(23 Nov 2022, 4:43 pm)itsadam wrote They've updated their timetables for Xmas day. Just change the date to Xmas day when you go to view a timetable

I think you mean Boxing Day.

Q3 - No Service
X1 - Every 30 mins between Easington Lane & Newcastle (7am-7pm roughly)
X5|X15 - No Service
X6 - No Service
X10 - No Service
X20 - No Service
X21 - No Service
X30/X31 - No Service
X45 - No Service
X66 - Every 15 Mins
X71 - No Service
X71 - No Service
V1/V2 - No Service
V5 - No Service
1 - No Service
2/2A - Every 30 Mins (7-7)
4 - Every 30 Mins (8-7)
5 - No Service
6 - Every 60 Mins Newcastle - Burnopfield (8-6)
8 - No Service
9 - No Service
10|10A|10B - Only 10/10A Every 60 Mins Each, (8-8)
12 - No Service
16|16A|16B - No Service
19 - No Service
20|20A - No Service
21 - Newcastle to Chester-Le-Street Only Every 30 Mins (7-8)
24 - No Service
25 - No Service
26 - Every 60 Mins (8-6)
27 - No Service
28|28B|29 - No Service
33 - No Service
34 - No Service
35|35A - 35 Every 60 Mins between Boldon & Sunderland, 35A Every 60 Mins Between Sunderland & Low Moorsley (7-6)
38 - No Service
39|39A|39B - No Service
41|41A - No Service
47 - Every 30 Mins between Blackhall Mill & Newcastle (8-5:30)
49|49A - Every 30 Mins each (8-6)
50 - No Service
51|52 - Every 60 Mins Each (8-7)
53|54 - 53 Every 30 Mins Gateshead - Gateshead Only (8-7) 54 - No Service
56 - Every 30 Mins (7:30-7)
57 - No Service
58|X58 - No Service
60 - Every 60 Mins Sunderland & Ryhope (8-6)
61 - No Service
65 - No Service
71 - No Service
74 - No Service
78 - No Service
81 - No Service
83 - No Service
83A - No Service
84 - No Service
85 - No Service
91 - No Service
92 - No Service
93|94 - No Service
96 - No Service
97 - Every 30 Mins Between Metrocentre & Gateshead (9-6:30)
135|136|935 - No Service
201|206|209|210 - No Service
309|310|311 - No Service

(23 Nov 2022, 6:11 pm)Unber43 wrote Q3 - No Service
X1 - Every 30 mins between Easington Lane & Newcastle (7am-7pm roughly)
X5|X15 - No Service
X6 - No Service
X10 - No Service
X20 - No Service
X21 - No Service
X30/X31 - No Service
X45 - No Service
X66 - Every 15 Mins
X71 - No Service
X71 - No Service
V1/V2 - No Service
V5 - No Service
1 - No Service
2/2A - Every 30 Mins (7-7)
4 - Every 30 Mins (8-7)
5 - No Service
6 - Every 60 Mins Newcastle - Burnopfield (8-6)
8 - No Service
9 - No Service
10|10A|10B - Only 10/10A Every 60 Mins Each, (8-8)
12 - No Service
16|16A|16B - No Service
19 - No Service
20|20A - No Service
21 - Newcastle to Chester-Le-Street Only Every 30 Mins (7-8)
24 - No Service
25 - No Service
26 - Every 60 Mins (8-6)
27 - No Service
28|28B|29 - No Service
33 - No Service
34 - No Service
35|35A - 35 Every 60 Mins between Boldon & Sunderland, 35A Every 60 Mins Between Sunderland & Low Moorsley (7-6)
38 - No Service
39|39A|39B - No Service
41|41A - No Service
47 - Every 30 Mins between Blackhall Mill & Newcastle (8-5:30)
49|49A - Every 30 Mins each (8-6)
50 - No Service
51|52 - Every 60 Mins Each (8-7)
53|54 - 53 Every 30 Mins Gateshead - Gateshead Only (8-7) 54 - No Service
56 - Every 30 Mins (7:30-7)
57 - No Service
58|X58 - No Service
60 - Every 60 Mins Sunderland & Ryhope (8-6)
61 - No Service
65 - No Service
71 - No Service
74 - No Service
78 - No Service
81 - No Service
83 - No Service
83A - No Service
84 - No Service
85 - No Service
91 - No Service
92 - No Service
93|94 - No Service
96 - No Service
97 - Every 30 Mins Between Metrocentre & Gateshead (9-6:30)
135|136|935 - No Service
201|206|209|210 - No Service
309|310|311 - No Service

I'm sorry but that is beyond pitiful, not to mention GNE normally covers certain arriva routes on Boxing Day. Not to mention the 60 is just turning around at Rhyope every hour, that is a joke.

