(14 May 2019, 6:22 am)Dan wrote Least we managed to get a surprise in there for you then!  

Blue Arrow isn't remaining - the Little Coasters brand will also encompass service 11 as part of the network review this weekend - the staff notice which went out last week that suggested the new brand sits alongside Coaster, Cobalt & Coast and Blue Arrow was slightly incorrect in this respect..!

Which Solo's are going on the "Little Coasters?"

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(13 May 2019, 8:26 pm)Citaro5326 wrote Think we will see 5229-5232 trandfer to percy main and 4978-4982 go , the Fab 56 rebrand got told that it will be Two tone orange. Love the idea of little coasters too which has been announced

That could look nice, as along as flowers don't spoil it....

(14 May 2019, 6:30 am)Michael wrote Which Solo's are going on the "Little Coasters?"

691 is being repainted now.

(14 May 2019, 6:39 am)Dan wrote 691 is being repainted now.

Thanks, when you get time are you able to let us know whats transfering where this week due to changes?

Thanks

(14 May 2019, 6:43 am)Michael wrote Thanks, when you get time are you able to let us know whats transfering where this week due to changes?

Thanks

I wouldn't want to spoil all of the surprises for Sunday!

(14 May 2019, 6:19 am)RBZ 5459 wrote That's the new brand for the Percy Main's indiGo network. Blue Arrow is remaining.

Strange considering the 40/41/42 don't even go to the coast haha...

(14 May 2019, 6:22 am)Dan wrote Least we managed to get a surprise in there for you then!  

Blue Arrow isn't remaining - the Little Coasters brand will also encompass service 11 as part of the network review this weekend - the staff notice which went out last week that suggested the new brand sits alongside Coaster, Cobalt & Coast and Blue Arrow was slightly incorrect in this respect..!

Did think seeing Blue Arrow being kept was an odd one.
I approve 

(14 May 2019, 7:52 am)Tom wrote Strange considering the 40/41/42 don't even go to the coast haha...

It's like those green Streetlites on the 8 and 78. They don't pass the coast either.

Gotta love the fact of getting OLD buses back on the Indigos after years of the knackered old darts,finally get new buses then they take them off,kinda backwards tbh

(14 May 2019, 4:39 am)Dan wrote There's only 8 of those, but the weekday PVR of the Loop is 9.

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We've still got 5263/4/5/74 at Percy Main too, surely enough to keep the PVR and spares

With 724/725 leaving Crook, and extra buses needed for the X21, what will be allocated to the evening 86?

(14 May 2019, 4:37 pm)S830OFT wrote With 724/725 leaving Crook, and extra buses needed for the X21, what will be allocated to the evening 86?

I should imagine streetdecks, can’t see a versa being sent from Chester

Does anybody know where the bus stop 'Tindale Hospital' on the revised southbound X21 route is? I walk that way every day and I'm fairly certain I haven't seen a stop where Google Maps says it is. Having looked on Streetview it looks like there used to be a stop there but it's been removed, and I don't think the council can put in a new bus stop in time.

There's two ways that the bus could go, either turn right at the junction, go past Lidl, then left at the roundabout to Sainsburys, then go back on itself at the roundabout towards Tesco, 

or it could go straight over the junction, down Dilks street, where there is actually another bus stop, then right at the roundabout past Premier Inn then Right again at Sainsburys then on to Tesco (which I think would be better especially with the traffic)


Actually, having looked at the map again, instead of going back on itself, it'll probably go round past the stadium and use the stop behind Costa, although I still think it would be easier the second way

676 is currently in the paintshop, https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/32...ateposted/

Photo by Bazza


677 is about to leave Thorntons - Via info from Dan on another photo by Bazza - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/47...otostream/

(14 May 2019, 6:07 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Does anybody know where the bus stop 'Tindale Hospital' on the revised southbound X21 route is? I walk that way every day and I'm fairly certain I haven't seen a stop where Google Maps says it is. Having looked on Streetview it looks like there used to be a stop there but it's been removed, and I don't think the council can put in a new bus stop in time.

There's two ways that the bus could go, either turn right at the junction, go past Lidl, then left at the roundabout to Sainsburys, then go back on itself at the roundabout towards Tesco, 

or it could go straight over the junction, down Dilks street, where there is actually another bus stop, then right at the roundabout past Premier Inn then Right again at Sainsburys then on to Tesco (which I think would be better especially with the traffic)


Actually, having looked at the map again, instead of going back on itself, it'll probably go round past the stadium and use the stop behind Costa, although I still think it would be easier the second way

To me it looks like towards Tindle will go down Greenfields Road, turn right onto Maude Terrace past McDonald's left at the roundabout serving the stop opposite Sainsbury's, right at the roundabout heading past football club, right at the next roundabout then right onto Maude Terrace serving the stop outside Costa then looks as if it will serve the Club - Walting Road stop then Proudfoot Drive etc to head back to the Town Centre.

If you look closely at provided screenshot, this is where the Hospital stop is (Tindle bound), if you look closely you can just see evidence of the road markings that a bus stop was once there

(14 May 2019, 7:05 pm)Jimmi wrote To me it looks like towards Tindle will go down Greenfields Road, turn right onto Maude Terrace past McDonald's left at the roundabout serving the stop opposite Sainsbury's, right at the roundabout heading past football club, right at the next roundabout then right onto Maude Terrace serving the stop outside Costa then looks as if it will serve the Club - Walting Road stop then Proudfoot Drive etc to head back to the Town Centre.

If you look closely at provided screenshot, this is where the Hospital stop is, if you look closely you can just see evidence of the road markings that a bus stop was once there

I saw that there are the remains of a bus stop there, I just wonder whether Durham Council will bother repainting the markings for the stop and put up a post.
Either way, it's much better for me than the 18 route, I just wish it ran later into the evening.

