RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions
I would love to see another route from Concord - Washington - Birtley - MetroCentre, a bit like the 183 used to be.
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(07 Jan 2015, 4:18 pm)leestransportphotos wrote I would love to see another route from Concord - Washington - Birtley - MetroCentre, a bit like the 183 used to be.
(07 Jan 2015, 4:22 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote You've already got the X88 covering Concord, Washington and the MetroCentre..?
And the X22 goes through Birtley in the first place, as well as people there being able to get an 82/83 to Washington and get on an X88.
(07 Jan 2015, 4:22 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote You've already got the X88 covering Concord, Washington and the MetroCentre..?
And the X22 goes through Birtley in the first place, as well as people there being able to get an 82/83 to Washington and get on an X88.
(07 Jan 2015, 4:42 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Aye. However, the 183 operated Monday - Friday (as well as Saturday - not too sure about Sunday) whereas the X88 operates only on the weekend.
(07 Jan 2015, 4:47 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote In all fairness, aside from a few OAPs wanting a ride out, or a couple of people with a day off, who else would travel to the MetroCentre on a weekday?People who work at the Metrocentre might want to travel on a weekday.
The kids, who I would say keep the MetroCentre services alive really, hand over a lot of cash and must make up the majority of passenger numbers.
The numbers on a Wednesday morning from Washington in comparison to a Saturday morning from there - would be a huge difference.
(07 Jan 2015, 9:27 pm)aureolin wrote ...plus I'd love the 183 back.![]()
Have fond memories of being in the old Metrocentre bus station, where that computer games shop used to be, then popping into the Chinese for curry and chips, before hopping on a Leyland National back to the Galleries. Those were the days!
(07 Jan 2015, 9:31 pm)MurdnunoC wrote The chip butties were decent from that Chinese as well. I used to go there all the time when I worked at Metroland.
(07 Jan 2015, 9:27 pm)aureolin wrote ...plus I'd love the 183 back.![]()
Have fond memories of being in the old Metrocentre bus station, where that computer games shop used to be, then popping into the Chinese for curry and chips, before hopping on a Leyland National back to the Galleries. Those were the days!
(07 Jan 2015, 9:38 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Wish I was born in that generation...
Nowadays, all I could do to match that would be a ride on the X22, filled with slutty schoolgirls trying to get nailed, before having a look in Game - a Gregg's or Subway - then an X24 home...both deckers, no mention of a Leyland National...I vaguely remember one or two lucky rides when I was only about three or four, absolutely brilliant.
(07 Jan 2015, 9:40 pm)Andreos1 wrote Racking my brains and genuinely can't remember which shops were there.
Can't even remember a Chinese being there.
The 183 was always a Metrobus or Atlantean whenever I used it. Upstairs, at the front going down Whitehall Road...
(07 Jan 2015, 10:01 pm)MurdnunoC wrote The office for Dunston/Metro Taxis was also located there.
(07 Jan 2015, 9:46 pm)aureolin wrote Just the way things change. I'm lucky enough to have ridden some fantastic buses in service, but a bit gutted I didn't start photographing at yours & Tom's age. Imagine what my flickr would look like if I had!![]()
(07 Jan 2015, 9:38 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Wish I was born in that generation...
Nowadays, all I could do to match that would be a ride on the X22, filled with slutty schoolgirls trying to get nailed, before having a look in Game - a Gregg's or Subway - then an X24 home...both deckers, no mention of a Leyland National...I vaguely remember one or two lucky rides when I was only about three or four, absolutely brilliant.
(07 Jan 2015, 9:55 pm)Andreos1 wrote I can remember the single deckers becoming more or less standard on it in the mid-90's.
Was generally always a decker prior to that.
To be honest, I think the only time I ever deviated from the stand for the 183 or X66, was when the pictures let you out of the side door into the bus station.
Sounds like I missed out on this curry sauce!
(07 Jan 2015, 10:18 pm)aureolin wrote @Marcus - just get yourself out and about, and take as many photos as you can. Especially of the older stuff, or you'll probably regret it later down the line!
(07 Jan 2015, 5:26 pm)Dan wrote I'd like to make a quick post as a reminder of what this thread was intended for...
In this thread, members can discuss imaginary and made up routes which they'd like to come into fruition. After a suggestion is posted, other members can give their thoughts on your suggestion. There are no rules in place to suggest that other members of the forum cannot challenge your suggestion, and give their opinions on why they think it is a bad idea, but if posting a suggestion, you must be aware of this.
Including details such as timetables, frequencies, PVRs and vehicle allocations shows that you've put a greater degree of thought into the suggestion, and it may make other members less likely to bluntly dismiss your suggestion if they do not think it is a good idea.
Whilst I do not think that challenging a service suggestion can constitute as 'bullying', I'd like to ask everyone to think before they post. If you had spent time on designing an imaginary route, would you like it to be dismissed immediately?
(07 Jan 2015, 9:36 pm)aureolin wrote The curry sauce was unreal! I'm trying to picture what else was there, but I think it was only a bookies?
(11 Jan 2015, 11:54 am)Tom wrote I think GNE will have to do something with the 13 - it never carries many people, and I really don't know how they can continue to operate it.