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XUP254F



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13 Nov 2017, 2:42 pm #161
Somebody still ended up going in the opposite direction to that intended on the 20/20A I was on at Park Lane last week !!
Wonder how often it happens.
XUP254F
13 Nov 2017, 2:42 pm #161

Somebody still ended up going in the opposite direction to that intended on the 20/20A I was on at Park Lane last week !!
Wonder how often it happens.

Citaro5326



235
13 Nov 2017, 3:28 pm #162
5332 was spotted heading north today same as the others
Citaro5326
13 Nov 2017, 3:28 pm #162

5332 was spotted heading north today same as the others

S813 FVK



6,030
13 Nov 2017, 3:53 pm #163
648 retains its black cant rail with the 'Stay Connected' tagline and has not been repainted red like the others as of yet.
Edited 13 Nov 2017, 3:53 pm by S813 FVK.
S813 FVK
13 Nov 2017, 3:53 pm #163

648 retains its black cant rail with the 'Stay Connected' tagline and has not been repainted red like the others as of yet.

MrBoyt



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13 Nov 2017, 5:49 pm #164
(13 Nov 2017, 2:42 pm)XUP254F Somebody still ended up going in the opposite direction to that intended on the 20/20A I was on at Park Lane last week !!
Wonder how often it happens.

It happens every now and then when I'm driving the 88 - Some people think that 88 is one direction and 88A is the opposite. Also people sometimes get confused around Jarrow since you can catch the bus is both directions from the same stop at Morrison's or at the bottom of the flyover.
MrBoyt
13 Nov 2017, 5:49 pm #164

(13 Nov 2017, 2:42 pm)XUP254F Somebody still ended up going in the opposite direction to that intended on the 20/20A I was on at Park Lane last week !!
Wonder how often it happens.

It happens every now and then when I'm driving the 88 - Some people think that 88 is one direction and 88A is the opposite. Also people sometimes get confused around Jarrow since you can catch the bus is both directions from the same stop at Morrison's or at the bottom of the flyover.

G-CPTN



961
13 Nov 2017, 5:56 pm #165
(13 Nov 2017, 2:42 pm)XUP254F Somebody still ended up going in the opposite direction to that intended on the 20/20A I was on at Park Lane last week !!
Wonder how often it happens.

As you might know, the TEN drives through the one-way system at Corbridge, and, until recently they were timetabled within a couple of minutes of each other (ten minutes now).
At least once both buses arrived showing the same destination - unfortunately the one most people wanted had just left when the other arrived.

The lack of a rear destination on the B9TLs means that running for a bus can mean rushing for the wrong one.

At one stage we had 'live' displays at the main stop - but they worked on absolute time rather than being reactive as to whether the bus had actually arrived and departed so were actually of little use (Hexham old bus station had the same system - I haven't monitored the displays at the new bus station other than occasionally seeing 'See timetable' displayed).

Corbridge has two major bus routes to and from Newcastle and Hexham (TEN and X84/X85/685) with the stops for each being a few minutes walk from each other with no line of sight between the stops - so if one bus is delayed, the chances of catching the other are greatly reduced (unless you walk across the bridge to where the routes cross)
G-CPTN
13 Nov 2017, 5:56 pm #165

(13 Nov 2017, 2:42 pm)XUP254F Somebody still ended up going in the opposite direction to that intended on the 20/20A I was on at Park Lane last week !!
Wonder how often it happens.

As you might know, the TEN drives through the one-way system at Corbridge, and, until recently they were timetabled within a couple of minutes of each other (ten minutes now).
At least once both buses arrived showing the same destination - unfortunately the one most people wanted had just left when the other arrived.

The lack of a rear destination on the B9TLs means that running for a bus can mean rushing for the wrong one.

At one stage we had 'live' displays at the main stop - but they worked on absolute time rather than being reactive as to whether the bus had actually arrived and departed so were actually of little use (Hexham old bus station had the same system - I haven't monitored the displays at the new bus station other than occasionally seeing 'See timetable' displayed).

