Very surprised to see that based on the maps on the Nexus site, Stagecoach won't be running their 553 this year, leaving the Newcastle to Shields work entirely to GNE with the R1 (what could possibly go wrong...) 
https://www.nexus.org.uk/greatnorthrun

Good to see ticket acceptance in place across all operators and modes of transport, less good to see only very vague info about what buses are running when, with only a couple of weeks to go.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...-north-run

(21 Aug 2022, 12:51 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Very surprised to see that based on the maps on the Nexus site, Stagecoach won't be running their 553 this year, leaving the Newcastle to Shields work entirely to GNE with the R1 (what could possibly go wrong...) 
https://www.nexus.org.uk/greatnorthrun

Good to see ticket acceptance in place across all operators and modes of transport, less good to see only very vague info about what buses are running when, with only a couple of weeks to go.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...-north-run

With the new partnership-led approach, Go North East is leading on the operation and Stagecoach (as well as Arriva) will be running on hire to Go North East, as service R1. The same level of resource normally deployed by Go North East and Stagecoach will be deployed between all three operators, quite simply as an R1 service - a much better and simpler approach for customers.

But yes, what could possibly go wrong, eh?

Definitely a better setup this year which I hope works out. I know I give operators a lot of criticism but hats off to them for working together with the R1 and ticketing.

So with extra ferry crossing

Will this show service 19 upgrade to Single Deckers and 317 upgrade to double deckers to help with capacity

Outstanding work between Arriva, Go North East and Stagecoach this Sunday. The Metro too did it's best. Staggering still was the sheer volume of traffic, often single person occupancy that brought the A194 and A185 in particular to a standstill.

I don't understand why there were so many buses at such an early time running around carrying fresh air. I was delivering before 10am on the Sunday. Surely it would be more beneficial to the environment to have them parked up at key points to spring into action?

(14 Sep 2022, 6:24 am)idiot wrote I don't understand why there were so many buses at such an early time running around carrying fresh air. I was delivering before 10am on the Sunday. Surely it would be more beneficial to the environment to have them parked up at key points to spring into action?

Imagine if the public had heeded the advice to park and use the buses? Then they would have been full. As it was traffic through the tunnel was ridiculous, can't criticise a well-planned and ran service when joe public take no notice..

which buses were running through the Tunnel on Sunday? Plenty of options from Newcastle and to the Sunderland area, but nothing apart from the Ferry going north.

(17 Sep 2022, 12:15 pm)omnicity4659 wrote which buses were running through the Tunnel on Sunday? Plenty of options from Newcastle and to the Sunderland area, but nothing apart from the Ferry going north.

The R1's ran via the Tunnel. Otherwise Just the 10/11.

(17 Sep 2022, 1:58 pm)54APhotography wrote The R1's ran via the Tunnel. Otherwise Just the 10/11.

Baggage buses also went through the tunnel.