(02 Oct 2013, 10:49 am)Michael wrote From the GNE FB page:
Go North East
Due to an incident at Blackett Street in Newcastle, services are diverting via St Mary's Place.
Not sure if Arriva run that way but a heads up!
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(03 Oct 2013, 10:07 am)tyresmoke wrote Management visited Wrights last week and the Sapphire fleet has now been accepted and should be delivered in the coming 2 weeks ready for a launch in early November.
Cascades as a result should see a number of DAF SB220 withdrawn across the fleet.
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(03 Oct 2013, 10:16 pm)CatsFast101 wrote Just looking at points raised on the page before, how could a Durham county week ticket cover Peterlee-Sunderland & Sunderland-Peterlee. When Sunderland isn't Durham? From Ryhope you're in Tyne & Wear. Is there some way around this? Is that part of the ticket?
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(04 Oct 2013, 4:06 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote First of the Sapphire Pulsars have Arrived
NL63 VRG
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77351420@N04/10086162243/
(05 Oct 2013, 8:50 am)busman101 wrote Got any examples or just doing a bit of trolling ? I've never had a problem with the X9/X10 when I've used it
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(05 Oct 2013, 8:50 am)busman101 wrote Got any examples or just doing a bit of trolling ? I've never had a problem with the X9/X10 when I've used it
(05 Oct 2013, 8:14 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Can't remember which Omnicity it was, think it was 4662, was seen Broken Down in Eldon Square at just after 2.30pm, which would of meant Passengers waiting for the 685 had to wait a further hour, maybe longer for the Stagecoach one to turn up depending on the Layover time in Newcastle.
I think most passengers ended up on GNE X84/X85 as the 15.10 and 15.40 Departures were pretty full.
(05 Oct 2013, 8:14 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Can't remember which Omnicity it was, think it was 4662, was seen Broken Down in Eldon Square at just after 2.30pm, which would of meant Passengers waiting for the 685 had to wait a further hour, maybe longer for the Stagecoach one to turn up depending on the Layover time in Newcastle.
I think most passengers ended up on GNE X84/X85 as the 15.10 and 15.40 Departures were pretty full.
(05 Oct 2013, 8:14 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Can't remember which Omnicity it was, think it was 4662, was seen Broken Down in Eldon Square at just after 2.30pm, which would of meant Passengers waiting for the 685 had to wait a further hour, maybe longer for the Stagecoach one to turn up depending on the Layover time in Newcastle.This one? http://www.flickr.com/photos/northern156/10105324593/
I think most passengers ended up on GNE X84/X85 as the 15.10 and 15.40 Departures were pretty full.
(05 Oct 2013, 9:10 pm)northern156 wrote This one? http://www.flickr.com/photos/northern156/10105324593/
Was on the 1554 ex-Carlisle, 15 minutes late at Longbyre where the pic was taken.
(05 Oct 2013, 10:50 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Just a thought with all of Arriva's Promotion and upgrade in Frequency of the X1/X2 Middlesbrough - Durham - Newcastle, Would be worth putting the Service under the Sapphire Branding.
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(05 Oct 2013, 11:00 pm)tyresmoke wrote I have asked the question and apparently not. There are other services being looked at for the next Sapphire route(s)
(06 Oct 2013, 1:54 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote the 306 will be one of them i'm guessing, quite surprised Arriva hasn't gone with the X2 for Sapphire as I think it would be a perfect choice, plus the fact Sapphire has Wifi etc it could potentially take customers in Durham/Middlesbrough and Newcastle away from using say 21/X21 and the X9/X10 Perhaps. Can't think of any other routes as I don't really use Arriva that much.
(06 Oct 2013, 3:20 pm)aureolin wrote Had thought about mobile ticketing, but I'm not a huge fan of it. I'd rather have a smartcard which I know I'm going to be able to use when I need it, whereas I don't know how much phone battery I'd have left by the end of the day.
(06 Oct 2013, 3:48 pm)CatsFast101 wrote as the key card reader on GNE Buses often don't work, a friend who had a annual get around pass was made to pay the single fare on at least 3 journeys this summer.
(06 Oct 2013, 3:59 pm)Daniel wrote Can the ticket machines not read Key Cards? I've seen coffin dodgers using the ticket machines for their concessionary passes.