(01 Mar 2024, 2:34 am)missedbus wrote I'd say pretty much every bus that wore Economic livery looked decent in it. Bristol RE's, Leyland Lynx, Atlanteans, Olympians and Dennis Dart/Plaxton all looked fine as long as they were kept clean. A strong livery with lining out that respected the lines of the bus; what's not to like?
(01 Mar 2024, 8:33 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote True of all the Busways liveries imo - other than maybe Favourite and Armstrong Galley Buses which always looked a bit shabby to me.
(02 Mar 2024, 12:20 pm)cbma06 wrote Favourite Services started up by Busways to win contracted bus services in Durham against Trimdon Motor Services (long storey), Favourite Services orange and fawn livery came from the adapted Greater Manchester Buses livery when purchasing the single deckers from them, ashame busways double deckers never gained the favourite livery and ended up with a favourite sticker on the sides.TMS owner Tyne and Wear Omnibus . The days when there was cut throat competition.
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(03 Mar 2024, 8:13 am)F114TML wrote Fares go up next Sunday.
£1.40 single up to £1.60
Sun Dayrider - £4.70
Sun Eveningrider - £3.20
Sun Megarider - £14.50
Dayrider Plus - £5.70
Megarider Plus - £21
Similar rises in Newcastle and (I assume) Shields.
(02 Mar 2024, 12:20 pm)cbma06 wrote Favourite Services started up by Busways to win contracted bus services in Durham against Trimdon Motor Services (long storey), Favourite Services orange and fawn livery came from the adapted Greater Manchester Buses livery when purchasing the single deckers from them, ashame busways double deckers never gained the favourite livery and ended up with a favourite sticker on the sides.Did some of the old Atlantean Deckers not gain the Favourite livery later on ?, I know some Plaxton Pointers Came new in the livery , I've seen pictures of the Deckers I'm sure
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(08 Mar 2024, 12:02 pm)Retro Nero wrote Did some of the old Atlantean Deckers not gain the Favourite livery later on ?, I know some Plaxton Pointers Came new in the livery , I've seen pictures of the Deckers I'm sureI acnnot remember any deckers ever being in full Favourite livery
(08 Mar 2024, 2:36 am)Glen1974 wrote I think stagecoach North East get left out new buses all the time we get 18 or 20 at a Bush if we are lucky over like Manchester and London and stocland getting new all the time that and there more 20 new buses that I think ? it me mad.
(08 Mar 2024, 8:05 pm)Glen1974 wrote All gas buses from Sunderland are sill going then?
(09 Mar 2024, 12:09 pm)nova347 wrote For the Newcastle X47/X78 etc the newcastle circular routes, where they start at Eldon Square and come back and terminate at Eldon Square, can you stay on for the whole journey or do you have to pay again
(09 Mar 2024, 2:24 pm)Coastliner700 wrote I would say not because on your ticket it would say furthest point as Newbiggin Hall, Kingston Park or Darras Hall
(09 Mar 2024, 2:56 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote What you do is buy a single to your intended destination, so if you board at Eldon Square and want to get off back at Eldon Square you get a single to Eldon Square! Likewise you can get a single to say Ponteland, stay on for the full route from Eldon Square to Darras Hall and get off at Ponteland on the return journey towards Eldon Square. A single ticket is valid for a single continuous trip, but is only valid on circular routes for one round trip, it wouldn't be valid when the next trip starts.
(09 Mar 2024, 3:50 pm)Storx wrote I'm not sure that would be true mind as if I bought a single from Newcastle to Cowgate Morrisons say on the X47, any stop after Cowgate you've overshot your fare.
Stagecoach's are broken but as you can see with Darlington, https://bustimes.org/services/4-darlingt...gton/fares - You can't buy fares over the loop point at all.
If it wasn't Stagecoach, you could buy a return though.
(09 Mar 2024, 5:35 pm)Coastliner700 wrote For example 38 says Meadway Loop so you have to get off there if you stay on then youre travrlling beyond the validity of the single ticket. I would also imagine the driver would query this too.
(09 Mar 2024, 6:53 pm)Storx wrote Yeah that's my thoughts, otherwise you could just buy tickets for the next stop and then claim you're going back there and get off 'short'.Technically, as soon as the 38 hits Feetham Avenue, you've overshot the fare, but one could argue well the bus say's Forest Hall, so where in Forest Hall, but Forest Hall is a strange shape cus you enter Meadway at Forest Hall, but end up in Palmersville, the boundries in that area are rather blurred, lived in Forest Hall for 15 years, my mother sometimes got post saying blah blah blah Palmersville, then her postcode,what i mean is the driver could display Forest Hall right upto where the Royal Mail office is over the bridge as thats still Forest Hall, Stagecoach might have the Meadway Estate on its display, but when it was the 55 it just said Forest Hall
(09 Mar 2024, 7:50 pm)V514DFT wrote Technically, as soon as the 38 hits Feetham Avenue, you've overshot the fare, but one could argue well the bus say's Forest Hall, so where in Forest Hall, but Forest Hall is a strange shape cus you enter Meadway at Forest Hall, but end up in Palmersville, the boundries in that area are rather blurred, lived in Forest Hall for 15 years, my mother sometimes got post saying blah blah blah Palmersville, then her postcode,what i mean is the driver could display Forest Hall right upto where the Royal Mail office is over the bridge as thats still Forest Hall, Stagecoach might have the Meadway Estate on its display, but when it was the 55 it just said Forest Hall
(08 Mar 2024, 2:36 am)Glen1974 wrote I think stagecoach North East get left out new buses all the time we get 18 or 20 at a Bush if we are lucky over like Manchester and London and stocland getting new all the time that and there more 20 new buses that I think ? it me mad.
(09 Mar 2024, 3:50 pm)Storx wrote I'm not sure that would be true mind as if I bought a single from Newcastle to Cowgate Morrisons say on the X47, any stop after Cowgate you've overshot your fare.
Stagecoach's are broken but as you can see with Darlington, https://bustimes.org/services/4-darlingt...gton/fares - You can't buy fares over the loop point at all.
If it wasn't Stagecoach, you could buy a return though.
(09 Mar 2024, 8:14 pm)Aaron21 wrote Information from a worker at Walkergate
11771 11773 11775 11778 11779 all going to Cheltenham tomorrow and were getting 5 buses in to cover them while there away and then Plus another 6 MMC’s going on Monday