(20 Jun 2020, 3:25 pm)peter wrote I wonder if NYCC intend on funding for the 81 to continue beyond Arriva's operation until the 29th August? If so I think an extension of Abbot's of Leeming service 80/89 from Northallerton to Stokesley up to Guisborough could be a good move.

(21 Jun 2020, 7:20 pm)RobinHood wrote I'm told that NYCC do have something already lined up to replace the 81 between Great Ayton and Guisborough and need Arriva to run this until end of August to get it all in place.

(21 Jun 2020, 7:32 pm)Andreos1 wrote I don't know when the NYCC school contracts come in to play or if it is merely a coincidence that they go back days after the ANE 81 stops running. 

I did wonder why the end of August was the date agreed to extend the 81.

(01 Jul 2020, 9:34 am)Ryland wrote Is there timetables and routes avaible somewhere with the new changes  on Teesside. Was very confused on the 62 route

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(20 Jul 2020, 2:20 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Arriva back to more-or-less normal from this weekend
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/coronavirus/important-service-information---north-east/

Of note:
Stockton’s 8 remains every 10 minutes on weekdays (down from every 8)
The X5 is not reinstated - a new earlier journey on the 5A from Guisborough to Middlesbrough is instead added
Darlington introduce new service 2A - a variation of the present 2 - to serve the Amazon site bear Lingfield Point. These run every 10 minutes at shift Change times

(29 Jul 2020, 9:42 am)Kuyoyo wrote Well, we're 4 days into the latest round of changes etc, so it seems as if we have the following work patterns developing:

Durham
57/57a continue to interwork with the 49/49a - 57a out of Durham and 57 return from Hartlepool works onto 49s while 57s out of Durham and 57As return from Hartlepool work onto 49As

Darlington
2As appear to be as followed:
[b]Sunday[/u]: The early trips are on the front of a 1/5/7 board (0629 and 0659 Northgate to Amazon and 0728/0758 from Amazon back, dropping onto the 0815 7), a X21/X26/X66 board (0619 and 0649 Northgate to Amazon, 0718/0748 return, then light to Richmond to work the first X26 into Darlington) and a 2 board (the remaining trips - starts on 2s at Branksome at 0842).
The afternoon extra trips are additional boards, as are the late evening trips
[b]Weekdays[/u]: The late evening trips from the town at 2214 and 2244 work off the last X75 from Barnard Castle, which now appears to be on the back of a 1 board - which then works the 2319 and 2349 return trips. The 2224 and 2254 trips from the town and the 2339 return appear to be an extra board which runs light from the depot and can throw up anything

While the 3s are still on the limited timetable, 19s remain standalone using 2 Solos which get 15 minute layovers in the town centre on every trip.

(20 Jul 2020, 6:39 pm)peter wrote Similarly, the 6 from Durham to Cockfield is every 15 minutes as opposed to every 12, while the 3/3A from Darlington to Skerne Park are every 20 minutes as opposed to every 10. I wonder if these few stragglers that are yet to return to their pre-corona frequency might actually be more permanent?

(20 Jul 2020, 7:10 pm)RobinHood wrote I'm told a further 100% position is planned for 30 August (including reinstatement of evening service frequencies too) ready for schools going back.

(20 Aug 2020, 1:39 pm)Kuyoyo wrote While nothing is currently on the Arriva Website, the App is now showing the revised times from 30th August and restoration of full service of the planned April changes plus the new additional evening journeys on 29, X4A and X66 - as well as the restoration of frequency on Stockton's 8, Darlington's 3/3A, Durham's 6 and 43 and the evening frequencies on Stockton's 15, Redcar's 63 (and re-introduction of a standardised timetable on the evening 64As) and the 306/308.

(20 Aug 2020, 11:32 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote More journeys on the X66 how is that going to work?

(23 Aug 2020, 5:37 pm)tvd wrote Does anyone know if the X5 will be returning, or has it been cancelled permanently again?

(23 Aug 2020, 5:42 pm)Kuyoyo wrote It’s returning

(30 Aug 2020, 9:00 am)micketh wrote What is happening on the X93 now? Are the journeys through to Middlesbrough reinstated as a direct route, or are passengers still meant to change in Guisbrough onto the 5 at certain times?? Can’t see this working when the schools return.

(30 Aug 2020, 1:31 pm)micketh wrote What’s this all about then? Using the travel planner for the first trip of the day 7.23am from Whitby to Middlesbrough on Tuesday this week...

(30 Aug 2020, 1:31 pm)micketh wrote What’s this all about then? Using the travel planner for the first trip of the day 7.23am from Whitby to Middlesbrough on Tuesday this week...

(30 Aug 2020, 2:03 pm)Storx wrote The new Arriva website is a bit dodgy I wouldn't trust it atm. Guess it's just reporting wrong; not sure why mind. Some of the timetables are just unreadable atm all the Blyth Expresses in particular.

Not sure who designed it tbh, but it's pretty bad.

(31 Aug 2020, 10:15 am)Jimmi wrote I find the new look website totally inept tbh, only showing certain journeys on NE timetables and journey planner, horrible to navigate especially the timetable page.

The journey planner has never been able to manage through journeys on services.

I too use BusTimes usually however Arriva North East's times still seem to be registering with previous temporary timetables with the Traveline data at present so it's a case of looking at temp timetable PDF I have saved and Arriva app and hope it's still correct [emoji1696]

(31 Aug 2020, 10:15 am)Jimmi wrote I find the new look website totally inept tbh, only showing certain journeys on NE timetables and journey planner, horrible to navigate especially the timetable page.

The journey planner has never been able to manage through journeys on services.

I too use BusTimes usually however Arriva North East's times still seem to be registering with previous temporary timetables with the Traveline data at present so it's a case of looking at temp timetable PDF I have saved and Arriva app and hope it's still correct [emoji1696]

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(29 Jul 2020, 9:42 am)Kuyoyo wrote Well, we're 4 days into the latest round of changes etc, so it seems as if we have the following work patterns developing:

Durham
57/57a continue to interwork with the 49/49a - 57a out of Durham and 57 return from Hartlepool works onto 49s while 57s out of Durham and 57As return from Hartlepool work onto 49As

(04 Sep 2020, 10:56 am)Kuyoyo wrote Following the reversion to normal pre-Covid (or pre-planned amendments) coupled with the closure of New Elvert Bridge means there's been changes to the Durham interworking patterns:

Pre-Covid, the 57/57a interworked with the 43
The 43 is now once again entirely stand-alone
The 3 57 boards which leave Durham as 57s and return from Hartlepool as 57a (currently leaving Durham 3 minutes earlier than previous at xx27 and arriving back at the same time) now work onto the xx35 49 to Brandon. In contrast, the 3 boards which work the 57a out of Durham and return from Hartlepool as 57s now work onto the xx05 49a to Brandon.
As part of the minor timing changes to the routes operating out to Coxhoe (the 56/57/57a are leaving Durham Bus Station 3 minutes earlier than the pre-Covid timetables, the X12 is leaving Middlesbrough Bus Station 3 minutes earlier and running 3 minutes earlier to the Science Site, likewise outbound they are leaving Durham at the normal time but running 3 minutes later from the Science Site to Middlesbrough), the 56 is also now interworking with the 49/49a - journeys which don't connect in Bishop Auckland onto the 86 work onto the 49As at xx45 and xx25, the ones that do work to Toft Hill as 86s work the xx15 and xx55 49s.

One additional change is the last X4a from Middlesbrough to Easington at 2240 now works off the last 64a in from Grangetown, with the X4a arrival from Whitby at 2231 now working the 2240 63 to Redcar.