Shortest north east routes.
Shortest north east routes.
Am just wondering what some of the shortest routes in the North East area must be to have existed. The two I can think of are.
Service 5 Headland - Hart Station which took less than 10 minutes and could easily do a round trip within 20 minutes.
The TR1 Middlesbrough Bus Station - Middleheaven ( Middlesbrough College ).
A journey time of around 5 minutes end to end.
However both can easily by the former Hartlepool shopping shuttle 25 service which was simply Victoria road to to the Marina.
I can’t think of any other registered services that have been shorter than these unless anyone else can.
The current 416 between Morpeth Bus Station and St. George's Hospital is probably up there. Comes in at a 4 minute drive on Google Maps, at a distance of 1 mile, it's timetabled for 6 minutes.
https://bustimes.org/services/416-morpeth-morpeth.
(14 Oct 2023, 10:35 pm)col87 Am just wondering what some of the shortest routes in the North East area must be to have existed. The two I can think of are.
Service 5 Headland - Hart Station which took less than 10 minutes and could easily do a round trip within 20 minutes.
The TR1 Middlesbrough Bus Station - Middleheaven ( Middlesbrough College ).
A journey time of around 5 minutes end to end.
However both can easily by the former Hartlepool shopping shuttle 25 service which was simply Victoria road to to the Marina.
I can’t think of any other registered services that have been shorter than these unless anyone else can.
(14 Oct 2023, 10:35 pm)col87 Am just wondering what some of the shortest routes in the North East area must be to have existed. The two I can think of are.
Service 5 Headland - Hart Station which took less than 10 minutes and could easily do a round trip within 20 minutes.
The TR1 Middlesbrough Bus Station - Middleheaven ( Middlesbrough College ).
A journey time of around 5 minutes end to end.
However both can easily by the former Hartlepool shopping shuttle 25 service which was simply Victoria road to to the Marina.
I can’t think of any other registered services that have been shorter than these unless anyone else can.
The late 80s there was Go ahead Northern service 546 Jarrow to Hill Park Estate. Approx 14 minutes round trip
The currency operated by GCT 61 is north road to whitesmocks and back in all of 16 minutes.
763 Consett Bus Station - St James Court (4 minutes)
30 Stanley to Quaking Houses (8 mins)
40 - Durham Cathedral to Rail Station (9 mins)
40A Durham Cathedral to Coach Park (6 mins)
PR2 Howlands to Durham City Centre (7 mins)
The following could also fit in but it's an argument how they are registered and your interpretation as it's mostly of a circular nature and/or takes longer in one direction than the other:
9 Bishop Auckland - Woodhouse Close
17 Newton Aycliffe Town Service
115 Spennymoor - Greenways
Washington: when the 83 was renumbered to the 82A in (I think) February 2015, the part of the route that ran from Concord to Heworth was axed. For a while GNE ran a service from Concord to Stephenson Industrial Estate and back to Concord as service number 982 on early mornings and late afternoons to compensate for the loss of that part of the route. The journey was 5 minutes from Concord to Stephenson. I'm not sure if this would count as it only ran Monday to Friday, it consisted of only 7 runs and was effectively a workers special. The service was scrapped after about a year as it was little used.
(16 Oct 2023, 7:22 am)Robbie64 Washington: when the 83 was renumbered to the 82A in (I think) February 2015, the part of the route that ran from Concord to Heworth was axed. For a while GNE ran a service from Concord to Stephenson Industrial Estate and back to Concord as service number 982 on early mornings and late afternoons to compensate for the loss of that part of the route. The journey was 5 minutes from Concord to Stephenson. I'm not sure if this would count as it only ran Monday to Friday, it consisted of only 7 runs and was effectively a workers special. The service was scrapped after about a year as it was little used.
(16 Oct 2023, 7:22 am)Robbie64 Washington: when the 83 was renumbered to the 82A in (I think) February 2015, the part of the route that ran from Concord to Heworth was axed. For a while GNE ran a service from Concord to Stephenson Industrial Estate and back to Concord as service number 982 on early mornings and late afternoons to compensate for the loss of that part of the route. The journey was 5 minutes from Concord to Stephenson. I'm not sure if this would count as it only ran Monday to Friday, it consisted of only 7 runs and was effectively a workers special. The service was scrapped after about a year as it was little used.
Do you think short quick circular routes 15 or 30 min round trips are more beneficial and reliable than cross city services?
(16 Oct 2023, 2:11 pm)DaveFromUpNorth Do you think short quick circular routes 15 or 30 min round trips are more beneficial and reliable than cross city services?
(16 Oct 2023, 2:11 pm)DaveFromUpNorth Do you think short quick circular routes 15 or 30 min round trips are more beneficial and reliable than cross city services?
Short routes I can think of....
ASDA Free Bus: Bishop Auckland Bus Station to Bishop Auckland Asda - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...2266028613
Holy Island Shuttle: Car Parks - Lindisfarne Castle - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...3187842383
Mecca Bingo Bus: Gateshead Interchange - Gateshead Mecca Bingo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...0513124306
Newcastle Park and Ride: Blackett Street - Manors Car Park - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1867090717
South Shields Shuttle: Keppel Street - Gypsy Green Stadium - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...0814748077
8X: South Hylton - Pennywell - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...2986452722
40: Durham Cathedral Bus - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...0981985628
60: Gateshead Interchange - Gateshead Baltic - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9485739377
68: Four Lane Ends - Tyneview Park DWP - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...6101025800
105: Byker Shopping Park - Byker Shields Road - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...2152632714
A1: Metrocentre Bus Station - Metrocentre ASDA - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...6562624891
A3: Byker ASDA - Byker Metro & Denmark Street - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...3136613992
G1: Metrocentre Bus Station - Gala Bingo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...7373231265
IKEA: Metrocentre Bus Station - IKEA - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...1919978616
M12: Pelaw Metro - Fairways Estate - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...2545496341
S1: Metrocentre Circular - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9119302117
S2: Metrocentre to Watermark (less than a mile each way) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9118547863