Corbridge has two major bus routes to and from Newcastle and Hexham (TEN and X84/X85/685) with the stops for each being a few minutes walk from each other with no line of sight between the stops - so if one bus is delayed, the chances of catching the other are greatly reduced (unless you walk across the bridge to where the routes cross)

thetravelman



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13 Nov 2017, 5:58 pm #166
My daughter was on the No 10 heading for Hexham the other day, when a man got as far as Corbridge, started getting agitated wondering why the bus wasn’t heading to Newcastle!
thetravelman
13 Nov 2017, 5:58 pm #166

My daughter was on the No 10 heading for Hexham the other day, when a man got as far as Corbridge, started getting agitated wondering why the bus wasn’t heading to Newcastle!

Andreos1



14,232
13 Nov 2017, 6:05 pm #167
(13 Nov 2017, 11:14 am)BusLoverMum They even leave Durham at opposite ends!

Unless there's a few abandoned Solo's in the way Wink
'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
13 Nov 2017, 6:05 pm #167

(13 Nov 2017, 11:14 am)BusLoverMum They even leave Durham at opposite ends!

Unless there's a few abandoned Solo's in the way Wink

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

G-CPTN



961
13 Nov 2017, 6:11 pm #168
(13 Nov 2017, 5:58 pm)thetravelman My daughter was on the No 10 heading for Hexham the other day, when a man got as far as Corbridge, started getting agitated wondering why the bus wasn’t heading to Newcastle!

Recently, an inebriated man arrived at Hexham bus station on the TEN, having boarded at Prudhoe.
He wondered why he wasn't at Newcastle, and, (having been turfed off the bus - which was being taken out of service due to 'leakage' - by him. not the bus) he promptly fell asleep.
When the return bus arrived from the depot he was unable to find his 'all day ticket' . . . (or any money).
G-CPTN
13 Nov 2017, 6:11 pm #168

(13 Nov 2017, 5:58 pm)thetravelman My daughter was on the No 10 heading for Hexham the other day, when a man got as far as Corbridge, started getting agitated wondering why the bus wasn’t heading to Newcastle!

Recently, an inebriated man arrived at Hexham bus station on the TEN, having boarded at Prudhoe.
He wondered why he wasn't at Newcastle, and, (having been turfed off the bus - which was being taken out of service due to 'leakage' - by him. not the bus) he promptly fell asleep.
When the return bus arrived from the depot he was unable to find his 'all day ticket' . . . (or any money).

Crusader



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13 Nov 2017, 7:33 pm #169
(13 Nov 2017, 5:58 pm)thetravelman My daughter was on the No 10 heading for Hexham the other day, when a man got as far as Corbridge, started getting agitated wondering why the bus wasn’t heading to Newcastle!

I bet if the next stop announcements had been working he would have realised sooner! :-p
Edited 13 Nov 2017, 7:33 pm by Crusader.
Crusader
13 Nov 2017, 7:33 pm #169

(13 Nov 2017, 5:58 pm)thetravelman My daughter was on the No 10 heading for Hexham the other day, when a man got as far as Corbridge, started getting agitated wondering why the bus wasn’t heading to Newcastle!

I bet if the next stop announcements had been working he would have realised sooner! :-p

misfit



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13 Nov 2017, 8:03 pm #170
It happens every now and then when I'm driving the 88 - Some people think that 88 is one direction and 88A is the opposite. Also people sometimes get confused around Jarrow since you can catch the bus is both directions from the same stop at Morrison's or at the bottom of the flyover.

Well, you are talking "cabbage patch land."
misfit
13 Nov 2017, 8:03 pm #170

It happens every now and then when I'm driving the 88 - Some people think that 88 is one direction and 88A is the opposite. Also people sometimes get confused around Jarrow since you can catch the bus is both directions from the same stop at Morrison's or at the bottom of the flyover.

Well, you are talking "cabbage patch land."

LeeCalder



1,928
13 Nov 2017, 9:09 pm #171
There's a picture of the updated Venture livery on Flickr somewhere, which I saw earlier - Don't know what to think, it looks strange without the prominent white 'V', which drew the attention to 'Venture' . There is a 'V' towards the back which you can hardly see, at first I thought it was just muck on the bus. And there's a rear advert across the back panel, which is blue - garish.

EDIT - Said pictures......

