
Glad I opted against that plan...
(19 Sep 2015, 8:08 am)Michael No doubt it'll of being picked up by passengers they are giving out the wrong info.... they couldn't run a brothel.
Dreading when i start getting the metro 2 times a week for college!
(19 Sep 2015, 8:08 am)Michael No doubt it'll of being picked up by passengers they are giving out the wrong info.... they couldn't run a brothel.
Dreading when i start getting the metro 2 times a week for college!
(19 Sep 2015, 8:08 am)Michael No doubt it'll of being picked up by passengers they are giving out the wrong info.... they couldn't run a brothel.
Dreading when i start getting the metro 2 times a week for college!
(19 Sep 2015, 8:08 am)Michael No doubt it'll of being picked up by passengers they are giving out the wrong info.... they couldn't run a brothel.
Dreading when i start getting the metro 2 times a week for college!
(19 Sep 2015, 10:10 am)NK53 TKT I have to use it FOUR times a week WITH a connection, luckily in the morning I can travel by bus on the 554, but to get home I MUST use the metro, if my evening metros do not link up I can use the 553 from South Gosforth, but metro + Q3 is a nightmare!
(19 Sep 2015, 10:10 am)NK53 TKT I have to use it FOUR times a week WITH a connection, luckily in the morning I can travel by bus on the 554, but to get home I MUST use the metro, if my evening metros do not link up I can use the 553 from South Gosforth, but metro + Q3 is a nightmare!
