(27 Jul 2021, 3:52 pm)Michael wrote Just seen this post on the "The Real UK Bus Enthusiasts" Facebook page, by a post from Michael Mccalla:

Whilst at Gateshead Metro Centre with my mate Trevor Gordon having a coffee, I decided to grab a quick shot of the Coaster branding on a Go North East decker as this will soon be seen on Streetlites, Hybrid Gemini 6063 is seen on service 1A to Whitley Bay, this service will also cease to serve the Metro Centre from September.


1A/1B no longer serving the Metrocentre from September?

(27 Jul 2021, 3:53 pm)Train8261 wrote Does it even get any that many passengers between Gateshead and Metrocentre

(27 Jul 2021, 3:52 pm)Michael wrote Just seen this post on the "The Real UK Bus Enthusiasts" Facebook page, by a post from Michael Mccalla:

Whilst at Gateshead Metro Centre with my mate Trevor Gordon having a coffee, I decided to grab a quick shot of the Coaster branding on a Go North East decker as this will soon be seen on Streetlites, Hybrid Gemini 6063 is seen on service 1A to Whitley Bay, this service will also cease to serve the Metro Centre from September.


1A/1B no longer serving the Metrocentre from September?

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Looks like the service might end at Gateshead would make sense just to have a 1 service - replacing the 1A/1B sequence, 1: Whitley Bay - Tynemouth, North Shields, Howdon, Wallsend, Byker, Newcastle, Gateshead - every 20 minutes = 9 PVR

(27 Jul 2021, 4:06 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Which would reduce the PVR down from 13 to 9 (a round trip Whitley Bay to Gateshead would be 3 hours) - which funny enough would result in 8 additional Euro 6 Streetlites alongside the 'Durham Diamond' examples and those already at Gateshead - enough for the Q1/Q2, 49/49A, 57 and 33/33A. Would then just leave the 6/12/12A.....

(27 Jul 2021, 4:14 pm)Michael wrote Was just about to edit my post to mention that   

Shame the electric buses wouldn't be able to keep charged on the 6/12/12A or could they?


The 25 will also need Euro 6 buses

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Unless we will see more cuts to services going in to Newcastle? 

(27 Jul 2021, 4:36 pm)deanmachine wrote Heard on the grapevine that there's a lot of changes coming, related to CAZ and fleet movements, as well as route changes in general. Not heard anything concrete yet though.

(27 Jul 2021, 4:54 pm)Michael wrote What kind of changes have you heard?

(27 Jul 2021, 5:18 pm)L469 YVK wrote Will the Consett X-Lines interworking patterns eventually be revised amongst these alleged changes?

(27 Jul 2021, 3:52 pm)Michael wrote Just seen this post on the "The Real UK Bus Enthusiasts" Facebook page, by a post from Michael Mccalla:

Whilst at Gateshead Metro Centre with my mate Trevor Gordon having a coffee, I decided to grab a quick shot of the Coaster branding on a Go North East decker as this will soon be seen on Streetlites, Hybrid Gemini 6063 is seen on service 1A to Whitley Bay, this service will also cease to serve the Metro Centre from September.


1A/1B no longer serving the Metrocentre from September?

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Edit:

Looks like the service might end at Gateshead would make sense just to have a 1 service - replacing the 1A/1B sequence, 1: Whitley Bay - Tynemouth, North Shields, Howdon, Wallsend, Byker, Newcastle, Gateshead - every 20 minutes = 9 PVR

(27 Jul 2021, 3:53 pm)Train8261 wrote Does it even get any that many passengers between Gateshead and Metrocentre

(27 Jul 2021, 5:39 pm)Stanleyone wrote It's been mentioned. Nothing concrete here either.

(27 Jul 2021, 10:12 pm)L469 YVK wrote The last speculation I came up with was:

- X30 (Stanley only) & X70/X71 = PVR 8
- X31 (with 1PH to Consett) = PVR 4
- X45/X46/X47 = PVR 14 (same as old 45/46/47)

To be honest, if the short X21 runs made a comeback, GNE could technically move the X31 to Chester Le Street and interwork with the Durham short X21 journeys. Only issue would be branding.

(27 Jul 2021, 3:52 pm)Michael wrote Just seen this post on the "The Real UK Bus Enthusiasts" Facebook page, by a post from Michael Mccalla:

Whilst at Gateshead Metro Centre with my mate Trevor Gordon having a coffee, I decided to grab a quick shot of the Coaster branding on a Go North East decker as this will soon be seen on Streetlites, Hybrid Gemini 6063 is seen on service 1A to Whitley Bay, this service will also cease to serve the Metro Centre from September.


1A/1B no longer serving the Metrocentre from September?

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Edit:

Looks like the service might end at Gateshead would make sense just to have a 1 service - replacing the 1A/1B sequence, 1: Whitley Bay - Tynemouth, North Shields, Howdon, Wallsend, Byker, Newcastle, Gateshead - every 20 minutes = 9 PVR

(27 Jul 2021, 11:04 pm)Adtrainsam wrote If the rumour that the 1 will be cut to Gateshead is true, could the X66 be routed back round the car parks and ASDA/IKEA again to make up for the loss of the 1A/B? In doing so, it would push the PVR up to 4, hence explaining the 4 different colours the Volvos are getting (complementing the 4 malls at the Metrocentre)

(27 Jul 2021, 11:04 pm)Adtrainsam wrote If the rumour that the 1 will be cut to Gateshead is true, could the X66 be routed back round the car parks and ASDA/IKEA again to make up for the loss of the 1A/B? In doing so, it would push the PVR up to 4, hence explaining the 4 different colours the Volvos are getting (complementing the 4 malls at the Metrocentre)

(28 Jul 2021, 7:45 am)omnicity4659 wrote It does appear that the plate "BU54 MCE" has been purchased for 5504, as it's no longer available on the DVLA Personalised Registrations website.

With the X66 being every 10 mins according to the branding, an extension out to Asda might be happening...?

(28 Jul 2021, 8:47 am)streetdeckfan wrote Didn't there used to be 4 branded Streetlites when every other X66 did the lap around the car parks?

(28 Jul 2021, 9:43 am)Train8261 wrote What the difference between the 1A/1B (apart from the running times) do they follow the same route cause If they do. Wouldn't it be easier to run the 1A/1B as one full service and renumber it back to the 1

(27 Jul 2021, 11:04 pm)Adtrainsam wrote If the rumour that the 1 will be cut to Gateshead is true, could the X66 be routed back round the car parks and ASDA/IKEA again to make up for the loss of the 1A/B? In doing so, it would push the PVR up to 4, hence explaining the 4 different colours the Volvos are getting (complementing the 4 malls at the Metrocentre)

(28 Jul 2021, 11:14 am)Adrian wrote I can't see GNE commercially serving the car parks again to be honest. Whenever I used the S1 or the X66 extension, I was generally the only one on the bus. Same with the old ASDA free bus that ran years ago.

There's alternatives on Hollinside, Marconi Way and Scotswood View, if anyone doesn't fancy the walk from the main centre.

(28 Jul 2021, 11:21 am)streetdeckfan wrote I used to use it for IKEA, but it was often faster to just to catch either the 6, X45 or X46 and get off at the Marriott and just walk around