(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador wrote Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.

See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,

However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.

I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.

(22 Sep 2022, 10:19 pm)streetdeckfan wrote You sure it's not just Unber standing at the side with a twig so they can complain about them going the wrong way?
Then again, that assumes they can manage to look away from Bustimes for more than 10 seconds

(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador wrote Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.

See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,

However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.

I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.

(22 Sep 2022, 10:34 pm)Unber43 wrote Is it possible that buses only hit this tree if they're deckers?

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I can assure you it's not me, tbf I only look at bus times when I am tracking a bus for me or a friend, which when I notice rare workings.

(23 Sep 2022, 10:34 am)Rob44 wrote Nope as the 29 went down the high street on saturday

(22 Sep 2022, 10:14 pm)Ambassador wrote Wasn’t sure where to put this but I’d like to report an anti GNE tree, it may be one of Malarkey’s or even Andreos tree variants.

See, GNE can’t serve High Street West at Gateshead because of a tree blocking the road,

However…this tree doesn’t seem to be attacking Arriva or JH Coaches who still serve the route.

I really hope this anti GNE tree can be restrained.

(23 Sep 2022, 9:18 pm)Unber43 wrote I feel bad for anyone wanting the 57/49/49A tomorrow, there is a tonne of cancellations especially for the 49/49A.

(23 Sep 2022, 9:54 pm)Dan wrote Bet you’re glad you’ve got that page back!


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(24 Sep 2022, 6:46 am)Jimmi wrote No Rail service or alternative transport being provided from Northern on the Durham Coast Line or between Middlesbrough and Saltburn this weekend (believe the TPE Rail Reps between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central are running however).

(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 wrote X21 needs a layover in Eldon Square, a lot of them are 10-30 mins late.

One yesterday was an hour late. The 70' Plates seems to be handling it well. 

But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!

6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.

(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 wrote But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!

6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.

(28 Sep 2022, 4:06 pm)Unber43 wrote X21 needs a layover in Eldon Square, a lot of them are 10-30 mins late.

One yesterday was an hour late. The 70' Plates seems to be handling it well. 

But where are all the B5's theres only 2 on!

6003 (Crusader) seems to have broke down at Birtley, gladly it wasn’t on the A1 otherwise it would have came to a standstill.

(28 Sep 2022, 8:01 pm)BusLoverMum wrote It’s not the vehicles, it’s a combination of the roadworks near the angel and new student week grinding the roads in Durham city to a halt, as it does this time every year.

(28 Sep 2022, 7:38 pm)Dan wrote Generally speaking, 1 PVR equates to roughly 3 extra drivers being required.

If you want GNE to add an extra bus back into the PVR to aid reliability, I hope you wouldn’t then complain when it results in a greater number of short-notice cancellations!


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(28 Sep 2022, 10:11 pm)streetdeckfan wrote There's also the roadworks in Bishop, there's 4 way lights at KwikFit so that can easily end up being a 10 minute wait to get through each way

(29 Sep 2022, 9:06 pm)Storx wrote The X21 should've been terminated at Durham imo with ticket acceptance on the 6 between Durham and West Auckland, with the same in return with the X12 cancelled between Durham and Newcastle with tickets accepted on the X21.

It's ridiculous that there's duplicate services running when other areas have gaps all over the place at both depots as much as the inconvenience is for changing buses. The 21 between Brandon and Durham being another.

(29 Sep 2022, 9:25 pm)Unber43 wrote But that’s not going to happen. 

X21 from when I've been on it are getting better loadings than the 6.

Also no one is going to use the bus if they have to change buses, no one wants that.
Its the same when people bang on about GNE with tables/USBs thats to get people who would use the car to start using the bus. If its a 55' Plate OmniDekka no one wants to travel on that unless you need to, its about making it passenger freindly, tables do that whether people like it or not. If I was to go from Newcastle to Consett I would much rather have a E400 MMC, than some OmniDekka if I had the option for taking the car. If I was stuck on nosey streetlite or older awfully loud G1 I would take the car.

(29 Sep 2022, 9:58 pm)Storx wrote That's not the point though, there's other areas with services all over the place and there's duplicate services running.

Both Stockton and Riverside are having cancellations.

I'm sure the residents in Blaydon appreciate the hourly bus service at rush hour tomorrow on the 12 while there's 6 buses an hour running between Durham and Bishop Auckland (if Arriva haven't cancelled half their services) especially when that service used to be 4 buses an hour not too long ago.

