(29 Sep 2023, 8:05 pm)idiot wrote From what I'm gaging on social media is that to the average Joe this strike is costing them a fortune to get to work, kids to school etc for a prolonged amount of time.
(29 Sep 2023, 8:56 pm)mb134 wrote What happens with tonight's N21s? I imagine they'll technically be Friday shifts, but isn't there usually overlap with some first journeys out on a morning?
(29 Sep 2023, 8:10 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Are there actually any benefits to GNE giving in to Unite's demands?
They're already loss making with seemingly no return to profitability in sight, so the best financial option would be to just wind down GNE.
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(29 Sep 2023, 4:35 pm)Jimmi wrote Arriva North East's Facebook:
Due to industrial action at Go North East from Saturday 30th of September until Friday 6th of October we will accept Go North East Tickets free of charge in the following areas.
Great North Road / Brunton Land / Newcastle Haymarket
Earsdon / North Shields
Durham / Newcastle
Cramlington / Newcastle
Annitsford / Quorum / Newcastle
This is in addition to the existing arrangements already in place on services 306/308.
(29 Sep 2023, 11:09 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Surprised ANE and SNE are allowing free travel for GNE passholders as they could have stood to rake in a fair amount of extra revenue. Unless this is an arrangement somehow funded by GNE so ANE/SNE still generate income but then surely they would be promoting ticket acceptance on their channels?
(29 Sep 2023, 11:25 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Unless GNE are paying them to do it though I don't get what ANE/SNE gain from doing it
(29 Sep 2023, 11:23 pm)omnicity4659 wrote Undermining the strike by such a move, not at all happy that we're being forced into accepting their tickets.
Strikebreaking is what it is.
(29 Sep 2023, 5:02 pm)Unber43 wrote Everytime a driver in my expierence has been asked about the strikes, theyve been supportive. But my worry is that people who don't have tech wont know there is a strike and they will be standing at stops for hours
(30 Sep 2023, 10:41 am)Ambassador wrote The X12s I saw through low fell this morning ran through bus full. Would imagine with the strikes they’re barely picking up past Durham
(30 Sep 2023, 10:52 am)Storx wrote Looks like there's duplicates running from Stockton now with extra buses heading towards Newcastle.Is the Metro on?
Btw wouldn't be surprised if they're full well before Durham. There's no train service at all from Newcastle to Middlesbrough either today so it's the only way between the two.
(30 Sep 2023, 1:18 pm)Unber43 wrote X50/327/X75 are operating atm, I'm surprised.
(30 Sep 2023, 9:27 am)Shrek wrote The people who don't have tech will likely have caught it in the paper or on TV news as if they don't like technology, chances are they use one of those methods instead.
(30 Sep 2023, 1:01 pm)Unber43 wrote Is the Metro on?
(30 Sep 2023, 1:42 pm)j986986 wrote They probably should have been allocated double deckers…
(30 Sep 2023, 1:38 pm)Unber43 wrote 1443 arrived at NCL over 70 mins
(30 Sep 2023, 2:03 pm)Storx wrote Durham / Stockton don't have any Decker's which can run it, without cost, and sending deckers down from Northumbria just causes problems here instead.
(30 Sep 2023, 3:07 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Durham do have two - 7523/39 have both had Euro6 mods to enable them to be used on the X12. Unfortunately, whoever was allocating this morning has reportedly ignored a note left by one of the inspectors this morning and allocated 1481 instead.