Sunderland Central Station Redevelopment & Car Park - £27.989m gross, £3.470m net (£20.157m external funding and £4.362m already in existing programme)

Redevelopment of the Sunderland Central Station & car park. This will be via the demolition and reconstruction of the main southern concourse of the Station above platform level with the provision of a new modern facility to act as an improved arrival experience for people arriving into the city by rail and also the associated parking facilities to serve the station and the City. The project is expected to be supported by external funding from the Transforming Cities Fund (Tranche 2). Area Outcomes / Benefits and Contribution to Strategic Priorities: The investment to rebuild the station at concourse level, to provide modern, attractive facilities for a better passenger experience will also serve as a gateway focal point for the retail core of Sunderland, with the corresponding benefits to businesses, commuters and visitors to the city. It’s aspiration as a university hub also means an enhanced railway station has potential to serve more students and help drive the growth of the fledgling knowledge industry and promote low carbon travel. Establishing a 500-space car park on the nearby Holmeside site will facilitate both pre-paid permits and pay & display parking and will provide the Council with a revenue stream. Although its primary benefit will be to offer park and ride support to heavy rail users the car park will be a city-wide asset for the occupants and visitors to the City Centre.

https://www.transportnortheast.gov.uk/wh...port-plan/

Proposals, feedback and online events.
Some of this is very similar to the Lord Adonis report which is further down in this section of the forum.

Blackpool palladium  enviro 400 city was in the north east yesterday anyone know why passing Darlington Whinfield road

Seasons Greetings - Christmas and New Year Bus Services 2020/2021 -


Sunderland: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:11:42:874

Newcastle: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:39:42:593

South Shields: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:24:35:490

Hartlepool: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:02:06:417

Teeside: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:21:18:192

Richard Holden MP for Consett is tweeting: "The Chancellor of the Exchequer, today announced that the feasibility study for new link between Consett and The Tyne has got the go ahead!"

Wonder how this wil affect GNE services (X lines etc...) and possible extension of Tyne & Wear Metro ad zone pricing to the wider area?

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• PB0003954/807 Cancelled
  GO NORTH EAST LIMITED
  [b]Route:[/b] DURHAM BUS STATION 'B' dep to CHESTER-LE-ST, CORALS arr via Framwellgate Moor, Birtley, Low Fell
  [b]Service number:[/b] 21
  [b]Service type:[/b] Normal Stopping
  [b]Effective date:[/b] 01 Jan 2021
  
  
• PB0003954/1179 Registered
  GO NORTH EAST LIMITED
  [b]Route:[/b] Newcastle, Eldon Square to Brandon Bus Turning Cirle
  [b]Service number:[/b] 21
  [b]Service type:[/b] Normal Stopping
  [b]Effective date:[/b] 02 Jan 2021
  

https://flic.kr/p/2k7B7Pb

Go North East Metrocentre X66 Wright Streetlite 5394 | NK15 ENE seen at Prudhoe Station making an unusual appearance on the Tyne Valley 10B from Newcastle


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Wright Eclipse Urban SN58 BYP appears to be in use by this operator. Saw it today on scholars service 151 which is usually the haunt of the 14-reg Versas. It is still in full Lothian livery with fleetnames removed and was originally fleetnumber 163 with Lothian.

Can anyone please direct me to where I can get a list of annual passenger numbers by route number for GNE, Arriva and Stagecoach?

I came across this site (a bit by accident really!), but it might be of interest to some members: www.busmiles.uk

Its very similar to the idea behind railmiles.me for trains, but it uses bustimes to work out mileage on your bus journey and gives you some nice stats about what you've travelled on etc. 

It's in beta at the moment, but I was given an invite shortly after signing up and joining their Discord chat.