Disruptions and driver shortages
Disruptions and driver shortages
(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.Is it possible that buses only hit this tree if they're deckers?
See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,
However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.
I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.
(22 Sep 2022, 10:19 pm)streetdeckfan You sure it's not just Unber standing at the side with a twig so they can complain about them going the wrong way?I can assure you it's not me, tbf I only look at bus times when I am tracking a bus for me or a friend, which when I notice rare workings.
Then again, that assumes they can manage to look away from Bustimes for more than 10 seconds
(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.Is it possible that buses only hit this tree if they're deckers?
See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,
However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.
I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.
(22 Sep 2022, 10:19 pm)streetdeckfan You sure it's not just Unber standing at the side with a twig so they can complain about them going the wrong way?I can assure you it's not me, tbf I only look at bus times when I am tracking a bus for me or a friend, which when I notice rare workings.
Then again, that assumes they can manage to look away from Bustimes for more than 10 seconds
(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.
See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,
However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.
I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.
(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.
See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,
However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.
I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.
(22 Sep 2022, 10:34 pm)Unber43 Is it possible that buses only hit this tree if they're deckers?
I can assure you it's not me, tbf I only look at bus times when I am tracking a bus for me or a friend, which when I notice rare workings.
(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.
See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,
However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.
I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.
(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.
See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,
However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.
I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.
(23 Sep 2022, 9:54 pm)Dan Bet you’re glad you’ve got that page back!I am so glad it's back, I didn't realise how needed that page was untill I waited an hour for the 50.
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(23 Sep 2022, 9:54 pm)Dan Bet you’re glad you’ve got that page back!I am so glad it's back, I didn't realise how needed that page was untill I waited an hour for the 50.
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No Rail service or alternative transport being provided from Northern on the Durham Coast Line or between Middlesbrough and Saltburn this weekend (believe the TPE Rail Reps between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central are running however).
(24 Sep 2022, 6:46 am)Jimmi No Rail service or alternative transport being provided from Northern on the Durham Coast Line or between Middlesbrough and Saltburn this weekend (believe the TPE Rail Reps between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central are running however).Strange, there was a Levante II on Frederick Street, Sunderland at approx 12:30 yesterday on a rail replacement to Middlesbrough
(24 Sep 2022, 6:46 am)Jimmi No Rail service or alternative transport being provided from Northern on the Durham Coast Line or between Middlesbrough and Saltburn this weekend (believe the TPE Rail Reps between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central are running however).Strange, there was a Levante II on Frederick Street, Sunderland at approx 12:30 yesterday on a rail replacement to Middlesbrough
X21 needs a layover in Eldon Square, a lot of them are 10-30 mins late.
One yesterday was an hour late. The 70' Plates seems to be handling it well.
But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!
6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.
(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 X21 needs a layover in Eldon Square, a lot of them are 10-30 mins late.
One yesterday was an hour late. The 70' Plates seems to be handling it well.
But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!
6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.
(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 X21 needs a layover in Eldon Square, a lot of them are 10-30 mins late.
One yesterday was an hour late. The 70' Plates seems to be handling it well.
But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!
6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.
(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!
6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.
(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!
6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.
(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 X21 needs a layover in Eldon Square, a lot of them are 10-30 mins late.It’s not the vehicles, it’s a combination of the roadworks near the angel and new student week grinding the roads in Durham city to a halt, as it does this time every year.
One yesterday was an hour late. The 70' Plates seems to be handling it well.
But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!
6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.
(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 X21 needs a layover in Eldon Square, a lot of them are 10-30 mins late.It’s not the vehicles, it’s a combination of the roadworks near the angel and new student week grinding the roads in Durham city to a halt, as it does this time every year.
One yesterday was an hour late. The 70' Plates seems to be handling it well.
But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!
6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.
(28 Sep 2022, 8:01 pm)BusLoverMum It’s not the vehicles, it’s a combination of the roadworks near the angel and new student week grinding the roads in Durham city to a halt, as it does this time every year.
(28 Sep 2022, 8:01 pm)BusLoverMum It’s not the vehicles, it’s a combination of the roadworks near the angel and new student week grinding the roads in Durham city to a halt, as it does this time every year.
(28 Sep 2022, 7:38 pm)Dan Generally speaking, 1 PVR equates to roughly 3 extra drivers being required.Nice to know.
If you want GNE to add an extra bus back into the PVR to aid reliability, I hope you wouldn’t then complain when it results in a greater number of short-notice cancellations!
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(28 Sep 2022, 7:38 pm)Dan Generally speaking, 1 PVR equates to roughly 3 extra drivers being required.Nice to know.
If you want GNE to add an extra bus back into the PVR to aid reliability, I hope you wouldn’t then complain when it results in a greater number of short-notice cancellations!
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(28 Sep 2022, 10:11 pm)streetdeckfan There's also the roadworks in Bishop, there's 4 way lights at KwikFit so that can easily end up being a 10 minute wait to get through each wayThey are horrendous.
(28 Sep 2022, 10:11 pm)streetdeckfan There's also the roadworks in Bishop, there's 4 way lights at KwikFit so that can easily end up being a 10 minute wait to get through each wayThey are horrendous.
The X21 should've been terminated at Durham imo with ticket acceptance on the 6 between Durham and West Auckland, with the same in return with the X12 cancelled between Durham and Newcastle with tickets accepted on the X21.
It's ridiculous that there's duplicate services running when other areas have gaps all over the place at both depots as much as the inconvenience is for changing buses. The 21 between Brandon and Durham being another.
(29 Sep 2022, 9:06 pm)Storx The X21 should've been terminated at Durham imo with ticket acceptance on the 6 between Durham and West Auckland, with the same in return with the X12 cancelled between Durham and Newcastle with tickets accepted on the X21.But that’s not going to happen.
It's ridiculous that there's duplicate services running when other areas have gaps all over the place at both depots as much as the inconvenience is for changing buses. The 21 between Brandon and Durham being another.
(29 Sep 2022, 9:06 pm)Storx The X21 should've been terminated at Durham imo with ticket acceptance on the 6 between Durham and West Auckland, with the same in return with the X12 cancelled between Durham and Newcastle with tickets accepted on the X21.But that’s not going to happen.
It's ridiculous that there's duplicate services running when other areas have gaps all over the place at both depots as much as the inconvenience is for changing buses. The 21 between Brandon and Durham being another.
(29 Sep 2022, 9:25 pm)Unber43 But that’s not going to happen.
X21 from when I've been on it are getting better loadings than the 6.
Also no one is going to use the bus if they have to change buses, no one wants that.
Its the same when people bang on about GNE with tables/USBs thats to get people who would use the car to start using the bus. If its a 55' Plate OmniDekka no one wants to travel on that unless you need to, its about making it passenger freindly, tables do that whether people like it or not. If I was to go from Newcastle to Consett I would much rather have a E400 MMC, than some OmniDekka if I had the option for taking the car. If I was stuck on nosey streetlite or older awfully loud G1 I would take the car.
(29 Sep 2022, 9:25 pm)Unber43 But that’s not going to happen.
X21 from when I've been on it are getting better loadings than the 6.
Also no one is going to use the bus if they have to change buses, no one wants that.
Its the same when people bang on about GNE with tables/USBs thats to get people who would use the car to start using the bus. If its a 55' Plate OmniDekka no one wants to travel on that unless you need to, its about making it passenger freindly, tables do that whether people like it or not. If I was to go from Newcastle to Consett I would much rather have a E400 MMC, than some OmniDekka if I had the option for taking the car. If I was stuck on nosey streetlite or older awfully loud G1 I would take the car.