Are the 19 and 434 good services to Ashington? Is the 434 a contracted service? I'd like to go to Ashington some time. Maybe 309 to Blyth, then 434 to Ashington or maybe 309/310 to Cobalt and the 19 to Ashington. How good are the connections between the 19, 309 and 434? To get back I'd need a 19 to Cobalt and then a 309 back to Newcastle. Quite complicated to get to and from Ashington!

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Noticed levante 3 7148 is at Riverside today parked where 7156 was when thst was VOR. Anyone know why its at Riverside. Here's a photo too.

Great British Railways: Franchises scrapped and changes to season tickets as part of major revamp to UK's train network http://news.sky.com/story/franchises-scr...k-12311161


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The N21 is returning according to Nexus website from the 29th of May

Tbh looking at the GNE tweets as of late. The Tyne Valley Ten buses seem to be breaking down quite a bit. I remember back when the metrocenter mini buses got withdrawn from the M6/M7/M8 due to the amount of break downs. I'm thinking that the 10 needs an upgrade in buses or to find out why they keep breaking down

New Black Cats livery for Sunderland minibuses?

Spotted on Vosa today (have to type GO NORTH EAST LIMITED in the search bar, then click "new".


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New GO NORTH EAST LIMITED D1 Newcastle, St Thomas Street Chester-le-Street, Riverside

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New GO NORTH EAST LIMITED D2 Durham, Sutton Street Chester-le-Street, Riverside



Only on the 23 Jun 2021, cricket shuttles?

Well who wants to take a guess of how long it is before 1401 is withdrawn from service. Started and X11 somewhere before Cramlington. Then did an X10 back to Newcastle but looks like it broke down somewhere after coming of the A1. Tbh when it past me on the X8 the other day. It sounded like it was on its last legs

It's sad to see how many services we have lost over the years, from looking at the Bygone era. There were a few surprised for me to discovr too. 

- Stagecoach operated a service to Retail World in Team Valley and Washington Galleries to/from the Metrocentre.
- The Nexus 792 service has the same timetable now as in 1997, but runs to/from Blackhall Mill, extended from Rowlands Gill 
- Westerhope used to have services to/from Metrocentre, Blaydon, Winlaton, and High Spen and the Airport. Good links. 
- Apparently GNE operated the Stagecoach 40 on weekends in 2002. 

Because Westerhope is off the A1, and has Metrocentre services (6 and 7) new services to/from Metrocentre, Blaydon, Winlaton, High Spen and Blackhall Mill serving Westerhope should be introduced by Go North East, not just because it would be good for me, but also because the A1 could be utilised from Westerhope to provide services across the region to Gateshead, South Shields, Stanley, Consett, Hartlepool, Darlington etc.

Scania have showed of there brand new Scania Fencer F1 single deck bus today 

https://twitter.com/ScaniaUK/status/1394...87138?s=19