Bank Holiday Services
Bank Holiday Services
(04 May 2015, 4:55 pm)aureolin Or me. Housebound for two days straight over xmas, thanks to Arriva having an extra day in bed!
(04 May 2015, 4:55 pm)aureolin Or me. Housebound for two days straight over xmas, thanks to Arriva having an extra day in bed!
(04 May 2015, 4:58 pm)Dan Add "some" to that!
Go North East were running the X66 with what appeared to be 6 vehicles today, opposed to the normal Sunday PVR of 4. Two Streetlites (one at the rally and another one VOR), two Versas and two Scania L94s. I believe there are also earlier and later journeys on the X88? I may be wrong on that one, though.
As I posted in the GNE Latest section earlier, "Whey Aye Five 0" 50A is operated with double deckers (which are probably not as fuel-efficient) on a bank holiday now, too, opposed to the usual branded single deck Scania OmniCitys. Obviously not ideal as the brand identity is lost somewhat, but it's better than leaving people behind or having buses packed to the rafters making an uncomfortable journey...
) services, the other week I was in Morpeth and needed to get a 2 to meet a friend in Bedlington, I missed said 2 by seconds as I needed to buy a drink. It was easier for me to get an X18 to Newcastle, then an X22 back to Bedlington than to wait (admittedly the 2 would have got me there minutes later, but I think it's clear to see the length of time etc) for the next 2 which would turn up an hour later, in a cold bus station
(04 May 2015, 4:58 pm)Dan Add "some" to that!
Go North East were running the X66 with what appeared to be 6 vehicles today, opposed to the normal Sunday PVR of 4. Two Streetlites (one at the rally and another one VOR), two Versas and two Scania L94s. I believe there are also earlier and later journeys on the X88? I may be wrong on that one, though.
As I posted in the GNE Latest section earlier, "Whey Aye Five 0" 50A is operated with double deckers (which are probably not as fuel-efficient) on a bank holiday now, too, opposed to the usual branded single deck Scania OmniCitys. Obviously not ideal as the brand identity is lost somewhat, but it's better than leaving people behind or having buses packed to the rafters making an uncomfortable journey...
) services, the other week I was in Morpeth and needed to get a 2 to meet a friend in Bedlington, I missed said 2 by seconds as I needed to buy a drink. It was easier for me to get an X18 to Newcastle, then an X22 back to Bedlington than to wait (admittedly the 2 would have got me there minutes later, but I think it's clear to see the length of time etc) for the next 2 which would turn up an hour later, in a cold bus station
(04 May 2015, 4:55 pm)aureolin Or me. Housebound for two days straight over xmas, thanks to Arriva having an extra day in bed!Same here.
(04 May 2015, 4:55 pm)aureolin Or me. Housebound for two days straight over xmas, thanks to Arriva having an extra day in bed!Same here.
(04 May 2015, 4:58 pm)Dan Add "some" to that!
(04 May 2015, 4:58 pm)Dan Add "some" to that!
One thing that annoys me with regards to ANE (and GNE) is that, personally, it is very hard to get to Cramlington. On a regular weekday, I could hop on a 19, or a 57/A if I could get to Bedlington, instead I have these options (for a journey that takes 10 minutes in a car):
From Morpeth Bus Station:
2 to Blyth, then an X5 to Cramlington (56 minutes)
X18 to Newcastle, then an X11 to Cramlington (61 minutes)
From Bedlington:
2 to Blyth, then an X5 to Cramlington (35 minutes)
X21 to Newcastle, then an X10 to Cramlington (58 minutes)
So, for a round trip, that's some serious time as even a weekday bus only takes 16 minutes on a 57 (from Bedlington)
For people who may not know, and may think I'm being picky, for me and my friends Cramlington is pretty much perfect, cinema, lots of restaurant choice etc, so is a better option than Newcastle sometimes
(04 May 2015, 4:42 pm)idiot SC tweeting about delays due to customer demand as well as traffic. When will service levels be upped?!?!
(04 May 2015, 4:42 pm)idiot SC tweeting about delays due to customer demand as well as traffic. When will service levels be upped?!?!
