PB0002032/551 Registered (Short notice)
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Route: St James to Longbenton
Service number: 900 (900)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 14 Oct 2017


PB0002717/341 Registered (Short notice)
ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD
Route: Bishop Auckland to Toft Hill
Service number: 86 (86)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 29 Oct 2017

(09 Oct 2017, 7:04 pm)Michael wrote PB0002032/551 Registered (Short notice)
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Route: St James to Longbenton
Service number: 900 (900)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 14 Oct 2017


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Route: Bishop Auckland to Toft Hill
Service number: 86 (86)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 29 Oct 2017

So Arriva taking on the 86 commercially?


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(09 Oct 2017, 7:21 pm)cbma06 wrote So Arriva taking on the 86 commercially?

As far as I am aware, it's still going to be Go North East operating the evening supported runs, so likely to be Arriva removing these journeys from their timetable.

(09 Oct 2017, 7:51 pm)Jimmi wrote As far as I am aware, it's still going to be Go North East operating the evening supported runs, so likely to be Arriva removing these journeys from their timetable.

I would imagine Jimmi is correct - Go North East are definitely still doing the 86 on an evening.

Changes to stopping places in Ashington Town Centre, from Monday 16th October, affecting services 1, X20, X21, X22, 35, 52, 57. 

http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...#pid208089

Yarm Fair next weekend - divisions for 7/7a and 17/X17

http://www.connectteesvalley.com/data/tr...anges).pdf

Understand this year's loans to cover the increased minibus requirements (considering last year the depot had 1 extra Solo) should be at least 1 of Darlington's 'Frequenta' Solos

I'm loving the way Arriva expect us to read the new timetables sideways
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...ober-2017/

(17 Oct 2017, 4:24 pm)tcts24 wrote I'm loving the way Arriva expect us to read the new timetables sideways
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...ober-2017/

Easy enough to rotate a PDF on most modern day smartphones and browsers. 

I notice the 86 timetable shows that service 23 does not run on Sundays and Public Holidays - bit of a typo!

(17 Oct 2017, 4:24 pm)tcts24 wrote I'm loving the way Arriva expect us to read the new timetables sideways
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...ober-2017/

On Arriva site it states that:


We are extending our Durham District fares zone to include Ferryhill, Chilton, Rushyford, Redworth, Sedgefield, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Trimdon Village, Deaf Hill, Shadforth and Ludworth. This means big savings for customers in these places travelling wholly within the Durham District zone. For example, the price of a one-day ticket from Ferryhill to Durham will reduce from £7 to £6.50, while the cost of a weekly ticket will come down from £25 to £18.20.

At the same time, we are expanding our Peterlee zone to cover Haswell (Village and Plough), while the Bishop Auckland zone will extend to Redworth.


It's a shame that Wheatley hill is not part of the east Durham network .


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(17 Oct 2017, 6:25 pm)cbma06 wrote On Arriva site it states that:


We are extending our Durham District fares zone to include Ferryhill, Chilton, Rushyford, Redworth, Sedgefield, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Trimdon Village, Deaf Hill, Shadforth and Ludworth. This means big savings for customers in these places travelling wholly within the Durham District zone. For example, the price of a one-day ticket from Ferryhill to Durham will reduce from £7 to £6.50, while the cost of a weekly ticket will come down from £25 to £18.20.

At the same time, we are expanding our Peterlee zone to cover Haswell (Village and Plough), while the Bishop Auckland zone will extend to Redworth.


It's a shame that Wheatley hill is not part of the east Durham network .


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From a customer point of view, the extension of the zones and subsequent decrease in price is to be applauded.
Particularly as competition is virtually non-existent in a number of those areas.

(17 Oct 2017, 6:25 pm)cbma06 wrote On Arriva site it states that:


We are extending our Durham District fares zone to include Ferryhill, Chilton, Rushyford, Redworth, Sedgefield, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Trimdon Village, Deaf Hill, Shadforth and Ludworth. This means big savings for customers in these places travelling wholly within the Durham District zone. For example, the price of a one-day ticket from Ferryhill to Durham will reduce from £7 to £6.50, while the cost of a weekly ticket will come down from £25 to £18.20.

At the same time, we are expanding our Peterlee zone to cover Haswell (Village and Plough), while the Bishop Auckland zone will extend to Redworth.


It's a shame that Wheatley hill is not part of the east Durham network .


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That's cos they know I'm moving They're only doing it to annoy me after paying through the nose for a 20 minute journey each way for all these years.

(17 Oct 2017, 8:41 pm)BusLoverMum wrote That's cos they know I'm moving They're only doing it to annoy me after paying through the nose for a 20 minute journey each way for all these years.

It’s really pointless putting Wheatley Hill in the Durham District Saver.
The people need a cheap ticket to Peterlee. The same applies to the folk of Trimdon.
Peterlee is where they do their food shopping.



