Reintroduction of Temporarily Reduced Services Back to Original Frequency
Reintroduction of Temporarily Reduced Services Back to Original Frequency
(11 Sep 2023, 12:10 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Noticed percy main aren't doing great today:
Prehaps there should be temporary measures introduced heres some suggestions:
1 current frequency between Gateshead & Whitley Bay with 1 bus per hour continuing to metrocentre
41 withdrawn (hadrian park &;Battle Hill to Station Road have the 307/309 & Wallsend to Station Road have the 342 so it's a pretty pointless service anyway)
41A remains at every 60 mins (again Battle Hill and whiltshire drive to Wallsend doesn't seem like a popular passage)
Should sort the cobalt & Coasts and 1s fir cancellations and have cruise ship shuttles running when required as today
(11 Sep 2023, 12:10 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Noticed percy main aren't doing great today:
Prehaps there should be temporary measures introduced heres some suggestions:
1 current frequency between Gateshead & Whitley Bay with 1 bus per hour continuing to metrocentre
41 withdrawn (hadrian park &;Battle Hill to Station Road have the 307/309 & Wallsend to Station Road have the 342 so it's a pretty pointless service anyway)
41A remains at every 60 mins (again Battle Hill and whiltshire drive to Wallsend doesn't seem like a popular passage)
Should sort the cobalt & Coasts and 1s fir cancellations and have cruise ship shuttles running when required as today
(11 Sep 2023, 12:10 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Noticed percy main aren't doing great today:
Prehaps there should be temporary measures introduced heres some suggestions:
1 current frequency between Gateshead & Whitley Bay with 1 bus per hour continuing to metrocentre
41 withdrawn (hadrian park &;Battle Hill to Station Road have the 307/309 & Wallsend to Station Road have the 342 so it's a pretty pointless service anyway)
41A remains at every 60 mins (again Battle Hill and whiltshire drive to Wallsend doesn't seem like a popular passage)
Should sort the cobalt & Coasts and 1s fir cancellations and have cruise ship shuttles running when required as today
(11 Sep 2023, 12:10 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Noticed percy main aren't doing great today:
Prehaps there should be temporary measures introduced heres some suggestions:
1 current frequency between Gateshead & Whitley Bay with 1 bus per hour continuing to metrocentre
41 withdrawn (hadrian park &;Battle Hill to Station Road have the 307/309 & Wallsend to Station Road have the 342 so it's a pretty pointless service anyway)
41A remains at every 60 mins (again Battle Hill and whiltshire drive to Wallsend doesn't seem like a popular passage)
Should sort the cobalt & Coasts and 1s fir cancellations and have cruise ship shuttles running when required as today
(11 Sep 2023, 12:10 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Noticed percy main aren't doing great today:Are u absolutely insane. I'd say have the 41A every 30 minute and withdrawn the 41. I saw a 41A the other day with a decker. Jesus it was busy. Downstairs was full and upstairs was close to full. The fact is the 41 is just the 41A without Wiltshire Drive. The fact they have both running and that's it annoys me. Just withdrawn the 41 and put the 41A a full route. Simple as
Prehaps there should be temporary measures introduced heres some suggestions:
1 current frequency between Gateshead & Whitley Bay with 1 bus per hour continuing to metrocentre
41 withdrawn (hadrian park &;Battle Hill to Station Road have the 307/309 & Wallsend to Station Road have the 342 so it's a pretty pointless service anyway)
41A remains at every 60 mins (again Battle Hill and whiltshire drive to Wallsend doesn't seem like a popular passage)
Should sort the cobalt & Coasts and 1s fir cancellations and have cruise ship shuttles running when required as today
(11 Sep 2023, 12:10 pm)EastCoastMXZ1751 Noticed percy main aren't doing great today:Are u absolutely insane. I'd say have the 41A every 30 minute and withdrawn the 41. I saw a 41A the other day with a decker. Jesus it was busy. Downstairs was full and upstairs was close to full. The fact is the 41 is just the 41A without Wiltshire Drive. The fact they have both running and that's it annoys me. Just withdrawn the 41 and put the 41A a full route. Simple as
Prehaps there should be temporary measures introduced heres some suggestions:
1 current frequency between Gateshead & Whitley Bay with 1 bus per hour continuing to metrocentre
41 withdrawn (hadrian park &;Battle Hill to Station Road have the 307/309 & Wallsend to Station Road have the 342 so it's a pretty pointless service anyway)
41A remains at every 60 mins (again Battle Hill and whiltshire drive to Wallsend doesn't seem like a popular passage)
Should sort the cobalt & Coasts and 1s fir cancellations and have cruise ship shuttles running when required as today
(11 Sep 2023, 12:22 pm)Storx The Gateshead to Metro Centre side of the 1 (97) is a hell of a lot more popular than the other side, cutting it down to hourly would be up there with absolutely bonkers ideas.Arriva Blyth will only get worse once the ex-Jesmond / Walkergate drivers see out their time for £££ (relocation payment) and jump ship to Percy Main.
