4985 was off the Waggonway and on the 937 working

(04 Sep 2013, 7:45 pm)gtomlinson wrote 4985 was off the Waggonway and on the 937 working

That would have woken people up this morning!

(04 Sep 2013, 8:00 pm)BJ10VUS wrote That would have woken people up this morning!

Twas the evening run! As usual there was no-one on it!

Assume it was getting some TLC hence the MPD being on the 28's earlier

(04 Sep 2013, 8:06 pm)gtomlinson wrote Twas the evening run! As usual there was no-one on it!

Assume it was getting some TLC hence the MPD being on the 28's earlier

Oh, right - oops! Well, an MPD is luxury to 'Waggonway' passengers
Hate that horrible 'woo' noise that some of the Prestiges make when going from first in to second gear - it's a really unpleasant sound, unlike the ZF on a Solar!

(04 Sep 2013, 7:45 pm)gtomlinson wrote 4985 was off the Waggonway and on the 937 working

Which run? As the 06.57 run interworks with the M3A, and then the NexusBus service for Kibblesworth I think? I guess the other two runs interwork in some form.

(04 Sep 2013, 8:13 pm)aureolin wrote Which run? As the 06.57 run interworks with the M3A, and then the NexusBus service for Kibblesworth I think? I guess the other two runs interwork in some form.

The ex 16.40 from First Avenue to CLS

(04 Sep 2013, 7:28 pm)Acky81 wrote 39 east Durham 510 I spotted in ryhope at 210pm. Why oh why didn't they just leave buses as clippers

I saw it about 40 minutes later in the town, then about 4pm saw a Sunderland Connect bus on the 39 on Ryhope Road near the junctions with the Cedars/Villette Road

EDIT: Picture added, hopefully...not the best picture, I had to react quickly as I was in another world at the time

628 on 36s. Just left Park Lane

the 687 timetable now has the Tynedale links logo next to it

The 700 will go back to its September - July timetable from the 14th September

GNE have also added some school services...

819 > 830 - Buses serving St Bede’s Catholic School in Lanchester
830 > 838 - Buses serving Emmanuel College
884 > 888 - Buses serving Park View School

PB0002400/59 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Langley Park and Durham given service number 13/13a/14 effective from 27-Oct-2013. To amend Timetable.

(05 Sep 2013, 11:17 am)Michael wrote PB0002400/59 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Langley Park and Durham given service number 13/13a/14 effective from 27-Oct-2013. To amend Timetable.

Route and timetable change for the X22 as well. GNE can't stop tinkering with the 13/14 can they, every change they make it seems to get worse.

Yeh, sure someone said their was a mention of a passenger consultation on the 13/14.

(05 Sep 2013, 7:24 am)Daniel wrote 628 on 36s. Just left Park Lane

And here is a photo of it on the 36A at 1pm.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/9677253433/

FAB56 was on 2A/2C Until dinner time, didn't get photo though as I had just missed this morning and at Dinner Time as got taken off. There 3 Centurions on the 9, Didn't no Omni's. An SPD was on the 35 but as went to take a photo my camera died. Also I didn't see a Single Ex Doxford Clipper MPD in the Hour and Half I spent at Park Lane, well minus 547.

(05 Sep 2013, 1:47 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote And here is a photo of it on the 36A at 1pm.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/9677253433/

FAB56 was on 2A/2C Until dinner time, didn't get photo though as I had just missed this morning and at Dinner Time as got taken off. There 3 Centurions on the 9, Didn't no Omni's. An SPD was on the 35 but as went to take a photo my camera died. Also I didn't see a Single Ex Doxford Clipper MPD in the Hour and Half I spent at Park Lane, well minus 547.

Is that good sign you didn't see all the ex Doxford Clipper MPD's.. haha

(05 Sep 2013, 1:50 pm)Michael wrote Is that good sign you didn't see all the ex Doxford Clipper MPD's.. haha

No idea, certainly odd though, and there's nothing wrong with a good old MPD.

(05 Sep 2013, 11:43 am)tyresmoke wrote Route and timetable change for the X22 as well. GNE can't stop tinkering with the 13/14 can they, every change they make it seems to get worse.

I wonder if the X22 will be curtailed at Chester le Street.

I hope they've nicked some suggestions from our Serv Sugg thread

Gonna be a point where everyone is gonna be sick of the services changing and complaints will start flying in...


I had the idea of the 36A/36C/99 getting merged and they did it... not like it worked haha

What was your X22 idea?

just noticed the 5230-5233 is now branded on the fleet allocation

(05 Sep 2013, 2:28 pm)Michael wrote What was your X22 idea?

I had several but my favourite was

Chester Le Street - Barley Mow - Birtley - Angel - Allerdene - Team Valley Retail World then direct to Metrocentre.

My other idea (which is less likely as it'll cost them money)

CLS - Barley Mow - Birtley - Angel - Lyndhurst - Low Fell - Shipcote then old 183 route direct to Metrocentre

Final one was as above but if travelling from Durham

Durham - Arnison Centre - as is

(05 Sep 2013, 2:36 pm)gtomlinson wrote I had several but my favourite was

Chester Le Street - Barley Mow - Birtley - Angel - Allerdene - Team Valley Retail World then direct to Metrocentre.

