(03 Jan 2018, 7:41 pm)Panasonic44 wrote [Crusader 27 and new Crusader service 26
There will be more journeys to Newcastle, with buses between Newcastle and Jarrow now running up to every 10 minutes on Monday-Saturday daytimes, and every 15 minutes on Sunday daytimes. Journeys will continue to run every 30 minutes on evenings.
Between Jarrow and South Shields, journeys will run every 20 minutes as service 27 on the current route via Tyne Dock, and every 20 minutes as service 26 via Primrose, South Leam and South Tyneside Hospital, replacing this section of services 88 and 88A.
This offers new direct connections to Newcastle from areas such as York Avenue, Primrose and South Leam.
In Jarrow Bus Station, services 26 and 27 will use stand E towards Newcastle. Service 26 towards South Shields will use stand A, with service 27 towards South Shields using stand C.]
Jarrow Stand A 26 should be with 27 @ stand C not to confuse people.
Anyword about Ticket prices and what services included? because they will need New Day & Weekly Ticket South Tyneside & Crusader?
[New Service H1
New service H1 will provide direct connections between Hebburn and South Tyneside Hospital between approximately 9.30am and 2.30pm.]
This service will not last for long due to 2:30pm end time esp with Hosptial Visting times in Afternoon 2 to 4pm and 7-8pm would have been better to end it at 8:30pm.
It should be 9am to 8:30pm non stop Hourly, serving Shields Town Centre, Hospital, Jarrow Bus Station and Hebburn Town Centre only. That would get more people using it? I think GNE may choose omnicity as stand in for 6 months if not they should use Solo bus.
Sorry but this trial H1 service is deliberately set up to fail after 6 months.just wondering if this service was GNE's attempt at appeasement ,because south Tyneside is going to suffer service cuts,laid out to look like improvement. I.e. the 88/88A they say ,suffer badly to timetable,but the new 26 from jarrow is following the same route to south shields,so how can this service be an improvement on the current one, especially as the 26 has the delays of going to Newcastle added into the equation,where is the timetabled improvements.i think the 88/88A problems were the lindisfarne road expansion over last 15 month or so, and as it is now running better, the 88/88A would more than likely have improved if left alone.