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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016

Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016

RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
I see there's now an alert on previous pages for unread messages rather than just on the current page - is that a new innovation or have I just noticed?! Definitely better.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 1:29 pm)Jimmi wrote Was mentioned on here earlier. Can only assume they've decided to allocate the EcoCitys to the 1/5/5A/12/19 rather than the 8/8A although I haven't seen a 8/8A yet today.

Do you know how the new interworking works Jimmi? 4809 did a 19, then 1 to Bishop & back to Darlington. What would it have then went onto?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 5:01 pm)John_R wrote Do you know how the new interworking works Jimmi? 4809 did a 19, then 1 to Bishop & back to Darlington. What would it have then went onto?
I would love to tell you but I don't know myself! Think the 5 I got to Darlington went onto the 12 upon arrival in Darlington and 1463 came into Darlington Town Centre as a 19 and left as the 5.

I thought I sussed out the new interworking patterns but a brief trip to Darlington totally destroyed my theories [emoji1]

EDIT: saw 4809 arriving in Darlington Town Centre which came from St. Augustines Way at around 3pm, presumably as a service 19 judging by the time it arrived, couldn't see the screen to confirm which service it was on.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
The interworking of the 1/5/5A/19/12

15 and 45 minutes past the hour leaves as a 1 from Darlington
Then returns as a 5/5A to Darlington from bishop
Then does a 12 to hurworth then
12-Middleton st George then
12- hurworth then 12- Darlington

The 05 and the 35 service 5/5A to bishop
Then does the 58 and 28 service 1 to Darlington from bishop
Then does the 21 or 51 service 19 to west park

So basically

When a service 1 leaves Darlington (15/45) that will be on the 12

When the 5/5A leaves Darlington that's the 19

It's all so confusing
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 5:24 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote The interworking of the 1/5/5A/19/12

15 and 45 minutes past the hour leaves as a 1 from Darlington
Then returns as a 5/5A to Darlington from bishop
Then does a 12 to hurworth then
12-Middleton st George then
12- hurworth then 12- Darlington

The 05 and the 35 service 5/5A to bishop
Then does the 58 and 28 service 1 to Darlington from bishop
Then does the 21 or 51 service 19 to west park

So basically

When a service 1 leaves Darlington (15/45) that will be on the 12

When the 5/5A leaves Darlington that's the 19

It's all so confusing

I'm still totally confused! 😕

What does a journey arriving into Darlington from Bishop Auckland as a 5A do? Considering that only one 12 an hour starts at Darlington Town Centre which comes off service 5?

Seriously, I honestly can't work this out in my mind! Please tell me everyone else has been struggling with this as well!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
The new cycle is 7 buses doing 1(from Darlington) -5/5A(from Bishop) -12-1(from Darlington again) then 5 buses doing 5/5A(from Darlington) -1(from Bishop) -19-5/5A (from Darlington again).

The 5/5A that comes in on the hour, just lays over for 15 minutes instead of doing a short 12.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 5:24 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote The interworking of the 1/5/5A/19/12

15 and 45 minutes past the hour leaves as a 1 from Darlington
Then returns as a 5/5A to Darlington from bishop
Then does a 12 to hurworth then
12-Middleton st George then
12- hurworth then 12- Darlington

The 05 and the 35 service 5/5A to bishop
Then does the 58 and 28 service 1 to Darlington from bishop
Then does the 21 or 51 service 19 to west park

So basically

When a service 1 leaves Darlington (15/45) that will be on the 12

When the 5/5A leaves Darlington that's the 19

It's all so confusing

So it's possibly 2 sets of interworking:
Outbound 1 > Inbound 5/5A > 12
Outbound 5/5A > Inbound 1 > 19

Does each cycle then start again, or move onto the other one?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 6:14 pm)RobinHood wrote The new cycle is 7 buses doing 1(from Darlington) -5/5A(from Bishop) -12-1(from Darlington again) then 5 buses doing 5/5A(from Darlington) -1(from Bishop) -19-5/5A (from Darlington again).

The 5/5A that comes in on the hour, just lays over for 15 minutes instead of doing a short 12.

Question answered!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 6:14 pm)RobinHood wrote The new cycle is 7 buses doing 1(from Darlington) -5/5A(from Bishop) -12-1(from Darlington again) then 5 buses doing 5/5A(from Darlington) -1(from Bishop) -19-5/5A (from Darlington again).

The 5/5A that comes in on the hour, just lays over for 15 minutes instead of doing a short 12.

Thanks [emoji2]

Looking at it now, I don't find it that confusing and now understand it completely, I think the reason why it was found to be so confusing was because it was said that when the 5A arrives in Darlington it goes onto the 12 but I couldn't see anything said about what the 5 did leading to sheer confusion and guess work as to what happens with the 5.

I even came up with an alternative way that the services could have interworked, that's how lost I got trying to work it out! [emoji1]
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 6:17 pm)BusLoverMum wrote So it's possibly 2 sets of interworking:
Outbound 1 > Inbound 5/5A > 12
Outbound 5/5A > Inbound 1 > 19

Does each cycle then start again, or move onto the other one?

You've nailed it on the head, I couldn't think how to word it but that seems simple enough and yeah each cycle starts again
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(16 May 2016, 4:27 pm)Cock Robin wrote I see there's now an alert on previous pages for unread messages rather than just on  the current page - is that a new innovation or have I just noticed?! Definitely better.

They've gone again!

And are the menu orders now variable? Upcoming service changes used to be at the top but I accidentally went into something else I never go into just now as that was at the top instead!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(17 May 2016, 3:46 pm)MrPottski wrote 1507 on 9/10


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Random question, probably miles out, but is there a running board off the new 1/5/5A/12/19 that provides a extra bus on the 9/10 as there has been a pulsar on there twice in 2 days
Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2016
(17 May 2016, 4:32 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote Random question, probably miles out, but is there a running board off the new 1/5/5A/12/19 that provides a extra bus on the 9/10 as there has been a pulsar on there twice in 2 days


No mate, just a spare bus. Coincidence, but it wasn't planned!