(16 Jan 2014, 9:05 pm)busman101 wrote I agree on the interesting to see how things are doing - not very well when I had a look the other morning in the peak. There where some huge gaps in the 6 as well - unless some buses weren't showing. The app is brilliant, but you need to get the buses on time to get more folk to use them.

I believe there is some issues with some vehicles not showing up which are being worked on - indeed some Stockton vehicles are still running around with baseplates programmed for previous fleet numbers! We have a scrap MPD and one of our lovely Scanias still roaming the streets if you believed the ticket machines...
I've heard about loads of problems with the 6 though so I can't pretend there isn't any!

(16 Jan 2014, 9:12 pm)Dan wrote In regards to the app, is it just me who can't keep track of one specific vehicle or is it a universal problem? It always seems to disappear then re-appear about 10-15 seconds later.
If it is a universal problem, does anyone know why it's happening? I can't imagine there being any fault in picking up a signal from a bus at Central Station in Newcastle, but that one cut off a number of times while moving before cutting off completely about 15 minutes ago.

As far as I can tell there shouldn't be any issues with vehicles disappearing other than when they change trips on the Wayfarer, but should appear again immediately once the new trip is set up. Also they won't show up when the machine is signed off (ie when running light or similar).