(26 Nov 2016, 12:59 pm)Michael Has 699 entered service yet?, if so, which MPD's have Deptford lost?
(26 Nov 2016, 12:59 pm)Michael Has 699 entered service yet?, if so, which MPD's have Deptford lost?
(26 Nov 2016, 1:06 pm)Dan No - its MOT has expired so won't enter service until tested.
No MPDs officially withdrawn as a result of 698 and 700 entering service yet, though 562 and 573 are presently VOR and unlikely to be repaired.
(26 Nov 2016, 1:06 pm)Dan No - its MOT has expired so won't enter service until tested.
No MPDs officially withdrawn as a result of 698 and 700 entering service yet, though 562 and 573 are presently VOR and unlikely to be repaired.
(26 Nov 2016, 1:03 am)BJ10VUS Never mind the 34 and 34A - what about the S1?
(26 Nov 2016, 1:41 pm)Michael Our expresses are operating non stop from Gateshead to Eldon Square to speed up journeys into the City.
(26 Nov 2016, 1:41 pm)Michael Our expresses are operating non stop from Gateshead to Eldon Square to speed up journeys into the City.
The demo or one of the Gemini's?
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/8...8370513920
(26 Nov 2016, 2:17 pm)Andreos1 The demo or one of the Gemini's?Gemini. Demo is on X10 scheduled 90 minutes behind.
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/8...8370513920
(26 Nov 2016, 2:17 pm)Andreos1 The demo or one of the Gemini's?Gemini. Demo is on X10 scheduled 90 minutes behind.
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/8...8370513920
(26 Nov 2016, 5:05 pm)James Mi was on the demo heading south from Peterlee, saw the gemini broken down
can see why we need new buses
(26 Nov 2016, 5:05 pm)James Mi was on the demo heading south from Peterlee, saw the gemini broken down
can see why we need new buses
(26 Nov 2016, 1:56 pm)Dan They'd have a difficult time doing that, unplanned, without a working radio in each bus!
(26 Nov 2016, 1:56 pm)Dan They'd have a difficult time doing that, unplanned, without a working radio in each bus!
(26 Nov 2016, 7:42 pm)Ambassador I doubt it would have mad enough much difference in the end. A colleague was on an X1 which got stuck for ages at St Mary's Place
Angels still run horribly out of time despite radios....
Blackett St is a huge issue as is Wellington St.
They really need to review routes into Newcastle for match days and basically....anytime it gets busy.
(26 Nov 2016, 7:42 pm)Ambassador I doubt it would have mad enough much difference in the end. A colleague was on an X1 which got stuck for ages at St Mary's Place
Angels still run horribly out of time despite radios....
Blackett St is a huge issue as is Wellington St.
They really need to review routes into Newcastle for match days and basically....anytime it gets busy.
(26 Nov 2016, 7:42 pm)Ambassador I doubt it would have mad enough much difference in the end. A colleague was on an X1 which got stuck for ages at St Mary's Place
Angels still run horribly out of time despite radios....
Blackett St is a huge issue as is Wellington St.
They really need to review routes into Newcastle for match days and basically....anytime it gets busy.
(26 Nov 2016, 7:42 pm)Ambassador I doubt it would have mad enough much difference in the end. A colleague was on an X1 which got stuck for ages at St Mary's Place
Angels still run horribly out of time despite radios....
Blackett St is a huge issue as is Wellington St.
They really need to review routes into Newcastle for match days and basically....anytime it gets busy.
(26 Nov 2016, 7:52 pm)Michael So nearly everyday?, which route would they go?
(26 Nov 2016, 7:52 pm)Michael So nearly everyday?, which route would they go?
Match day causes a grid lock of newcastle. There is no clear way through, even central motorway up and down thru haymarket lands at a bottleneck.
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Getting rid of 3 bus stations ( Marlborough crescent , Warwick street and Newgate street ) and expecting all these services to cram into 1 bus station was always asking for trouble. Add into that fact the bottlenecks at John Dobson street / new bridge street, Blackett street, the gate and central station / centre for life, Newcastle is going to be a complete headache for years to come and I for one would hate to have to try and reroute buses around these problem areas.
It all goes to show that Newcastle and Tyne & Wear generally need better bus priority measures. I find the "chicanes" and uncontrolled pedestrian crossings in the city centre and "No Car" rather than "Buses Only" lanes particularly unacceptable and detrimental to buses.