A serious suggestion though would be drop all the buses on the Coast Road down to every 30 minutes. Arriva Blyth are just as bad the past few days and would help both sort the mess out.
(11 Sep 2023, 12:22 pm)Storx The Gateshead to Metro Centre side of the 1 (97) is a hell of a lot more popular than the other side, cutting it down to hourly would be up there with absolutely bonkers ideas.Arriva Blyth will only get worse once the ex-Jesmond / Walkergate drivers see out their time for £££ (relocation payment) and jump ship to Percy Main.
A serious suggestion though would be drop all the buses on the Coast Road down to every 30 minutes. Arriva Blyth are just as bad the past few days and would help both sort the mess out.
(10 Oct 2023, 5:31 pm)j986986 The 56 goes back to every 12 minutes in November, the timetables are on Traveline.
(10 Oct 2023, 7:45 pm)L469 YVK When it was running "good" before the PVR got cut in May 2019 (still every 12 minutes) so 6100 could be released for the 309/310, that was 13x.
Running a "good" 12 minute service will require a PVR of 14x.
(10 Oct 2023, 7:45 pm)L469 YVK When it was running "good" before the PVR got cut in May 2019 (still every 12 minutes) so 6100 could be released for the 309/310, that was 13x.
Running a "good" 12 minute service will require a PVR of 14x.
(10 Oct 2023, 7:56 pm)Storx 6099/6100 surely? They're odd buses of a batch at Riverside anyway.
(10 Oct 2023, 7:56 pm)Storx 6099/6100 surely? They're odd buses of a batch at Riverside anyway.
(10 Oct 2023, 7:56 pm)Storx 6099/6100 surely? They're odd buses of a batch at Riverside anyway.
(10 Oct 2023, 8:30 pm)L469 YVK Could be them and 6101 (I doubt the special livery will be that inportant now).Oh yea yea yea. Send a Tynemouth branded bus to Sunderland. Great mind ain't you
The 307 & 309 would still have 2x spare available for a PVR of 14x.
On that note......would this not be an opportunity to allocate a more 'fuel efficient' vehicle type on the 307?
The B9TLs as good as they are, are way 'overkill' for the 307 and even the 309.
Something like this......
- 6099, 6100, 6101 - extras for 56
- 6102-08 - To Washington
- 6109-17 - 309 (includes 1x spare)
- 6301-07 - 307 (includes 1x spare)
(10 Oct 2023, 8:30 pm)L469 YVK Could be them and 6101 (I doubt the special livery will be that inportant now).Oh yea yea yea. Send a Tynemouth branded bus to Sunderland. Great mind ain't you
The 307 & 309 would still have 2x spare available for a PVR of 14x.
On that note......would this not be an opportunity to allocate a more 'fuel efficient' vehicle type on the 307?
The B9TLs as good as they are, are way 'overkill' for the 307 and even the 309.
Something like this......
- 6099, 6100, 6101 - extras for 56
- 6102-08 - To Washington
- 6109-17 - 309 (includes 1x spare)
- 6301-07 - 307 (includes 1x spare)
(10 Oct 2023, 8:38 pm)Busu284 Oh yea yea yea. Send a Tynemouth branded bus to Sunderland. Great mind ain't you
Cobalt to Washington. For what exactly I'm sorry are u dumb
Why would the 307 get the StreetDeck of the 50. I'm sorry but this has to be the most dumb thing ever said on this forum ever
(10 Oct 2023, 8:38 pm)Busu284 Oh yea yea yea. Send a Tynemouth branded bus to Sunderland. Great mind ain't you
Cobalt to Washington. For what exactly I'm sorry are u dumb
Why would the 307 get the StreetDeck of the 50. I'm sorry but this has to be the most dumb thing ever said on this forum ever
(10 Oct 2023, 9:03 pm)mb134 You do realise paint exists?
He clearly pointed the livery out in his post, and to GNE post-Gilbert a bus is very much just a bus.
(10 Oct 2023, 8:38 pm)Busu284 Oh yea yea yea. Send a Tynemouth branded bus to Sunderland. Great mind ain't you
Cobalt to Washington. For what exactly I'm sorry are u dumb
Why would the 307 get the StreetDeck of the 50. I'm sorry but this has to be the most dumb thing ever said on this forum ever
(10 Oct 2023, 8:38 pm)Busu284 Oh yea yea yea. Send a Tynemouth branded bus to Sunderland. Great mind ain't you
Cobalt to Washington. For what exactly I'm sorry are u dumb
Why would the 307 get the StreetDeck of the 50. I'm sorry but this has to be the most dumb thing ever said on this forum ever
