Metro Two Weeks Closer St James/Tynemouth
Metro Two Weeks Closer St James/Tynemouth
(10 Jul 2022, 4:55 pm)Unber43 Coasters will probs be spread around Depots to release some deckers, I know 6087/6086 are spares for the 56, 6001, 6099,6100 are spare aswellThey could legit just send the Coasters to different depot and anything could come back. Send over random branded buses lol
(10 Jul 2022, 4:55 pm)Unber43 Coasters will probs be spread around Depots to release some deckers, I know 6087/6086 are spares for the 56, 6001, 6099,6100 are spare aswellThey could legit just send the Coasters to different depot and anything could come back. Send over random branded buses lol
There is extra journeys on the number 1 between Newcastle and Tynemouth. Noticed additional runs in the evenings when I was helping a co-worker find an alternative route home due to the Metro work.
They have updated the timetable here
So here's what I can gather
Service as it is now every 20 minute
From 6pm the service will become every 15 minutes
Every 30 minute between Gateshead & Whitley Bay & every 30 minutes between Newcastle & Tynemouth making it every 15 minute for a 1
That will run till 9pm to which the service will run to every 20 minutes again with short tips to Tynemouth then at 11pm it'll be 30 minutes with trip one will finish at Tynemouth & trip two last of service will finish at Percy Main. (I'm reading this from Gateshead to Whitley Bay)
Quite surprised GNE haven't put out the diversion for the 1 yet. As they have stated on the nexus website that Tynemouth Road will be shut for two weeks
Tynemouth Road next to the bridge will be closed to all road vehicles for two weeks, 16 July to 29 July 2022 (pedestrian and cyclist access will be possible).
The post by Go North East
From Saturday 16 July to Friday 29 July, no trains will run in either direction between St James and Tynemouth. This is to allow the complete removal and replacement of Tanner Bank bridge, as well as vegetation and overhead power line work.
We have agreed to accept Metro tickets and passes on our local bus services in the affected area:
Coaster 1 – between Gateshead, Newcastle City Centre and Whitley Bay
Service 19 – between North Shields and Northumberland Park
Cobalt & Coast 310 – between Newcastle City Centre and North Shields
As a result of this work, buses on Coaster 1 will be unable to serve bus stops at Tynemouth Road between Linskill Terrace and Percy Park Road from Saturday 16 July until Friday 29 July. Please catch your bus from stops on Linskill Terrace, King Edward Road or Manor Road.
Temporary timetable changes from Sunday 24 July
We will also boost the frequency of Coaster service 1 on evenings from Sunday 24 July, from every 60 minutes to every 20 minutes, to ensure that there is enough capacity later in the evening when fewer buses run.
Coaster service 1 will also run with double-deck buses for the duration of the Metro line closure, ensuring there are enough seats for everyone to travel.
It seems quite a few services that are single decekrs are being upgraded
Arriva have made a move of some of there Pulsar to Ashington in swap for E400. These will end up on the 306 between Newcastle & Whitley Bay
Go North East already confirmed the 1 will be upgraded to double deck. Wonder if the 19 will be upgraded to Long single deck buses
Stagecoach don't seem to have done anything atm but could possibly see the 317 upgraded to deckers as well
(16 Jul 2022, 6:42 am)Aaron21 6182 & 6143 have moved to Percy Main and are on the 1
(16 Jul 2022, 6:42 am)Aaron21 6182 & 6143 have moved to Percy Main and are on the 1
(16 Jul 2022, 6:42 pm)Unber43 I don't think a lot of them have ran on time either, tbh it would be good to send the coasters to Deptford as temp replacements for some of the citaros
(16 Jul 2022, 6:42 pm)Unber43 I don't think a lot of them have ran on time either, tbh it would be good to send the coasters to Deptford as temp replacements for some of the citaros
(16 Jul 2022, 7:04 pm)citaro5284 Why would they do that when every 1 today has been a double decker, also the day it has been with the hot weather, when I was down at Whitley Bay earlier, the traffic was horrendous which will not help with timekeeping either.They've been a double decker due to the metro being shut, meaning the Coasters presumably won't be used, for atleast a week or atleast most of them
(16 Jul 2022, 7:04 pm)citaro5284 Why would they do that when every 1 today has been a double decker, also the day it has been with the hot weather, when I was down at Whitley Bay earlier, the traffic was horrendous which will not help with timekeeping either.They've been a double decker due to the metro being shut, meaning the Coasters presumably won't be used, for atleast a week or atleast most of them
(16 Jul 2022, 7:36 pm)Unber43 They've been a double decker due to the metro being shut, meaning the Coasters presumably won't be used, for atleast a week or atleast most of them7 of them transfer to Riverside. Don't know what happened to the other 1 and the 2 spare StreetLite
(16 Jul 2022, 8:13 pm)Aaron21 7 of them transfer to Riverside. Don't know what happened to the other 1 and the 2 spare StreetLite
(16 Jul 2022, 8:13 pm)Aaron21 7 of them transfer to Riverside. Don't know what happened to the other 1 and the 2 spare StreetLite
(16 Jul 2022, 6:42 pm)Unber43 I don't think a lot of them have ran on time either, tbh it would be good to send the coasters to Deptford as temp replacements for some of the citarosYep get them back to deptford and back into black cats I hate them berries as they constantly breakdown
(17 Jul 2022, 1:28 pm)TEN 6083 Went past Riverside earlier today and they’re all parked by the fence at the front
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(17 Jul 2022, 1:28 pm)TEN 6083 Went past Riverside earlier today and they’re all parked by the fence at the front
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(17 Jul 2022, 1:28 pm)TEN 6083 Went past Riverside earlier today and they’re all parked by the fence at the front
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(17 Jul 2022, 1:28 pm)TEN 6083 Went past Riverside earlier today and they’re all parked by the fence at the front
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