(10 Aug 2023, 3:12 pm)Storx wrote I know it hasn't officially been announced but there's been talk that it's going to be part of the Metro Zones similar to being able to use tickets between Sunderland and Newcastle.
Can't remember where I read but it's been kinda mentioned still relatively recently and it was definitely part of the early plans.
(09 Aug 2023, 9:33 pm)tyresmoke wrote Yes it’s a TVCA contract until 30th March, much like the evening & Sunday 29s also reintroduced with the same dates
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(10 Aug 2023, 3:12 pm)Storx wrote I know it hasn't officially been announced but there's been talk that it's going to be part of the Metro Zones similar to being able to use tickets between Sunderland and Newcastle.
Can't remember where I read but it's been kinda mentioned still relatively recently and it was definitely part of the early plans.
(10 Aug 2023, 3:25 pm)RMF1254 wrote Good to hear that!
(10 Aug 2023, 4:17 pm)Rob44 wrote Tyne and wear and Northumberland metro???? That's going to cost alot to replace the branding
(10 Aug 2023, 5:06 pm)Storx wrote Yeah, whether it happens though. I don't know.
https://haveyoursay.northumberland.gov.u...e%20v2.pdf - It's mentioned there in the consultation and the current website, is in discussion with partners who assume is Nexus.
They might however just accept the new day tickets that are coming in, they're roughly the same price as a Metro Day Ticket without using POP anyway.
Don't think it's going to be branded as that, just ticketing, similar to you can use a ticket on the Sunderland to Newcastle Northern services.
(02 Sep 2023, 11:09 am)j986986 wrote Are there any actually running? There’s not a single one tracking on bustimes or the Arriva app.They should be running, just won't be tracking, the same occurred when Darlington made changes back in July such as the last day of X21 not tracking.
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(02 Sep 2023, 1:18 pm)Jimmi wrote They should be running, just won't be tracking, the same occurred when Darlington made changes back in July such as the last day of X21 not tracking.
(02 Sep 2023, 1:18 pm)Jimmi wrote They should be running, just won't be tracking, the same occurred when Darlington made changes back in July such as the last day of X21 not tracking.
(03 Sep 2023, 11:10 am)XQ Zero wrote Arriva's website is showing a Sunday only timetable for the Hurworth to Darlington service 12 commencing 3rd September. Service 12 should have been withdrawn after operating on Saturday 2nd September. The Sunday journeys on 12 were interworking with X75 which I believe is a Durham County Council contract. Solo 2841 is tracking on X75 but not 12. Are the Sunday journeys on 12 operating as shown on the attachment (assuming it opens) or have Arriva put this on their website in error? I note the news section of Arriva's website has not been updated to show the Sunday journeys as continuing. I do not know if the Sunday journeys on 12 were a Durham County contract as well as X75.
(03 Sep 2023, 11:31 am)Jimmi wrote I'm led to believe service 12 is operating today, but this is the last day of operation of the service entirely. BusTimes showing service 12 as operating today only currently.
(04 Sep 2023, 10:57 pm)solsburian wrote I sampled the short 2313 X7 Blyth-Seghill Chester Grove tonight. It was just me and another passenger. I know it's early days but I can't imagine it being very popular except perhaps on Fridays and Saturdays and possibly once the new Cinema etc opens (and/if takes off), but that is a while off.
(05 Sep 2023, 10:29 am)Storx wrote Personally don't see the point in it, I can't remember the last time I went to Blyth, if they want to improve the X7, then an earlier Sunday service would be better 10am is stupidly late for the first bus to get into Newcastle.The new evening journeys are contracted by Northumberland County Council and the southern end of the 57A is contracted by Nexus.
Not aware of anyone around here who would go to Blyth for drinking either or the cinema, arguably later 19 journeys would be better, possibly by using part of the money from the absolutely pointless North Shields extension on the 57A especially since the whole of East Cramlington has no bus service at night and would give Seghill a Metro link all day.
(05 Sep 2023, 2:21 pm)RobinHood wrote The new evening journeys are contracted by Northumberland County Council and the southern end of the 57A is contracted by Nexus.
Unfortunately you would need them to work together for that to happen, but alas.
