(17 Dec 2014, 1:30 pm)cbma06 wrote On VOSA.


PB0003954/625 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA

Registration Accepted
Starting Point: GREAT PARK VILLAGE, WAGONWAY DRIVE
Finish Point: GREAT PARK VILLAGE, WAGONWAY DRIVE
Via:
Service Number: Q3
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 26-JUL-2015
Other Details: MONDAY TO SATURDAY ( EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ) SUNDAY (AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS)


5. PB0003954/626 - GO NORTH EAST LIMITED, 117 QUEEN STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UA

Registration Accepted
Starting Point: GATESHEAD INTERCHANGE
Finish Point: NEWCASTLE CENTRAL STATION
Via:
Service Number: Q1
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 26-JUL-2015
Other Details: MONDAY TO SATURDAY (EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) SUNDAY (AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS)

(17 Dec 2014, 3:51 pm)Tom wrote Interesting!
Wonder what route the Q3 will take?

(17 Dec 2014, 4:13 pm)Simmy wrote Quite a big stab in the dark.... could be the current X40 route interworking with the Q1/Q2 services and operating from Saltmeadows? Just have to see.

(17 Dec 2014, 5:35 pm)Michael wrote Closure of Chester-le-Street Front Street - 5th January 2015

http://www.simplygo.com/news/closure-of-chester-le-street-front-street-5th-january-2015/

This will be fun!


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Just mentioned on the news about Newcastle council cuts and they mentioned the Quaylink service.

(17 Dec 2014, 5:20 pm)Michael wrote I would imagine the Q3 will replace the X40,like NK05 GWZ said in hes post and it looks like all of the Quaylink may be ran by GNE commercial, as citaro said this in the GNE thread about the Quaylink (as someone also posted about the Q1 and Q3 in there)

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here is the post...

Therefore one assumes Go North East have been awarded the QuayLink contract, however more interestingly is this Q3 is essentially replacing the X40 to great Park, wonder how thats going to work!

citaro5284 
Or maybe a commerical operation?

(17 Dec 2014, 11:43 pm)aureolin wrote Forbes is on another planet. People being asked to pay more for less, but he thinks they'll be understanding...

(28 Dec 2014, 12:31 pm)Michael wrote Does anyone know if the 2/2A will run a better frequancy on a Sunday when changes happen at end of January, as the current 42 runs every 15 minutes on a Sunday, with the 2A hourly, 2C hourly.

Also including late evening

(28 Dec 2014, 12:38 pm)citaro5284 wrote I think Sunday daytime is a 20 min frequency, but unsure if it is going to be 2 x 2 and 1 x 2A or vice versa.

(28 Dec 2014, 4:47 pm)minibus1474 wrote SERVICE 2/2A

every 10 mins Mon-Sat Daytime
every 30 mins (Silksworth-Sunderland) and hourly Sunderland-Washington
every 20 mins Sunday daytime
No longer serves Park Lane.

NEW Service 33

Every 30 mins (Mon-Fri daytime) City Centre-Church View-Doxford International (continues as 39)
Every 30 mins (Saturday Daytime) City Centre-Church View

NEW Service 33A

Every 30 mins (Mon-Sat daytime) City Centre-Church View-Doxford Park Morrisons.

Combined 15 min service 33/33A Mon-Sat Daytime, with 35A serving Silsworth every 30 mins on Eve/Sun.

Service 35

Every 30 mins Mon-Sat Daytime
Boldon Cinema-Baxter Rd-Castletown-City Centre-Houghton-Low Moorsley

Service 35A

Every 30 mins Evening/Sunday 
Heworth-Boldon-City Centre-Silksworth-Houghton, then hourly to Low Moorsley, and hourly as X35 to S Hetton.

Service 36

Every 30 mins (Mon-Sat daytime)
Chester-Houghton-City Centre-Ferryboat Lane-Bunny Hill-Town End Farm-Ferryboat Lane.
Avenue Vivian only served towards Houghton & Sunderland.

Service 39

Every 15 mins (Mon-Sat daytime)

Service 61

Sunday Daytime will run every 20 mins.

Service X36

Will terminate at Market Street in Newcastle.
Enterprise Park extension withdrawn.


Service 2 and 60 will interwork on Evenings.

Services 60 & 61 will interwork on Sundays.

(28 Dec 2014, 4:47 pm)minibus1474 wrote SERVICE 2/2A

every 10 mins Mon-Sat Daytime
every 30 mins (Silksworth-Sunderland) and hourly Sunderland-Washington
every 20 mins Sunday daytime
No longer serves Park Lane.

