(27 Jul 2024, 2:11 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote The H being staff only is a ridiculous waste of a service.

(27 Jul 2024, 2:11 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Presumably Regent Centre to Freeman will be a Stagecoach route or the GCT 653 replacing the 553 to restore the Regent Centre to Battle Hill link. The H being staff only is a ridiculous waste of a service.

(27 Jul 2024, 4:33 pm)Rob44 wrote isnt the 47 used by RVI staff to get to where the |General hospital was as they have to park and ride from there?  they can use it for 0 too.  Does the ?? 36 go that way and would they be able to use that for free??

(27 Jul 2024, 4:52 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote The 36 doesn't go that way, I don't think.

Newcastle General Hospital is served by the 10/11, 12, 32/32A, 37/38, 39/40, 684, 685, 941, X82 and X85.

Free travel could be arranged for RVI staff.

(26 Jul 2024, 7:32 am)Shrek wrote It's all part of their sustainable travel policies though. I guarantee H will stay the same as it is now, I suspect there'll be a Regent Centre to Freeman link in the end. The 47 however is the one I could see being scrapped.

(27 Jul 2024, 8:19 pm)Storx wrote Aye no arguments, just guess it depends if they have the money to spend on it though.

On a side note does anyone know what the loads are like on the 553, it's a bus I've never actually seen in service even known it goes past places I go? I assume not very busy most the time though.

(27 Jul 2024, 8:25 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Loadings are decent enough on the 553/653. The 653 is probably the busier service though. I don't see the 553 often, and it only requires a minibus so could be operated by GCT but I think it's an important service.

(27 Jul 2024, 8:48 pm)Storx wrote Aye that's fair, must say it was a surprise when they upgraded it to a Pulsar. Seemed a bit overkill.

(27 Jul 2024, 8:25 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote  The 653 is probably the busier service though. I don't see the 553 often, and it only requires a minibus so could be operated by GCT but I think it's an important service.

(08 Aug 2024, 11:45 am)GuyParkRoyal wrote PB0002032/624 Registered (Short notice)
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD

Route: Regent Centre to Freeman Hospital

Service number: 553

Service type: Normal Stopping

Effective date: 01 Sep 2024

PB0002032/625 Registered (Short notice)
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD

Route: Newcastle to General Hospital CAV via via RVI

Service number: 47

Service type: Normal Stopping

Effective date: 01 Sep 2024

(08 Aug 2024, 12:23 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote The 47 and 553 are cancelled from next month aren't they? Why are they registered with effect from 1st September 2024?

Apparently Park and Ride facilities at the General Hospital/CAV are being removed, and that's why the 47 is withdrawn. It's on the Arriva website now.

(08 Aug 2024, 12:52 pm)Aaron21 wrote https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/service-changes-northumberland-and-tyne-and-wear-sept-24

Changes are here. Weirdly it does not mention they are running the 392 or the fact the 47 is withdrawn according to it

(08 Aug 2024, 1:05 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote 47 is mentioned. 392 and 553 aren't, weirdly. 

The 47 is listed between the 44 and 306 changes.

(08 Aug 2024, 1:15 pm)Aaron21 wrote I know the 47 is mentioned. I'm saying they are saying it's withdrawn

(08 Aug 2024, 8:47 pm)NMS26222 wrote If they’ve put a reg in for the 553 to continue, why would they need to mention anything? As the public would see no difference

(09 Aug 2024, 6:58 am)Rob44 wrote Yep the CAV is closing as land is owned by Uni and they must have plans for it. Not sure where all the cars that use it are going to go though??

(09 Aug 2024, 12:58 pm)Andreos1 wrote There was a period (no idea if it still applies) where they were using the car parks at SJP.

The bigger question probably needs to be asked about why the vast majority of employees for possibly the biggest employer in the city, aren't using public transport and why they're needing all of these spaces.

(09 Aug 2024, 1:42 pm)Rob44 wrote Yep they still park in the multi storey at leaze's end.

The ex croc/fun police has a permit for St James.  She could ( and did) get the 29 at 7am to get her to work at the rvi.  She cant get the 8am one to work as it get her there too late and the hospital wont budge on 830 start. There also the big deal breaker that the she's waited for the first bus at 7 and its not turned up and like STORK said in another thread an hourly service is no good to anyone.

Also it takes her about 15/20 minutes to get to carpark with short walk to work in car.  It takes up to an hour on the 29 and then she has wo walk up the hill to work.  Same on way back

She also got a % deduction on her network one but still pays over 100 a month!!!!

(09 Aug 2024, 4:22 pm)Andreos1 wrote You two still not sorted it out I take it? 

But either way, yet another example of a car being on the road that wouldn't need to be if public transport worked for the owner.

(12 Aug 2024, 11:43 pm)Aaron21 wrote These new 306 timetable changes are annoying but must be to do with

A, Not many people riding the 306 to Whitley
B, Loss of time on 306 causing 308 to be delayed
C, Possible major road works coming up soon

But here is what I've figured out from the timetable via Traveline

Every hour journey will terminate at Tynemouth
Every hour journey will terminate at Marden Estate
Every hour will terminate at Whitley Bay

Still gonna be Every 20 minutes but all 3 journeys will terminate at different points

(22 Sep 2024, 7:41 pm)PH - BQA wrote The X21/22 and 35 have variations registered to start on 03 November. I believe these are the result of significant work in recruitment over the past few months, and a subsequent huge improvement in driving staff numbers.

From the same date, the following also have variations:

X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, X14, X15, X18, X30, 415, and 460.