(11 Oct 2015, 10:56 am)Michael wrote Oh well!, it was worth posting just incase!
Honestly thought the AD122 MPD's were de-branded a while ago.
(11 Oct 2015, 10:59 am)Dan wrote I updated them on the fleet lists as being de-branded in line with the withdrawal of the AD122 service - in reality, they're still going around in AD122 branding... Not ideal!
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(12 Oct 2015, 8:28 pm)S813 FVK wrote Are the allocations out yet? Just I have a question regarding the 08:02 #16 out of Stanley for Durham (07:01 from Castleside which i think pretty much answers my question):
Will the above journey be allocated a decker like the 44 equivalent (although it runs between Stanley and Durham only) with it being the service that most college students will use? The main reason i ask is with it coming to the stop I board my bus at, St Stephens Church at 08:07, it may cause a bit of confusion as my bus comes at 08:09 (ie we could think that the 16 is our bus and unintentionally stop it).
(12 Oct 2015, 9:16 pm)Arcticrossy92 wrote I understand that new service 30 will be operated by Venture Solos. I was just wondering if the 8:35 service from Lanchester will be a decker. According to the timetable the 8:05 Stanley to Lanchester 30 operates via St Bedes, very similar to what the X31 does now, I'm assuming it will be a decker for the students, meaning the return journey up to Stanley will be the same vehicle?
(13 Oct 2015, 8:45 am)Greg in Weardale wrote It's a pity that these through workings to and from Lanchester aren't advertised in the timetable.
(13 Oct 2015, 4:49 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote But in the real world you would advertise them as through buses if they are working through. Connections, whether guaranteed or not, are very off-putting for passengers. The splitting of the service from Lanchester to Newcastle was the worst thing about these recent changes and quite illogical. Keeping the through workings would not have involved any extra vehicles.
(13 Oct 2015, 6:01 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote No spouting gobbledygook like GNE do in their surveys can change the fact that a through service is better for the passengers than having to change and they are less likely to use the bus if they have to. Not having the bus running through to Lanchester does not make the overall journey quicker or more reliable, just less convenient for the customer. The reason for splitting it was only for the convenience of the operator, no doubt to save money; for example, a Solo uses less fuel than an Omnicity. But if a bus is regularly working through then it is daft not to show this in the timetable.
(13 Oct 2015, 6:01 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote No spouting gobbledygook like GNE do in their surveys can change the fact that a through service is better for the passengers than having to change and they are less likely to use the bus if they have to. Not having the bus running through to Lanchester does not make the overall journey quicker or more reliable, just less convenient for the customer. The reason for splitting it was only for the convenience of the operator, no doubt to save money; for example, a Solo uses less fuel than an Omnicity. But if a bus is regularly working through then it is daft not to show this in the timetable.
(13 Oct 2015, 7:44 pm)nk55 wrote Dan is right, the majority of passengers who use the X30/X31 travel between newcastle/Gateshead and Stanley, the changes will only affect a small handfull of folk, the majority of folk will no doubt be happier at having an increased frequency over this part of the route and those travelling onwards to lanchester dont have to much of a wait for onward connections.
(13 Oct 2015, 8:24 pm)citaro5284 wrote I have never been, how big is Hobson in terms of houses, businesses etc?
(13 Oct 2015, 8:33 pm)Dan wrote Go North East stated on its Facebook page that another service would stop about five minutes away from the stops in Hobson at the moment and they chose to remove buses from Hobson owing to low passenger numbers getting on/off in this area.
(13 Oct 2015, 8:37 pm)S813 FVK wrote But going through Hobson also creates faster journey times as its literally a straight road from Pickering Nook to Crookgate missing out Burnopfield. Perfect for the 6 or something like that. Burnopfield already has 3 buses to Newcastle (6, X70 and X71) and 2 buses to Metrocentre (6 and V7). A bit over-bussed in my opinion.
(13 Oct 2015, 8:40 pm)Dan wrote There is a fine balance between providing a fast journey time and actually picking passengers up..!
If very few passengers get on/off at Hobson, it's pointless running a service through there, when running a service nearby could benefit other passengers instead, where there is greater demand.
(14 Oct 2015, 6:16 am)opNK53 TKT wrote Hope not
Maybe having said that they buy some solo sr's for the North Tyne Links, or if luck is against us streetdecks for the 309/310 and some eclipses like 9108 for the 19![]()
Got it covered
(14 Oct 2015, 9:42 am)DaveyBowyer wrote Hope they increase the evening 309 / 310s. They could easily make money if they timed it right and not 5 minutes after an Arriva.
(14 Oct 2015, 6:42 am)MrFozz wrote For the love of f**k...divvent talk so much shite...Silver Surfer for 61...Hell no
(14 Oct 2015, 9:42 am)DaveyBowyer wrote Hope they increase the evening 309 / 310s. They could easily make money if they timed it right and not 5 minutes after an Arriva.