NEW Service 33

Every 30 mins (Mon-Fri daytime) City Centre-Church View-Doxford International (continues as 39)
Every 30 mins (Saturday Daytime) City Centre-Church View

NEW Service 33A

Every 30 mins (Mon-Sat daytime) City Centre-Church View-Doxford Park Morrisons.

Combined 15 min service 33/33A Mon-Sat Daytime, with 35A serving Silsworth every 30 mins on Eve/Sun.

Service 35

Every 30 mins Mon-Sat Daytime
Boldon Cinema-Baxter Rd-Castletown-City Centre-Houghton-Low Moorsley

Service 35A

Every 30 mins Evening/Sunday 
Heworth-Boldon-City Centre-Silksworth-Houghton, then hourly to Low Moorsley, and hourly as X35 to S Hetton.

Service 36

Every 30 mins (Mon-Sat daytime)
Chester-Houghton-City Centre-Ferryboat Lane-Bunny Hill-Town End Farm-Ferryboat Lane.
Avenue Vivian only served towards Houghton & Sunderland.

Service 39

Every 15 mins (Mon-Sat daytime)

Service 61

Sunday Daytime will run every 20 mins.

Service X36

Will terminate at Market Street in Newcastle.
Enterprise Park extension withdrawn.


Service 2 and 60 will interwork on Evenings.

Services 60 & 61 will interwork on Sundays.

(28 Dec 2014, 5:19 pm)citaro5284 wrote You not got a copy of the leaflet you could upload for us?

(28 Dec 2014, 5:36 pm)cbma06 wrote From 25th January the times of most buses on Go North East route 17, between Cramlington and Wallsend, are changed by a few minutes.

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=3972

(28 Dec 2014, 5:53 pm)Dan wrote I overheard two gentlemen in Wallsend discussing changes to service 17, and one claimed that he had been 'reliably informed' that service 17 was to decrease to a 30-minute frequency from its current 20-minute frequency, so as to allow the PVR to decrease by one vehicle which will in turn assist with the withdrawal of another Volvo B10BLE from the fleet. Perhaps the timings have had to be altered accordingly for the Cramlington 'extension' of the route?

(28 Dec 2014, 8:21 pm)Tom wrote So the 17 is going to be hourly - are you kidding me?

(28 Dec 2014, 8:27 pm)Dan wrote I'll be a little more explicit than before...

Providing the two gents I overheard were correct, then the frequency will be every 30 minutes from Whitley Bay to Benton ASDA (as opposed to current 20 minute frequency), and hourly from Benton ASDA to Cramlington (as present). I assume there will be some increased layover time to stamp out any reliability issues that there may be, too.

I'm not too sure why the Northumberland timetable only lists the hourly extensions to Cramlington...

(28 Dec 2014, 8:29 pm)Tom wrote Oh right - still not happy with that, and reliability isn't as bad as other services like the Coaster.

(28 Dec 2014, 8:38 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote For the 17, Streetlites could be justified and despite the length of the route, the sections (with the exception of Burn Bank) aren't too demanding for the little 4.5l lump.

(28 Dec 2014, 8:38 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote For the 17, Streetlites could be justified and despite the length of the route, the sections (with the exception of Burn Bank) aren't too demanding for the little 4.5l lump.

(29 Dec 2014, 10:07 am)Michael wrote Changes have being posted for Sunderland and other areas..

http://www.simplygo.com/news/changes-to-services-from-25-january-and-1-february-2015


Some services have being ripped apart... bloody hell

(29 Dec 2014, 10:27 am)BJ10VUS wrote The 82 and 83 are pretty confusing!

Seems like there'll be no evening or Sunday service between Concord and Heworth, with daytime journeys operating via Grange Crescent and High Heworth Lane. As well as this, new works service, 982, is introduced between Concord and Stevenson Industrial Estate. In case nobody noticed it, I've added the timetable for the 982.

(29 Dec 2014, 10:07 am)Michael wrote Changes are being posted for Sunderland and other areas..

http://www.simplygo.com/news/changes-to-services-from-25-january-and-1-february-2015

• 17: PVR - 1
  
• 27: PVR - 1
  
• 40/41: PVR - 1
  
• 56: PVR - 1
  
• 82/83: PVR - 1
  
• X36: PVR - 1

(29 Dec 2014, 10:36 am)Dan wrote Due to the above changes, the PVR of a number of services will decrease:

• 17: PVR - 1
  
• 27: PVR - 1
  
• 40/41: PVR - 1
  
• 56: PVR - 1
  
• 82/83: PVR - 1
  
• X36: PVR - 1
  

This will result in a number of repaints and transfers around the region, though these will be established closer to the time. I'd suggest that it's quite likely that further Volvo Olympians will be disposed of due to these expected transfers though, so get some photos and suchlike while you can...