(27 Nov 2024, 11:09 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote I'm sure I read somewhere the X50 would be running this year because of the match. Although, wasn't there a match last Boxing Day, and the services managed fine?

Surprised the X18 isn't running this year, and I don't know if the X66 is or not. 

Presumably Stagecoach will be running their 7, 11, 30, 39/40 (40 curtailed at Walker), X47 and X88 as usual and the 308 contract? This means Great Park will have a service presumably, unlike when the Q3 went there?

I believe the X18 is running this year, operated by Northstar, but it hasn't been registered yet. Liberty Coaches on the X21, so pretty much the same network as last year in southeast Northumberland.

(27 Nov 2024, 1:56 pm)Ambassador wrote It did look like demand was well maanged vs last year when Newcastle were at home and appears to be the case again.

Shopping isn't what it was on Boxing Day and doesn't really have the pull and realistically, you're not going to get a huge amount of services running when you look at cost vs demand vs availability of drivers

I think on the most part, the Boxing Day network copes, but you're never going to change the behaviour of when people set off into Newcastle for the match. I don't know how Durham Road copes with the 21 at a 15 minute frequency, but the X1 struggles at half-hourly for this period. It's why I think a bespoke solution for match traffic would be better.

Shopping isn't what it once was, but I think the hospitality industry is more popular on Boxing Day now than ever. In part that is because of the direction that Newcastle City Centre is going, and there's still the further redevelopment of Eldon Square (Debenhams and Eldon Leisure Centre) to come.

(26 Nov 2024, 10:25 am)Michael wrote GNE have announced their boxing day services for 2024.

Looks like they're running the Arriva 43/X10/X11 and X22

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

PB0003954/1450
New GO NORTH EAST LIMITED B43 Newcastle Cramlington

PB0003954/1451
New GO NORTH EAST LIMITED X10 (X11) Blyth Newcastle

PB0003954/1452
New GO NORTH EAST LIMITED BX22 Newcastle Ashington

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PB0002404/441
New BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 308 Newcastle Haymarket Blyth Bus Station

Stagecoach have put their services for boxing day service information online... alongside last services on Christmas eve/New Years Eve.

Not gonna put the links for each area.

(26 Nov 2024, 10:25 am)Michael wrote GNE have announced their boxing day services for 2024.

Looks like they're running the Arriva 43/X10/X11 and X22

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

Full info:

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

(21 minutes ago)Michael wrote Full info:

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

Monday 30th December both the S2 and NHS shuttle listed as operating their 'normal Friday timetable', which is the same as the normal Monday timetable, and has evidently just been copied from Friday 27th December.

Evidently proof-reading isn't a speciality at GNE these days, given that took me all of 10 seconds to notice.

(21 minutes ago)Michael wrote Full info:

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

It's annoying that you have to search your services then click Christmas eve to see when it finishes. That's absolutely stupid. Why can't it be printed out so people can see instead of having to do 4-5 clicks instead of 1 click