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gpr_bus_ph...otostream/

https://flic.kr/p/21pNZSW
Edited 13 Nov 2017, 9:14 pm by LeeCalder.
LeeCalder
13 Nov 2017, 9:09 pm #171

There's a picture of the updated Venture livery on Flickr somewhere, which I saw earlier - Don't know what to think, it looks strange without the prominent white 'V', which drew the attention to 'Venture' . There is a 'V' towards the back which you can hardly see, at first I thought it was just muck on the bus. And there's a rear advert across the back panel, which is blue - garish.

EDIT - Said pictures......

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gpr_bus_ph...otostream/

https://flic.kr/p/21pNZSW

S813 FVK



6,030
13 Nov 2017, 9:13 pm #172
(13 Nov 2017, 9:09 pm)LeeCalder There's a picture of the updated Venture livery on Flickr somewhere, which I saw earlier - Don't know what to think, I expected it to be a bit more. There is a 'V' towards the back which you can hardly see, at first I thought it was just muck on the bus. And there's a rear advert across the back panel, which is blue - looks completely out of place.

Yes - I had trouble spotting the 'V' at the rear too although I put that down to the lighting not been that great thanks to this horrid time of year. I think they could have thought of another tagline to go above the windows as I think that looks a tad empty but I can't think of anything of a length that wouldn't make it look cluttered. 

[Image: 37678958114_ac803d57d1.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

[Image: 38338141806_0caef78930.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr
S813 FVK
13 Nov 2017, 9:13 pm #172

(13 Nov 2017, 9:09 pm)LeeCalder There's a picture of the updated Venture livery on Flickr somewhere, which I saw earlier - Don't know what to think, I expected it to be a bit more. There is a 'V' towards the back which you can hardly see, at first I thought it was just muck on the bus. And there's a rear advert across the back panel, which is blue - looks completely out of place.

Yes - I had trouble spotting the 'V' at the rear too although I put that down to the lighting not been that great thanks to this horrid time of year. I think they could have thought of another tagline to go above the windows as I think that looks a tad empty but I can't think of anything of a length that wouldn't make it look cluttered. 

[Image: 37678958114_ac803d57d1.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

[Image: 38338141806_0caef78930.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

LeeCalder



1,928
13 Nov 2017, 9:17 pm #173
(13 Nov 2017, 9:13 pm)S813 FVK Yes - I had trouble spotting the 'V' at the rear too although I put that down to the lighting not been that great thanks to this horrid time of year. I think they could have thought of another tagline to go above the windows as I think that looks a tad empty but I can't think of anything of a length that wouldn't make it look cluttered. 

[Image: 37678958114_ac803d57d1.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

[Image: 38338141806_0caef78930.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

Something along the lines of what they used to use, such as 'Venture to.......', can't do that is services are going to be changed every 5 minutes though!
LeeCalder
13 Nov 2017, 9:17 pm #173

(13 Nov 2017, 9:13 pm)S813 FVK Yes - I had trouble spotting the 'V' at the rear too although I put that down to the lighting not been that great thanks to this horrid time of year. I think they could have thought of another tagline to go above the windows as I think that looks a tad empty but I can't think of anything of a length that wouldn't make it look cluttered. 

[Image: 37678958114_ac803d57d1.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

[Image: 38338141806_0caef78930.jpg]Go North East 643 / NL63 XZP. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

Something along the lines of what they used to use, such as 'Venture to.......', can't do that is services are going to be changed every 5 minutes though!

Jordan2104



133
13 Nov 2017, 9:17 pm #174
How come 5274 is branded for the big days out advert but then its covered by other adverts on sides and rear? Spoils it
Jordan2104
13 Nov 2017, 9:17 pm #174

How come 5274 is branded for the big days out advert but then its covered by other adverts on sides and rear? Spoils it

S813 FVK



6,030
13 Nov 2017, 9:29 pm #175
(13 Nov 2017, 9:17 pm)LeeCalder Something along the lines of what they used to use, such as 'Venture to.......', can't do that is services are going to be changed every 5 minutes though!

Would it matter if they were to get rid of the URL to give them more space for the taglines? Some of the more generic ones such as 'Venture out with frequent connections to Metrocentre' could easily be used again without needing to be altered if there were to be any service changes. At the moment, the branding doesn't tell me that every venture can take me further as it makes no mention of any connections that can be made (eventhough as a local, I know which services serve Stanley and Consett anyway).
S813 FVK
13 Nov 2017, 9:29 pm #175

(13 Nov 2017, 9:17 pm)LeeCalder Something along the lines of what they used to use, such as 'Venture to.......', can't do that is services are going to be changed every 5 minutes though!

