(03 Jan 2016, 8:07 pm)G-CPTN wrote There is already the 74 which serves Matfen, Stamfordham and Eldon Square four times daily.
Timings are such that it is possible to be in Newcastle from 08:19 to 17:35, or Hexham from 10:00 to 16:05.
(07 Jan 2016, 8:40 pm)NK53 TKT wrote The 74 is a lifeline to some people, my grandparents live on the route, my grandad for 20+ years got the bus to Westerhope to go to the club and now cannot use the bus due it evening journeys being cut
(07 Jan 2016, 12:00 pm)Dan wrote The allocation may be fluid - at least for the first week of operation.
UPDATED: Closure of Chowdene Bridge from 26 October 2015
http://www.simplygo.com/news/closure-of-...tober-2015
Pedestrian access over the railway line will be maintained, with the exception of a 10 day period between Saturday 9th until Monday 18th January 2016. For this 10 day period, a CB1 free shuttle bus will run from the St Andrews Drive stop at Chowdene to Sainsburys. Buses will run every 15 minutes, throughout the day and night during the footbridge closure. Buses will leave Chowdene at 01, 16, 31 & 46 mins past each hour, with buses leaving Sainsburys at 09, 24, 39 & 54 mins past each hour
I understand 563 is to be used on the CB1 free shuttle bus, but I'm not sure which service (CB1 or A1/A2/A3) will get priority during the overlapping period of both services operating.
(10 Jan 2016, 11:19 am)westy3738 wrote I understand the ASDA bus will get the minibus, possibly why 8260 has been brought (well, supposedly) back into use at Riverside, for the CB1.
(11 Jan 2016, 2:53 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote 8260 has been allocated to the CB1 today complete with the destination display for the route.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98641142@N08/23687426124/
(14 Jan 2016, 11:13 am)Jimmi wrote PB0002400/458 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Bishop Auckland Bus Station and Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station given service number X21 effective from 05-Mar-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
PB0002400/462 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Crook, Beechburn Industrial Estate and Durham Bus Station given service number X46 effective from 05-Mar-2016. To amend Timetable.
PB0002400/531 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between DURHAM BUS STATION and BISHOP AUCKLAND COLLEGE given service number X21 effective from 05-Mar-2016. To amend Timetable.
(14 Jan 2016, 12:33 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote Is that because they've got to add 15 minutes to the running time so the Streetwrecks can cope!!!
(14 Jan 2016, 12:54 pm)Jimmi wrote Funny, I was in Bishop Auckland yesterday afternoon and 9119 arrived back roughly on-time. In fact I was in Newcastle the other week and it arrived in Eldon Square from Middlesbrough on service X10 around 5 minutes early!
Is it just me that is sick of hearing some of this StreetWreck garbage? They are no worse than the current mix of Pronto branded Presidents, in fact at present if I am using the X21 I would rather have 9119 than a President as it has a slightly higher seating capacity, I find the seats more comfortable and it will get me there. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't exactly excite me when I ride it but they serve the purpose of getting me from A-B, I am actually looking forward to the StreetDeck's arriving for the X21 as they should be a nicer place to be inside than the current Presidents and the free Wi-Fi will distract me from how it performs on the A1(M), not sure I'm looking forward to more e-leather seating though.
(14 Jan 2016, 12:59 pm)S813 FVK wrote I don't see why people can't just say Streetlite and Streetdeck rather than substitues. I don't know whether it is done in an attempt to gain popularity but it certainly isn't funny. Infact, i think that the Streetlites handle the routes that they are on very well and aren't shite at all as people suggest.
(14 Jan 2016, 1:11 pm)JP6004 wrote What's wrong with e - leather?
(14 Jan 2016, 12:13 pm)JP6004 wrote This will no doubt fuel speculation on the arrival of the Streetdecks ?
(14 Jan 2016, 12:59 pm)S813 FVK wrote I don't see why people can't just say Streetlite and Streetdeck rather than substitues. I don't know whether it is done in an attempt to gain popularity but it certainly isn't funny. Infact, i think that the Streetlites handle the routes that they are on very well and aren't shite at all as people suggest.
(14 Jan 2016, 1:57 pm)Andreos1 wrote Some people like them. Some don't.
Just like many other buses out there, they split opinion. Life would be boring if we all agreed.
Until their is a dictat that states we are to call them by their official titles, then if people want to call them that, let them call them that.
(14 Jan 2016, 2:17 pm)S813 FVK wrote I appreciate that people son't like them but there is no need to replace part of the name with something else because of this. I don't know about anybody else but i certainly don't like reading 'Streetshite' and 'Streetwreck' every time a subject involving them is brought up on the forum.
(14 Jan 2016, 3:30 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Nor do I.
I can understand a couple of issues with the StreetLite, from a customer point of view, where they're cold in the winter and boiling hot in the summer.
I've never had any problems with the StreetDeck, when has it broke down exactly, did it break down on the TTX, Pronto, TEN...?! No, apparently it broke down on the 18 - which was later confirmed at bulls**t.
(14 Jan 2016, 4:36 pm)Jimmi wrote PB0002400/554 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between LOW MOORSLEY, FRONT STREET/CHESTER- LE- STREET and TOWN END FARM/BOLDON ASDA/HEWORTH INTERCHANGE given service number 35/35A/36 effective from 29-Feb-2016. To amend Route.
(14 Jan 2016, 1:17 pm)Jimmi wrote I imagine it is partly down to wanting to achieve popularity of some sort, as many enthusiasts don't seem to like them. I have sampled most of the routes StreetLite's operate within the region, even the Dales & District services 55 and 70 and I have found that they have performed well on every route I've had them on. Some hate them simply because of the noise the engine makes.
I don't mind e-leather however in my opinion they are nowhere near as comfortable as the fabric seats in the likes of the Volvo B9TL's.
(14 Jan 2016, 8:01 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote It's just that Go North East seem to have a thing against ADL.
(15 Jan 2016, 4:41 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Although the Streetdeck isn't a flying machine like the E400MMC and B9TL, it doesn't mean that they will be unreliable heaps of scrap in 3 years time. Mercedes have a good engineering track record and the Citaros are still going strong. They only have a 5 litre engine and I know that the weight is less and although the extra weight will be an implication on the Streetdeck, they might prove themselves to be good workhorses despite being a tad slower than other deckers or just the same depending on the setup. Alot of the faults which might've occured wuth the Streetdeck could be applied to other Wright bodied products. I was on 6105 one morning when the fire alarm warning system went off for no obvious reason.
(15 Jan 2016, 6:38 pm)citaro5284 wrote Was it not the Davey Bowyer alarm