(05 Feb 2022, 8:44 am)Andreos1 wrote Hindsight might kick in later when they realise Sunderland are at home and it's looking like a decent crowd.In the past, 78 do get quite full even without a match on, maybe it was a mistake by the allocater for Consett. Maybe it is one which didn't realise that they should be putting on a double decker.
(05 Feb 2022, 8:44 am)Andreos1 wrote Hindsight might kick in later when they realise Sunderland are at home and it's looking like a decent crowd.
(05 Feb 2022, 8:53 am)Dan wrote Or Go North East have the data from previous match days and know that double-decks are not required so have reverted back to the usual allocation. Just a thought…Yeah, but this match day is a lot different. Jermain Defoe is back, and could be playing.
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(05 Feb 2022, 9:00 am)Omega54 wrote Yeah, but this match day is a lot different. Jermain Defoe is back, and could be playing.
(05 Feb 2022, 9:28 am)Dan wrote They’re running a reduced service level on the Es - have they upgraded those to double decks today?3 services which follow quite a lot of the same route, compared to 78 (which is every 60 mins atm), 56 every 20, 20 every 30, 39/39A every 30mins.
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(05 Feb 2022, 9:33 am)Omega54 wrote 3 services which follow quite a lot of the same route, compared to 78 (which is every 60 mins atm), 56 every 20, 20 every 30, 39/39A every 30mins.
(05 Feb 2022, 8:53 am)Dan wrote Or Go North East have the data from previous match days and know that double-decks are not required so have reverted back to the usual allocation. Just a thought…What were the match day attendances on those previous Saturdays vs the expected attendance today?
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(05 Feb 2022, 9:16 am)Dan wrote How very shortsighted of Go North East. Let’s hope Stagecoach Sunderland has drafted in double decks from Newcastle for their services passing the Stadium of Light today.
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(05 Feb 2022, 10:01 am)Andreos1 wrote What were the match day attendances on those previous Saturdays vs the expected attendance today?
(05 Feb 2022, 10:05 am)Storx wrote Not sure what Stagecoach has to do with this.
Customer: I had to wait for over an hour as I couldn't get on the 20.
GNE: Stagecoach only ran single deckers on the E1/E2/E3.
Customer: Okay...?
(05 Feb 2022, 10:13 am)Dan wrote Not a vast difference - 32k on 22 January vs 34k today.You're suggesting that a multi-million pound operation, are basing their allocation (which could have ramifications going forward), on one previous game?
If Go North East are making decisions based on previous weeks' data, then clearly an assumption is being made that the 2k difference in expected attendance today is not enough to cause over-loading issues on the 78 today.
We'll find out later - thankfully bustimes enables us to see this!
Not sure that scenario would ever happen - what's the relevance? This thread is an enthusiasts discussion and in this discussion I am drawing a comparison against other operators, who similarly have decreased the frequency of a service, and not upgraded capacity today on a match day. Like Go North East, Stagecoach may have made this decision based on data from previous weeks.
(05 Feb 2022, 10:17 am)MurdnunoC wrote The anticipation of whether the 78 will cope with single deckers between approximately 13:00 and 18:00 is potentially far more exciting than the match itself.Bus times website crashing in the hours before and after the match, with us lot trying to find out what the loadings are like!
Can't wait for the Bus Times vidi-printer to kick in to see the result.
(05 Feb 2022, 11:52 am)Omega54 wrote There is a 78 coming into Sunderland with 2 seats free,
EDIT - Now full
and one arriving in Stanley going towards Sunderland with 17 free.
There is also a X1 which hasn't even got into Washington yet which is full, and one at Hetton which has 34 seats left and running 10 mins late, Its got a better delay than my X1 had the other saturday at 35 mins
(05 Feb 2022, 12:59 pm)Storx wrote Btw the bus isn't necessarily full because it says it is on bustimes. That's only the seating capacity.
(05 Feb 2022, 1:45 pm)Andreos1 wrote Passengers who struggle to get a bus on a Saturday, use the car and end up delaying the bus?
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...EudYIcSAmw&s=19
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...8BY2sDR34Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...IHO2YB0GLQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...sW3qQM5KFA&s=19
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...lYYxmo0w1w&s=19
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...AN9x9tHgTg&s=19
https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...zeiKNt1CQg&s=19
(05 Feb 2022, 1:50 pm)Rob44 wrote im still scratching my head as to where all the customers who used to reply to these GNE tweets have gone? I remember seeing loads of replies to broken down or running late buses but now nothing.... is it because it used to be the exception to the rule and now it is the rule?That is mainly on FB.
(05 Feb 2022, 1:50 pm)Rob44 wrote im still scratching my head as to where all the customers who used to reply to these GNE tweets have gone? I remember seeing loads of replies to broken down or running late buses but now nothing.... is it because it used to be the exception to the rule and now it is the rule?Looking at fb (where the majority of the interaction is), they don't seem to post the specific delays and disruptions on there.
(05 Feb 2022, 1:57 pm)Andreos1 wrote Looking at fb (where the majority of the interaction is), they don't seem to post the specific delays and disruptions on there.Why don't they post delays on FB seems a bit counter productive seems as though they want customer satasfaction.
But yeah, I remember loads of comments and responses on twitter to posts like those.
(05 Feb 2022, 1:57 pm)Andreos1 wrote Looking at fb (where the majority of the interaction is), they don't seem to post the specific delays and disruptions on there.
But yeah, I remember loads of comments and responses on twitter to posts like those.