(30 Oct 2022, 8:58 am)F114TML wrote How far in advance are drivers told to terminate in Gateshead (I'm assuming this is due to driver shortage)? Maybe it was just luck, but I was on the 10/11 on Friday and about 15 minutes after I picked up the bus (so a good 3 hours or so before I was meant to be off); "36969 - on your last run, can you terminate in the City Centre and run light to the depot, please?"

Of course, I still got people wanting to go to Hendon on that last run, despite having "city centre" on the front in big letters but that's another discussion (Think I could put a destination in Shields up and no one would notice as long as the route number's correct).

Service 20 21 2 309 310 311 Q3 94 93 97 9 56 25 6 X71 78 X72 50 10 X10  currently suffering delays of up to 30 minutes due to traffic congestion on route, please leave extra time for your journey.

(02 Nov 2022, 8:01 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Another all the buses are crap, right now, tweet. Need to take a deep breath before reading out loud




Don't get me started with "on route" https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-en-route-or-on-route

(02 Nov 2022, 9:56 pm)Storx wrote The traffic has been absolutely horrendous the past few days and I don't know why.

The X7 / X8 / X9 (Arriva) are an absolute mess since the changes, they're nearly as bad as the 363/364/X25/X26 days. Some absolutely horrendous delays and cancellations because of lack of buses with a few (again) 40+ minutes late.

No doubt they'll blame the road works at Sandy Lane but they knew they were there and they're there to next spring so it's a crap excuse.

(02 Nov 2022, 9:59 pm)Unber43 wrote It seems to be horrendous all over for everyone and thats even worse on top of all the other delays. 

I noticed the MP for Easington has complained about the reliability of the 65, I mean credit to GNE they have been bringing replacement vehicles when they're 15-20 mins late. 

However this morning both the 7:15 (broke down Dalton Park) 7:20 (broke down a Belmont) in a row thats just bad luck.

(29 Oct 2022, 4:45 pm)Andreos1 wrote Engagement with customers on social media seems to have gone from poor/abysmal to literally non-existent.

Not sure what the logic is there. But I can't see it doing them any favours.
Saying that, I'm sure am industry back patting award will still somehow come their way.

(03 Nov 2022, 10:17 am)MurdnunoC wrote You'll be no doubt pleased to learn that GNE didn't win anything at the Route One awards last night.

Perhaps even the Route One Awards and Nominations Committee are tiring of the back-patting, ego-masturbatory, state of the bus industry. 

(03 Nov 2022, 11:40 am)Andreos1 wrote I'd hope so. But it looks like all the back-patting and ego-masturbatory action is all going on at the Euro Bus Expo.

https://twitter.com/creatingdesire/status/1588119426913689600?t=nv6lWKmt1h_8-PNXiAmPPA&s=19

In more ways than one! :vomit:

(03 Nov 2022, 8:32 pm)mb134 wrote I see he's continuing to include ridiculously pale headrests in these "desirable" interiors. I can't actually remember the last time I got on a GNE bus with the cream headrests when they looked even somewhat clean - I'm not saying that black headrests would necessarily be any cleaner, but at least they don't look scruffy immediately.

Maybe the sort of fluids "The Ten Percent Club" would get onto the seats wouldn't actually stain a pale covering but would contrast quite a bit with black. All starts to make sense...

(03 Nov 2022, 8:32 pm)mb134 wrote I see he's continuing to include ridiculously pale headrests in these "desirable" interiors. I can't actually remember the last time I got on a GNE bus with the cream headrests when they looked even somewhat clean - I'm not saying that black headrests would necessarily be any cleaner, but at least they don't look scruffy immediately.

Maybe the sort of fluids "The Ten Percent Club" would get onto the seats wouldn't actually stain a pale covering but would contrast quite a bit with black. All starts to make sense...

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(03 Nov 2022, 10:43 pm)Jimmi wrote 6334/5 headrests always seemed to look dirty whenever I used to end up with them on the X21. That said the Sapphire blue e-leather is quite pale and they tend to look reasonably clean (apart from the stitched in Sapphire logos).

Cleanliness often tends to be lacking at GNE, I had one of the Peterlee Purples on the X6 the other week and I had to try and not touch/lean on any surface for fears of my clothing being ruined. The Cove panels always seem to be dirty as well somehow.

(05 Nov 2022, 8:42 am)Jack Gill wrote I don't know if I've just gotten lucky, but I have not had as much disruption with GNE cancellation wise this week.

(05 Nov 2022, 2:54 pm)V514DFT wrote So here is todays situation for the 53- 1 has been cancelled, another is 39 minutes late running to North Shields, that same bus is currently going to be running 24 minutes late back to Cramlington

(05 Nov 2022, 12:50 pm)Unber43 wrote Theres some Washington today, but yesterday or Thursday there wasn't a single one listed, they are all for Riverside.

(05 Nov 2022, 11:03 pm)Dan wrote There was hardly any at Washington today either.



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(07 Nov 2022, 9:54 pm)Shrek wrote Approximately 200 residents from the Dinnington/Wideopen/Hazlerigg area attended a meeting at Dinnington First School tonight, arranged by the Castle Ward councillors to discuss the cancellation issues on the 43, 44 and 45. Unfortunately Arriva didn't send a representative, and the person who was due to represent Nexus had Covid and couldn't attend.

It's safe to say there's a lot of unhappy residents though.

https://www.facebook.com/100068220229150/posts/pfbid02BqmS9BeaWszKfH1r2V8z48nMhJ68kfSn88SyWN83tzKucpMYieqwsS21ootWyT1xl/?sfnsn=scwspmo

(08 Nov 2022, 12:37 pm)GNE6312 wrote Apparently there's been gaps of up to four hours on the 52/3/4 yesterday