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RE: North East Bus Stations - Ambassador - 01 Apr 2016
Kinda related...the Nexus digital screens on Durham Road don't seem to able to cope with X21 and 21 on evenings and Sunday's.
They either show X21 or both X21 and 21 at the same time. I did raise this with Nexus but was told it's based on the info the operator provides which seems to be a cop out. Common sense not prevailing....well it's nexus
RE: North East Bus Stations - wise owl - 02 Apr 2016
Passengers dont look at who the operator is, simply the service number. And in reality they rarely look at the service number on the front of the bus anyway, they only see a bus coming and think its what the want.
RE: North East Bus Stations - BusLoverMum - 02 Apr 2016
(02 Apr 2016, 7:51 am)wise owl Passengers dont look at who the operator is, simply the service number. And in reality they rarely look at the service number on the front of the bus anyway, they only see a bus coming and think its what the want.
Sometimes they only look at the destinations. It's pretty common for people to catch the 22 to Sunderland before they realise that it takes 40 minutes longer than the 20/20a
I think we're in a position at the moment where there is no duplicate numbering between arriva and gne services around co Durham but there has been, even in the recent past, so if DCC are going to have the operator on display in their bus stations, they may as well make it useful.
RE: North East Bus Stations - Andreos1 - 02 Apr 2016
(02 Apr 2016, 7:51 am)wise owl Passengers dont look at who the operator is, simply the service number. And in reality they rarely look at the service number on the front of the bus anyway, they only see a bus coming and think its what the want.
Quite often the colour of the bus is what they look for.
The perils of route branding and wrong allocations!
RE: North East Bus Stations - omnicity4659 - 03 Apr 2016
Ashington bus station has been fitted with free wifi.
RE: North East Bus Stations - G-CPTN - 03 Apr 2016
(02 Apr 2016, 9:23 am)BusLoverMum Sometimes they only look at the destinations.
This certainly happens at Hexham, with passengers trying to board Arriva buses with GNE tickets (and vice versa) or electing to board the TEN when the 685/X84/X85 would get them to Newcastle sooner - even though it means waiting for a later departure.
RE: North East Bus Stations - Michael - 11 May 2016
Park Lanes busy tonight, around where stands A-G are.
RE: North East Bus Stations - BusLoverMum - 11 May 2016
(11 May 2016, 4:27 pm)Michael Park Lanes busy tonight, around where stands A-G are.
A19 has been closed
http://m.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/a19-update-man-given-roadside-surgery-after-heart-problems-as-serious-collision-causes-hours-of-problems-for-motorists-1-7905294
RE: North East Bus Stations - Michael - 11 May 2016
(11 May 2016, 5:45 pm)BusLoverMum A19 has been closed
http://m.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/a19-update-man-given-roadside-surgery-after-heart-problems-as-serious-collision-causes-hours-of-problems-for-motorists-1-7905294
Oh i forgot haha
RE: North East Bus Stations - NK53 TKT - 12 Jun 2016
(03 Apr 2016, 2:01 pm)G-CPTN This certainly happens at Hexham, with passengers trying to board Arriva buses with GNE tickets (and vice versa) or electing to board the TEN when the 685/X84/X85 would get them to Newcastle sooner - even though it means waiting for a later departure.
A similar issue occurs at the Haymarket, passengers look at the destination on the board and it may say the number 51, this is much slower than the 308 or 309 for example. Sometimes however the numbers can be misleading. The 308 is faster than all the MAX buses Newcastle to Blyth
RE: North East Bus Stations - Kuyoyo - 12 Jun 2016
(12 Jun 2016, 10:30 pm)NK53 TKT A similar issue occurs at the Haymarket, passengers look at the destination on the board and it may say the number 51, this is much slower than the 308 or 309 for example. Sometimes however the numbers can be misleading. The 308 is faster than all the MAX buses Newcastle to Blyth
BIB: No it's not - 308 is timed for 1 hour Blyth-Newcastle, 5 minutes slower than the X7/X9/X11 and 7 minutes slower than the X10. The only one it is quicker than is the X8 (1 hour 8 minutes). 308 actually takes 1 hour 3 minutes Blyth to Newcastle.
RE: North East Bus Stations - NK53 TKT - 12 Jun 2016
(12 Jun 2016, 10:39 pm)Kuyoyo BIB: No it's not - 308 is timed for 1 hour Blyth-Newcastle, 5 minutes slower than the X7/X9/X11 and 7 minutes slower than the X10. The only one it is quicker than is the X8 (1 hour 8 minutes). 308 actually takes 1 hour 3 minutes Blyth to Newcastle.
It takes 54 mins off peak
RE: North East Bus Stations - Kuyoyo - 12 Jun 2016
(12 Jun 2016, 10:46 pm)NK53 TKT It takes 54 mins off peak
X7/X9/X10 are still quicker:
X7/X9 take 53 minutes
X10 takes 52 minutes
X11 takes the same time as the 308.
RE: North East Bus Stations - Adrian - 12 Jun 2016
(12 Jun 2016, 10:46 pm)NK53 TKT It takes 54 mins off peak
Great. You can get there in 54 minutes, if you can wait until midnight...
RE: North East Bus Stations - Rapidsnap - 13 Jun 2016
Prob get there even quicker as the driver will want to go home, or there's no passengers.