(13 Oct 2025, 7:16 pm)PH - BQA wrote I see them around 07:15-07:40, but even the ones I see outside my usual commute look to be the same. Appreciate there will likely be a couple later into the peak which might do better, but one or two trips a day with a decent loading surely cannot justify a 20 minute frequency for much longer.

The X47 has nowhere near enough time in it in the peaks, and is just about right during the day - but any delays and the entire thing is a shambles. The Sunday timetable may as well not exist, they run in pairs and neither of them are at the time they should be. The X47 does carry far larger passenger loadings into/out of Great Park than I ever remember the Q3 taking, the same cannot be said for the 49 though. 

A walk across the bridge and an Arriva express from Brunton Lane tends to be quicker than both the Q3 and X47, time of day dependent for the latter. It's what I do after a match, as Stagecoach seem to be playing a game of allocating the smallest available vehicle, while Arriva run multiple dupes. Given the amount of people who get off with me at Brunton Lane and start the walk over the A1, I'd say it's a fairly common thing.

(14 Oct 2025, 3:25 pm)L469 YVK wrote Feel free to move this to the suggestions thread.

But could there not be a Great North Road partnership agreement put in place to sort the Great Park issues out? Yes a PVR increase, but would actually work for passengers

- 43 every 15 mins as now
- 44 every 15 mins as now
- 45 every 15 mins as now
- NEW 46 every 15 mins Great Park to Haymarket via Gosforth operated by GNE

Nice clean 5 minute frequency from Brunton Park to Newcastle, all using electric vehicles. Gosforth issue sorted out and something else could pick up the Quayside / Eastern Part of the Q3.

35 could be put back through Jesmond.

(13 Oct 2025, 7:24 pm)Shrek wrote It's at different times during the day around Civic Centre that I normally see them. I'd say normally an average of around 10 on them when I see them. 

From what I've heard, the Great Park groups might be trying to get their complaints heard again about the x47. Kingston Park is an absolute nightmare, I do understand the complaints.

(10 Nov 2025, 3:15 pm)Kimlfixit wrote In an ideal world, the solution for Great Park would be every 30 minutes via Kingston Park and every 30 minutes via Great North Road, but that would require Great Park and GNE cooperating....

(10 Nov 2025, 3:24 pm)Storx wrote Not sure it would personally, that's just two infrequent services. I'd imagine the vast majority of people would rather have the X47 every 15 minutes over that. It just appears to be a very minor vocal minority moaning otherwise.

In an ideal world, you'd have a very frequent bus service from the Regent Centre to Great Park and people would change on the Metro imo. There's no need for buses from everywhere to Newcastle.

Unless you want to be in the Haymarket area, it would be quicker or neglible in time difference, at best, since you can get further into the city at Monument / Central

(10 Nov 2025, 4:37 pm)Ambassador wrote Most of the match day going folk I know get the X47 to Kingston and switch to the Metro - far far quicker. As well as Kingston Park, the X47 gets stuck on Cowgate and the Central Motorway (plus that awful new roundabout at the RVI)

(10 Nov 2025, 3:24 pm)Storx wrote Not sure it would personally, that's just two infrequent services. I'd imagine the vast majority of people would rather have the X47 every 15 minutes over that. It just appears to be a very minor vocal minority moaning otherwise.

In an ideal world, you'd have a very frequent bus service from the Regent Centre to Great Park and people would change on the Metro imo. There's no need for buses from everywhere to Newcastle.

Unless you want to be in the Haymarket area, it would be quicker or neglible in time difference, at best, since you can get further into the city at Monument / Central

(11 Nov 2025, 7:40 am)Rob44 wrote Get your tin hat on!!

Storx wroteAye no arguments there. The ironic part, is the same people moaning no doubt get the bus to Eldon Square then walk all the way to Central or something and are totally ignorant to the fact that the 10 minute walk in Newcastle, is a hell of a lot longer than the short change, especially when the traffic at Kingston Park, Cowgate, the RVI etc all come into it aswell.

(11 Nov 2025, 10:54 am)Ambassador wrote Do we have an estimated delivery date for some of this stock

It's coming up to 4 years next February when the blue Electroliner was trialled on the 21

(15 Nov 2025, 1:50 pm)Malarkey wrote Confirmation that Go North East have an order in place for the New Generation Cummins Wright Streetdeck Ultroliner.

(15 Nov 2025, 2:00 pm)L469 YVK wrote Wonder if GNE got a significant discount on these in lieu of the issues faced with existing StreetDecks & StreetLites?

Hopefully they've sneaked a few in for the X10 too which would displace the E400MMCs to help out at Consett!

Also - although the 56 was mentioned, surely GNE would keep the 56 branded as that's a key route for GNE? Unless they've had a u-turn and maybe chose the 10/10A/10B/12 instead.

(15 Nov 2025, 2:00 pm)L469 YVK wrote Wonder if GNE got a significant discount on these in lieu of the issues faced with existing StreetDecks & StreetLites?

Hopefully they've sneaked a few in for the X10 too which would displace the E400MMCs to help out at Consett!

Also - although the 56 was mentioned, surely GNE would keep the 56 branded as that's a key route for GNE? Unless they've had a u-turn and maybe chose the 10/10A/10B/12 instead.

(15 Nov 2025, 2:22 pm)Retro Nero wrote 56 are definitely getting an upgrade, but not necessarily brand new

(15 Nov 2025, 1:50 pm)Malarkey wrote Confirmation that Go North East have an order in place for the New Generation Cummins Wright Streetdeck Ultroliner.

(15 Nov 2025, 2:40 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Great to see new vehicles coming in Fleet livery. 
Has there ever been BRAND NEW buses arrive in the current fleet livery?

(15 Nov 2025, 2:22 pm)Retro Nero wrote 56 are definitely getting an upgrade, but not necessarily brand new

(15 Nov 2025, 2:40 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Great to see new vehicles coming in Fleet livery. 
Has there ever been BRAND NEW buses arrive in the current fleet livery?

(15 Nov 2025, 2:40 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Great to see new vehicles coming in Fleet livery. 
Has there ever been BRAND NEW buses arrive in the current fleet livery?

(15 Nov 2025, 1:50 pm)Malarkey wrote Confirmation that Go North East have an order in place for the New Generation Cummins Wright Streetdeck Ultroliner.

(15 Nov 2025, 5:42 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote Just to confirm, these are diesal aren't they?

(15 Nov 2025, 3:31 pm)L469 YVK wrote I don't think it will be Consett getting any of these unless a subset for the 47/X45.

They don't appear to be low height which would be a no-go for the X30s/X70s unless WrightBus have managed to shave a bit off without losing too much.

If it mentions upgrades for the 56 - this reads to me going on the X1 with Daimler StreetDecks going on the 56 - which would be quite a downgrade IMO especially as they've already been worked hard on the X1 and the 56 whilst easier does still have challenges.

I still stand by my word that the 307/309 are well suited routes for StreetDecks as they don't have any challenging sections - and the only truly fast parts being Station Road > Benfield Road and Blyth Road between the Caravan Park and Delaval Arms. The rest of both routes especially the 307 is basically pottering around the doors.

(15 Nov 2025, 6:14 pm)Arriva7446 wrote Are these Cummins Streetdecks in use anywhere else? Never seen one before. It's interesting as it might be like an Enviro 400 MMC, but then the DB300 is quite different from an original Enviro 400, so hopefully they are good,

(15 Nov 2025, 5:53 pm)Retro Nero wrote Yes Diesel,  ..