(23 Nov 2022, 4:46 pm)omnicity4659 wrote I think you mean Boxing Day.

Xmas Eve* apologies

(23 Nov 2022, 6:21 pm)nova347 wrote I'm sorry but that is beyond pitiful, not to mention GNE normally covers certain arriva routes on Boxing Day. Not to mention the 60 is just turning around at Rhyope every hour, that is a joke.

GNE are covering 3 Arriva routes this year

(23 Nov 2022, 7:35 pm)NL62WVW wrote GNE are covering 3 Arriva routes this year

On Boxing Day only? Which routes?

(23 Nov 2022, 6:21 pm)nova347 wrote I'm sorry but that is beyond pitiful, not to mention GNE normally covers certain arriva routes on Boxing Day. Not to mention the 60 is just turning around at Rhyope every hour, that is a joke.

Looking at the list, I'm assuming it's mostly being funded by Nexus I'd assume hence they're not crossing borders anywhere, hence nothing to Consett, Durham etc.

Is there any actual demand for more on Boxing Day?

There’s only Sunderland at home so no pressure on Newcastle.and our major shopping centres are car centric (Silverlink, Valley, Metro)

Metro can pick up the slack elsewhere

(23 Nov 2022, 8:03 pm)Ambassador wrote Is there any actual demand for more on Boxing Day?

There’s only Sunderland at home so no pressure on Newcastle.and our major shopping centres are car centric (Silverlink, Valley, Metro)

Metro can pick up the slack elsewhere

I have a feeling a lot of shops will be shut this year; M&S, John Lewis, Poundland, Sainsbury's, Home Bargains, Aldi, Iceland and Pets at Home have already announced their shut so it's right across the board where there's closures.

The boxing day sale has died for most people.

(23 Nov 2022, 8:17 pm)Storx wrote I have a feeling a lot of shops will be shut this year; M&S, John Lewis, Poundland, Sainsbury's, Home Bargains, Aldi, Iceland and Pets at Home have already announced their shut so it's right across the board where there's closures.

The boxing day sale has died for most people.

Other than John Lewis and possibly M&S, no one goes Black Friday shopping to Sainsbury's or Home Bargains, or any of them.

(23 Nov 2022, 7:35 pm)NL62WVW wrote GNE are covering 3 Arriva routes this year

Are GNE or Arriva tickets valid on the 3 services GNE are covering? Which services are they?

(23 Nov 2022, 7:53 pm)Storx wrote Looking at the list, I'm assuming it's mostly being funded by Nexus I'd assume hence they're not crossing borders anywhere, hence nothing to Consett, Durham etc.

 The 21 should be turned at birtley if that's the case or even better at kibblesworth so I could got for a pint on the fell or in town without paying a taxi driver enough for his  ext holiday in Florida!

Apparently no services are running into County Durham on Boxing Day. Only Nexus and Northumberland council are funding services.
Service 60 is only running between Sunderland Park Lane and Ryhope Village (Tyne and Wear boundary). No services 20 at all from Sunderland....

(24 Nov 2022, 1:56 pm)Rob44 wrote  The 21 should be turned at birtley if that's the case or even better at kibblesworth so I could got for a pint on the fell or in town without paying a taxi driver enough for his  ext holiday in Florida!

I think the extension in to Chester was done on a commercial basis, with the added convenience of driver changeovers taking place there. 

Now the depot has gone, they can cut right down on that.

(24 Nov 2022, 1:56 pm)Rob44 wrote  The 21 should be turned at birtley if that's the case or even better at kibblesworth so I could got for a pint on the fell or in town without paying a taxi driver enough for his  ext holiday in Florida!

Timings I'd guess for that. It's takes 31 minutes to Birtley so it'd be a PVR of 3 either way. Might aswell spend the 14 minutes going to CLS instead of waiting around doing nothing. 

Same for the 6 takes 45 minutes or so to Sunnyside so might aswell spend the extra 15 minutes off to Burnopfield - assuming that's a PVR 2.

(24 Nov 2022, 3:19 pm)Retro Nero wrote Apparently no services are running into County Durham on Boxing Day. Only Nexus and Northumberland council are funding services.
Service 60 is only running between Sunderland Park Lane and Ryhope Village (Tyne and Wear boundary). No services 20 at all from Sunderland....

The only one which is the 21 which is running to CLS. However 35 will interwork with the 60, and 35A will standalone.

