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RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 27 Mar 2020
The region’s bus operators enable ‘any bus operator ticket validity’ during Coronavirus emergency timetables from Monday
By Monday 30th March all the region’s main bus operators will be running to emergency timetables in the face of the current Coronavirus crisis resulting in a 80-90% reduction in the demand for bus services as people follow the Government’s stay at home advice, balanced with the need to keep services running for key workers and access to essential shopping and healthcare.
All routes will continue to operate, but at reduced frequencies. Bus operators’ websites and social media channels should be checked for full details.
To help those still needing to get around for essential journeys and to maximise the use of the combined frequencies of the emergency timetables, as well as providing a safety net for any unforeseen issues, the North East’s bus operators and the Local Authorities and Transport bodies who commission supported services, have all agreed an emergency arrangement through the NEBus partnership for the duration of the Coronavirus crisis and bus operators’ emergency timetables.
This will mean that valid bus tickets from all operators in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and the Tees Valley, including Arriva, Go North East, Stagecoach, Stanley Travel and other smaller operators operating Local Authority contracts, can be used across any bus operator on the routes or fare zone that the original ticket is issued for. This includes return, day and season tickets.
http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/the-regions-bus-operators-enable-any-bus-operator-ticket-validity-during-coronavirus-emergency-timetables-from-monday-398504
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Andreos1 - 27 Mar 2020
(27 Mar 2020, 4:59 pm)Michael wrote The region’s bus operators enable ‘any bus operator ticket validity’ during Coronavirus emergency timetables from Mondayhttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-bus-network-days-17996809.amp?__twitter_impression=true
By Monday 30th March all the region’s main bus operators will be running to emergency timetables in the face of the current Coronavirus crisis resulting in a 80-90% reduction in the demand for bus services as people follow the Government’s stay at home advice, balanced with the need to keep services running for key workers and access to essential shopping and healthcare.
All routes will continue to operate, but at reduced frequencies. Bus operators’ websites and social media channels should be checked for full details.
To help those still needing to get around for essential journeys and to maximise the use of the combined frequencies of the emergency timetables, as well as providing a safety net for any unforeseen issues, the North East’s bus operators and the Local Authorities and Transport bodies who commission supported services, have all agreed an emergency arrangement through the NEBus partnership for the duration of the Coronavirus crisis and bus operators’ emergency timetables.
This will mean that valid bus tickets from all operators in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and the Tees Valley, including Arriva, Go North East, Stagecoach, Stanley Travel and other smaller operators operating Local Authority contracts, can be used across any bus operator on the routes or fare zone that the original ticket is issued for. This includes return, day and season tickets.
http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/the-regions-bus-operators-enable-any-bus-operator-ticket-validity-during-coronavirus-emergency-timetables-from-monday-398504
Meanwhile, The Chronicle are running this.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 27 Mar 2020
(27 Mar 2020, 6:15 pm)Andreos1 wrote https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-east-bus-network-days-17996809.amp?__twitter_impression=true
Meanwhile, The Chronicle are running this.
Honestly i'm not shocked, scaremongering at its best.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - streetdeckfan - 27 Mar 2020
(27 Mar 2020, 4:59 pm)Michael wrote The region’s bus operators enable ‘any bus operator ticket validity’ during Coronavirus emergency timetables from Monday
By Monday 30th March all the region’s main bus operators will be running to emergency timetables in the face of the current Coronavirus crisis resulting in a 80-90% reduction in the demand for bus services as people follow the Government’s stay at home advice, balanced with the need to keep services running for key workers and access to essential shopping and healthcare.
All routes will continue to operate, but at reduced frequencies. Bus operators’ websites and social media channels should be checked for full details.
To help those still needing to get around for essential journeys and to maximise the use of the combined frequencies of the emergency timetables, as well as providing a safety net for any unforeseen issues, the North East’s bus operators and the Local Authorities and Transport bodies who commission supported services, have all agreed an emergency arrangement through the NEBus partnership for the duration of the Coronavirus crisis and bus operators’ emergency timetables.
This will mean that valid bus tickets from all operators in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and the Tees Valley, including Arriva, Go North East, Stagecoach, Stanley Travel and other smaller operators operating Local Authority contracts, can be used across any bus operator on the routes or fare zone that the original ticket is issued for. This includes return, day and season tickets.
http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/the-regions-bus-operators-enable-any-bus-operator-ticket-validity-during-coronavirus-emergency-timetables-from-monday-398504
Judging by what MG has been saying on Twitter, it looks like once this is over they'll be introducing a multi-operator ticket in County Durham. Something that's desperately needed with GNE controlling the north and Arriva controlling the south and no ticket other than the £10.90 a day Explorer
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 27 Mar 2020
(27 Mar 2020, 6:24 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Judging by what MG has been saying on Twitter, it looks like once this is over they'll be introducing a multi-operator ticket in County Durham. Something that's desperately needed with GNE controlling the north and Arriva controlling the south and no ticket other than the £10.90 a day Explorer
Good!, i really hope they do, should of been one ages ago though!