(25 May 2015, 11:52 am)aureolin Queue for the (late) Newcastle bound X1 has stretched back as far as Stand E at the Galleries. 4 has already been and gone, so all passengers should be waiting for the X1 when it finally arrives.
(25 May 2015, 11:52 am)aureolin Queue for the (late) Newcastle bound X1 has stretched back as far as Stand E at the Galleries. 4 has already been and gone, so all passengers should be waiting for the X1 when it finally arrives.
(25 May 2015, 11:55 am)Michael No doubt people will be left behind, i think they should increase the X1 to every 20 mins on a bank holiday, maybe on a Sunday (not sure what numbers are like)Yup. From my observations the demand is much greater than the supply.
(25 May 2015, 11:55 am)Michael No doubt people will be left behind, i think they should increase the X1 to every 20 mins on a bank holiday, maybe on a Sunday (not sure what numbers are like)Yup. From my observations the demand is much greater than the supply.
Just seen a busy 2A heading towards Silksworth although there was a 2 just behind it so one of them must have been 20 minutes late.
The Es look quite busy too.
I think that a Saturday service would be a bit too much but for the daytime during a BH, they could do this (feel free to add more if you want):
- 10 every 60 minutes
- 10a every 30 minutes
- 10b every 60 minutes
- 11 every 30 minutes but between Crawcrook and Newcastle via Metrocentre
- TEN and Toon Link 11 Crawcrook to Newcastle every 10 minutes combined
- 56 every 15 minutes
- 20 every 30 minutes
- 20a every 30 minutes
- Prince Bishops every 15 minutes combined
- 4 every 15 minutes
- X1 every 15 minutes
- 309 every 30 minutes
- 310 every 30 minutes
- Short 309 between Newcastle and Cobalt every 30 minutes
- 309 / 310 every 10 minutes combined between Newcastle and Cobalt South
- Crusader every 15 minutes
- 9 Saturday service
- Red Kite 45 / 46 Saturday service
- Diamond Saturday service
- Lime Saturday service
- 21 every 10 minutes to Chester and every 20 minutes to Durham (1ph continuing as X21 to Bishop)
- Whey aye 5-0 Saturday service
- Centrelink Saturday service
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Certainly busier than a normal Sunday today on our 5 in Teesside but nowhere near as bad as previous bank holidays... certainly enough to justify an increase though as loadings were very healthy. Hard to keep on time though when there's this many people out...
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(25 May 2015, 6:13 pm)tyresmoke Certainly busier than a normal Sunday today on our 5 in Teesside but nowhere near as bad as previous bank holidays... certainly enough to justify an increase though as loadings were very healthy. Hard to keep on time though when there's this many people out...
(25 May 2015, 6:13 pm)tyresmoke Certainly busier than a normal Sunday today on our 5 in Teesside but nowhere near as bad as previous bank holidays... certainly enough to justify an increase though as loadings were very healthy. Hard to keep on time though when there's this many people out...
(25 May 2015, 7:41 pm)aureolin Lets hope that this year, Arriva will improve on last year's Boxing Day service.
(25 May 2015, 7:41 pm)aureolin Lets hope that this year, Arriva will improve on last year's Boxing Day service.
(25 May 2015, 7:54 pm)Dan I think aureolin will be stopping in Washington!
(25 May 2015, 7:54 pm)Dan I think aureolin will be stopping in Washington!
(25 May 2015, 7:51 pm)citaro5284 And what do you think will happen on 26 December 2015?
(25 May 2015, 7:54 pm)Dan I think aureolin will be stopping in Washington!
(25 May 2015, 7:51 pm)citaro5284 And what do you think will happen on 26 December 2015?
(25 May 2015, 7:54 pm)Dan I think aureolin will be stopping in Washington!
Haven't been about too much over the Bank Hol to use or witness services, but did notice a late afternoon southbound X18 up the coast yesterday afternoon.
Decker working and from only a good look as it went past, it was more or less full.
It still had a few places to head through before getting to Alnwick too.
