(22 May 2021, 12:15 pm)atlantean560 wrote Personally would like to see the Q3 changed to provide an evening service to wallsend,especially if the £1 evening fare is to be utilised

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(22 May 2021, 12:03 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Curtail the Coaster services 1A/1B at Wallsend, linking with Little Coasters 11 and 42/42A. Keep the section from Wallsend to North Shields. QuayCity Q3 provides a direct link from Wallsend and Byker to Newcastle, with plenty of connections to Metrocentre.

22 and 25 put into a new brand to compliment the 21. Existing X22 replaced with 22, apart from the one trip serving Team Valley, operates as X33 with 28, X32, X33 and X91 (renumbered existing 91) serving different parts of Team Valley. 93/94 return to Loop brand.

Centurion 74, introduce additional journeys between Callerton and Newcastle only. Replace all Tynedale Links and AD122 with new Centurion brand.

New brand for the 35/35A. Suggestions?

Orbit 51/52 serving Metrocentre, Durham Road and Heworth

X-lines X84/X85 run later into the day, Monday to Friday between Newcastle and Hexham only.

(22 May 2021, 3:43 pm)V514DFT wrote So you'd want to cut the 1A and 1B which have run the same route for years severing links to Town and Gateshead from North Shields,Howdon and Marden,that would make you real popular

(22 May 2021, 3:55 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Not want, no. But I can see it happening. The Coaster isn't that popular between Wallsend and Newcastle, and plenty of services go from Newcastle to Gateshead. Maybe it could be non-stop from Wallsend to Gateshead. Stagecoach's 22 is killing GNE's North Tyneside network. Most people in Wallsend / Byker have a Stagecoach ticket. 42/42A is more popular in Wallsend in my experience. 1A/1B has been stable for years, but doesn't have great passenger numbers.

(22 May 2021, 3:55 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Not want, no. But I can see it happening. The Coaster isn't that popular between Wallsend and Newcastle, and plenty of services go from Newcastle to Gateshead. Maybe it could be non-stop from Wallsend to Gateshead. Stagecoach's 22 is killing GNE's North Tyneside network. Most people in Wallsend / Byker have a Stagecoach ticket. 42/42A is more popular in Wallsend in my experience. 1A/1B has been stable for years, but doesn't have great passenger numbers.

(22 May 2021, 12:15 pm)atlantean560 wrote Personally would like to see the Q3 changed to provide an evening service to wallsend,especially if the £1 evening fare is to be utilised

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(22 May 2021, 9:02 pm)logidoodah wrote Seeing as quite a few people are saying single deckers are probably adequate on 1A/1B Coaster Services, is there any other routes on GNE's network that are singles but should be upgraded. So then they could have the hybrids and the coaster whatever can be euro 6. Maybe 60 or 8/78?

(22 May 2021, 9:09 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Would be great to see the 8/78 upgraded, and maybe the 6 could be upgraded to improve reliability? Could the Quaylink Q1/Q2 get deckers?

(22 May 2021, 10:37 pm)GNE6312 wrote There's been deckers operating the Q1/2 before afew times in the past so can't see an issue with those routes being deckers.

(22 May 2021, 9:02 pm)logidoodah wrote Seeing as quite a few people are saying single deckers are probably adequate on 1A/1B Coaster Services, is there any other routes on GNE's network that are singles but should be upgraded. So then they could have the hybrids and the coaster whatever can be euro 6. Maybe 60 or 8/78?

(22 May 2021, 9:02 pm)logidoodah wrote Seeing as quite a few people are saying single deckers are probably adequate on 1A/1B Coaster Services, is there any other routes on GNE's network that are singles but should be upgraded. So then they could have the hybrids and the coaster whatever can be euro 6. Maybe 60 or 8/78?

(22 May 2021, 9:02 pm)logidoodah wrote Seeing as quite a few people are saying single deckers are probably adequate on 1A/1B Coaster Services, is there any other routes on GNE's network that are singles but should be upgraded. So then they could have the hybrids and the coaster whatever can be euro 6. Maybe 60 or 8/78?

(23 May 2021, 7:40 am)big mac wrote How about the 25?  At the moment it's operated by a mixture of singles and doubles, but the route is an amalgamation of two routes that used to always have deckers (1 and X25).

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(23 May 2021, 5:32 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote There will never ever be an X Lines in North Tyneside unless GNE find a great link that makes X Lines work in North Tyneside. Newcastle to Blyth. Newcastle To Ashington. But I doubt it

(23 May 2021, 5:32 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote There will never ever be an X Lines in North Tyneside unless GNE find a great link that makes X Lines work in North Tyneside. Newcastle to Blyth. Newcastle To Ashington. But I doubt it

(23 May 2021, 6:26 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote I'd love to see an X Lines in North Tyneside/Northumberland. Personally if I had to guess or fave a bus they would use. It would ethier be.
A, VDL DB300 Wright Gemini 2
B, Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini
C, Scania CN230UB OmniCity
D, ADL Enviro 200MMC

The route. Probably Newcastle to Blyth Via Airport Dinnington Wide-open Seaton Burn Annitsford Cramlington Bedlington then Blyth. Yea bit of a complicated route but I think it would work

(23 May 2021, 10:39 pm)GNE6312 wrote Looking at services like the 710 & 131 which run once a day/afew times from the South Scottish borders and Newcastle I was thinking about GNE operating something similar however on an hourly basis here is a route I was thinking:

CB1
Galashiels
Tweedbank
Melrose
St Bothwells
Jedburgh
Byreness village
West Woodburn
Chollerton
Low brunton
Wall
Acomb
Hexham (5 minute layover time/driver switchover)
Corbridge
Heddon
Newcastle Eldon Square

The service will call at all stops it passes between Galashiels & Jedburgh then from Jedburgh will call at Carter bar summit, byreness village, West Woodburn school, Chollerton-the Shieling, low Brunton Crossroads, Wall-The hadrian Hotel, Acomb garage, Hexham bus station then to Newcastle Via the X85 route & stops to Newcastle this service will operate

This service should take about 2 hours & 43 minutes which will operate at a PVR of 6

This service will operate hourly on Mon to Fri with the first run being a short journey Hexham (this service is purely to for to get to Galashiels for the first service to Newcastle as opposed to a 90 minute dead run, they might only make acouple of pound though even still is better than running dead for 90 minutes from Hexham depot or 103 minutes from Riverside depot) leaving at 05:30 with arriving into Galashiels at 07:20 with the first southbound service interworking off that leaving Galashiels at 07.30 (hourly from the to Newcastle till 17:30 followed by the last 3 hexham shorts at 18:30, 19:30 & 20:30)arriving into Newcastle at 10.13, the first full northbound service will leave Newcastle at 7.37 and after that will run hourly till the last northbound  run at 17.37 arriving into Galashiels at 20:20. The last full service off Galashiels will be at 17:30 arriving into Newcastle at 20:13 there will be 3 short trips to Hexham at 18:30, 19:30 & 20:30. Additionally there will be another 2 other northbound short leaving Hexham at 6:30 & 7.30.

Ticketing:
All normal GNE fares/pass acceptance will apply on the England part of the route however In Scotland there will be an extra zone added, 5-25 fares will be the same for each side of the border but will increase for cross border journeys, passengers with regular GNE day tickets for England will only be able to travel as far as byreness village with special adult day tickets being available for cross border journeys

(23 May 2021, 10:45 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote 131? Does GNE have a 131?

Sounds like a good suggestion, for the route and the fares/passes. Not sure it needs an hourly service.