(26 Nov 2016, 11:27 am)Andreos1 wrote Having used the Arriva live tracking app on and off for a while now, Black Friday and its inevitable delays prompted use of the GNE app for the first time yesterday.
Whilst the display and set up is similar to the ones used by train operators in showing the movement between specific stops, I much prefer the live tracking seen on the ANE version.

I could tell my GNE bus was on its way, but couldn't identify if it was moving, stuck at a stop etc. It was a case of 'it's passed X, but not sure where it is in relation to Y'.

However, when I tested it out on a service running in pairs, the app didn't translate that. It just said when A bus was due. Not that there were two.

Still useful, compared to not having a clue if it was running or not.

About half the buses dont track on android or live ones stop tracking. It's also incredibily slow, crashes and all sorts. It just follows the timetables, it takes 1 minute to get from marley hill to sunnide but timetabled for 3. If a bus says it's 4 mins due, it means it's going to be at my stop within 30 seconds.
Apparently it's better for apple, but I still think there's a long way to come until it's reliable.
Half the stops in country durham still have 43 instead of 6, and dont show half the services which run there. Stand G on stanley only shows the 16A consett bound and 816 durham bound. The 16A leaves on stand D to consett, whereas the 16 leaves to durham on G.
It's utterly unreliable if you have no clue about the area you're in. Better sticking to paper, but if you're experienced it's a starting point for what's to come at least.

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