Coast Road - Matchday services for evening kick offs
Coast Road - Matchday services for evening kick offs
My question is who would take such an unreliable awful service, with delays possibly waiting an hour for X45 the service has been cut in half, and you have a car insurance etc, who would take the bus.
97% of people wouldn't, but they aren't targeting the 97%, the majority of people take the bus cos they don't have access to a car.
(02 Aug 2022, 2:22 pm)Rob44 I made the switch from my car to bus due to diesel being so expensive but also the buses i needed to get connected ( somewhat) on the way to work and it was cheap at 4.10p per day. Not used the bus since the change but im sure the price of a ticket has gone up, ive gone from a choice of 2 buses to one bus per hour and more problematic are the time it would take me to get to and from work has increased due to the buses not conecting anymore. then there is the the fact that all the above doesn't matter if the buses aren't go9ingt o turn up so im now back with me car to commute to workWho'd have thought it?
(02 Aug 2022, 2:22 pm)Rob44 I made the switch from my car to bus due to diesel being so expensive but also the buses i needed to get connected ( somewhat) on the way to work and it was cheap at 4.10p per day. Not used the bus since the change but im sure the price of a ticket has gone up, ive gone from a choice of 2 buses to one bus per hour and more problematic are the time it would take me to get to and from work has increased due to the buses not conecting anymore. then there is the the fact that all the above doesn't matter if the buses aren't go9ingt o turn up so im now back with me car to commute to workWho'd have thought it?
This may sound a bit too simple however
MD1 (Match Day service 1)
Express Service leaves Eldon Sq Bus Station Express service - stops at Washington Galleries -CLS - Stanley - Consett bus stations
MD2
308- 309 service to Blyth except Express non stop to Battlehill
MD3
X21 non stop to CLS then to Durham
If NUFC are on board to encourage travel by public transport too
A 70 seater Double Deck bus at say £2 per person £140 for an hours worth of journey
Many people don't use buses as they feel it takes too long and stops at every stop but creating Express buses and limited stop may change the percepttion
Look at 41 and 41A service one of the services go via Wiltshire Drive however passengers think it's longer and takes too long it adds about 1-2min onto the journey
Same as 310 and 311 via Mullen Road and High Farm compared to 309 adds an extra 2-3mins but people perception is that it takes too long
Look at the X39 why do people use that service as oppose to the 309 service? It's down to limted stops and speed it's what customers want
3 full 21s sailing through the fell and a half hour gap now
Quite a few post match cancelled too, suppose I best just drink more!
(06 Aug 2022, 11:15 am)Ambassador 3 full 21s sailing through the fell and a half hour gap nowIf only there was a pub you could go to after the match. They need to start mentioning pubs on NSA's, as a sort of 'refuge' whilst waiting for a bus.
Quite a few post match cancelled too, suppose I best just drink more!
(06 Aug 2022, 11:15 am)Ambassador 3 full 21s sailing through the fell and a half hour gap nowIf only there was a pub you could go to after the match. They need to start mentioning pubs on NSA's, as a sort of 'refuge' whilst waiting for a bus.
Quite a few post match cancelled too, suppose I best just drink more!
(06 Aug 2022, 12:06 pm)Andreos1 If only there was a pub you could go to after the match. They need to start mentioning pubs on NSA's, as a sort of 'refuge' whilst waiting for a bus.I've heard of a fantastic pub just of the High Level Bridge. If only there was an announcement to let me know about this pub
(06 Aug 2022, 12:06 pm)Andreos1 If only there was a pub you could go to after the match. They need to start mentioning pubs on NSA's, as a sort of 'refuge' whilst waiting for a bus.I've heard of a fantastic pub just of the High Level Bridge. If only there was an announcement to let me know about this pub
(06 Aug 2022, 11:15 am)Ambassador 3 full 21s sailing through the fell and a half hour gap now
Quite a few post match cancelled too, suppose I best just drink more!
Don’t you worry Dan. The reliable arriva X12 got me home! Even after a few pints
Whilst the queue for the 21 was endless.
(07 Aug 2022, 10:32 am)Rob44 Do I get money off a pint with my bus ticket?
(07 Aug 2022, 10:32 am)Rob44 Do I get money off a pint with my bus ticket?
Was picking up the crocodile last night and saw a number og GNE buses using the central motorway and coming off at the claremount road junction then travelling down past the uni towards the civic centre. Was there an accident in Jesmond causing the diversion or is this a new part of the route??
I've been on several GNE buses from south of the Tyne that have taken that route on a night.
(08 Nov 2022, 9:34 am)Rob44 Was picking up the crocodile last night and saw a number og GNE buses using the central motorway and coming off at the claremount road junction then travelling down past the uni towards the civic centre. Was there an accident in Jesmond causing the diversion or is this a new part of the route??Burst water main outside the Civic has seen Sandyford Road closed for emergency repairs.
(08 Nov 2022, 9:34 am)Rob44 Was picking up the crocodile last night and saw a number og GNE buses using the central motorway and coming off at the claremount road junction then travelling down past the uni towards the civic centre. Was there an accident in Jesmond causing the diversion or is this a new part of the route??Burst water main outside the Civic has seen Sandyford Road closed for emergency repairs.
(08 Nov 2022, 4:11 pm)markydh Burst water main outside the Civic has seen Sandyford Road closed for emergency repairs.As evidence by the photo I took this morning
(08 Nov 2022, 4:11 pm)markydh Burst water main outside the Civic has seen Sandyford Road closed for emergency repairs.As evidence by the photo I took this morning
The 21 badly needed some dupes tonight. The queues were back up to the newsagent in Eldon square.
Thankfully Washington used all their common sense to support by whacking a Graphite solo on the 28B post match…complete with a driver who ranks with Vladimir Putin for people skills
(09 Nov 2022, 11:01 pm)Ambassador The 21 badly needed some dupes tonight. The queues were back up to the newsagent in Eldon square.
Thankfully Washington used all their common sense to support by whacking a Graphite solo on the 28B post match…complete with a driver who ranks with Vladimir Putin for people skills
(09 Nov 2022, 11:01 pm)Ambassador The 21 badly needed some dupes tonight. The queues were back up to the newsagent in Eldon square.
Thankfully Washington used all their common sense to support by whacking a Graphite solo on the 28B post match…complete with a driver who ranks with Vladimir Putin for people skills
(09 Nov 2022, 11:01 pm)Ambassador The 21 badly needed some dupes tonight. The queues were back up to the newsagent in Eldon square.
Thankfully Washington used all their common sense to support by whacking a Graphite solo on the 28B post match…complete with a driver who ranks with Vladimir Putin for people skills
(09 Nov 2022, 11:01 pm)Ambassador The 21 badly needed some dupes tonight. The queues were back up to the newsagent in Eldon square.
Thankfully Washington used all their common sense to support by whacking a Graphite solo on the 28B post match…complete with a driver who ranks with Vladimir Putin for people skills
(10 Nov 2022, 8:16 am)Rob44 I saw that bus going into kibby at 240 last night and thought... im taking the carI get the same 60 three times a week, and my driver is always so miserable, but I know in Sunderland this one bus driver is just always happy and smiling, and tbh its really nice to see.
I have to say the drivers ive had dealing with recently have been really good. Maybe they are reverting to their ald ways
(10 Nov 2022, 8:16 am)Rob44 I saw that bus going into kibby at 240 last night and thought... im taking the carI get the same 60 three times a week, and my driver is always so miserable, but I know in Sunderland this one bus driver is just always happy and smiling, and tbh its really nice to see.
I have to say the drivers ive had dealing with recently have been really good. Maybe they are reverting to their ald ways
