(02 Jul 2016, 7:47 pm)TEN 6083 wrote So looks like nearly 2 years of roadworks has made no difference then to the A1 traffic jams.


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(02 Jul 2016, 7:31 pm)Adrian wrote Severe congestion in the town about midday. No idea what the cause was, as I just avoided it instead.

A1 was a nightmare around the same time too. My X24 was 25 minutes late into the Metrocentre, and I'd gotten on it on time in Durham!

(02 Jul 2016, 7:31 pm)Adrian wrote Severe congestion in the town about midday. No idea what the cause was, as I just avoided it instead.

A1 was a nightmare around the same time too. My X24 was 25 minutes late into the Metrocentre, and I'd gotten on it on time in Durham!

(03 Jul 2016, 8:38 am)Michael wrote Dan you still have 4911 as down at Deptford on the fleet list.

(03 Jul 2016, 8:38 am)Michael wrote Dan you still have 4911 as down at Deptford on the fleet list.

(03 Jul 2016, 8:53 am)S813 FVK wrote and 6038 still on loan to Stanley - although that still has the possibility to be the case.

(03 Jul 2016, 11:10 am)Dan wrote Sorted!

6038 returned to service at Chester-le-Street (or Crook - on paper) on 25th June.

(03 Jul 2016, 11:23 am)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Has 5167 been withdrawn today as you said its mot ends this weekend

(02 Jul 2016, 7:31 pm)Adrian wrote Severe congestion in the town about midday. No idea what the cause was, as I just avoided it instead.

A1 was a nightmare around the same time too. My X24 was 25 minutes late into the Metrocentre, and I'd gotten on it on time in Durham!

(03 Jul 2016, 4:15 pm)Andreos1 wrote On Friday?

Slightly different - but a red MPD was on Mulberry Way today. Operating NIS, it was full of people.
Any ideas?

(03 Jul 2016, 4:32 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Odd, did you catch a reg or fleet number?

(03 Jul 2016, 4:55 pm)Andreos1 wrote I didn't. 
Apart from concentrating on my driving, I was looking at the blind (incase it was an odd working on diversion).
I then got distracted by the number of people on the bus.

The only service which operates along there, is the 237. So taking in to account the time of day (and the fact there were people on the bus), it couldn't have been that.

(03 Jul 2016, 5:26 pm)citaro5284 wrote I believe that some journeys on 237 are moving to Peterlee, so maybe a spot of route learning.

(03 Jul 2016, 5:53 pm)Ds1197 wrote Who in the South Tyneside and other people in this forum thinks the 5/50/50A and the 88/88A needs improved reliability

(03 Jul 2016, 6:05 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Quite a few are from South Tyneside including one or two from the Brockley Whins area who would probably benefit from improved reliability on the 88/88A I imagine.

(03 Jul 2016, 5:53 pm)Ds1197 wrote Who in the South Tyneside and other people in this forum thinks the 5/50/50A and the 88/88A needs improved reliability

(03 Jul 2016, 5:26 pm)citaro5284 wrote I believe that some journeys on 237 are moving to Peterlee, so maybe a spot of route learning.

(02 Jul 2016, 10:08 pm)Ambassador wrote Open Days at the two universities plus the Naked Bike Ride.

Council even suspended the cash cow bus lane on John Dobson St

(03 Jul 2016, 6:05 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Quite a few are from South Tyneside including one or two from the Brockley Whins area who would probably benefit from improved reliability on the 88/88A I imagine.

(02 Jul 2016, 7:31 pm)Adrian wrote Severe congestion in the town about midday. No idea what the cause was, as I just avoided it instead.

A1 was a nightmare around the same time too. My X24 was 25 minutes late into the Metrocentre, and I'd gotten on it on time in Durham!

(03 Jul 2016, 6:11 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Me! The 88/88A stop a few metres from me and the 5 is a short walk over the " Banana Bridge " over the A19.
Anyways the 88/88A are by far worse than the 5/50 and 50A, especially at Peak Times ( School Start/End , Town Centre Traffic etc )
They need more running time, With the 88/88A needing a PVR increase.

(03 Jul 2016, 6:15 pm)BusLoverMum wrote We saw your X24 coming in then! We were sat eating a bit of lunch - we'd caught the Work Eat Play bus on the X22, before it. We wer eonly about 15 minutes late, but it felt like hours.

(03 Jul 2016, 6:11 pm)Andreos1 wrote Not doubting what you're saying, but I have to ask.
Why we're they in an MPD and not a Peterlee vehicle?

(03 Jul 2016, 6:33 pm)citaro5284 wrote As they met at Deptford and a Deptford driver was showing them

(03 Jul 2016, 6:13 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Aye - Big'un got a snap of the 58 travelling up Newgate street, ast the Coop. We got off the 96 in its usual place opposite the Odeon around 1pm, though, so it must have just been for the bike ride. (I make no apologies for naming long since closed down establishments - those buildings will always be those places in my mind! I'e only just gotout of the habit of calling John Lewis, Bainbridge's)