(14 Apr 2016, 1:43 pm)idiot wrote What is the point of TB1? Am I missing something? Lol

(30 Mar 2016, 10:14 pm)Adrian wrote Just a thought, but perhaps the upcoming devolution decision is causing Nexus to not get into any long term contracts?

If devolution goes through, NECA would be responsible for transport in Durham and Northumberland too, resulting in a complete overhaul of how Nexus is funded.

(29 Mar 2016, 10:41 am)Dan wrote A large number of tenders have been released by Nexus this morning. Details as follows:

Service 6 (Newcastle Pilgrim Street - Jesmond Vale - Newcastle Pilgrim Street)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23. Maximum vehicle length 8.5m.

Service 6 (Newcastle Pilgrim Street - Jesmond Vale - Newcastle Pilgrim Street)
Service 553 (Battle Hill - Wallsend - Heaton - Freeman Hospital - Regent Centre)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23. Maximum vehicle length 8.5m.

Service 8X (South Hylton - Pennywell)
Service 836 (Hamsterley Mill - Blackhal Mill - Highfield St Joseph's RC School)
Service 939 (Sunderland - Washington - Team Valley)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Compass Community Transport

Contractual requirements:
Daily
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 16. Maximum vehicle length 7.2m.

Service 13 (West Denton - Dumpling Hall - Lemington - Throckley - Walbottle - Lemington - Dumpling Hall - West Denton)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23. Maximum vehicle length 9.5m.

Service 17 (Rosehill/Holy Cross - Wallsend - Cramlington)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East and Phoenix Coaches

Contractual requirements:
Daily
3x Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 23.

Service 18/18A (Walker - Byker - Heaton - Four Lane Ends)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Daily; Monday - Saturday evenings, all day Sunday.
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 23.

Service 19 (Northumberland Park - Cobalt - Percy Main - North Shields - North Shields Ferry)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East and Phoenix Coaches

Contractual requirements:
Daily
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 23. Vehicle must be single-deck due to low bridge.

Service 32/32A (Newcastle - Benwell - Kenton Bar - Freeman Hospital - [Four Lane Ends])
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East and Go North East.

Contractual requirements:
2x vehicles daily evening
4x vehicles Sunday daytime.
Low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 23.

Service 33/33A (City Centre - Jesmond - Hollywood Avenue - Fawdon[33A])
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Kingsley's Coaches and Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday daytime - 2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36. Maximum vehicle length 11.5m.
Evenings and Sundays - 1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36. Maximum vehicle length 11.5m.

Service 59 (Whitley Bay - Rake Lane - Backworth)
Service 359 (Marden Estate - Rake Lane - West Allotment - Backworth)

Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East.

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 23. Maximum vehicle length 9.5m.
PM 59 journeys retimed as resource no longer interworks with W2. Revised route in West Allotment for 359 with journeys in both directions now operating anti-clockwise.

Service 84 (Metrocentre to Newcastle via Scotswood and Benwell)
Service 84A (West Denton Shops to Newcastle via Slatyford, Fenham and RVI Hospital)

Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
2x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23. Maximum vehicle length 8.5m.

Service 168 (East Rainton - Hetton-le-Hole - Hetton Downs - Easington Lane)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23. Maximum vehicle length 8.5m.

Service 333 (North Shields - North Shields Ferry - Fish Quay - North Shields - Tynemouth Seafront - North Shields)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Phoenix Coaches

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36.

Service 335 (Four Lane Ends - Benton ASDA - Battle Hill - Hadrian Park - Cobalt Business Park)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36

Service 496 (Brunswick Village - Hazlerigg - Kingston Park - Regent Centre - DSS Tyneview Park)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Friday
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23.
Revised route and timetable will come with the renewal of this contract. No longer serves Dinnington and operates through Brunswick, Wideopen and Hazlerigg in alternate direction. More direct route between Benton Park Road and Tyneview Park.

Service M71 (Kingston Park Tesco - Westerhope - Kingston Park Tesco)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36. Maximum vehicle length 9.5m.

Service W1/W1A (Whitley Bay - Hillheads Estate - West Monkseaton - Sainsbury's - Earsdon Grange)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Go North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36. Maximum vehicle length 9m.

Service W2 (Whitley Bay - Brierdene - Whitley Bay)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36. Maximum vehicle length 9m.

Service W3 (Whitley Bay - Valley Gardens - North Tyneside General Hospital - New York - Percy Main)
Contract Period: 24/07/2016 to 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Go North East

Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36. Maximum vehicle length 9m.

(20 May 2016, 5:15 pm)Tom wrote Any updates on these?

(20 May 2016, 5:42 pm)Dan wrote I think the results were meant to be announced this week, but I've not had anything back from Nexus yet!

Will post as soon as I know.

(20 May 2016, 5:46 pm)Jimmi wrote Anyone know if any of the contracts in County Durham are up for tender anytime soon?

(20 May 2016, 6:18 pm)dannygee wrote Go north east could take on the night time 17 and 19 too?
59/359 would be essy for them to do.
Even the 333

All operated by percy main.
Would be good for them if this happened.

(20 May 2016, 6:18 pm)dannygee wrote Go north east could take on the night time 17 and 19 too?
59/359 would be essy for them to do.
Even the 333

All operated by percy main.
Would be good for them if this happened.

(20 May 2016, 7:32 pm)Tom wrote Do they have enough Solos to cover the 17, 17A 19, 40 and 41 on a night time?

(20 May 2016, 8:08 pm)dannygee wrote Yep theres only two indiGo solos left out on a night time so leaves 7 spare plus 4 nexus branded solos.

(20 May 2016, 8:30 pm)dannygee wrote Yep theres quite a few B10s out. Shouldnt be a B7 sometimes theres a omnicity on.
Heard a few people say phoenix might not big for 333 or 17s

(20 May 2016, 8:36 pm)Tom wrote Hopefully GNE have bid for the Whitley bay town work and the 17/19 on a night time/Sunday then. Hate routes that have 2 or 3 operators running them as some drivers on Arriva don't accept Buzzfare etc. even though they are meant to.

(29 Mar 2016, 10:41 am)Dan wrote A large number of tenders have been released by Nexus this morning.

(20 May 2016, 5:46 pm)Jimmi wrote Anyone know if any of the contracts in County Durham are up for tender anytime soon?

(30 May 2016, 4:58 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote DCC are running a market test on the Cathedral Bus Service with expressions of interest to be submitted by 8th June 2016. The current contract end date is 26th September.

(28 May 2016, 7:12 am)dannygee wrote Ive heard that phoenix are getting the W1/W1A/W2/W3/59/359 from july. If the do what is GNE percy main drivers going to do.

(30 May 2016, 8:03 pm)Tom wrote Just saw this now - do they have enough buses to cover all them, as well as the K1/K2 as that isn't up for tender I don't think.

(30 May 2016, 8:17 pm)Jimmi wrote Not sure if they do at this stage, I imagine if they are to take on these contracts, more buses would be acquired to fulfill the contracts if required. It was also said that they've had an increase on the license on the number of vehicles that can be stored at their depot at Blyth, no idea if it's related to this or not though.

(30 May 2016, 8:21 pm)Tom wrote Ah right this suggests they have got at least some contracts then. Think the PVR for the Whitley Bay services is 5 but not sure on that.

(30 May 2016, 8:32 pm)dannygee wrote W1/W1A-pvr 2
W2-pvr 1
W3- pvr 1
59/359- pvr 1