Stagecoach North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2020
Stagecoach North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2020
(13 Feb 2020, 9:40 pm)stagecoachbusdepot In the consultation, Gateshead was just near the Tyne Bridge when they were proposing the crazy bridge tolls, and North Tyneside was just so far along the Coast Road - both of which have been dropped. Not sure if they have been replaced with new hairbrained schemes, but suspect not.
(13 Feb 2020, 10:34 pm)S830OFT They can't use them on 6/7 as those buses run on the 8 into Newcastle...Why would stagecoach teeside swap the 69 plates for old buses it wont make sense and plus there only 6 month old
They could swap them with the new E200MMCs on Teesside if it comes desperate to get Euro 6 buses...
(13 Feb 2020, 9:40 pm)stagecoachbusdepot In the consultation, Gateshead was just near the Tyne Bridge when they were proposing the crazy bridge tolls, and North Tyneside was just so far along the Coast Road - both of which have been dropped. Not sure if they have been replaced with new hairbrained schemes, but suspect not.
(13 Feb 2020, 10:34 pm)S830OFT They can't use them on 6/7 as those buses run on the 8 into Newcastle...Why would stagecoach teeside swap the 69 plates for old buses it wont make sense and plus there only 6 month old
They could swap them with the new E200MMCs on Teesside if it comes desperate to get Euro 6 buses...
(23 Feb 2020, 2:23 am)V514DFT A numberplate on a bus means nothing to bus companies, anything can happen, eg, GNE swapped 16 plates for 10/11/61 plates on the 40/41/42/42A
(23 Feb 2020, 2:23 am)V514DFT A numberplate on a bus means nothing to bus companies, anything can happen, eg, GNE swapped 16 plates for 10/11/61 plates on the 40/41/42/42A
Tees Flex App now live on App Store. Stockton & Darlington zone covers a vast area and allows both town centres, rail stations and Teesside Park as a destination. North Tees and Airport currently out of bounds so assume this needs fixing? Redcar and Cleveland zone similarly useful and a generous drop-off zone in Redcar. App theoretically allowed me to book a journey between Redcar and Guisborough which I thought wouldn’t be allowed. Hartlepool zone is very restrictive and most of the rural area covered has no population. Can’t help but think a single minibus an a timetabled circuit of Elwick, Dalton Piercy and Hartlepool would be more worthwhile. Interesting that Tees Flex can be used to travel from Hart to the Hospital and town centre, which is already covered by Arriva in the 57, yet the zoning is very careful not to tread on the toes of any existing Stagecoach service.
(23 Feb 2020, 11:48 am)James101 Tees Flex App now live on App Store. Stockton & Darlington zone covers a vast area and allows both town centres, rail stations and Teesside Park as a destination. North Tees and Airport currently out of bounds so assume this needs fixing? Redcar and Cleveland zone similarly useful and a generous drop-off zone in Redcar. App theoretically allowed me to book a journey between Redcar and Guisborough which I thought wouldn’t be allowed. Hartlepool zone is very restrictive and most of the rural area covered has no population. Can’t help but think a single minibus an a timetabled circuit of Elwick, Dalton Piercy and Hartlepool would be more worthwhile. Interesting that Tees Flex can be used to travel from Hart to the Hospital and town centre, which is already covered by Arriva in the 57, yet the zoning is very careful not to tread on the toes of any existing Stagecoach service.
(23 Feb 2020, 11:48 am)James101 Tees Flex App now live on App Store. Stockton & Darlington zone covers a vast area and allows both town centres, rail stations and Teesside Park as a destination. North Tees and Airport currently out of bounds so assume this needs fixing? Redcar and Cleveland zone similarly useful and a generous drop-off zone in Redcar. App theoretically allowed me to book a journey between Redcar and Guisborough which I thought wouldn’t be allowed. Hartlepool zone is very restrictive and most of the rural area covered has no population. Can’t help but think a single minibus an a timetabled circuit of Elwick, Dalton Piercy and Hartlepool would be more worthwhile. Interesting that Tees Flex can be used to travel from Hart to the Hospital and town centre, which is already covered by Arriva in the 57, yet the zoning is very careful not to tread on the toes of any existing Stagecoach service.
