(25 Nov 2016, 7:11 am)Michael wrote Got a email from VOSA and:
PB0003954/538GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UAOperating between Ashington Bus Station and North Shields, Town Centre given service number 19 effective from 08 January 2017. To amend Route and Timetable.
PB0003954/304GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UAOperating between Blyth Bus Station and Newcastle Haymarket Bus Station given service number 309 / 310 / X39 effective from 08 January 2017. To amend Route and Timetable.
PB0003954/372GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UAOperating between Consett Bus Station and Chopwell, East Street given service number V9 effectivefrom 08 January 2017. To amend Timetable.
Wonder if the spare Mackem mover will be shifted up to allow the 309 / 310 to be split and no longer interwork bar early mornings, some early evenings and Sunday daytimes meaning a PVR increase to 17 (minus any scheduled 'red shed' workings). I know that the 3 minute layover on the 310 is proving to be tight at times and it would make sense to split them making sure that any problems on one route don't have a knock on effect on the other as seen with the Tall Ships etc. Also taking into account that Percy Main may well have extra capacity with the 9 being transferred to Deptford.
The average driving hours would be as follows taking into account the 5hr30m rule plus additional driving time driving the van to and from Percy Main to North Tyneside Hospital or New York if both were to be split.
309 (3hr 43mins + 20mins positioning time):
- New York: 00:09
- Newcastle: 00:43
- Newcastle: 00:50
- Blyth: 01:54
- Blyth: 02:05 (extra minute added either between Whitley Bay Cemetery and Town Centre or between Whitley Bay Town Centre and North Tyneside Hospital)
- Newcastle: 03:13
- Newcastle: 03:20
- New York: 03:52
310 (4hr 46mins + 10mins positioning time - only need to drive van up to Verne Road from depot nearby):
Verne Road: 00:15
Newcastle: 00:51
Newcastle: 00:57
North Shields: 01:43 (extra 4 minutes added between Newcastle and North Shields)
North Shields: 01:48
Newcastle: 02:36 (extra minute added throughout whole route)
Newcastle: 02:42
North Shields: 03:28
North Shields: 03:33
Newcastle: 04:21
Newcastle: 04:27
Verne Road: 05:01