It's all good operating buses in other operating areas but they should look after their own customers first. The people in Blaydon / Winlaton have no alternative, those going to Bishop Auckland have 4 buses an hour with a change.

(30 Sep 2022, 3:21 am)streetdeckfan wrote With that logic, you might as well just scrap the X21 all together, since what's left of it would just duplicate the 21.

While you're at it, might as well scrap the 49A between Metrocentre and Gateshead since it just duplicates the 49. It's unfair for people in Dunston to have 4 buses an hour! Oh, then there's the 10s, everyone can just change at Crawcrook since they all duplicate each other to Newcastle.

It would make more sense for passengers for Arriva to pull the Durham-West Auckland 6, and have GNE run a half hourly to West Auckland, and Arriva run a half hourly to Cockfield, with mutual ticket acceptance.

(30 Sep 2022, 3:21 am)streetdeckfan wrote With that logic, you might as well just scrap the X21 all together, since what's left of it would just duplicate the 21.

While you're at it, might as well scrap the 49A between Metrocentre and Gateshead since it just duplicates the 49. It's unfair for people in Dunston to have 4 buses an hour! Oh, then there's the 10s, everyone can just change at Crawcrook since they all duplicate each other to Newcastle.

It would make more sense for passengers for Arriva to pull the Durham-West Auckland 6, and have GNE run a half hourly to West Auckland, and Arriva run a half hourly to Cockfield, with mutual ticket acceptance.

(30 Sep 2022, 7:49 am)Unber43 wrote Might aswell scrap the 20A and just have it run from Houghton to West Rainton.

And the 35 between Barnes Park and East Herrington. 

And you might aswell just only run the 47 between Blackhall MIll and Rowlands Gill.

Then you might aswell curb all the buses at Metro and just have the X45 extended to Newcastle.

(30 Sep 2022, 7:54 am)Storx wrote Must've missed the bit where Arriva and Stagecoach are the principal operator in all those areas.

(01 Oct 2022, 8:21 pm)Unber43 wrote What a disgrace Newcastle/Metrocentre have been today.

Trying to go from Metrocentre to newcastle was a joke, a 47 left Full, Standing with loads waiting, then proceeded 2 47's, one NIS, the other rammed, then 2 X45's one refused to let anyone on, the other was rammed. 

There were 3 47's within 20 mins delays were awful, then trying to get on the 56, we were 40 mins late, rammed full of awful teenagers screaming (I can't wait for the metro to run again). 

X1/56 has been ridiculously late, so has the X21, 60, 20. 

Poor 65's had two breakdowns within an hour of each other. 

I mean look at GNE Twitter is a disgrace something needs to be done by the horrendous reliability problem of the X30/31/45/X21/20/60/65 all need sorting out. Hell when 60's and X1's go NIS they don't even put them on Twitter.

(01 Oct 2022, 8:21 pm)Unber43 wrote What a disgrace Newcastle/Metrocentre have been today.

Trying to go from Metrocentre to newcastle was a joke, a 47 left Full, Standing with loads waiting, then proceeded 2 47's, one NIS, the other rammed, then 2 X45's one refused to let anyone on, the other was rammed. 

There were 3 47's within 20 mins delays were awful, then trying to get on the 56, we were 40 mins late, rammed full of awful teenagers screaming (I can't wait for the metro to run again). 

X1/56 has been ridiculously late, so has the X21, 60, 20. 

Poor 65's had two breakdowns within an hour of each other. 

I mean look at GNE Twitter is a disgrace something needs to be done by the horrendous reliability problem of the X30/31/45/X21/20/60/65 all need sorting out. Hell when 60's and X1's go NIS they don't even put them on Twitter.

(02 Oct 2022, 6:06 am)Storx wrote What do you honestly expect with the Sunderland services when there's 42k supporters who usually fill 3 Metro's heading towards Newcastle attempting to use buses or driving instead adding delays everywhere. Not to mention people between Hexham / Durham / Metro Centre and Newcastle aswell which are all extremely popular train routes (believe it or not, not everyone prefers buses - infact most people don't).

Also obviously you didn't check the GNE Twitter too well as there was an unplanned march by the train drivers which messed everything up at Central yesterday which didn't help.

Ridiculous post.

(02 Oct 2022, 8:35 am)Unber43 wrote Right, but you're missing the 3x 47's, and the 2x X45's and that happened during the planned march, there is no way they could have got to Consett and Back while it was on. 

And tbf the 10s were running relatively ontime and they weren't that busy actually. 

I mean I get the 56 delays, 9/24/5 will always suffer on match days, the 24 (old 20) always has.