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RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - OrangeArrow49 - 16 Jan 2022 I think certain areas should have certain operators Newcastle - Go North East with Stagecoach links between areas (independent operators from West Newcastle - A-Line, Phoenix, Henry Cooper and Peter Hogg for long distance links to Newcastle, big three operators in Gosforth/Great Park/Kingston Park and the Hexham services as now) Gateshead - Go North East (Stagecoach X24/X34 serving Gateshead for South Shields and Sunderland) North Tyneside - Stagecoach (Go North East Q3 in Wallsend, Arriva in Killingworth, Tynemouth, North Shields Whitley Bay and Blyth) South Tyneside - Stagecoach Sunderland - Go North East and Stagecoach Durham - Go North East (Stanley Travel for local services in Stanley, Weardale for Consett) Northumberland - Arriva (GNE 74/684 and the Arriva/Stagecoach 685) Gateshead Central Taxis, Henry Cooper and JH Coaches for contracted services. Weardale for scholars. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Storx - 16 Jan 2022 (16 Jan 2022, 4:04 am)OrangeArrow49 I think certain areas should have certain operators The better option imo is making operators irrelevant and all you need to do is sort out ticketing. The bus companies should come together and come with a set of prices which they all follow with one day ticket between the whole lot and a set of zones which all operators follow. Then get arid of all single operator tickets (corridor tickets still allowed). Now whoever is running them is irrelevant and the competition element doesn't really exist anymore since they compliment each other instead. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Bazza - 16 Jan 2022 (16 Jan 2022, 8:02 am)Storx The better option imo is making operators irrelevant and all you need to do is sort out ticketing. I don’t disagree But why have different operators? Take them all back into public ownership, an arms length company, with a profit for purpose ethos. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - 54APhotography - 16 Jan 2022 (15 Jan 2022, 7:43 pm)cbma06 If I remember that the old Sunderland to South Shields line , just after east boldon station the line used to split off to the right and then rejoin on the railway line to South Shields just before Tyne dock station, you can still see the layout still on goggle maps and it doesn’t look any part have been built onThe trackbed is lost close to the Lidl store. The original proposal would only have had a station at Biddick, liable at the A1300 roadbridge. The reality of a service between Shields and Sunderland was fairly easily dismissed. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Malarkey - 23 Jan 2022 10A - Newborough - Fourstones - St.Andrew's Cemetry - Hexham - Beaufront - Corbridge - Ovington - Ovingham - Prudoe - Crawcrook - Wylam - Heddon-On-The-Wall - Throckley - Newburn - Newcastle Business Park - Newcastle Revised route combines services 682/686/687 between Newborough and Prudoe with an extension to Newcastle via Newcastle Business Park opening up a series of new links from the Tyne Valley operating Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday and Hourly on a Sunday. Services 682/686 & 687 Withdrawn 12/12A - Blackhall Mill - Chopwell - High Spen - Greenside - Winlaton - Blaydon - Newcastle Business Park - Newcastle One each per hour extended from Winlaton to Blackhall Mill replacing service 10A offering a quicker service into Newcastle. Connections to MetroCentre maintained by Services 47/47A for those between Blackhall Mill and High Spen with connections for those in Greenside to be made at Blaydon with Services 10/10A/10B and 49/49A. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - MurdnunoC - 23 Jan 2022 (23 Jan 2022, 4:43 pm)Malarkey 10A - Newborough - Fourstones - St.Andrew's Cemetry - Hexham - Beaufront - Corbridge - Ovington - Ovingham - Prudoe - Crawcrook - Wylam - Heddon-On-The-Wall - Throckley - Newburn - Newcastle Business Park - Newcastle Question!! How do you think the bus will get from Ovingham to Prudhoe? This is why this thread cannot be taken seriously anymore. