(13 Dec 2024, 6:31 pm)Michael wrote 26th January 2025:

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 717287 (71, 72A, 72, 87) Grainger Street North Walbottle, Chapel House or Newbiggin Hall

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD E1E2 (E1, E6, E2) Sunderland South Shields

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 1011n (11, 10) Chapel House or West Denton Park North Kenton

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 1819 (18, 18A) Sunderland City Centre Grangetown or Gilley Law

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 23 (23) Dene Estate Thorney Close

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 516 (516) South Shields Interchange South Tyneside District Hospital

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Variation BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD 960 (960) South Shields Interchange Waterview Park

18/18A - Minor timetable changes and revised route around Grindon to aid reliability


10/11 - Revised timetable to improve reliability. Monday to Friday morning journeys revised to operate slightly earlier, with afternoon journeys to operate slightly later. Stand time taken out of Pooley Road on all affected trips Monday to Saturday, installed into recovery time at Chapel House.


71 (72, 72A, 87) - Following discussions with Ward councillors and Nexus, Service 72/72A revised to operate via Stamfordham Road (Golf Course) and Hillhead Road towards Chapel House, omitting Hillhead Estate, in order to improve reliability. Services towards the City Centre will still operate their current route. There will be other minor reliability based changes to all routes, with Monday to Friday morning buses on all services generally operating slightly earlier until around 1000.

516 - Monday to Saturday service. Minor timetable changes to Monday - Saturday afternoon peak trips for improved on-time running.

960 - Revised timetable to pm journey into South Shields to improve reliabiliiy. Miscellaneous Works Contract.

23 - Minor intermediate timetable changes to provide additional reliability.

E1/E2/E6 - Minor timetable changes to all services to improve reliability.


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So the E's staying the same, that now leaves 10 Yutongs spare - hopefully will be used on a local route - or having 10 a day in the depot is a waste of time and money.


Wonder what the 18 change is around Grindon?

All I can think of is they're changing the loop so it either avoids Chester Road or goes straight up Greenwood.

You get 4 minutes to do the loop and often lose most of it at the roundabout outside the Hastings Hill, so you just play catch-up rest of it.

(9 hours ago)F114TML wrote All I can think of is they're changing the loop so it either avoids Chester Road or goes straight up Greenwood.

You get 4 minutes to do the loop and often lose most of it at the roundabout outside the Hastings Hill, so you just play catch-up rest of it.

Would make sense for it to go via Tay Road - Gleneagles road - Chester Road (Aldi) - Greenwood road then back on to Gleneagles road then on to Grindon lane in to Pennywell.

(10 hours ago)Michael wrote 18/18A - Minor timetable changes and revised route around Grindon to aid reliability


10/11 - Revised timetable to improve reliability. Monday to Friday morning journeys revised to operate slightly earlier, with afternoon journeys to operate slightly later. Stand time taken out of Pooley Road on all affected trips Monday to Saturday, installed into recovery time at Chapel House.


71 (72, 72A, 87) - Following discussions with Ward councillors and Nexus, Service 72/72A revised to operate via Stamfordham Road (Golf Course) and Hillhead Road towards Chapel House, omitting Hillhead Estate, in order to improve reliability. Services towards the City Centre will still operate their current route. There will be other minor reliability based changes to all routes, with Monday to Friday morning buses on all services generally operating slightly earlier until around 1000.

516 - Monday to Saturday service. Minor timetable changes to Monday - Saturday afternoon peak trips for improved on-time running.

960 - Revised timetable to pm journey into South Shields to improve reliabiliiy. Miscellaneous Works Contract.

23 - Minor intermediate timetable changes to provide additional reliability.

E1/E2/E6 - Minor timetable changes to all services to improve reliability.


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So the E's staying the same, that now leaves 10 Yutongs spare - hopefully will be used on a local route - or having 10 a day in the depot is a waste of time and money.


Wonder what the 18 change is around Grindon?

So Sunderland gets the interesting changes and us Geordies get jack! Lol

Gonna be making a trip there soon tho for the Yutongs haha