(23 Feb 2020, 12:35 pm)Andreos1 Disappointed with the R&C zoning system and seeing places like New Marske, Marske, Saltburn and Upleatham not included in the zones. Yet Redcar, Guisborough, Skelton are - despite having decent levels of ANE services currently.
Looking further in to this. https://www.stagecoachbus.com/media-libr....jpg?la=en states you can get a bus from the zone, to a destination beyond the zone. Skelton to Saltburn Station as an example.
However, the app doesn't let allow the booking to be made.
(23 Feb 2020, 12:35 pm)Andreos1 Disappointed with the R&C zoning system and seeing places like New Marske, Marske, Saltburn and Upleatham not included in the zones. Yet Redcar, Guisborough, Skelton are - despite having decent levels of ANE services currently.
Looking further in to this. https://www.stagecoachbus.com/media-libr....jpg?la=en states you can get a bus from the zone, to a destination beyond the zone. Skelton to Saltburn Station as an example.
However, the app doesn't let allow the booking to be made.
(23 Feb 2020, 3:45 pm)S830OFT Is Tees Flex going to operate as a 24/7 service or between 9 and 5 for example?
(23 Feb 2020, 3:45 pm)S830OFT Is Tees Flex going to operate as a 24/7 service or between 9 and 5 for example?
Tees Flex has indeed started today - albeit not the best day to start (what with the snow)
So far, the majority of the Sprinters are showing on Bus Times apart from 44032/6/7.
As such, the following have been showing in the following Zones:
T1 (Redcar & Cleveland): 44035
T2 (Hartlepool): 44017, 44033 (based out of Hartlepool depot)
T3 (Stockton and Darlington): 44005, 44031, 44034
(23 Feb 2020, 3:37 pm)Kuyoyo How it works is as followed:
You can book a journey from a spot within a zone to one of the ‘secondary’ destinations - which in the case of Redcar and Cleveland Zone is Redcar, Skelton and Guisborough. But it needs to be booked as a return journey as you can’t book a journey from a secondary destination to a destination within the Zone.
(23 Feb 2020, 3:37 pm)Kuyoyo How it works is as followed:
You can book a journey from a spot within a zone to one of the ‘secondary’ destinations - which in the case of Redcar and Cleveland Zone is Redcar, Skelton and Guisborough. But it needs to be booked as a return journey as you can’t book a journey from a secondary destination to a destination within the Zone.
(24 Feb 2020, 5:07 pm)Andreos1 Except the app doesn't appear to give an option of a return journey.
At least not until the point of confirming an order.
As the example I used yesterday wouldn't let me confirm the order, then I'm not sure where the option would be to book a return.
(24 Feb 2020, 5:07 pm)Andreos1 Except the app doesn't appear to give an option of a return journey.
At least not until the point of confirming an order.
As the example I used yesterday wouldn't let me confirm the order, then I'm not sure where the option would be to book a return.
(24 Feb 2020, 5:16 pm)Kuyoyo Understand there's some glitches with the app as launched - they somewhat appear to have been amended today (although Billingham isn't showing as a destination despite the Railway Station supposedly being one (not the Town Centre oddly).
The app wouldn't allow for booking yesterday as it hadn't launched yet - you can book now but the journey you were attempting to book won't be possibly anyway as Saltburn isn't available to be a destination.
(24 Feb 2020, 5:16 pm)Kuyoyo Understand there's some glitches with the app as launched - they somewhat appear to have been amended today (although Billingham isn't showing as a destination despite the Railway Station supposedly being one (not the Town Centre oddly).
The app wouldn't allow for booking yesterday as it hadn't launched yet - you can book now but the journey you were attempting to book won't be possibly anyway as Saltburn isn't available to be a destination.
39723 is now at Sunderland and has been on the 4s today. According to Bus Times 36961 is at Slatyford and on the 32s
(24 Feb 2020, 6:48 pm)RBZ 5459 Will be more swaps happening with Nexus contract requirement changes in Newcastle.
(24 Feb 2020, 6:48 pm)RBZ 5459 Will be more swaps happening with Nexus contract requirement changes in Newcastle.