(14 May 2019, 7:14 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I saw that there are the remains of a bus stop there, I just wonder whether Durham Council will bother repainting the markings for the stop and put up a post.
Either way, it's much better for me than the 18 route, I just wish it ran later into the evening.

When they re-routed the X31 in Stanley last year DCC did resurrect an old bus stop and put up a new pole so it's certainly possible they will do that.

Does anybody know what bus will be allocated to the new 28b service on Sunday?

(15 May 2019, 9:00 am)Rob44 wrote Does anybody know what bus will be allocated to the new 28b service on Sunday?

Likely a Coast and Country StreetLite, as it was said it will interwork with the 28.

cheers

Branded timetables for the Xlines are now available on GNE website

(15 May 2019, 12:28 pm)LeeCalder wrote Branded timetables for the Xlines are now available on GNE website

Really dont like how the branding will say "From Go North East". Makes it sound as if it's being run on behalf of a 3rd party. Has the "Journeys taken care of" been dropped......seems strange as it's on the new C&C

(15 May 2019, 7:38 am)garym67 wrote When they re-routed the X31 in Stanley last year DCC did resurrect an old bus stop and put up a new pole so it's certainly possible they will do that.

When the SNE started the 22 to Cobalt and Silverlink they installed a new bus stop at the top of Churchill Street near the school,a stop that either hadnt been there for years of a stop that hadnt been there at all

(15 May 2019, 12:38 pm)JP6004 wrote Really dont like how the branding will say "From Go North East". Makes it sound as if it's being run on behalf of a 3rd party. Has the "Journeys taken care of" been dropped......seems strange as it's on the new C&C

The content and wording, gives me the impression they're pushing it over the 20. 

Even at the bottom of the timetable, there's something about there being more frequent buses between Sunderland and Durham, but they take longer.

Pleased to see that part of Fencehouses isn't losing its direct link to Sunderland completely. Just the ones lost with the 36 and beyond, towards Shields on the 20A.

It seems like more of a promotional leaflet than an actual timetable to me. I just wonder what it'd look like with a more crowded timetable
But I must say, the design of the Xlines branding is starting to grow on me, it just happens to be my two least favourite colours combined into one design. I hope when they start rolling it out they vary the colours

It's a Ray Stenning inspired/designed timetable...definitely a step up from the bland timetables GNE used to have.

(15 May 2019, 3:05 pm)omnicity4659 wrote It's a Ray Stenning inspired/designed timetable...definitely a step up from the bland timetables GNE used to have.

I quite liked the old timetable design, it was a table of times, northing more, nothing less

After seeing the timetable design for the X6|X7 and X20, I'm really disappointed with GNE. There really wasn't a thing wrong with the old timetable designs, and I hate the use of the stock images to show the landmarks. Their new typeface is also absolutely dreadful compared to the previous.

I also hate the fact GNE are removing brand names and replacing them with ridiculous ones... Blue Arrow merging into "Little Coasters"? replacing IndiGo... what on earth... Blue Arrow was fine... very confused as to why companies bypass the sensical phrase 'if it's not broken, don't fix it'.

To me, this whole GNE branding refresh is awful. The corporate livery was fine, and the brands that have since been removed should have stayed. Lambton Worm, Waggonway, Whey Aye Five-O - all now standard GNE routes... boring! I'm dreading what's coming next after this X-lines announcement.

(15 May 2019, 6:01 pm)BeachBoy99 wrote After seeing the timetable design for the X6|X7 and X20, I'm really disappointed with GNE. There really wasn't a thing wrong with the old timetable designs, and I hate the use of the stock images to show the landmarks. Their new typeface is also absolutely dreadful compared to the previous.

I also hate the fact GNE are removing brand names and replacing them with ridiculous ones... Blue Arrow merging into "Little Coasters"? replacing IndiGo... what on earth... Blue Arrow was fine... very confused as to why companies bypass the sensical phrase 'if it's not broken, don't fix it'.

To me, this whole GNE branding refresh is awful. The corporate livery was fine, and the brands that have since been removed should have stayed. Lambton Worm, Waggonway, Whey Aye Five-O - all now standard GNE routes... boring! I'm dreading what's coming next after this X-lines announcement.

I believe it's to move to a more standardised style of branding. Commercial common sense if you ask me.....

(15 May 2019, 6:01 pm)BeachBoy99 wrote After seeing the timetable design for the X6|X7 and X20, I'm really disappointed with GNE. There really wasn't a thing wrong with the old timetable designs, and I hate the use of the stock images to show the landmarks. Their new typeface is also absolutely dreadful compared to the previous.

I also hate the fact GNE are removing brand names and replacing them with ridiculous ones... Blue Arrow merging into "Little Coasters"? replacing IndiGo... what on earth... Blue Arrow was fine... very confused as to why companies bypass the sensical phrase 'if it's not broken, don't fix it'.

To me, this whole GNE branding refresh is awful. The corporate livery was fine, and the brands that have since been removed should have stayed. Lambton Worm, Waggonway, Whey Aye Five-O - all now standard GNE routes... boring! I'm dreading what's coming next after this X-lines announcement.

I quite like it the timetable design, better than before.

In someways, its not end of the world if they remove certain brands.... the likes of the Whey Aye Five-0 was ridiculous, same as See It Do it Sunderland.... 

End of the day, its up to the managers etc if they want to remove a brand etc.

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(15 May 2019, 6:18 pm)LeeCalder wrote I believe it's to move to a more standardised style of branding. Commercial common sense if you ask me.....

Very much so, end of the day, companies move on and i'm glad they're removing pointless brands and refreshing them.