Would it matter if they were to get rid of the URL to give them more space for the taglines? Some of the more generic ones such as 'Venture out with frequent connections to Metrocentre' could easily be used again without needing to be altered if there were to be any service changes. At the moment, the branding doesn't tell me that every venture can take me further as it makes no mention of any connections that can be made (eventhough as a local, I know which services serve Stanley and Consett anyway).

Andreos1



14,232
13 Nov 2017, 9:31 pm #176
(13 Nov 2017, 9:09 pm)LeeCalder There's a picture of the updated Venture livery on Flickr somewhere, which I saw earlier - Don't know what to think, it looks strange without the prominent white 'V', which drew the attention to 'Venture' . There is a 'V' towards the back which you can hardly see, at first I thought it was just muck on the bus. And there's a rear advert across the back panel, which is blue - garish.

EDIT - Said pictures......

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gpr_bus_ph...otostream/

https://flic.kr/p/21pNZSW

I thought the 'V' was sticky residue left over from an old or misplaced vinyl!
'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
13 Nov 2017, 9:31 pm #176

(13 Nov 2017, 9:09 pm)LeeCalder There's a picture of the updated Venture livery on Flickr somewhere, which I saw earlier - Don't know what to think, it looks strange without the prominent white 'V', which drew the attention to 'Venture' . There is a 'V' towards the back which you can hardly see, at first I thought it was just muck on the bus. And there's a rear advert across the back panel, which is blue - garish.

EDIT - Said pictures......

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gpr_bus_ph...otostream/

https://flic.kr/p/21pNZSW

I thought the 'V' was sticky residue left over from an old or misplaced vinyl!

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Swiny1



126
14 Nov 2017, 12:36 pm #177
X21 6301 just passed QE going towards Wrekenton

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Swiny1
14 Nov 2017, 12:36 pm #177

X21 6301 just passed QE going towards Wrekenton

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Michael



19,175
14 Nov 2017, 7:26 pm #178
Go North East

We are sorry, but due to continued acts of vandalism and anti-social behavior, we have again temporarily removed all buses from Houghton le Spring Church & Newbottle St. Please walk to the stops on Hillside Way (outside Lidl) to board your bus.
Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
14 Nov 2017, 7:26 pm #178

Go North East

We are sorry, but due to continued acts of vandalism and anti-social behavior, we have again temporarily removed all buses from Houghton le Spring Church & Newbottle St. Please walk to the stops on Hillside Way (outside Lidl) to board your bus.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

BusLoverMum



5,285
14 Nov 2017, 8:28 pm #179
(14 Nov 2017, 12:36 pm)Swiny1 X21 6301 just passed QE going towards Wrekenton

Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

Durham road was closed this afternoon
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/loca...t-13896465
BusLoverMum
14 Nov 2017, 8:28 pm #179

(14 Nov 2017, 12:36 pm)Swiny1 X21 6301 just passed QE going towards Wrekenton

Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

Durham road was closed this afternoon
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/loca...t-13896465

Andreos1



14,232
14 Nov 2017, 8:33 pm #180
(14 Nov 2017, 7:26 pm)Michael Go North East

We are sorry, but due to continued acts of vandalism and anti-social behavior, we have again temporarily removed all buses from Houghton le Spring Church & Newbottle St. Please walk to the stops on Hillside Way (outside Lidl) to board your bus.

The Broadway (despite being mere metres away from the police station), has been a hot spot for trouble, for years.

edit: https://www.facebook.com/HoughtonResiden...9893983365
Edited 14 Nov 2017, 8:59 pm by Andreos1.
'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
14 Nov 2017, 8:33 pm #180

(14 Nov 2017, 7:26 pm)Michael Go North East

We are sorry, but due to continued acts of vandalism and anti-social behavior, we have again temporarily removed all buses from Houghton le Spring Church & Newbottle St. Please walk to the stops on Hillside Way (outside Lidl) to board your bus.

The Broadway (despite being mere metres away from the police station), has been a hot spot for trouble, for years.

edit: https://www.facebook.com/HoughtonResiden...9893983365

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

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