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Service Changes in Darlington and County Durham - from Sunday 29th October 2017

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...ober-2017/

(18 Oct 2017, 8:24 pm)Michael wrote Service Changes in Darlington and County Durham - from Sunday 29th October 2017

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...ober-2017/

So the 22 is no longer a 3 hour round trip. Does this mean that it'll be interworking with the 24? It would explain why all the branding has been left off any battered streetlites. Wondering if the rumours about them being off to pastures new are true.

Also, it does appear that the X24 is going to be just a peak service.

so after 29th October bus changes, service 22 from Sunderland at 21:22 terminates at peterlee at 22:01, does this bus go back to durham depot?.

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(19 Oct 2017, 7:07 am)BusLoverMum wrote So the 22 is no longer a 3 hour round trip. Does this mean that it'll be interworking with the 24? It would explain why all the branding has been left off any battered streetlites. Wondering if the rumours about them being off to pastures new are true.

Also, it does appear that the X24 is going to be just a peak service.

yea looks like its going to do what the 24X originally did lol.

Info about buses during Durham Lumiere event between 16-19 November: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...iere-2017/

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(07 Nov 2017, 5:47 pm)Jimmi wrote Info about buses during Durham Lumiere event between 16-19 November: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/u...iere-2017/

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Wow! The 22 will run as normal!

(07 Nov 2017, 6:36 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Wow! The 22 will run as normal!

They haven't learned anything from the 2013 or 2015 events then... the solution is not just the size of the buses, but simply the frequency in most cases. People are in and out of Lumiere all evening, so the crowds just end up filling the bus station in no time. Breaking down the waffle in the link provided, it seems that there are actually very few changes - 

6 - Additional journeys to create a 30 minute frequency all evening, as oppose to the usual hourly service.
7 - No changes.
22 - No changes.
24 - Five additional journeys on Sunday evening (hourly frequency)
43 - No changes.
48 - Four additional Sunday evening journeys (hourly frequency)
49 - Six additional Sunday evening journeys (half hourly frequency)
56 - Three additional journeys. The 1950 x Durham is normal timetable, despite being highlighted as an extra. 
57/57A - No changes, but inaccurate statement of "Normal timetables will apply throughout the event, with buses running up to every 15 minutes" - these services never run up to every 15 minutes, and the timetable certainly doesn't suggest any changes. 1810 is still the last departure from Durham.
61/62 - No changes.
64 - Three extra journeys Durham-Arnison Centre only on Sunday evening.
X12 - No changes.
X46 - No changes.

Commuting should be fun.

(07 Nov 2017, 7:49 pm)Adrian wrote They haven't learned anything from the 2013 or 2015 events then... the solution is not just the size of the buses, but simply the frequency in most cases. People are in and out of Lumiere all evening, so the crowds just end up filling the bus station in no time. Breaking down the waffle in the link provided, it seems that there are actually very few changes - 

6 - Additional journeys to create a 30 minute frequency all evening, as oppose to the usual hourly service.
7 - No changes.
22 - No changes.
24 - Five additional journeys on Sunday evening (hourly frequency)
43 - No changes.
48 - Four additional Sunday evening journeys (hourly frequency)
49 - Six additional Sunday evening journeys (half hourly frequency)
56 - Three additional journeys. The 1950 x Durham is normal timetable, despite being highlighted as an extra. 
57/57A - No changes, but inaccurate statement of "Normal timetables will apply throughout the event, with buses running up to every 15 minutes" - these services never run up to every 15 minutes, and the timetable certainly doesn't suggest any changes. 1810 is still the last departure from Durham.
61/62 - No changes.
64 - Three extra journeys Durham-Arnison Centre only on Sunday evening.
X12 - No changes.
X46 - No changes.

Commuting should be fun.

Same policy as per usual then when it comes to big events:

• Take their money
  
• Pack 'em in
  
• Run them REALLY late
  

County Durham Xmas Info - https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/link/2df2003...?id=164917

Teesside Xmas Info - https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/link/2df2003...?id=164917

Newcastle Xmas Info - https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/link/7c48658...?id=164918

Quite ironic that Arriva have put the THINK advert at the bottom of the xmas service leaflets yet happily remove 2x late services from Newcastle to Blyth, Cramlington, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Foxhunters and Preston Grange!


Besides talking about keeping operating costs lower, would it not make sense to drop the 43 on Boxing Day and run the X10 / X11 via the 43 route calling at all stops between Cramlington and Newcastle?

