What are your thoughts on the Brand New E400 EV & E100 EV. https://twitter.com/CBWtweets/status/158...kIvKKeQyEQ 

Personally I don't really like it. I prefer the MCV designs for atleast their single decker

With Newcastle currently down to play at home on New Years Eve with the typical higher than usual passenger loads on matchday evenings (even when a 3pm kick off), would a skeleton service from after 7pm until 10.30-11pm not be feasible on the following routes?

Arriva:
- 43 - hourly (extended to Blyth via X11 route)
- 45 - hourly and runs clockwise loop
- 308 - hourly
- X21 - hourly to Ashington only
- X18 - hourly to Morpeth only

GNE:
- X1 - hourly
- 21 - half hourly to CLS, hourly to Durham
- 47 - hourly and extended to Consett
- X72 - 2 hourly
- 27 - hourly
- 56 - hourly
- 58 - hourly or every 45 mins
- 6 - 2 hourly
- 10B - hourly
- 311 - hourly
- Q3 - hourly or every 45 mins
- 97 - every 45 mins

Dunno what would maybe work for Stagecoach?

Does anyone know which buses are decorated for Halloween?

Quick question, I see the Arriva North East Regionwide Ticket at £8.60 is incredible value and was looking at using it tomorrow (Sat 29th) from Scarborough to Newcastle via the X93/X94 and the X12. (might take the train to Newcastle from Boro if time is tight) Any issues doing this journey Scarbro to Newcastle with this ticket ? Never used this ticket before so just a bit wary in case of any problems. Don't foresee any but any info would be welcomed.
Of course going back to Scarborough afterwards too. What is the single fare from Scarborough to Middlesbrough on the X93/X94 by the way for comparison ? 
Ta v much

How many of redcars fleet is currently off the road? 

Redcar every year have the same issue consistently and poor reliability and maintenance of its fleet?

who thinks stockton  as fair to many pulsars and could do with some streetlites maybe a few from Redcar perhaps

From 24/10/2022 Coaster 1 is unable to serve Spring Gardens and Nile Street, buses are diverting via Coach Lane, Prudhoe Street and Borough Road, observing a temporary set down only bus stop on Railway Terrace, if you wish to board, you can only do so at Bedford Street (affects Coaster 1 to Whitley Bay only)

i asked the question to one of the GNE staff at the launch on the quayside and he couldn't answer, i asked how the fleet would be charged in the scenario of a large-scale power outage such as after a major storm or a blackout like what has been suggested could happen next year. does anybody know? i know there are portable battery boosters but i dont think you could fully charge a fleet of 40 plus vehicles

GNE have put out an article on service changes happening on October 30th in County Durham & Northumberland: https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/service-ch...30-october

Essentially is just the loss of Durham tendered services 40/40A/41, 42, 59, 204/204A & 239 to other operators and some minor timetable changes on the 206 & 208.

In Northumberland, extra trips has been added on services 680, 681 & 687 whilst the evening X85 is revised to depart Newcastle 15 minutes later (will now be at 17:30).

The recent discussion around the original allocations for the StreetDecks and E400MMCs got me thinking. 

After a few years in operation, were the initial orders made the right ones?

Were GNE right to order a batch of E400s for the X1, when the StreetDecks seem to have been doing perfectly fine (as far as I'm aware anyway)

Were they right to be hesitant about ordering vehicles for the X10, or were E400MMCs enough.

What would have happened if GNE palmed some E400MMCs off on Oxford instead of the StreetDecks