(29 Feb 2024, 9:58 am)Aaron21 wrote Hang on a minute 

Who in the hell has the 653 then. Who's running it

(29 Feb 2024, 9:18 am)V514DFT wrote I give it a week until buses stop showing up

(29 Feb 2024, 10:43 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Stagecoach, as the 553, from what I can gather. Confused me as well, there is no 653 mentioned, so it's either the Stagecoach 553 or hasn't been awarded yet with it being a new service.

(29 Feb 2024, 11:19 am)Aaron21 wrote It's possible that Stagecoach have the 553 and nexus just awarded them it all day as the 653

(28 Feb 2024, 11:09 pm)RedKite wrote GoNE have secured services 1, 317, X78
GCT have secured services 19, 41A, 342, 335, 351, 355, X46
Stagecoach have secured services 18\553, 32\32A, 35, 54
Phoenix have W1, W2

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006236-2024

(29 Feb 2024, 1:09 pm)Michael wrote How much does the PVR drop for the Tyneside Rockets,due to contract changes, I take it the 317 will be added to the brand.


Hopefully if there's some spare Streetlites, they'll replace the Versa's....

(29 Feb 2024, 1:17 pm)Thomas12 wrote No difference, the 317 is PVR 5 and the 335/351/359 is too.

(29 Feb 2024, 10:46 am)DeltaMan wrote A week? I give it the first day given the 351 runs on Sundays

(29 Feb 2024, 1:09 pm)Michael wrote How much does the PVR drop for the Tyneside Rockets,due to contract changes, I take it the 317 will be added to the brand.


Hopefully if there's some spare Streetlites, they'll replace the Versa's....

(29 Feb 2024, 5:35 pm)Storx wrote Gateshead Central Taxi are as good as GoNorthEast, modern fleet, alright drivers. It's not as if GoNorthEast are the height of excellence with a crap clapped out fleet, rude drivers and buses breaking down left, right and centre. Guess everyone forgot about the strike aswell.

(29 Feb 2024, 10:55 pm)Ambassador wrote Yes anyone in the employ of GNE mocking GCT is in glass house territory

I see the north Tyneside expansion worked as well as most of us predicted

(29 Feb 2024, 10:55 pm)Ambassador wrote Yes anyone in the employ of GNE mocking GCT is in glass house territory

I see the north Tyneside expansion worked as well as most of us predicted

(01 Mar 2024, 7:32 am)Dan wrote The North Tyneside network has outlived the March withdrawal prediction that most on this forum gave.

No major changes (other than the loss of the 335/351/359 contracts - outside of their control to an extent), just timing changes similar to what Stagecoach are doing on the 37/38.


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(29 Feb 2024, 10:55 pm)Ambassador wrote Yes anyone in the employ of GNE mocking GCT is in glass house territory

I see the north Tyneside expansion worked as well as most of us predicted

(01 Mar 2024, 7:24 pm)DeltaMan wrote As a paying "customer" of GCT I can tell you they are the only operator I've felt reason to contact the Traffic Commissioner about and I'm not a busybody. They are beyond atrocious. They are abysmal and it's quite fitting that they are a contractor of NEXUS. They deserve each other

(01 Mar 2024, 7:24 pm)DeltaMan wrote As a paying "customer" of GCT I can tell you they are the only operator I've felt reason to contact the Traffic Commissioner about and I'm not a busybody. They are beyond atrocious. They are abysmal and it's quite fitting that they are a contractor of NEXUS. They deserve each other

(02 Mar 2024, 7:24 am)Ianthegoon wrote Are they still refusing to accept the various Nexus rover tickets?  I understood that was a basic requirement of the contract?

(02 Mar 2024, 7:50 am)Aaron21 wrote Don't think nexus care at this point imo. They don't seem to care about the complaints you tell them. They turn a blind eye

(03 Mar 2024, 7:53 am)MVK500R wrote Looks like Gateshead have the 653.

(02 Mar 2024, 7:50 am)Aaron21 wrote Don't think nexus care at this point imo. They don't seem to care about the complaints you tell them. They turn a blind eye

(03 Mar 2024, 8:59 am)Aaron21 wrote Where in the hell are they getting these extra buses. That's 6 extra buses they need in total for North Tyneside now