(05 Mar 2023, 6:55 am)morritt89 wrote We are not allowed to wait time at Low Moorsley terminus because the people who live in the houses complain about the buses. We either wait at the stop before heading up or on the opposite side on the way back down. The layover time at Low Moorsley has been significantly reduced also.

There are a few other examples of not being able to wait at terminus points as well. The 516 at the side of South Tyneside Hospital being one, the Langley Park terminus being another (again residents complaining).

(05 Mar 2023, 6:55 am)morritt89 wrote We are not allowed to wait time at Low Moorsley terminus because the people who live in the houses complain about the buses. We either wait at the stop before heading up or on the opposite side on the way back down. The layover time at Low Moorsley has been significantly reduced also.

There are a few other examples of not being able to wait at terminus points as well. The 516 at the side of South Tyneside Hospital being one, the Langley Park terminus being another (again residents complaining).

(05 Mar 2023, 11:06 am)Unber43 wrote Im surprised there has been no complaints about the 47 when it used to turn around at Blackhall Mill or the 60 tbh, but I don't think either of them would be able to stop anywhere else.

How much was the waiting time at Low Moorsley reduced

(05 Mar 2023, 6:28 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Obviously it depends if some busybody moves into a house and starts whinging not realising it's a bus terminus.

The terminus at Low Moorsley has been in use for eons. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/26097357434

(05 Mar 2023, 6:50 pm)Retro Nero wrote Also believe it or not apparently residents at Percy main also complained regarding the noise as did residents on Mile end Rd and Palatine St in South Shields when Shields depot was there.

(05 Mar 2023, 9:03 pm)F114TML wrote I was told on work experience Metro often recieve complaints from people who live next to their depot.

(05 Mar 2023, 9:21 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Branding? Go.

(05 Mar 2023, 10:22 pm)adavies3774 wrote In what context?


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(20 Mar 2023, 9:31 pm)BusGen20! wrote Would love to see GNE become corporate livery only,  though massively unlikely.

GNE has proved in recent times that it doesn't work for them the same way it does elsewhere - plus its less work for Ray Stenning, his work is shameful.

(21 Mar 2023, 2:15 pm)Jimmi wrote Certainly for now at least, in bids to cut costs, realistically the best thing to do would be to leave the current route brands in place and only repaint branded buses into corporate (or another brand) if PVR decreases occur or fleet members are transferred elsewhere within GNE where the brand currently carried wouldn't suit the new route allocation, example being say if Drifters were to be allocated to say, service 12, only with these in mind, full repaints should occur (or if a fleet member has sustained accident damage).

(21 Mar 2023, 10:23 pm)logidoodah wrote Just like the 61/61A
3 brands since summer. SaD Blue then SaD Violet (55 cast offs) now East Durham Explorer (65 cast off).

(22 Mar 2023, 7:15 am)ne14ne1 wrote Were the NSAs updated each time or kept as ‘61/61A service to….’?

Surely the latter?

(22 Mar 2023, 1:21 pm)Drifter60 wrote 61 definitely had ‘blue’ branded announcements but I’ve not heard the violet announcement, I’m surprised they bothered doing that, as the website never branded it as violet just corporate red until the switch to ED explorer with impending 65 changes.

(22 Mar 2023, 1:21 pm)Drifter60 wrote 61 definitely had ‘blue’ branded announcements but I’ve not heard the violet announcement, I’m surprised they bothered doing that, as the website never branded it as violet just corporate red until the switch to ED explorer with impending 65 changes.

(22 Mar 2023, 7:18 pm)V514DFT wrote Wonder if theyve been updated for the upcoming service changes on Sunday

(22 Mar 2023, 12:45 pm)Retro Nero wrote New updated NSA only announce the service number ( and brand) if it has one at the first departure point
EG .. service 24 at either Park Lane or South Shields. As does the prince bishops 20 from Langley Park and return journey from Burdon Rd , Sunderland. And I believe 61 from Peterlee & 61A both directions.