(09 Dec 2014, 2:33 pm)Andreos1 wrote Never seen it or used it on an evening/night since the changes.
Hopefully will be using it over Christmas.
Since the initial changes in November and the push at the time on social media, I haven't noticed any other marketing/advertising promoting the changes.
What that means, is anyone's guess.
It could be doing really well and doesn't need any additional advertising!
(09 Dec 2014, 1:34 pm)MAcky81 wrote Totally random route in my opinion this 36 plan. Previous 36 never worked as stagecoach dominate with 4 and 13
(09 Dec 2014, 7:54 am)Robert wrote Not all services are designed for people to do end to end on. Its not like the angel where people will be highly likely to get on it at Durham and go to Newcastle. The main connection with these would be Chester and Sunderland with the town end farm bit for people who live round there.
(09 Dec 2014, 3:30 pm)aureolin wrote 43/44 is a prime example of this too. Nobody in their right mind is going to travel from Durham to Newcastle using it (unless you're Malarkey). You've probably got a good three sections to that route. Durham - Stanley, Stanley area local travel, and then Stanley to NewcastleThink id rather get on the X21 to be Honest.
(08 Dec 2014, 11:28 pm)Acky81 wrote Who on earth is going to travel from chester le st to town end farm of all places
(09 Dec 2014, 6:05 pm)Tom wrote Now I do
Hope they are successful.
(09 Dec 2014, 6:19 pm)Dan wrote There are a lot of advantages to all customers.
Services 2/2C
Services 20/20A
- Improved cross-city connections
- Silksworth gains a more frequent service to/from Royal Hospital (every 10 mins, opposed to current 60 mins)
- Possibility for increased layover to provide increased reliability
Services 33/39
- Improved cross-city connections
- Peak time X20s should be re-worked so that they fall under the 'Prince Bishops' brand and don't work off delayed scholars
- Possibility for increased layover to provide increased reliability
Services 35/36
- Service 39 increased to every 15 minutes
- Service 33 introduced providing new links between Silksworth and Doxford Park (Stagecoach's service 13 doesn't entirely achieve this as it doesn't go to Vicarage Farm Estate)
Service 38
- Improved cross-city connections
- Direct link between Fencehouses and Sunderland reinstated
- Improved frequency on current 29 route between Sunderland and Town End Farm (every 15 mins, opposed to current 20 mins)
Service 56
- Direct links between Silksworth and Houghton-le-Spring are retained
- Grasswell gains a direct bus to Sunderland
Go North East have really thought these changes through - and most importantly, they've been directly made as a result of customer requests. I previously suggested that residents of Sunderland must prefer the cross-city nature style of services owing to Stagecoach's dominance within the city, with this method being Stagecoach's set up. I really don't think it's a coincidence that lots of cross-city style services are being introduced.
- Increased layover to provide increased reliability
(09 Dec 2014, 6:33 pm)Acky81 wrote 29 has proved very popular in ryhope tunstall and doxfordYes, but not quite as popular as the Sunderland - Town End Farm section.
(09 Dec 2014, 6:19 pm)Dan wrote There are a lot of advantages to all customers.
Services 2/2C
Services 20/20A
- Improved cross-city connections
- Silksworth gains a more frequent service to/from Royal Hospital (every 10 mins, opposed to current 60 mins)
- Possibility for increased layover to provide increased reliability
Services 33/39
- Improved cross-city connections
- Peak time X20s should be re-worked so that they fall under the 'Prince Bishops' brand and don't work off delayed scholars
- Possibility for increased layover to provide increased reliability
Services 35/36
- Service 39 increased to every 15 minutes
- Service 33 introduced providing new links between Silksworth and Doxford Park (Stagecoach's service 13 doesn't entirely achieve this as it doesn't go to Vicarage Farm Estate)
Service 38
- Improved cross-city connections
- Direct link between Fencehouses and Sunderland reinstated
- Improved frequency on current 29 route between Sunderland and Town End Farm (every 15 mins, opposed to current 20 mins)
Service 56
- Direct links between Silksworth and Houghton-le-Spring are retained
- Grasswell gains a direct bus to Sunderland
Go North East have really thought these changes through - and most importantly, they've been directly made as a result of customer requests. I previously suggested that residents of Sunderland must prefer the cross-city nature style of services owing to Stagecoach's dominance within the city, with this method being Stagecoach's set up. I really don't think it's a coincidence that lots of cross-city style services are being introduced.
- Increased layover to provide increased reliability
(10 Dec 2014, 3:53 pm)Tom wrote Possibly as Simplicity?
(10 Dec 2014, 4:06 pm)Michael wrote I don't theirs gonna be enough versa's for all of the services, including the 61, unless they drop the 61 from the brand and give this service something else but i doubt that, i also doubt they will want the Simplicity brand as 2 different kinds of buses.... unless they're new buses.
(10 Dec 2014, 4:09 pm)Tom wrote Well, the 33/39 will be able to be branded as Simplicity. The 38 could use Cadets, and just be red.
(10 Dec 2014, 4:12 pm)Michael wrote Aye true, i forgot about they could just drop the 38...although, Cadets is now likely due to the increase in PVR and it desperately needs bigger buses haha
Probables find out when GNE post the changes on their site, i think this will be before the 23.12.14, as changes are due on the 25.1.14... i don't see them posting the changes over Christmas, this will likely to be done before Christmas.
(10 Dec 2014, 4:14 pm)Tom wrote I reckon the allocations, overall will be:
2/2A - Citaro
20/20A - Solars
33/39 - Versas
35 - Solars
36 - Citaros
38 - Cadets