PB0002717/21 Registered
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Route: Arnison Centre to High Pittington
Service number: 64 (64)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018

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Route: Durham to Cockfield
Service number: 6 (6)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018

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Route: Durham to Stanhope
Service number: X46 (X46)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018

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Route: Cockfield to Barnard Castle
Service number: 6 (6)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018

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Route: Durham to Brasside
Service number: 62 (62)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018

PB0002717/381 Registered
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Route: Durham to Whitesmocks
Service number: 61 (61)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018


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Route: Durham to Brandon
Service number: 49 (49, 49A)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018

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Route: Durham to New Brancepeth
Service number: 48 (48)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Jan 2018

New timetables effective from January 28th 2018 for Durham services 6, 48, 49/49A, 61, 62, 64 & X46 can be found here: http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/

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(10 Dec 2017, 12:03 pm)Jimmi wrote New timetables effective from January 28th 2018 for Durham services 6, 48, 49/49A, 61, 62, 64 & X46 can be found here: http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/

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Summary
6: Daytime journeys into Durham will run 6 minutes later than present. Journeys out of Durham will leave Durham at the present times but additional running time has been added, with departures from Bishop Auckland being 3 minutes later than present. Journeys leaving Durham at xx09 during the day will terminate at West Auckland (currently Cockfield) with the xx21 extended to Cockfield, ending the current arrangement where one Cockfield journey gets a 16 minute layover there (both will now get 5 minutes).
48: The last journey on a Sunday, 1925 from Durham and 1941 return, are withdrawn
49/49a: The last 49 journey on Sunday at 1945 is withdrawn
61: Journeys are retimed to run ten minutes earlier, with the 1652 departure withdrawn.
62: All journeys are retimed to run ten minutes earlier with extra running time.
64: The current last Monday to Saturday departure from Arnison Centre to Durham at 2255 is withdrawn as is the 1955 Sunday journey, with a new 2325 departure to Sherburn added. daily.
X46: The 0749 Saturday departure from Crook is withdrawn, as is the first Sunday morning departure from Durham at 0818.

(10 Dec 2017, 12:26 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Summary
6: Daytime journeys into Durham will run 6 minutes later than present. Journeys out of Durham will leave Durham at the present times but additional running time has been added, with departures from Bishop Auckland being 3 minutes later than present. Journeys leaving Durham at xx09 during the day will terminate at West Auckland (currently Cockfield) with the xx21 extended to Cockfield, ending the current arrangement where one Cockfield journey gets a 16 minute layover there (both will now get 5 minutes).
48: The last journey on a Sunday, 1925 from Durham and 1941 return, are withdrawn
49/49a: The last 49 journey on Sunday at 1945 is withdrawn
61: Journeys are retimed to run ten minutes earlier, with the 1652 departure withdrawn.
62: All journeys are retimed to run ten minutes earlier with extra running time.
64: The current last Monday to Saturday departure from Arnison Centre to Durham at 2255 is withdrawn as is the 1955 Sunday journey, with a new 2325 departure to Sherburn added. daily.
X46: The 0749 Saturday departure from Crook is withdrawn, as is the first Sunday morning departure from Durham at 0818.

Not forgetting that the Stanhope on the X46 now commences from Framwellgate Moor again.  It currently commences from the bus station.

PB0002032/450 Registered (Short notice)
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Route: Blyth to Newcastle
Service number: 308 (308)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 10 Dec 2017

PB0002032/452 Registered (Short notice)
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: Newcastle to Whitley Bay
Service number: 306 (306)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 10 Dec 2017

PB0002717/238 Registered
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Route: Durham to Newcastle
Service number: X12 (X12)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018


PB0002717/239 Registered
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Route: Middlesbrough to Durham
Service number: X12 (X12)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

PB0002717/335 Registered
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Route: Middlesbrough to Peterlee
Service number: X22 (X22)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

PB0002717/380 Registered
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Route: Peterlee to Sunderland
Service number: X21 (X21)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

PB0002717/219 Registered
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Route: Darlington to Peterlee
Service number: X21 (X21)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

PB0002717/320 Cancelled
ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD
Route: Middlesbrough to Netherfields
Service number: 27 (27, 27A)
Service type: Normal Stopping

Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

PB0002717/321 Registered
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Route: Middlesbrough to Kingsmead/Stockton
Service number: 17 (17, 17A, X17)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

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Route: Roseworth to Ingleby Barwick
Service number: 15 (15)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

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Route: Middlesbrough to Overfields
Service number: 9 (9)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

PB0002717/454 Registered
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Route: Middlesbrough to Netherfields
Service number: 8 (8)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

PB0002717/317 Registered
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Route: Stockton to Yarm
Service number: 7 (7, 7A)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

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Route: Middlesbrough to Easington
Service number: 5 (5, 5A, 805)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 18 Feb 2018

Only Arriva could brand a fleet of buses for a service, then change the service number 6 months later! Pathetic.

(29 Dec 2017, 10:02 am)Cock Robin wrote Only Arriva could brand a fleet of buses for a service, then change the service number 6 months later! Pathetic.

Looking at it, suggests they only need to change the number on the existing branding, so not exactly hard work.

Why brand the buses to increase the profile of a route and then change the number?!