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - streetdeckfan - 27 Mar 2020
(27 Mar 2020, 6:30 pm)Michael wrote Good!, i really hope they do, should of been one ages ago though!
I've been complaining about it for years and until recently the response was generally "Blame Durham Council", but with the launch of NEbus they actually seem to be working together to solve the problem, maybe it's just a coincidence but it's only really been discussed seriously since MG joined
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - idiot - 28 Mar 2020
Surely shareholders have money still!? Rough with the smooth and that
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Andreos1 - 07 Apr 2020
This is doing the rounds on twitter today.
Unsure how authentic it is.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - BusLoverMum - 07 Apr 2020
(07 Apr 2020, 11:31 am)Andreos1 wrote This is doing the rounds on twitter today.Found the tweet and he's been linked to the information explaining that he's entitled to be furloughed. Hopefully his employer is being spectacularly dim, rather than acting unlawfully.
Unsure how authentic it is.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Andreos1 - 08 Apr 2020
(07 Apr 2020, 2:47 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Found the tweet and he's been linked to the information explaining that he's entitled to be furloughed. Hopefully his employer is being spectacularly dim, rather than acting unlawfully.I'd hope that was the case.
Not heard anything since, but hopefully a resolution has been found.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 10 Apr 2020
A 460-bed Nightingale hospital for the North East of England is being built near Nissan in an industrial unit bigger than a football pitch, it has been announced.
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/health/coronavirus/new-460-bed-nightingale-hospital-be-opened-near-nissan-plant-2535465
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - BusLoverMum - 10 Apr 2020
(10 Apr 2020, 10:04 am)Michael wrote A 460-bed Nightingale hospital for the North East of England is being built near Nissan in an industrial unit bigger than a football pitch, it has been announced.Just scrolling down to the bottom, there, noticed that the Sunderland echo/hartlepool mail are asking readers to go out and buy a paper to support them - something we bloody well should not be doing, unless part of a bigger shop!
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/health/coronavirus/new-460-bed-nightingale-hospital-be-opened-near-nissan-plant-2535465
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 12 Apr 2020
Martijn Gilbert tonight on his live stream, has once again, asked bus enthusiasts NOT to ride the buses all day.
This is the 2nd time now.... Please listen, you're risking others and yourself.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Jimmi - 12 Apr 2020
(12 Apr 2020, 9:54 pm)Michael wrote Martijn Gilbert tonight on his live stream, has once again, asked bus enthusiasts NOT to ride the buses all day.Usually the same ones each time, heard a few instances of a certain brand of coffee being sighted spotting at Eldon Square in the last few weeks and many enthusiasts have been condemning anybody who has done so, the majority have been abiding by the measures but there's always the minority that has to spoil it.
This is the 2nd time now.... Please listen, you're risking others and yourself.
Some are using excuses to justify their actions which ain't on and are really taking the mick, few have claimed they've done it due to mental health which is a problem but in these circumstances is a meaningless excuse, one from Litchfield travelled to Birmingham (a journey of around 30 miles) and justified taking photos of rail replacements by claiming it was an essential shopping trip.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Rob44 - 13 Apr 2020
On way home from my work i passed the train depot at birtly yesterday.. must have been half a dozen train enthusiast taking photo's. not essential I wouldn't have thought but they did seem to be keeping their distance from eachother.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 16 Apr 2020
Lockdown extended by 3 weeks!!
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - BusLoverMum - 16 Apr 2020
(16 Apr 2020, 4:10 pm)Michael wrote Lockdown extended by 3 weeks!!We knew that was going to be the case, really. Deaths in London are only just peaking and we're further back on the curve.
Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - cbma06 - 16 Apr 2020
(16 Apr 2020, 4:10 pm)Michael wrote Lockdown extended by 3 weeks!!
When there first announced the lockdown for 3 weeks, I was saying to myself that it will be at least 3 months, You probably looking at about July/August time before there start to relax the lockdown, the number of deaths will need to fall and for people not to have the virus before anything happens, it could be beginning of next year if the public doesn’t stop being pricks and ignore the warnings and lockdown
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RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - streetdeckfan - 16 Apr 2020
Let's be real, if you thought the lockdown would only be for 3 weeks, then there must be something wrong with you!
My guess is the three week review was to see if they needed to add more to the lockdown rather than take it away
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 16 Apr 2020
Think we all knew it would be extended again and i think it'll be extended after those next 3 weeks too.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - markydh - 16 Apr 2020
It's actually the law that the lockdown is reviewed every 3 weeks, as part of the emergency legislation that was passed just before parliament went into recess.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - streetdeckfan - 16 Apr 2020
(16 Apr 2020, 5:02 pm)Michael wrote Think we all knew it would be extended again and i think it'll be extended after those next 3 weeks too.
My guess would be after another 3 weeks it will be extended, but with some of the restrictions around shops lifted
I'd also don't think there'd be any point in re-opening schools this academic year, there'd only be a couple weeks left anyway.
