Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2016

[Dan]

Has 699 entered service yet?, if so, which MPD's have Deptford lost?

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No MPDs officially withdrawn as a result of 698 and 700 entering service yet, though 562 and 573 are presently VOR and unlikely to be repaired.

[Michael]

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No MPDs officially withdrawn as a result of 698 and 700 entering service yet, though 562 and 573 are presently VOR and unlikely to be repaired.

Ah right, thanks for answering my questions. 

Any idea when it will be tested?, it also means Deptford only have 4 MPD's now (as 562 and 573 are off the road).

[NK53 TKT]

I'm getting 9098 provided it is on the X9 journey leaving Heworth for Newcastle at 15:02

[Michael]

Our expresses are operating non stop from Gateshead to Eldon Square to speed up journeys into the City.

[V514DFT]

Never mind the 34 and 34A - what about the S1? 

Nothing can be as tedious and boring as the 1/1A,11,and 40/41, used the 41 on Thursday night cus as usual missed the 40 cus the 42 was late,only got as far as Holy Cross before i thought f**k this and got off

[Ambassador]

Our expresses are operating non stop from Gateshead to Eldon Square to speed up journeys into the City.

I wish Arriva had told my X12 to do that...

[Dan]

I wish Arriva had told my X12 to do that...

They'd have a difficult time doing that, unplanned, without a working radio in each bus!

[Michael]

Services in Newcastle & Metrocentre suffering delays due to heavy traffic. We have extra buses on the road to try and minimize disruption.

[Andreos1]

The demo or one of the Gemini's?

https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/8...8370513920

[Jimmi]

The demo or one of the Gemini's?

https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/8...8370513920

Gemini. Demo is on X10 scheduled 90 minutes behind.

[James M]

Gemini. Demo is on X10 scheduled 90 minutes behind.

i was on the demo heading south from Peterlee, saw the gemini broken down 

can see why we need new buses 

[Michael]

i was on the demo heading south from Peterlee, saw the gemini broken down 

can see why we need new buses 

Ye, let's hope we don't start to see a repeat of the B7's, hopefully new buses next year.

Last few years new buses have started to arrive in March.

[Ambassador]

They'd have a difficult time doing that, unplanned, without a working radio in each bus!

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.

[Michael]

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.

So nearly everyday?, which route would they go?

[TEN 6083]

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.

3 Angels at Eldon Square this afternoon, 2 at the stands side by side and another waiting to pull in the Stand


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[Ambassador]

So nearly everyday?, which route would they go?

Redheugh,  Boulevard, Gallowgate etc...

There's options. The post above shows how badly the 21 performs.

[Crusader]

Redheugh,  Boulevard, Gallowgate etc...

There's options. The post above shows how badly the 21 performs.

So you think running the 21 into Newcastle via St James Boulevard on a matchday would help it run on time?!

[Jamie M]

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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[GX03]

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.

[Greg in Weardale]

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.