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Omega54 - 23 Jan 2022 (23 Jan 2022, 4:43 pm)Malarkey 10A - Newborough - Fourstones - St.Andrew's Cemetry - Hexham - Beaufront - Corbridge - Ovington - Ovingham - Prudoe - Crawcrook - Wylam - Heddon-On-The-Wall - Throckley - Newburn - Newcastle Business Park - NewcastleTbh, the extension to Blackhall Mill is already subsided by the council. I don't really think 2ph will do anything more tbh. And 10A just seems like a route which will take upwards of 2hours. When the 684 is around 1hr 10 mins, and the 10 is around 1hr 15mins Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - cbma06 - 23 Jan 2022 (23 Jan 2022, 4:43 pm)Malarkey 10A - Newborough - Fourstones - St.Andrew's Cemetry - Hexham - Beaufront - Corbridge - Ovington - Ovingham - Prudoe - Crawcrook - Wylam - Heddon-On-The-Wall - Throckley - Newburn - Newcastle Business Park - Newcastle What happens when the 10A gets stuck in an accident etc… on the Newcastle side of the service , which will have a knock on effect on the whole route , which wouldn’t effect the other side of the 682/686 and 687 if these services still run. It’s like service 20 , if somethings happens on the Durham side it will have a knock on effect on the shields side with services terminating at Sunderland and the shields section getting screwed over Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Tyne_Traveller - 23 Jan 2022 Once saw a United Bristol VR miss the turn at Low Prudhoe and go over the level crossing towards Ovingham Bridge, suffice to say he soon realised his mistake. The weight and width restriction would scupper this, indeed that's why the 686 was initially set up to get residents of Ovingham to Prudhoe. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Omega54 - 23 Jan 2022 (23 Jan 2022, 6:29 pm)Tyne_Traveller Once saw a United Bristol VR miss the turn at Low Prudhoe and go over the level crossing towards Ovingham Bridge, suffice to say he soon realised his mistake.Wonder how many accidents happen on that bridge. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - MurdnunoC - 23 Jan 2022 (23 Jan 2022, 6:54 pm)Omega54 Wonder how many accidents happen on that bridge. Not sure. But imagine how many more accidents you'll have trying to get a bus across? There would be no bridge left by the end of the week. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - GNE6312 - 23 Jan 2022 Not sure if this would work but what about reinstating the X88 as less of an express and more serving local areas around Washington here it is 88: Concord Blackfell Oxclose The Galleries Fatfield Harraton Rickleton Non-Stop Dunston Metrocentre Every 60 minutes RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Adrian - 23 Jan 2022 (23 Jan 2022, 10:21 pm)GNE6312 Not sure if this would work but what about reinstating the X88 as less of an express and more serving local areas around Washington here it is There was previously the 183 which largely followed that route, but also serving Barley Mow and Birtley, Team Valley then the Metrocentre. Eventually it was revised to do Concord to the Galleries via Albany iirc, then Harraton, Rickleton, Barley Mow, Birtley and a pretty long-winded way to the Metrocentre. The 183 was replaced by another service around 2005/06 (71 springs to mind, but I can't remember in all honesty), but that was very short-lived before being axed completely. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Tiger5105 - 24 Jan 2022 Not sure where to post this so I've put it on here! Can anyone please tell me the PVR of the X30/31/70/71/72. I had thought it was 12 but a comment on a Facebook group would suggest some E400's receiving black generic rears which would only leave 11 green ones. Thanks RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - peter - 24 Jan 2022 (24 Jan 2022, 6:56 pm)Tiger5105 Not sure where to post this so I've put it on here! Pretty sure it's 11. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Dan - 24 Jan 2022 (24 Jan 2022, 6:56 pm)Tiger5105 Not sure where to post this so I've put it on here! The PVR is 11 (f/n 6341-51 should be allocated). RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Omega54 - 24 Jan 2022 (24 Jan 2022, 7:25 pm)Dan The PVR is 11 (f/n 6341-51 should be allocated).So 69 Plates, with the X30 branding will be put into spares. I thought the 69 plates were spare, they're always in service. Sadly got one last week or the week before on the X45. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - streetdeckfan - 24 Jan 2022 (24 Jan 2022, 7:30 pm)Omega54 So 69 Plates, with the X30 branding will be put into spares.Yeah, you definitely don't want to get one of the manky old 69 plates, might as well scrap them. Sent from my AC2003 using Tapatalk RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - mb134 - 24 Jan 2022 (24 Jan 2022, 7:30 pm)Omega54 So 69 Plates, with the X30 branding will be put into spares. Yes - it's a really good use of resources to have 69 plate buses sitting around all day. Not sure how you coped having a journey on a 2 year old bus, my heart bleeds for you. RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2 - Omega54 - 24 Jan 2022 (24 Jan 2022, 8:23 pm)mb134 Yes - it's a really good use of resources to have 69 plate buses sitting around all day.Why thanks. I mean I don't mind them however it is that they have the older tables, and they seem to be following me around, the last 4 out of 6 times I have had a ADL 400 MMC its been one of them, I just refer the 20/70' plate tables. |