Assuming things are somewhat back to 'normal', I'd cut the summer break this year short by 2 weeks, then cut the Christmas and Easter breaks next year to 1 week, then run the schools until everyone has 'caught up' which should only eat up a couple of weeks for the next summer break.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - col87 - 18 Apr 2020
(16 Apr 2020, 7:36 pm)streetdeckfan wrote My guess would be after another 3 weeks it will be extended, but with some of the restrictions around shops lifted
I'd also don't think there'd be any point in re-opening schools this academic year, there'd only be a couple weeks left anyway.
Assuming things are somewhat back to 'normal', I'd cut the summer break this year short by 2 weeks, then cut the Christmas and Easter breaks next year to 1 week, then run the schools until everyone has 'caught up' which should only eat up a couple of weeks for the next summer break.
I think the plan is for schools to be before the summer holidays possibly be about May as we should hopefully be over the worst of covid 19 by then which allows some normality back. Although it not looking likely at the minute. Think this summer might be a write off.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - streetdeckfan - 18 Apr 2020
(18 Apr 2020, 9:11 pm)col87 wrote I think the plan is for schools to be before the summer holidays possibly be about May as we should hopefully be over the worst of covid 19 by then which allows some normality back. Although it not looking likely at the minute. Think this summer might be a write off.
The main issue with COVID (other than the death part) is the 2-3 week delay before symptoms start showing and start getting admitted to hospital. If symptoms started showing immediately (or at least within a day or two) it would be a heck of a lot easier to get it under control as we could get people into isolation sooner, reducing the spread.
So, in theory, COVID could have completely died off now, and we wouldn't know (primarily because of the lack of testing, but also the delay)
While I do think it's possible that the schools could re-open before summer, if it was my choice, I wouldn't.
Like I said, after the current 3 week extension, and then the inevitable extension after that, there's only going to be a few weeks of term time left, so by the time the kids start to get back into their routine for school, the summer holidays have begun!
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Michael - 25 Apr 2020
UK lockdown 'could be relaxed' with government considering allowing small gatherings
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-lockdown-could-relaxed-government-18149834?fbclid=IwAR3JK4e03K_n0SVEVJvIa2o-lKMkoaJZDxw18-HBmcXjguwdUQt-5paHbCc
You shouldn't believe the papers but hopefully this is a sign things are starting to settle down.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - stagecoachbusdepot - 25 Apr 2020
(25 Apr 2020, 2:29 pm)Michael wrote UK lockdown 'could be relaxed' with government considering allowing small gatherings
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-lockdown-could-relaxed-government-18149834?fbclid=IwAR3JK4e03K_n0SVEVJvIa2o-lKMkoaJZDxw18-HBmcXjguwdUQt-5paHbCc
You shouldn't believe the papers but hopefully this is a sign things are starting to settle down.
Wouldn't get too excited - there's been no real downward trend in number of new cases each day, almost 5 weeks into lockdown (though interpretation of that fact is confounded by increased number of people being tested). Number of deaths in hospital is more indicative of a downward trend when you look at the data for the day they actually occurred rather than the routinely quoted data on day they were reported (often substantially later than their date of occurrence). Would be great to think they could enable families to get back together in the way that's been suggested but it would be improssible to enforce without a level of tracking and invasion of privacy that would never be allowed; and so given the number of morons that are among us (just look at Westminster Bridge every Thursday night) would likely just propel us into a 2nd peak.
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - streetdeckfan - 25 Apr 2020
(25 Apr 2020, 2:29 pm)Michael wrote UK lockdown 'could be relaxed' with government considering allowing small gatherings
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-lockdown-could-relaxed-government-18149834?fbclid=IwAR3JK4e03K_n0SVEVJvIa2o-lKMkoaJZDxw18-HBmcXjguwdUQt-5paHbCc
You shouldn't believe the papers but hopefully this is a sign things are starting to settle down.
I mean, assuming two households have been taking the relevant precautions when going out (or better yet, haven't been going out), there should be very little to no risk of catching COVID.
I personally don't see the harm in small gatherings, as long as people don't take the piss (which, of course, they will!), then again, I'm the sort of person that wasn't to catch it to get it over and done with
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - Rob44 - 26 Apr 2020
Swansea bus museum might have to sell vintage buses for fraction of price...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52417310
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - citaro5284 - 26 Apr 2020
Go North East bus driver reveals what life is like behind the wheel during pandemic
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/driving-buses-during-coronavirus-lockdown-18134606?fbclid=IwAR0h632rjYXhVo5FN_MnoixxvpUXr-2YSTrSH8ZBekHlKFbX67XHiVhk-MU
RE: Coronavirus and the public transport industry. - deanmachine - 27 Apr 2020
(26 Apr 2020, 8:12 am)Rob44 wrote Swansea bus museum might have to sell vintage buses for fraction of price...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52417310
I lived in Swansea for 4 years and had no idea this place even existed.