(28 Aug 2020, 2:33 pm)ifm001 wrote On the other hand as well the 28B is a "Kibblesworth" service and departs from same stand as other Kibblesworth services 28A and 29.
If anything they should swap the 28A,28B and 29 with the 27 and make the stand adjacent to the 21.

Then you have the issue of the 28A not being anywhere near the other Bensham services.

(28 Aug 2020, 2:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Then you have the issue of the 28A not being anywhere near the other Bensham services.

Sorry I meant swap the whole stand with the 27, so the 28,28A,28B,29 and 53 is it.   They can all still be accommodated with the stand swap

(28 Aug 2020, 2:33 pm)ifm001 wrote On the other hand as well the 28B is a "Kibblesworth" service and departs from same stand as other Kibblesworth services 28A and 29.
If anything they should swap the 28A,28B and 29 with the 27 and make the stand adjacent to the 21.

Be better to have:

Stand M: X12, X21 (Express Services)
Stand L: 21, 25, N21 (Low Fell / Birtley)
Stand K: Q2, 28, 28A, 28B, 29 (Secondary Stand L + J and Kibblesworth)
Stand J: 56, 57, X1, X1A (Sheriff Hill)
Stand H, 27, X9, X10 (Felling Bottom Road / Heworth)
Stand G: Q1 (Heworth), 58 (Felling Top Road)
Stand F: Unchanged
Stand E: 1 (Whitley), 53
Stand D: Unchanged
Stand C: X66
Stand B: Unchanged
Stand A: Unchanged

Groups things a bit better and takes a bit of pressure off Stand L that has 14 buses an hour running through it atm.

Obviously the Bensham services aren't directly next to each other but they're opposite each other at least.

the 1a used to serve kibblesworth and left from the same stand as the 21. Think the problem is with the numbering.... maybe they should have gave the 28b a different number like the 719?

Have the new leaflets been revealed yet, the ones that Dan was asking photos for?

It appears that 3941-3/3962-5 and 6086 are all now at Deptford along with several crusader Citaros. Looks like 6901-4 have moved in the other direction to Riverside

On twitter, the Consett booklet guide was apparently distributed at the launch event today. Surely, it's more hassle to print whole booklets out than putting a PDF on the website. Any ideas when these will appear?

Looks like all the timetables, now have a new format


X1 timetable: https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west...2fe196.pdf


Currently all the timetables are set up the same, so the X-lines ones are the same as the 28 for example.... does look very smart though, much better than the previous ones. (not including the black and white version)

(05 Sep 2020, 9:09 am)Michael wrote Looks like all the timetables, now have a new format

X1 timetable: https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west...2fe196.pdf


Currently all the timetables are set up the same, so the X-lines ones are the same as the 28 for example.... does look very smart though, much better than the previous ones. (not including the black and white version)

They’ve been on the website for a week now I think. You just had to change the date then click the PDF button. I was surprised they’re all just GNE colours no branding at all...

They've been visible for a few days now (only if you skipped ahead from today onwards).

Better than the black and white copies and does the job, but I would hope that these are just temporary too and will be replaced by format as per the printed versions further down the line.

Ah right!, thanks

(05 Sep 2020, 9:30 am)S813 FVK wrote They've been visible for a few days now (only if you skipped ahead from today onwards).

Better than the black and white copies and does the job, but I would hope that these are just temporary too and will be replaced by format as per the printed versions further down the line.

Yes, just temporary.


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(05 Sep 2020, 10:56 am)Dan wrote Yes, just temporary.


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They would be good for the non branded services, all you need to add on, is the picture of the bus - so like on the 35/35A timetable a Citaro.

Nexus have the 700/701/702 changes on for the Sunderland Connect - https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...140920.pdf - starting on the 14th September, main changes include it going back to every 15 minutes and not going to Roker.

Timetables from the GNE site:

700/702: https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west...34bcb3.pdf
701: https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west...111a28.pdf


What will be allocated to the 701 throughout the day?

Noticed on the GNE app that, some of the extra buses GNE are running now tracking on the app

Thorney Close to Dene Estate is tracking as 23X for example.

Just temporary while they resurface a section of Portobello Road, but the 25 has a canny trip around Vigo on an evening this week.

(07 Sep 2020, 7:20 pm)Michael wrote Nexus have the 700/701/702 changes on for the Sunderland Connect  - https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...140920.pdf - starting on the 14th September, main changes include it going back to every 15 minutes and not going to Roker.

Timetables from the GNE site:

700/702: https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west...34bcb3.pdf
701: https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west...111a28.pdf


What will be allocated to the 701 throughout the day?

A Volvo B7TL Wright Gemini or Volvo B9TL Wright Gemini.

(09 Sep 2020, 9:02 pm)BFK wrote A Volvo B7TL Wright Gemini or Volvo B9TL Wright Gemini.

Thanks for the information, does the 701 get busy?, I've never actually seen it.

(09 Sep 2020, 9:22 pm)Michael wrote Thanks for the information, does the 701 get busy?, I've never actually seen it.

Normally very busy when the Uni starts back up, same with the 700 and 702, obviously social distancing is a problem now, so you can't just cram them in on a Solo as usual.

(10 Sep 2020, 3:40 am)deanmachine wrote Normally very busy when the Uni starts back up, same with the 700 and 702, obviously social distancing is a problem now, so you can't just cram them in on a Solo as usual.

Thanks for the information, it all depends when the Uni goes back too, atm there's not a date for them to return.

The 21 has too little layover time at the moment since they didn't change the timetable for September.
There's been loads of times I've seen it running in twos and even threes this past week.

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