(03 Jan 2014, 9:37 pm)VolvoMarkII wrote Id also struggle to see how any extension of the 23 would be any quicker than the current Service 1 either.
Express from Hartlepool Centre, take 30 minutes at most compared to the 1's 45 minutes.
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(03 Jan 2014, 9:42 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Express from Hartlepool Centre, take 30 minutes at most compared to the 1's 45 minutes.
(11 Jan 2014, 4:17 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote X3 - Darlington - Newton Aycliffe - Ferryhill - Durham - Chester le Street - Gateshead - Newcastle - Every 30 Minutes - Limited Stopping Service - Providing a Service from Durham to Newcastle Every 15 Minutes with Service X2 - Interworking with Service X66 Between Middlesbrough and Darlington
(11 Jan 2014, 4:17 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote X3 - Darlington - Newton Aycliffe - Ferryhill - Durham - Chester le Street - Gateshead - Newcastle - Every 30 Minutes - Limited Stopping Service - Providing a Service from Durham to Newcastle Every 15 Minutes with Service X2 - Interworking with Service X66 Between Middlesbrough and Darlington
(11 Jan 2014, 5:25 pm)aureolin wrote The X2 isnt heavily used as it is. Doubling the Durham to Newcastle frequency would be a waste in my eyes, and the money would be better spent introducing a double frequency on the X1 portion of the route.
The rest of that route for your X3 is covered by the 7, which already has 4 buses an hour. I assume ANE would have ordered deckers for the 7 if they felt there was more demand.
(12 Jan 2014, 12:26 pm)palatine3833 wrote At many times the 7 does need double deckers, but they went for the Pulsar option as the depot manager at Darlington will not allow double deckers into his depot, so there were two options:
(12 Jan 2014, 12:26 pm)palatine3833 wrote At many times the 7 does need double deckers, but they went for the Pulsar option as the depot manager at Darlington will not allow double deckers into his depot, so there were two options:
1. Go for a split operation with pulsars or
2. Go for a double deck operation and give all 11 buses to Durham
I don't think Darlington would have been prepared to do the second option at all since the 7 earns a lot of revenue.
(12 Jan 2014, 12:46 pm)andreos1 wrote Weren't there deckers on it in the not too distant past?
(12 Jan 2014, 12:51 pm)Dan wrote After a quick search, 2011 is the most recent photo I can find of a decker on the 7. Before then I imagine it was pretty common though.
(12 Jan 2014, 12:54 pm)andreos1 wrote Thought so.
It seemed to be a mixed bag at the time of deckers and single deckers. Never noticed any consistency.
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(12 Jan 2014, 5:29 pm)Chris White wrote The last decker I caught on the 7 was 7365 (R625MNU) in May 2011, a comment left on the photo explains that deckers would cease appearing on the route after it was extended to Brasside.
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(06 Apr 2014, 7:48 am)Acky81 wrote What do people think? Can you suggest any good routes
(07 Apr 2014, 10:52 am)Acky81 wrote Was thinking more operating in sunderland
(07 Apr 2014, 10:52 am)Acky81 wrote Was thinking more operating in sunderland
(06 Apr 2014, 8:46 am)BJ10VUS wrote I think the X19 from Newcastle to Doxford International was a good route, but it never seemed to take off. I suppose there were few Arriva connections at Heworth and Gateshead?
I'd say maybe something that competes with the 56 could work? It could provide links with places like the Nissan Factory and Queen Elizabeth Hospital or possibly Waterview Park and The Galleries? Probably not such a good idea to compete with the crowded, super-frequent X3 though!
(07 Apr 2014, 4:52 pm)aureolin wrote The lack of connections is a massive problem for Arriva when they venture outside of their comfort zone. Look at the Durham-Newcastle X2 for example. It has a wealth of connections at each end of the route, but nothing in between. It is their only service between Durham and Newcastle. No connections in Chester le Street, Birtley, Gateshead, etc.