My other idea (which is less likely as it'll cost them money)

CLS - Barley Mow - Birtley - Angel - Lyndhurst - Low Fell - Shipcote then old 183 route direct to Metrocentre

Final one was as above but if travelling from Durham

Durham - Arnison Centre - as is

Cheer's i couldn't find them in the thread, i like this idea of yours..

Chester Le Street - Barley Mow - Birtley - Angel - Allerdene - Team Valley Retail World then direct to Metrocentre.

Few more on Vosa

PB0002400/508 - GO NORTHERN LTD T/A GO NORTH EAST, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: WASHINGTON BIDDICK COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
Finish Point: HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING THE BROADWAY
Via:
Service Number: 461
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 01-SEP-2013
Other Details: MONDAY TO FRIDAY SCHOOLDAYS ONLY

PB0003954/415 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Hamsterley Mill, Lintzford Road and Blaydon, St Thomas More RC Comprehensive School given service number 845 effective from 01-Sep-2013. To amend Timetable.

PB0003954/457 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Washington Biddick School and Houghton-le-spring The Broadway given service number 461 effective from 01-Sep-2013.

PB0003954/525 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Durham Bus Station and Beamish Museum given service number 128 effective from 10-Nov-2013.

A few oddities on the way home, between half 5 and half 6 there was a Orbit Versa on Quaylink, a Saltwell Park Versa on Orbit, a Orbit Versa on Citylink and a Quaylink Versa on Orbit. Brandings are going well today!

5169 was also on the 58

today i have seen a Quaylink on Saltwell Park 54, Fab Fifty Seven on Citylink 58, Orbit on Citylink 58 and finally 5263 is the 2nd Coaster to be branded

(05 Sep 2013, 8:15 pm)CitaroFavourite wrote today i have seen a Quaylink on Saltwell Park 54, Fab Fifty Seven on Citylink 58, Orbit on Citylink 58 and finally 5263 is the 2nd Coaster to be branded

62 also reported to be branded.

(05 Sep 2013, 8:29 pm)Daniel wrote 62 also reported to be branded.

It'll be due another re-brand by the time they finish. I can't actually recall this happening before with a new branding or branding relaunch? It's always been the case that the vehicles would get their base colour, and then appear on the first day of 'new service' with their decals added.

Maybe in hindsight GNE would have prioritized the Coaster rebrands above the MetroLink repaints for example.

(05 Sep 2013, 8:44 pm)aureolin wrote It'll be due another re-brand by the time they finish. I can't actually recall this happening before with a new branding or branding relaunch? It's always been the case that the vehicles would get their base colour, and then appear on the first day of 'new service' with their decals added.

Maybe in hindsight GNE would have prioritized the Coaster rebrands above the MetroLink repaints for example.

They did prioritise the "Coaster" repaints above the "MetroLINK" repaints.
The "OK Expressway" repaints were also above the "Coaster" repaints though, as they were being refurbished and then getting done straight away and sent to Hexham.

Alongside general maintenance, I guess their target was just never going to be fulfilled.

On a slightly different note, but staying with the Coaster - why has the extension been arranged for the start of the new school term?

It has to be more than just coincidence, that it started at the begining of September, rather than before or during the school holidays.

(06 Sep 2013, 6:23 am)Andreos1 wrote On a slightly different note, but staying with the Coaster - why has the extension been arranged for the start of the new school term?

It has to be more than just coincidence, that it started at the begining of September, rather than before or during the school holidays.

If you're going to have a major network change, involving both minor and major changes to individual services, you'd have them all on the same date - right?

Some of the minor changes only involved scholars and the normal service that they interwork with (I recall someone mentioning only one journey of the 39 changing and it being scholar-related?), so it would be pretty common practice for all of these changes to happen on the same day so as to avoid confusion.
I do believe either on a morning or evening, the 24 also did scholars/workers services, so these would have to change for the 1.

What I don't understand is why the "Tynedalexpress" was held off by a week, and is starting from 8th September rather than 1st September.

(06 Sep 2013, 6:33 am)Daniel wrote If you're going to have a major network change, involving both minor and major changes to individual services, you'd have them all on the same date - right?

Some of the minor changes only involved scholars and the normal service that they interwork with (I recall someone mentioning only one journey of the 39 changing and it being scholar-related?), so it would be pretty common practice for all of these changes to happen on the same day so as to avoid confusion.

What I don't understand is why the "Tynedalexpress" was held off by a week, and is starting from 8th September rather than 1st September.

I get what your saying about having them on the same date, but how many times do these service revisions come into play?
There were a load of changes on 28th July, some on 23rd June, others on 2nd June etc.
The 28th July would have been perfect, with it being the start of the holidays/factory fortnight - taking into account the interworking the 24 had with scholars
and workers services.

It just seems more than a coincidence, that an extension from the Coast, was launched after the school holidays.
When you look at all of the spin and PR for the re-launch, the wording makes me think that the service isn't aimed as a through service improving links to the Coast (which the brand could imply), but a link from North Tyneside AND Gateshead into Newcastle for commuters and shoppers.

Why would they want to fill the bus up with kids going to Whitley Bay, Tynemouth or Cullercoats on a £1.10 day ticket during the holidays, when they can attract commuters or shoppers paying 2, 3 or £4 a pop?

6020 has returned to service at Deptford following her brief period of being VOR with engine problems, having been transferred back from Percy Main. On 36As today.