Bus Station Guides

[Drifter60]

Just noticed these bus station guides that are on the GNE website, example: https://images-gonortheast.passenger-web...202023.pdf

Showing which stands each Service uses, I think it’s GNE produced? But it includes all local bus services, not just GNE routes. Quite handy and they seem to have done them for most bus stations and interchanges including smaller ones like Winlaton and Hetton. Although they haven’t done a Seaham one! Nice touch.

[V514DFT]

Canny decent that like

[Unber43]

Where are they on the website?

[Michael]

Where are they on the website?

Timetable section:

https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/services

i was on a GNE bus a while bacck when a W/c user who lived in my street tried to get on but the ramp didn't work. the driver went on his phone/radio and granted i didn't hear the whole conversation but the bus left with out them and by the time I got home they were just getting out of a Wheelchair accessible taxi ( they as in w/c user and person with them) and all the shopping at there door whilst i walked from the bus stop in the driving wind. Didn't sound like discrimination in that case!

The issue is that response shouldn't be required, and wheelchair users should be able to board buses. Obviously a broken ramp is slightly different (provided it was checked and worked on a first use inspection, and the defect happened in service), but the reports on here and elsewhere indicate that GNE have been knowingly sending out vehicles that cannot safely board wheelchair users at various bus stations, due to the centre door position of the ramp.

[ALavery]

i think the addition of the companies running the services would help, could be confusing for people not from the area.

[DeltaMan]

On a related note, some of the routes now have proper pdf route maps, such as the 56 and 8 as well.

[Storx]

This probably should be in the general forum but it's not worth creating a new thread.

Stagecoach have also updated their route maps for those interested in this stuff. Both Sunderland and Newcastle have been done.

[wibblejunior]

Spot the error

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i was on a GNE bus a while bacck when a W/c user who lived in my street tried to get on but the ramp didn't work. the driver went on his phone/radio and granted i didn't hear the whole conversation but the bus left with out them and by the time I got home they were just getting out of a Wheelchair accessible taxi ( they as in w/c user and person with them) and all the shopping at there door whilst i walked from the bus stop in the driving wind. Didn't sound like discrimination in that case!

The issue is that response shouldn't be required, and wheelchair users should be able to board buses. Obviously a broken ramp is slightly different (provided it was checked and worked on a first use inspection, and the defect happened in service), but the reports on here and elsewhere indicate that GNE have been knowingly sending out vehicles that cannot safely board wheelchair users at various bus stations, due to the centre door position of the ramp.

[Storx]

Spot the error

You're baiting someone to say that the buses don't go to Framwellgate Moor but it's the stands are the wrong way round

[BusLoverMum]

You're baiting someone to say that the buses don't go to Framwellgate Moor but it's the stands are the wrong way round

Well they do, and stop near our house but the stands are for North Road.

[stagecoachbusdepot]

This probably should be in the general forum but it's not worth creating a new thread.

Stagecoach have also updated their route maps for those interested in this stuff. Both Sunderland and Newcastle have been done.

This has to get the prize for the most useful map in existence!
https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.ama...oneMap.pdf

[Acky81]

2 2A and 39b no where to be seen on Washington galleries map

i was on a GNE bus a while bacck when a W/c user who lived in my street tried to get on but the ramp didn't work. the driver went on his phone/radio and granted i didn't hear the whole conversation but the bus left with out them and by the time I got home they were just getting out of a Wheelchair accessible taxi ( they as in w/c user and person with them) and all the shopping at there door whilst i walked from the bus stop in the driving wind. Didn't sound like discrimination in that case!

The issue is that response shouldn't be required, and wheelchair users should be able to board buses. Obviously a broken ramp is slightly different (provided it was checked and worked on a first use inspection, and the defect happened in service), but the reports on here and elsewhere indicate that GNE have been knowingly sending out vehicles that cannot safely board wheelchair users at various bus stations, due to the centre door position of the ramp.

[Ambassador]

A nice attempt…but if you’re waiting for a bus to Birtley it suggests the 28 which serves…4 stops in Birtley whereas the 21 which doesn’t mention Birtley serves..well, all of them

[ASX_Terranova]

I've just noticed that coach road estate is missing on the washington services guide.