(21 Dec 2020, 7:14 pm)Michael wrote Martjin in his live update tonight:


83/84 - extended to Peel retail park

10/10A/10B - extended to Tyne Valley retail park

Small number of changes to the 6 on the afternoon

The 21 changes will NOT go ahead - due to a number of factors, the move of the bus station and the bridge closure

None of the changes add extra buses to their PVR's.

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7 minutes 45 seconds: https://www.facebook.com/100009920923911/videos/1433426353664715

(21 Dec 2020, 7:27 pm)Andreos1 wrote Pleasing to see the extension to the Retail Parks. Particularly as Peel has had a bit of a regeneration away from DIY and carpet shops. 

Got to pull up the 21 extension line though. 
The bridge closure and bus station development were known well before the registration was made. Why use that as a reason to not extend it?

(21 Dec 2020, 7:27 pm)Andreos1 wrote Pleasing to see the extension to the Retail Parks. Particularly as Peel has had a bit of a regeneration away from DIY and carpet shops. 

Got to pull up the 21 extension line though. 
The bridge closure and bus station development were known well before the registration was made. Why use that as a reason to not extend it?

(21 Dec 2020, 8:45 pm)Drifter60 wrote Skipped forward in the link Michael sent and it seems like maybe there was concerns at depot level over it. Maybe a case of head office not factoring in fully about delays/congestion? You’d have thought that would be all checked first before a route registration was made though.

(21 Dec 2020, 8:58 pm)RobinHood wrote I wouldn't be surprised if an objection was raised at using public funds (i.e CBSSG) to compete in a time of national crisis?
Suspect underlying reasoning here.

(22 Dec 2020, 10:55 am)Andreos1 wrote I've not long watched it back (very rarely watch the videos they put on) and the line about the depot fb pages and concerns were interesting to hear.

Wonder what they were? Just relating to the bridge and bus station or other things?
It is pleasing to hear they're appearing to listen to the concerns at depot level, but concerning that it got this far before doing so and acting on the concerns.

(22 Dec 2020, 11:20 am)streetdeckfan wrote I wonder if it was a case of it looking good and doable in principal, but once everything had been finalised there were some unforeseen issues

(23 Dec 2020, 11:32 am)S813 FVK wrote The changes are starting to be announced, with pieces being released on the Retail Park extensions to the 10B and 83/84:
https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/new-year-new-links-go-north-east-set-serve-peel-retail-park-washington-2-january
https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/go-north-east-serve-tyneview-retail-park-prudhoe-2-january

Of course a release with all of the changes together will likely follow.

(23 Dec 2020, 11:32 am)S813 FVK wrote The changes are starting to be announced, with pieces being released on the Retail Park extensions to the 10B and 83/84:
https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/new-year-new-links-go-north-east-set-serve-peel-retail-park-washington-2-january
https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/go-north-east-serve-tyneview-retail-park-prudhoe-2-january

Of course a release with all of the changes together will likely follow.

(23 Dec 2020, 12:42 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Wait, so will the NSAs say “This is the Tyne Valley Ten 10B service to Tyneview Retail Park”? 

That’s long.

(23 Dec 2020, 12:29 pm)Dan wrote Other than the 6 changing times by a few minutes from Eldon Square in the afternoon peak to avoid stand clashes, there are no other changes.

(23 Dec 2020, 12:57 pm)streetdeckfan wrote If my syllable counting skills are correct, that's still two syllables shorter than the X21's old "This is the castles express x21 service to bishop Auckland"

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(23 Dec 2020, 12:42 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Wait, so will the NSAs say “This is the Tyne Valley Ten 10B service to Tyneview Retail Park”? 

That’s long.

(23 Dec 2020, 12:59 pm)S813 FVK wrote Fairs, but would still expect to see some sort of acknowledgement on the website about it, particularly when a comparison of the timetables reveals that the journeys are being retimed to run about 5 minutes earlier throughout. I trust the notification of the change will all be in hand.

(23 Dec 2020, 2:15 pm)Dan wrote No, it will remain as 'Low Prudhoe' as now.


Given the insignificance of the changes to service 6, there will be no article for this. Dedicated articles for the actual big (and positive) stories have been posted.

Revised printed timetables will be made available on-board buses, and of course the app and website have shown the new timetables for service 6 for a number of weeks.

(23 Dec 2020, 2:23 pm)Andreos1 wrote Insignificance to whom? The people inconvenienced by the changes and the knock on effect that it may have with shift patterns or connecting buses?
Or just the insignificance to the operator? 

Howay man Dan, you're better than that.

(23 Dec 2020, 2:28 pm)Dan wrote I'd anticipate journey planners, website timetables, apps, printed literature and posters on buses being sufficient for the majority of passengers on that route, given that peak-time passenger numbers are still severely impacted by COVID-19.

Of course a separate article could have been done to mention this, but when there's so much more information going out to passengers at the moment (both of these retail park stories, changes to bus times over the festive period, as well as a lot of other information), it runs the risk of being "too much".

(23 Dec 2020, 2:15 pm)Dan wrote No, it will remain as 'Low Prudhoe' as now.


Given the insignificance of the changes to service 6, there will be no article for this. Dedicated articles for the actual big (and positive) stories have been posted.

Revised printed timetables will be made available on-board buses, and of course the app and website have shown the new timetables for service 6 for a number of weeks.

(23 Dec 2020, 8:09 pm)streetdeckfan wrote What about the people who get the bus so often they don't need to check the times anymore, I know my bus comes at 15 and 45 past the hour, if it changed to 10 and 40 without me knowing, I'd miss it! (assuming I didn't check the live times, which I don't always do)

(23 Dec 2020, 10:21 pm)Dan wrote You’re brave, given how regularly bus times have changed this year!


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(23 Dec 2020, 10:21 pm)Dan wrote You’re brave, given how regularly bus times have changed this year!


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(23 Dec 2020, 10:30 pm)Malarkey wrote That's you going into a board meeting to change the times of the X21 at Streetdeck Fans expense 

(23 Dec 2020, 2:42 pm)S813 FVK wrote Appreciate there is no point putting a press release out for the sake of 1 service change, but could it not even be acknowledged under the 'service updates' banner on the website? If it can be done for the 10s I fail to see why the same couldn't be done for the 6, however minor the change may seem.

(27 Dec 2020, 5:34 pm)CookieMonster wrote Well it doesn't look like the 53/54 is going Quayside after all which should see the q1/q2 next upgrade to Quaycity.
Wonder if there will be enough Xlines buses at Consett now or will we continue with the mish mash of various combinations of Red kite deckers, xlines buses that are not xlines, xlines buses that are xlines, and streetlites thrown in for good measure.