(06 Apr 2022, 12:34 pm)Rob44 wrote when it said " gate " i expected something that will stop unauthorised vehicles going down it but i can see anything from the pictures? Thanks for the link though very interesting
(06 Apr 2022, 12:34 pm)Rob44 wrote when it said " gate " i expected something that will stop unauthorised vehicles going down it but i can see anything from the pictures? Thanks for the link though very interestingPhysical objects and barriers can break and cost money.
(06 Apr 2022, 2:16 pm)ne14ne1 wrote No it’s just a term used, there’s no physical gate.
Im sure the High Level Bridge and bus only stretch of John Dobson Street are referred to as Bus Gates too for example.
(06 Apr 2022, 2:22 pm)Andreos1 wrote Physical objects and barriers can break and cost money.
Cameras can make money.
I'd hazard a guess the shares in Gateshead Councils white paint suppliers will be divested in to shares in Gateshead Councils traffic camera suppliers.
(06 Apr 2022, 3:43 pm)F114TML wrote I think I'm getting a bit confused, or rather lost my barings - am i correct in thinking the green lines I've drawn on are the new bus gate (I've been wondering what they've been doing there)?Yeah. That's it. They've basically undone the work done in the 60s when that was the original Sunderland Road.
If so, what's the traffic lights for? Have they created new sliproads on the A167?
(06 Apr 2022, 3:43 pm)F114TML wrote I think I'm getting a bit confused, or rather lost my barings - am i correct in thinking the green lines I've drawn on are the new bus gate (I've been wondering what they've been doing there)?
If so, what's the traffic lights for? Have they created new sliproads on the A167?
(06 Apr 2022, 3:48 pm)Rob44 wrote busses travel along gateshead high street turn left into the bus gate as the ?? blue bell pub go under the 167 flyover and cross the underneath and head towards where the old GNE garage was and the new lidi is and join Sunderland road. Can see your pic so sorry if this is just saying what you've posted!!Yeah, that's it essentially. Opposite in reverse.
(06 Apr 2022, 4:16 pm)Andreos1 wrote Yeah, that's it essentially. Opposite in reverse.It is only the 27 and X10 that use sunderland road, maybe stagecoach will have the X24 and X34 use sunderland road from heworth instead of the felling bypass
Not sure if it's limited to the 27, 51 and 52 or if they're gonna send the X10 that way too (potential for it getting stuck on Jackson St).
(06 Apr 2022, 4:49 pm)N1cholas wrote It is only the 27 and X10 that use sunderland road, maybe stagecoach will have the X24 and X34 use sunderland road from heworth instead of the felling bypass
(06 Apr 2022, 4:40 pm)Rob44 wrote the 51 and 52 use old Durham road don't they?Ah you're right.
(06 Apr 2022, 4:49 pm)N1cholas wrote It is only the 27 and X10 that use sunderland road, maybe stagecoach will have the X24 and X34 use sunderland road from heworth instead of the felling bypassIt's a lot of work. For not a lot of buses.
(06 Apr 2022, 4:49 pm)N1cholas wrote It is only the 27 and X10 that use sunderland road, maybe stagecoach will have the X24 and X34 use sunderland road from heworth instead of the felling bypass
(06 Apr 2022, 2:22 pm)Andreos1 wrote Physical objects and barriers can break and cost money.
Cameras can make money.
I'd hazard a guess the shares in Gateshead Councils white paint suppliers will be divested in to shares in Gateshead Councils traffic camera suppliers.
(06 Apr 2022, 5:11 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote And what a view will await passengers arriving through the new Bus Gate
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.9594643,...384!8i8192
Welcome to Gateshead!
(06 Apr 2022, 6:52 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Incorrect. That blocks all gone ready for redevelopment.
See: https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/g...-178002604
(06 Apr 2022, 7:30 pm)Adrian wrote Any idea what the state of play is on the High Street these days? Is it on the most-part unoccupied?
I think I read that Gateshead Council were offering settlements to freehold and leaseholders to buy up the property, but unsure how far that went.
(06 Apr 2022, 7:57 pm)deanmachine wrote They've knocked most of it down! The only thing that's left is a few pubs and kebab shops really. Jackson Street is very empty now too.
(06 Apr 2022, 3:21 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Money from bus lane fines is pumped back into traffic infrastructure, enforcement etc as far as I’m aware, so win win.
It’s basically a stupidity tax to help fund other projects.
They need to get a bus lane camera on the Centrelink too. The number of entitled rat runners on there is increasing.
(07 Apr 2022, 2:45 am)omnicity4659 wrote Centrelink doesn't see regular bus services anymore. Should be opened to all traffic to alleviate pressure from Gateshead town centre when travelling from Newcastle towards Dunston/MetroCentre.
It should have been opened to all when the Askew Road was mutilated.
(07 Apr 2022, 9:09 am)ne14ne1 wrote Once Centrelink reopens fully following the Ochre Yards construction work, eastbound X66s may start using it again. It would certainly avoid morning congestion at the Shell garage by Redheugh Roundabout.
Once all the apartments at Brett Wharf are built I think it would be good to permanently divert all number 6 services along there for example (both in and outbound), rather than just a couple of morning inbound (10?) services. That way Brett Wharf and the likes of the Copthorne have a decent service up towards Central Station & the city centre, as well as back, plus to Metrocentre & beyond.
I certainly don’t think Centrelink should be opened to all traffic. We don’t want traffic funnelled along the riverside and onto the Swing Bridge & Quaysides.
(07 Apr 2022, 9:09 am)ne14ne1 wrote Once Centrelink reopens fully following the Ochre Yards construction work, eastbound X66s may start using it again. It would certainly avoid morning congestion at the Shell garage by Redheugh Roundabout.
Once all the apartments at Brett Wharf are built I think it would be good to permanently divert all number 6 services along there for example (both in and outbound), rather than just a couple of morning inbound (10?) services. That way Brett Wharf and the likes of the Copthorne have a decent service up towards Central Station & the city centre, as well as back, plus to Metrocentre & beyond.
I certainly don’t think Centrelink should be opened to all traffic. We don’t want traffic funnelled along the riverside and onto the Swing Bridge & Quaysides.
(07 Apr 2022, 9:55 am)Adrian wrote Perhaps it highlights the daft traffic management in Gateshead town centre, when its quicker to not use the dedicated bus route.
(07 Apr 2022, 10:12 am)ne14ne1 wrote The next head scratcher is prioritising southbound buses (Newcastle to Gateshead Interchange) when the High Level Bridge comes to the end of its life and has to be closed to buses and taxis.
Maybe a topic for another thread.