Arriva have recently named several buses across the UK after players from the England women's football team.

In the North East there are three... not certain on what vehicles carry these names though?

• Beth Meade - Whitby
  
• Jill Scott - Durham
  
• Lucy Bronze - Ashington
  

I've just noticed that there's a daily 2208 X15 ex Newcastle to Morpeth on Mondays to Fridays. Is that in place to cover extra late evening demand for things like NUFC matches etc? What is it worked off?

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FYI, it's on bustimes.org

Would it be possible to get a refund from GNE? I got a Q3 in Newcastle to go to Wallsend, but the driver changeover was messed up by management and I ended up getting off at the Law Courts because I didn't have time (only had time if everything went to plan). Perhaps I was expecting too much on the first day, but it ended up being a waste of money. Just a short ride, and videos in Newcastle.

Wanna ask a question I've been wondering. 

On the occasion when a 49/49A leaves Gateshead Interchange. They will turn left out the Interchange instead of turning right and going along Askew Road towards Redheugh Bridge 

Reason the 1 is being mentioned as I was on the 1 leaving Gateshead today and it turned left and missed out Askew Road towards Redheugh. 

I'm wondering why they do this or if any light can be shed on the reason 

Down below is a screenshot of just one of the 1 journeys today that did this odd different route 

Just seen this has been announced this morning that all bus fares in England will be capped at £2 for a single

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62775639

Should be some large discounts for some passengers, be interesting to see if it ever ends or it's something that just keeps getting extended and extended.

It seems a shame that Blyth depot has had no investment in new buses for just shy of 10 years. These were the 13 plate Volvo hybrid deckers for the 308, which after 5 years disappeared.

It's literally a case of make do with what you've got, which is a mix of high mileage Geminis and Pulsars ranging in age of between 10 - 13 year old.

I was on 6348 today and the USB's weren't working however reporting it to customer services doesn't really do anything I reported some graffiti on the back of the seats it was still their the next day.

So why don't GNE add a feature to the website where you can report an issue with the vehicle you would either need to put the Code in e.g 6335 or the Service and time, then you can report your issue I just feel like this would be a simpler way to report issues when CS is shut

6315 has been named Darren Gray after a CLS colleague who died earlier this year.

I wonder if anyone can remember when this started from? I can remember in the late 1970s my gran not being able to use her (then Tyne and Wear) concessionary pass on the "rush hour" on a late afternoon. I think it has always been that the pass couldn't be used before 9.30am but there was also a time when at a certain point on the afternoon they couldn't be used either. Can anyone remember what the afternoon times were when the pass couldn't be used and also what year it changed where passes could be used at any time after 9.30am?

I think I've just seen 1605 being towed, but was too far away to know for sure.  1605 was on the X1 this morning. Could anyone help to identify which bus it was?