(24 Nov 2022, 5:32 pm)Storx wrote Timings I'd guess for that. It's takes 31 minutes to Birtley so it'd be a PVR of 3 either way. Might aswell spend the 14 minutes going to CLS instead of waiting around doing nothing. 

Same for the 6 takes 45 minutes or so to Sunnyside so might aswell spend the extra 15 minutes off to Burnopfield - assuming that's a PVR 2.

It would be interesting to compare the PVR and timings to the 26 which used to run as far as Barley Mow.

Sure the PVR was two and the journey time between Gateshead and Barley Mow was 30mins.

Someone needs to dig out one of the old timetables!

Edit: https://northeastbuses.co.uk/bygone/item.php?id=1569

There's the 26 and it went via Jackson Street, High Street etc

GNE will probably just turn off their comment section like they did last time, when this gets announced on FB

(24 Nov 2022, 6:29 pm)Unber43 wrote GNE will probably just turn off their comment section like they did last time, when this gets announced on FB

Im unber43 and i like bitching about GNE

(24 Nov 2022, 7:22 pm)V514DFT wrote Im unber43 and i like bitching about GNE

Infact, I prefer GNE over SCNE/ANE and would always choose them.

Yes I do criticise GNE, but really if there anything to be positive about?

(23 Nov 2022, 8:03 pm)Ambassador wrote Is there any actual demand for more on Boxing Day?

There’s only Sunderland at home so no pressure on Newcastle.and our major shopping centres are car centric (Silverlink, Valley, Metro)

Metro can pick up the slack elsewhere

Yes, and there always will be unless we make Boxing Day like Christmas and New Years Day - a complete shutdown. 

The likes of the Metrocentre and Eldon Square are still open, so there's hundreds of stores and their workforces that still need to get to and from work. Hopefully the severely limited services on offer still allow for that, because in some cases, a shift's wages won't even cover the taxi there and back. It's also a key day for the hospitality and leisure industry, as we already know, and again that relies on staff getting to/from work.

There's never been any boxing day buses in the Teesside area. You'd think they'd try at least some sort of service on the prime routes - presumably if there's a demand in Tyne and Wear, there should be in other urban areas?

(25 Nov 2022, 3:22 pm)tvd wrote There's never been any boxing day buses in the Teesside area.  You'd think they'd try at least some sort of service on the prime routes - presumably if there's a demand in Tyne and Wear, there should be in other urban areas?

You'd think the Stagecoach 36, 39, Arriva 63 and at least part of the X3 and X4 would be viable? Certainly before covid

(25 Nov 2022, 3:44 pm)DeltaMan wrote You'd think the Stagecoach 36, 39, Arriva 63 and at least part of the X3 and X4 would be viable? Certainly before covid

Yes, even after Covid apparently Arriva have bounced back better than most (at least in this area)

I'd add in the 5 as potentially viable along with the 63 and X4, certainly if they could all be run from Redcar depot for that day.

(25 Nov 2022, 3:22 pm)tvd wrote There's never been any boxing day buses in the Teesside area.  You'd think they'd try at least some sort of service on the prime routes - presumably if there's a demand in Tyne and Wear, there should be in other urban areas?

There probably is a demand, but given that buses don't operate under any kind of universal service obligation, the 'why bother' attitude likely comes into play.

Christmas information is now online for Stagecoach:

Sunderland: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:11:42:874

Newcastle: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:03:35:141

South Shields: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:24:35:490

Hartlepool: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:02:06:417

Teeside: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:12:08:024

(25 Nov 2022, 3:22 pm)tvd wrote There's never been any boxing day buses in the Teesside area.  You'd think they'd try at least some sort of service on the prime routes - presumably if there's a demand in Tyne and Wear, there should be in other urban areas?

By the sounds of thing there's no boxing day services anywhere in the North East and it's being ran under subsidy by Nexus / Northumberland hence nothing going into Durham this year. 

If it was commercial no way would the 20 and 60 not be running in full especially when there's a match on .

Surprised Middlesbrough & Hartlepool don't have any service, do we know whos running the X10, as I think i've heard there is a contract for it

(24 Nov 2022, 1:09 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Are GNE or Arriva tickets valid on the 3 services GNE are covering? Which services are they?

306
308
X10

(25 Nov 2022, 6:10 pm)Storx wrote By the sounds of thing there's no boxing day services anywhere in the North East and it's being ran under subsidy by Nexus / Northumberland hence nothing going into Durham this year. 

If it was commercial no way would the 20 and 60 not be running in full especially when there's a match on .

I always find it strange that GNE want people to take the bus, but then don't offer services when even if you have a car you want to take the bus so you can drink. 

I feel quite bad for anyone without a car who want to go shopping or anything.