(21 Dec 2012, 2:15 pm)Liam wrote One the quaylink versas now has an full advert. Unsure of which vehicle and what the advert is just seen it from a far.
(22 Dec 2012, 12:05 pm)gtomlinson wrote(21 Dec 2012, 2:15 pm)Liam wrote One the quaylink versas now has an full advert. Unsure of which vehicle and what the advert is just seen it from a far.
I'm surprised they are allowed ads on the Quaylink buses considering it's a public contract
(22 Dec 2012, 10:40 pm)Brandon wrote If the Royal Oak is where I think it is, then that's a horrendous corner and a nightmare for pedestrians to cross and for buses to navigate around. Very sad news for the person involved and their family, as well as the bus driver, especially being so close to Christmas.
(23 Dec 2012, 12:17 am)Daniel wrote 'Diversions' would have simply been via Springwell Road, instead of the High Street Loop, yes?
I can't see why this hasn't been instated as a permanent route... Most people who have used an X1, 56, or any other service that happens to use that "triangle loop" have witnessed a near-accident.
Just put this through as a suggestion on Facebook; hopefully, Go North East will put it forward for me. If not, I'll e-mail it to them this morning.
http://www.facebook.com/simplyGNE/posts/...d=37643234¬if_t=like
But it wouldn't take me by surprise if it was withdrawn. I don't it's frequent or fast enough to be competitive with the Metro. I don't think the number of service changes GNE have had in recent years have helped gain passenger's loyalty either. In June 2010, they axed the 57A which had provided a direct GNE bus between Boldon and Newcastle, leaving the Stagecoach X34 the only direct alternative. At the same time, the 26 had been re-routed through Fellgate Estate which increased journey times considerably and then you still had to change at Heworth for onwards travel to Gateshead and Newcastle. To be fair I don't think GNE have done themselves any favours on this corridor. (23 Dec 2012, 4:36 pm)Daniel wrote I think it's ludicrous that Go North East could even consider withdrawing the X3 service. The X3 is the only bus service that can get to Newcastle in (almost) the same time as the Metro. Takes 15-20 minutes longer I guess, but that's nothing in comparison to the 56 service.
I frequently choose the X3 over Metro to cut down my waiting time at Park Lane down while I wait for a bus to go home.
I was led to believe that it was only dropped from the "Red Arrows" brand to supply the buses needed for the increased frequency of the "Silver Arrows" services... I know many drivers from Deptford on a somewhat personal level, and those that I speak to who regularly drive the X3 haven't mentioned anything about the withdrawal of the service and/or the service being dropped from the "Red Arrows" brand due to a lack of passengers using it. In fact, if I remember rightly, when the Renowns were first transferred to Deptford, a driver who randomly started talking to me (probably saw me taking a picture before getting on) upon boarding the bus, said that they would be used quite a lot on the service because there aren't enough Citaros to meet the PVR of the route and they'd prefer to keep it all as one vehicle class - which has been demonstrated in the past few months by the Renowns! I could imagine the reason why these Renowns haven't been branded for the service is because the service doesn't hold the PVR minimum requirement - as needed as a recent rule when branding services.
Many people have complained about that connection, but it isn't a connection I've ever tried to use. In my experience of using the X3 service though, it tends to run on-time if the driver has the pedal to the metal on the dual carriageways!
(26 Dec 2012, 6:55 pm)W179SCU wrote Can you give me a list of allocations, or would you rather surprise me with your pic, Dan ;-)
(26 Dec 2012, 10:39 pm)W179SCU wrote Right, cheers
