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RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - DanPicken - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 3:53 pm)BusLoverMum Wow. Looks like some radical changes are being made. Think it may be it not serving the Coach Park at peak times. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - R852 PRG - 08 Sep 2015 Slightly drifting away from the current discussion; with regards to the evening diversions in Chester-le-Street because of some roadworks on Ropery Lane, I was absolutely amazed at how messed up Ropery Lane looked today when I was walking to school. A friend commented that it looked like something from the 1920s; all cobbled and covered in little rocks. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - S813 FVK - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 3:57 pm)Michael Wonder if the 706/707 will be merged with another service... seems the best idea... Doubt it - didn't expect them to keep it for long. Its done well to get to October from January. All it gets on is OAPs from Fines Park and Hamsterley Gardens. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - omnicity4659 - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 3:57 pm)DanPicken Think it may be it not serving the Coach Park at peak times. Also, extra later buses for Christmas. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - NK53 TKT - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 3:53 pm)BusLoverMum Wow. Looks like some radical changes are being made. How do you change the X66? RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - omnicity4659 - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:00 pm)NK53 TKT How do you change the X66? By planning it, then putting a VOSA registration through RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - S813 FVK - 08 Sep 2015 So as the V8 has been cancelled, the extension to Durham could be on the cards. Still don't understand how a 30 minute service can be merged with a every 15 minute service combined (Craghead-Durham section of current 43/44/44A). RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Michael - 08 Sep 2015 Jimmi i hope you don't mind (if you do, i'll delete it!) but i have made a list to make it easier for people to read the changes which have appeared so far: (also saves people re-posting them) VOSA changes for 25th October 2015: Timetable/route changes: 8/8A X66 47 49/49A/49C/64 97/97A/X97 X70/X71/X72 Cancelations: 64/64/95/96/96A X30/130/X31 43/43b/44/836/843/844 31/32 V8/808 X43 131 706/707 New Services: 16 RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - S813 FVK - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:06 pm)S813 FVK So as the V8 has been cancelled, the extension to Durham could be on the cards. Still don't understand how a 30 minute service can be merged with a every 15 minute service combined (Craghead-Durham section of current 43/44/44A). Just been thinking about this: I'm don't think that the Solo's are big enough for the Stanley - Durham section of the Diamonds and i don't think that vehicles the size of the Citaros are small enough for the Stanley - Castleside section of the V8 (in whatever form it may be - may just go as far as Consett). Loads of possibilities - could include the 131 being merged with another route but the East Stanley circular has been changed so much over the last few years. Too much imo. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - S813 FVK - 08 Sep 2015 I'm going to guess that the 31 and 32 will be possibly renumbered 12/13 or something like that to match with the 11 and the current 31 will be rerouted to go along Scotswood Road as proposed in the consultation. 32 should remain as normal. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Andreos1 - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:18 pm)S813 FVK Just been thinking about this:Outside the peaks, what are loads like on the Durham-Stanley section? Admittedly I haven't been over that way for a while, but whenever I have, the stops are few and far between - even excluding the rural sections. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - S813 FVK - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:51 pm)Andreos1 Outside the peaks, what are loads like on the Durham-Stanley section? Suppose they aren't too big but very few journeys have fewer than 13 passengers on at any point over the course of the section. Suppose it could manage fine but its the Peak Times which could prove a problem. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - R852 PRG - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:51 pm)Andreos1 Outside the peaks, what are loads like on the Durham-Stanley section? It seems the Durham-Sacriston and Craghead-Stanley parts of the route are the key corridors in both directions. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Tom - 08 Sep 2015 Does the X31 variation of the X30/X31 need to run, as the 78 follows the same route to Greencroft, but not sure if it serves anywhere without a bus service. If not, the 130 could be extended to Lanchester, half-hourly. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Michael - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:46 pm)S813 FVK I'm going to guess that the 31 and 32 will be possibly renumbered 12/13 or something like that to match with the 11 and the current 31 will be rerouted to go along Scotswood Road as proposed in the consultation. 32 should remain as normal. I think having same route numbers will confuse a lot of people although they aren't in the same area's... Numbers currently not used (Doesn't include letter variations): 3,6,7,12,16,22-26,30,48,51,52,55,62,63,65,66,70-73,75-77,79,81,83,87,89,100 but i doubt well see three number services on all of them - maybe the 131/706/707. All those could be used for new numbers.... RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - S813 FVK - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:57 pm)Tom Does the X31 variation of the X30/X31 need to run, as the 78 follows the same route to Greencroft, but not sure if it serves anywhere without a bus service. The X31 serves Greencroft Industrial Estate, a place not served by any other service (apart from scholars service 823). Other than that, it is just another service from Stanley that serves Annfield Plain, Catchgate, Greencroft, Maiden Law and Lanchester. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - citaro5284 - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:57 pm)Michael I think having same route numbers will confuse a lot of people although they aren't in the same area's... Where is the fun when you use new numbers thou Michael RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Michael - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:59 pm)citaro5284 Where is the fun when you use new numbers thou Michael Well i don't really use any of the Stanley services....only when i'm going to Tanfield RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - S813 FVK - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:57 pm)Michael I think having same route numbers will confuse a lot of people although they aren't in the same area's...Forgot about the current 13 like but if they were just changing the route of the 31, they'd just have a 'route amendment' registration in rather than a cancellation. It was that which got me thinking that they must be doing more with it than changing the route slightly. RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Jimmi - 08 Sep 2015 (08 Sep 2015, 4:55 pm)S813 FVK Suppose they aren't too big but very few journeys have fewer than 13 passengers on at any point over the course of the section. Suppose it could manage fine but its the Peak Times which could prove a problem. The current Diamond services need at least full size single deckers for peak time journeys in/out of Durham with all the people who work, school kids and New College Durham students using the services at these times, the last one of them three can see a good few get on/off at the stop for New College. |