(23 May 2024, 10:52 am)Lewispark1509 wrote I've noticed this morning that Percy Main had a 'little oopsie' moment and had a number of services running late, and some not running at all.

Whoever is running Percy Main depot (and the drivers) need a strong word but you'd be better off talking to a brick wall. I've listed all the buses this morning that ran late for no apparent reason and have sent them to Nexus. But then again, Nexus is just as bad as Go North East. If not, worse.

18A: Byker [M] - Longbenton
Due out of Byker Metro at 7:20 didn't run until 8:50 throughout.

317: Whitley Bay - Wallsend
6:43 to turn up half an hour late, BEHIND the 7:13 bus, resulted in the returning 7:57 trip from Whitley Bay not run from Whitley Bay to North Shields, with no bus to replace lost sections.

7:43 from Wallsend to WB commenced at North Shields Ferry Landing at 8:31, although due at 8:26. Tracking also shows it being buses first run of the day.

8:19 trip somehow got 30 minutes late and terminated at Percy Main. No bus to replace lost section onwards to Whitley Bay. Returning 9:27 trip to Wallsend was replaced, however, bus commenced at Malvern Road.

354: Newcastle - North Shields
6:29 trip out of Newcastle didn't commence until Silverlink.

I trust that you have reported these to GNE customer services, and that these are real “on the ground observations” rather than things you’ve seen on bustimes.org.

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(23 May 2024, 11:52 am)V514DFT wrote I know the 307 i was waiting for yesterday was 10 minutes late, it was due on Verne Road at 11:36, so i opted for a Taxi (i was in a lousy mood anyway)

307 and 309 seem to be carrying a lot of extra passengers recently due to the large number of journeys on Arriva 306/308 that are cancelled. Extra passengers generally results in late running.
Arriva performance on the coast road isn’t good even when they are running.