From 30th January there is a route change on the 794 (DWP - Stanley), and it appears it's replacing part of the 792 (DWP - Blackhall Mill) Just the South Gosforth Roundabout/Cowgate section by the looks of it. Does anyone know if the 792 is getting revised/cancelled?

Any help much appreciated.

Go North East are losing money so why not create dead runs into services which basically run the dead route. Only routes where I would add dead run routes will be here

Q3 you could do the XQ3 or smth and presumably it runs via the A1 so why not run the XQ3 Metrocentre - Great Park at peak times. Tbh that could be a park and ride for the metrocentre. 

X1, for starts at Easington Lane/Peterlee I dont think there is a lot you can do, as a lot of them would just go on the A19 from the Depot so that would be useless I think. Unless you were to do the early mornings from Easington Lane to start at Dalton Park. 

X6 - any runs from Peterlee to the Depot should just run the X6 Service back. 

X21 - West Auckland to Riverside Dead runs, West Auckland - Bishop Aukland - Durham - A690 - A1 - Gateshead. 

2/2A - any dead runs to and from silksworth should just be either the 33 or 35A

6 - Dead runs to and from metro should operate the X45 to Metrocentre/Consett 

10/10A/10B/643 - any service which runs dead from Metrocentre/Riverside to Hexham should be called the 10X and just literally two stops Metrocentre & Hexham Bus Station, thats it Via A1 & A69. 

20/20A - any dead runs to and from durham should be named the X20 and just literally run Sunderland - Doxford Park (X1 Route) then Non-Stop to Durham vice versa

21 - Any dead 21 runs from Durham to Riverside, just call them the X21 and do the X21 route to Newcastle. 

39/39A/39B - any dead runs to/from Doxford Park, run it as the X20 to Doxford (vice versa), aswell 39B dead runs to and from Washington run it as the 8. 

58 - Any dead runs to/from Gateshead run as the X58 from Follingsby or even Concord. 

60 - Any Dead runs from New Seaham run it the way it would go dead name it 60A or smth

78 - any dead runs to/from CLS run as X78

All of these may only get a few passengers but really atleast thats some income and routes the drivers would basically already be doing dead. And you never know routes like the XQ3 (or whatever) may actually have some potential in them.

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I thought this might be of interest.

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Front of leaflet in previous post.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be...s-64252426

2 buses a day!

Earlier on today seen a Versa on the 19 today, never seen one before, and it got it thinking we must have had the most different types of buses running through for a place under 10k in population (Seaton Delaval). Just for example today we've had:
Enviro 400 (57/57A/X7)
Enviro 400 MMC (57/57A)
Solo (57/57A)
Solo SR (19)
Streetlite (57/57A)
Versa (19)
DAF DB300 Wright Gemini 2 (X7)
Wright Pulsar (X7)
Bluebird Orion (58)

Not to mention all these in the past year aswell:
Enviro 200 MMC
Wright Commander
Wright Cadet
Volvo B7TL ALX400
DAF DB250 Wright Gemini
MPD

Anywhere beat it or come close? Can only imagine it being down the Durham area with the bad allocations with Arriva Durham.

The new Go North East advert is definitely something a bit different!

https://youtu.be/hLRtFBmqKm0

It'll be interesting to see how many new drivers this will actually attract (and retain)

I do believe service 65 is going every 30 minutes to interwork with the 20A and retimed across the route, but there's been no mention of rebranding the 65, they will just be operated by prince bishops I would imagine

Didn't want to drag other threads off topic but I think we can all agree that it's not working currently with bus services mostly carting around fresh air or doing the same thing which doesn't work for years especially in North Tyneside so it got me thinking of ways to improve it and came up with:

New 42 (Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday Day Times, Every Hour Sunday and Evenings)
North Shields - Royal Quays - East Howdon - Howdon - Holy Cross - Wallsend - West Street - Forest Hall - Killingworth Village - Killingworth
Map - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Killingw...90!1m0!3e0

New 50 (Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday Day Times, Every Hour Sunday and Evenings)
Whitley Bay - Whitley Lodge - Sainsbury's Whitley Bay - Earsdon - Shiremoor - Northumberland Park - Backworth - Killingworth - West Moor - Quorum - South Gosforth - Gosforth - Newcastle
Map - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.04191...dd!1m0!3e0

New 51 (Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday Day Times, Every Hour Sunday and Evenings)
North Shields - QA College - Preston - Tynemouth Morrisons - Malvern Road - NT Hospital - Cobalt - West Allotment - Holystone - ASDA Benton - Four Lane Ends - Longbenton - South Gosforth - Gosforth
Map - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.00869...9e!1m0!3e0

W1 - Current Timetable

342 - Renumbered 74, Killingworth to Newbiggin Hall only (Hourly)

317 - Withdrawn, replaced partially by 42 and 51
K2 - Withdrawn, replaced partially by 42 and 50
51 (need to discuss with Arriva) - Withdrawn, replaced partially by 50 and 51
335 - Withdrawn, replaced partially by 42, 50 and 51
W2 - Withdrawn, replaced by 50
54 (need to discuss with Arriva) - Withdrawn, replaced partially by 50 and 51

New PVR
50/51 - 10 (Full Size)
W1 - 1 (Breadvan)
42 - 5 (Mini Bus)
74 - 2 (Bread Van)

Old PVR
317 - 5 (Full Size)
51/54 - 5* (Full Size)
W1 - 1 (Breadvan)
W2 - 1 (Breadvan)
335 - 3 (Mini Bus)
342 - 3 (Mini Bus)
K2 - 1 (Breadvan)

So slight reduction in PVR, admit there's a few streets now unserved and Malvern Road looses it's bus to Whitley Bay but it's not exactly far to use other services less than 100m for most and would benefit for more people, some who have a dreadful service especially places like Murton Village, North West Whitley Bay, Benton Road, Holystone, West Allotment, Backworth etc where hourly services are a waste of time.

*Recent reduction

There are rumours about the 41/41A being axed between Hadrian Park- Howdon again from March, there is a consulation running

https://www.nexus.org.uk/consultation/it...ices-4141a

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp

 "Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February." 

Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?