(23 Nov 2017, 8:59 pm)nk55 Does anybody from Sunderland travel the full route by bus when the metro is quicker?
(23 Nov 2017, 8:59 pm)nk55 Does anybody from Sunderland travel the full route by bus when the metro is quicker?
The 9 timetable is a mess. The short journey to Jarrow from North Shields is crazy. The evening and sunday timetables are higher specification and generally more frequent from North Shields.
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From my limited experiences of the 9, from the Sunderland end of the route, most of the passengers seem to get off at Boldon Asda and a few may carry on towards Jarrow, whenever the bus has reached Jarrow Bus Station most of the passengers seem to depart the bus and most of the passengers who travel to North Shields board/alight at Jarrow Bus Station or some of the stops before that, seems like only a few will go the whole or nearly full route from my experiences at least, only time I've really seen people carry onto towards Sunderland is a weekday peak time run from North Shields and even then most of the punters got off long before Sunderland.
I agree that the current set up for the 9 timetable is silly but I couldn't help but think that when it ran on a 15 minute frequency between Sunderland and Jarrow that it seemed somewhat overkill in terms of demand, you would often get the top deck of a Vyking all to yourself the whole way to Jarrow (or at least I would).
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(27 Nov 2017, 2:11 pm)Jamie M The 9 timetable is a mess. The short journey to Jarrow from North Shields is crazy. The evening and sunday timetables are higher specification and generally more frequent from North Shields.
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(27 Nov 2017, 2:11 pm)Jamie M The 9 timetable is a mess. The short journey to Jarrow from North Shields is crazy. The evening and sunday timetables are higher specification and generally more frequent from North Shields.
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(27 Nov 2017, 2:11 pm)Jamie M The 9 timetable is a mess. The short journey to Jarrow from North Shields is crazy. The evening and sunday timetables are higher specification and generally more frequent from North Shields.
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(27 Nov 2017, 2:11 pm)Jamie M The 9 timetable is a mess. The short journey to Jarrow from North Shields is crazy. The evening and sunday timetables are higher specification and generally more frequent from North Shields.
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Following on from the discussions of potential service changes on South Tyneside, GNE have now published info on the changes, effective from Sunday 28th January 2018.
New year new bus services for South Tyneside: http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/n...ide-281260
Interesting, it still feels like there's going to be a cut in services without it saying as such? How is the 9 going to do the 88 and 88A, I'm not sure how they're actually different?
(28 Nov 2017, 3:59 pm)deanmachine Interesting, it still feels like there's going to be a cut in services without it saying as such? How is the 9 going to do the 88 and 88A, I'm not sure how they're actually different?
(28 Nov 2017, 3:59 pm)deanmachine Interesting, it still feels like there's going to be a cut in services without it saying as such? How is the 9 going to do the 88 and 88A, I'm not sure how they're actually different?
(28 Nov 2017, 4:31 pm)GuyParkRoyal The 88/88A provides a cross Hebburn service with a clock and anti clock circuit between Station Road and Lukes Lane with through journeys allowed. The through journeys allow passengers in the Hartleyburn Avenue and Crawley Avenue area a link to the doctors surgery and schools on Campbell Park Road. In the other direction the estates along Campbell Park Road have a direct link to the community centre on Crawley Avenue.
The fact that Go North East remains silent on maintaining the through service makes me think it will be removed resulting in passengers having to make a journey to Station Road and change buses to complete their journey.
(28 Nov 2017, 4:31 pm)GuyParkRoyal The 88/88A provides a cross Hebburn service with a clock and anti clock circuit between Station Road and Lukes Lane with through journeys allowed. The through journeys allow passengers in the Hartleyburn Avenue and Crawley Avenue area a link to the doctors surgery and schools on Campbell Park Road. In the other direction the estates along Campbell Park Road have a direct link to the community centre on Crawley Avenue.
The fact that Go North East remains silent on maintaining the through service makes me think it will be removed resulting in passengers having to make a journey to Station Road and change buses to complete their journey.
(28 Nov 2017, 3:28 pm)Jimmi Following on from the discussions of potential service changes on South Tyneside, GNE have now published info on the changes, effective from Sunday 28th January 2018.
New year new bus services for South Tyneside: http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/n...ide-281260
(28 Nov 2017, 3:28 pm)Jimmi Following on from the discussions of potential service changes on South Tyneside, GNE have now published info on the changes, effective from Sunday 28th January 2018.
New year new bus services for South Tyneside: http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/n...ide-281260
(28 Nov 2017, 6:08 pm)Andreos1 That 26/27 is a strange one.
Imagine getting on prior to Jarrow and needing to be at the hospital.
'Are you going to turn in to the 26?' Is a phrase I think will be used quite a bit.
Why not have the 26 and 27 operating between Newcastle and Jarrow? Passengers will know from the outset that the bus they're boarding will be heading to a certain point, without having to ask.
On another note, wasnt the frequency of the 27 changed from every 10mins to assist with reliability?
So not only will the vehicles bunch, but potentially a passenger will be stopping 2/3 buses, just to find out which one is going to 'turn in to a 26'!
(28 Nov 2017, 6:08 pm)Andreos1 That 26/27 is a strange one.
Imagine getting on prior to Jarrow and needing to be at the hospital.
'Are you going to turn in to the 26?' Is a phrase I think will be used quite a bit.
Why not have the 26 and 27 operating between Newcastle and Jarrow? Passengers will know from the outset that the bus they're boarding will be heading to a certain point, without having to ask.
On another note, wasnt the frequency of the 27 changed from every 10mins to assist with reliability?
So not only will the vehicles bunch, but potentially a passenger will be stopping 2/3 buses, just to find out which one is going to 'turn in to a 26'!
(28 Nov 2017, 6:20 pm)Michael Confirms the 9, will get new refurbished citaro's.
Looks like some of the Omnicities from the Coaster, will go on to 5/50.
(28 Nov 2017, 6:20 pm)Michael Confirms the 9, will get new refurbished citaro's.
Looks like some of the Omnicities from the Coaster, will go on to 5/50.
(28 Nov 2017, 6:34 pm)Tom Yeah should only need 1 more though - maybe one as a spare too?
I would say the rest would stay at Percy Main - 8 for the 11, 4 for the 19 and the rest spare replacing all of the Solars.
(28 Nov 2017, 6:34 pm)Tom Yeah should only need 1 more though - maybe one as a spare too?
I would say the rest would stay at Percy Main - 8 for the 11, 4 for the 19 and the rest spare replacing all of the Solars.
(28 Nov 2017, 6:54 pm)S830OFT Just heard a rumour that Percy Main are gaining the 5.
(28 Nov 2017, 6:54 pm)S830OFT Just heard a rumour that Percy Main are gaining the 5.
