Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015
(08 Oct 2015, 7:41 pm)Jimmi I'm confused, why are you asking me to view this photo? I know that the destinations above the windows have been removed but it still has destinations on the rear, am I missing something?
(08 Oct 2015, 7:41 pm)Jimmi I'm confused, why are you asking me to view this photo? I know that the destinations above the windows have been removed but it still has destinations on the rear, am I missing something?
(08 Oct 2015, 7:41 pm)B10man Why is 5293 a light shade of blue from the rest of them?
(08 Oct 2015, 7:41 pm)B10man Why is 5293 a light shade of blue from the rest of them?
(08 Oct 2015, 6:35 pm)park5354 The withdrawn B10's that Riverside had been using for parts have been removed from vor row, and replaced by yellow MPD 542.
(08 Oct 2015, 2:50 pm)Greg in Weardale Nice to see a proper map on the new X30/31 timetable; let's have them on all the timetables instead of the meaningless linear diagrams.
(08 Oct 2015, 2:50 pm)Greg in Weardale Nice to see a proper map on the new X30/31 timetable; let's have them on all the timetables instead of the meaningless linear diagrams.
If GNE could get a hold of some Streetlites for a good price and sort out the 96 / 96A board, do you think they will streamline the Ryton - Newcastle corridoor and introduce a 10C running the same route as the 11 to Blaydon then the same route as the TEN group to Newcastle (11A would still exist though)? Something like this:
- Crawcrook to Newcastle every 7-8 minutes (15 evenings and Sundays).
- 10 / 10B = PVR of 10x B9TL Gemini 2s.
- 10A / 10C = PVR of 8x Streetlites.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:13 pm)DaveyBowyer If GNE could get a hold of some Streetlites for a good price and sort out the 96 / 96A board, do you think they will streamline the Ryton - Newcastle corridoor and introduce a 10C running the same route as the 11 to Blaydon then the same route as the TEN group to Newcastle (11A would still exist though)? Something like this:
- Crawcrook to Newcastle every 7-8 minutes (15 evenings and Sundays).
- 10 / 10B = PVR of 10x B9TL Gemini 2s.
- 10A / 10C = PVR of 8x Streetlites.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:13 pm)DaveyBowyer If GNE could get a hold of some Streetlites for a good price and sort out the 96 / 96A board, do you think they will streamline the Ryton - Newcastle corridoor and introduce a 10C running the same route as the 11 to Blaydon then the same route as the TEN group to Newcastle (11A would still exist though)? Something like this:
- Crawcrook to Newcastle every 7-8 minutes (15 evenings and Sundays).
- 10 / 10B = PVR of 10x B9TL Gemini 2s.
- 10A / 10C = PVR of 8x Streetlites.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:35 pm)Michael They got rid of the 35/35A/35B/35C because it was to confusing... doubt they'll add a 10C to the TEN route... it'll be even more confusing than now.
Didn't Dan say ages ago that they were moving away from having 2 different set of buses for a branded route.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:35 pm)Michael They got rid of the 35/35A/35B/35C because it was to confusing... doubt they'll add a 10C to the TEN route... it'll be even more confusing than now.
Didn't Dan say ages ago that they were moving away from having 2 different set of buses for a branded route.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:51 pm)Adrian See, I still think having a letter prefix/suffix is confusing, if there's already a similar service of that number. People often don't see beyond the service number. Just look at the 20/20A/X20 for that.
My preference would be a route number per service, even if it is only slightly different.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:51 pm)Adrian See, I still think having a letter prefix/suffix is confusing, if there's already a similar service of that number. People often don't see beyond the service number. Just look at the 20/20A/X20 for that.
My preference would be a route number per service, even if it is only slightly different.
(08 Oct 2015, 9:01 pm)S813 FVK Thats what Trent Barton do. It seems to work well too.
(08 Oct 2015, 9:00 pm)Michael I think letters only work on certain services.. 2/2A example, routes which have loads, such as the current TEN brand can be confusing.
(08 Oct 2015, 9:00 pm)Michael I think letters only work on certain services.. 2/2A example, routes which have loads, such as the current TEN brand can be confusing.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:35 pm)Michael They got rid of the 35/35A/35B/35C because it was to confusing... doubt they'll add a 10C to the TEN route... it'll be even more confusing than now.
Didn't Dan say ages ago that they were moving away from having 2 different set of buses for a branded route.
(08 Oct 2015, 8:35 pm)Michael They got rid of the 35/35A/35B/35C because it was to confusing... doubt they'll add a 10C to the TEN route... it'll be even more confusing than now.
Didn't Dan say ages ago that they were moving away from having 2 different set of buses for a branded route.
(08 Oct 2015, 9:03 pm)Adrian Do they though? 2A/2C was originally for 'anti-clockwise' and 'clockwise'. The 2A would run Fatfield -> Harraton -> Lambton -> Galleries -> Biddick -> Fatfield, whereas the 2C was Fatfield -> Biddick -> Galleries -> Lambton -> Harraton -> Fatfield. It was sharp changed though, because it was causing confusion amongst passengers. I find you still get passengers jump on the 2/2A, and then get confused it doesn't go to Lambton or to Biddick.
(08 Oct 2015, 9:03 pm)Adrian Do they though? 2A/2C was originally for 'anti-clockwise' and 'clockwise'. The 2A would run Fatfield -> Harraton -> Lambton -> Galleries -> Biddick -> Fatfield, whereas the 2C was Fatfield -> Biddick -> Galleries -> Lambton -> Harraton -> Fatfield. It was sharp changed though, because it was causing confusion amongst passengers. I find you still get passengers jump on the 2/2A, and then get confused it doesn't go to Lambton or to Biddick.
But there again, a split allocation could pose a safety issue:
- Riverside driver operates the 10B / 10C early during his / her shift and operates via the Brewery.
- Later on, the same driver operates a 10 / 10A and ends up usng the sane route causing a decker to be de-roofed and passengers injured.