(09 Oct 2017, 7:04 pm)Michael wrote PB0002032/551 Registered (Short notice)
ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LTD
Route: St James to Longbenton
Service number: 900 (900)
Service type: Limited Stop
Effective date: 14 Oct 2017


PB0002717/341 Registered (Short notice)
ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD
Route: Bishop Auckland to Toft Hill
Service number: 86 (86)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 29 Oct 2017

(09 Oct 2017, 7:21 pm)cbma06 wrote So Arriva taking on the 86 commercially?

(09 Oct 2017, 7:51 pm)Jimmi wrote As far as I am aware, it's still going to be Go North East operating the evening supported runs, so likely to be Arriva removing these journeys from their timetable.

(17 Oct 2017, 4:24 pm)tcts24 wrote I'm loving the way Arriva expect us to read the new timetables sideways
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/updates/service-changes-darlington-countydurham-sunday-29th-october-2017/

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(17 Oct 2017, 4:24 pm)tcts24 wrote I'm loving the way Arriva expect us to read the new timetables sideways
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/updates/service-changes-darlington-countydurham-sunday-29th-october-2017/

(17 Oct 2017, 6:25 pm)cbma06 wrote On Arriva site it states that:


We are extending our Durham District fares zone to include Ferryhill, Chilton, Rushyford, Redworth, Sedgefield, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Trimdon Village, Deaf Hill, Shadforth and Ludworth. This means big savings for customers in these places travelling wholly within the Durham District zone. For example, the price of a one-day ticket from Ferryhill to Durham will reduce from £7 to £6.50, while the cost of a weekly ticket will come down from £25 to £18.20.

At the same time, we are expanding our Peterlee zone to cover Haswell (Village and Plough), while the Bishop Auckland zone will extend to Redworth.


It's a shame that Wheatley hill is not part of the east Durham network .


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(17 Oct 2017, 6:25 pm)cbma06 wrote On Arriva site it states that:


We are extending our Durham District fares zone to include Ferryhill, Chilton, Rushyford, Redworth, Sedgefield, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Trimdon Village, Deaf Hill, Shadforth and Ludworth. This means big savings for customers in these places travelling wholly within the Durham District zone. For example, the price of a one-day ticket from Ferryhill to Durham will reduce from £7 to £6.50, while the cost of a weekly ticket will come down from £25 to £18.20.

At the same time, we are expanding our Peterlee zone to cover Haswell (Village and Plough), while the Bishop Auckland zone will extend to Redworth.


It's a shame that Wheatley hill is not part of the east Durham network .


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(17 Oct 2017, 8:41 pm)BusLoverMum wrote That's cos they know I'm moving They're only doing it to annoy me after paying through the nose for a 20 minute journey each way for all these years.

(18 Oct 2017, 8:24 pm)Michael wrote Service Changes in Darlington and County Durham - from Sunday 29th October 2017

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/updates/service-changes-darlington-countydurham-sunday-29th-october-2017/

(19 Oct 2017, 7:07 am)BusLoverMum wrote So the 22 is no longer a 3 hour round trip. Does this mean that it'll be interworking with the 24? It would explain why all the branding has been left off any battered streetlites. Wondering if the rumours about them being off to pastures new are true.

Also, it does appear that the X24 is going to be just a peak service.

(07 Nov 2017, 5:47 pm)Jimmi wrote Info about buses during Durham Lumiere event between 16-19 November: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/updates/durham-lumiere-2017/

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(07 Nov 2017, 6:36 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Wow! The 22 will run as normal!

(07 Nov 2017, 7:49 pm)Adrian wrote They haven't learned anything from the 2013 or 2015 events then... the solution is not just the size of the buses, but simply the frequency in most cases. People are in and out of Lumiere all evening, so the crowds just end up filling the bus station in no time. Breaking down the waffle in the link provided, it seems that there are actually very few changes - 

6 - Additional journeys to create a 30 minute frequency all evening, as oppose to the usual hourly service.
7 - No changes.
22 - No changes.
24 - Five additional journeys on Sunday evening (hourly frequency)
43 - No changes.
48 - Four additional Sunday evening journeys (hourly frequency)
49 - Six additional Sunday evening journeys (half hourly frequency)
56 - Three additional journeys. The 1950 x Durham is normal timetable, despite being highlighted as an extra. 
57/57A - No changes, but inaccurate statement of "Normal timetables will apply throughout the event, with buses running up to every 15 minutes" - these services never run up to every 15 minutes, and the timetable certainly doesn't suggest any changes. 1810 is still the last departure from Durham.
61/62 - No changes.
64 - Three extra journeys Durham-Arnison Centre only on Sunday evening.
X12 - No changes.
X46 - No changes.

Commuting should be fun.

• Take their money
  
• Pack 'em in
  
• Run them REALLY late
  

(10 Dec 2017, 12:03 pm)Jimmi wrote New timetables effective from January 28th 2018 for Durham services 6, 48, 49/49A, 61, 62, 64 & X46 can be found here: http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/

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(10 Dec 2017, 12:26 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Summary
6: Daytime journeys into Durham will run 6 minutes later than present. Journeys out of Durham will leave Durham at the present times but additional running time has been added, with departures from Bishop Auckland being 3 minutes later than present. Journeys leaving Durham at xx09 during the day will terminate at West Auckland (currently Cockfield) with the xx21 extended to Cockfield, ending the current arrangement where one Cockfield journey gets a 16 minute layover there (both will now get 5 minutes).
48: The last journey on a Sunday, 1925 from Durham and 1941 return, are withdrawn
49/49a: The last 49 journey on Sunday at 1945 is withdrawn
61: Journeys are retimed to run ten minutes earlier, with the 1652 departure withdrawn.
62: All journeys are retimed to run ten minutes earlier with extra running time.
64: The current last Monday to Saturday departure from Arnison Centre to Durham at 2255 is withdrawn as is the 1955 Sunday journey, with a new 2325 departure to Sherburn added. daily.
X46: The 0749 Saturday departure from Crook is withdrawn, as is the first Sunday morning departure from Durham at 0818.

(29 Dec 2017, 10:02 am)Cock Robin wrote Only Arriva could brand a fleet of buses for a service, then change the service number 6 months later! Pathetic.