The next phase of planned improvements to Seaburn seafront has being put up on the Sunderland City council site.


here is the new road layout on a map...


http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/media/image...educed.jpg


Improvements to Whitburn Road will be the second phase of works using Coastal Communities Funding
The work is expected to start in early 2014.

Just wondering out loud here but when I quote a reply to a thread, is there a way to not quote the rest of the conversation?

Ie

I like Buses

I like buses too

I like red buses

I like yellow ones

I know I can delete it but with most I'm thinking VBulletin it would only quote the last quote. If someone doesn't delete it can add a huge length to threads.

Just wondering if its a default setting or if you guys prefer it that way?

Hi all
Tomorrow see's another round of rail replacements.
Coaches replace buses between Darlington and Middlesbrough all day
http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/trackwo..._-_SLB.pdf

Also, between Middlesbrough and Sunderland until 1230
http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/trackwo..._-_NUN.pdf

Both are Northern Rail routes and are therefore to be covered by First Rail Support. Likely to see operators such as Classic, Compass Royston, Croft Coach Travel, Enterprise Travel, Jim Hughes, M&D Travel, Stagecarriage

Haven't been on this side of Edinburgh for a year, but excellent progress being made (at long last) on the tram system heading out of town.
It looks like they are currently working on the electrics heading North West, paralell to the M8/Falkirk railway.

2. If no.1 gets nowhere, then a third party can step in as a mediator, this could be an admin or another member of the forum.

Forgot to say, I would happily anyone that's needed

Simple... the song's u secretly like but embarrassed by it...

Ill start

Enya - Orinoco Flow

Probley's because it was the song what was always playing when i went in to assembly at primary school haha

S Club 7 - Reach - i remember doing this for an assembly at primary school to.. bloody 90's

all footie banter goes here

Would it ever be possible to install tapatalk onto the site.

For those who don't know, Tapatalk is a Smartphone application where all your forums that you regularly use is one place, with quick access to every forum your registered on.

I currently use tapatalk to access 5 forums, there all in one place making it easy for me to keep tabs on the sites I am registered at.

So, I was wondering if the mods here would ever be prepared to have a look at possibly putting this board into tapatalk for us smartphone users

(Y)

News, debate and discussion on London's Bus Operations.

As the NBFL has struck discussion in other parts of the forum, it seems appropriate to mention this one!
It appears that a NBFL was involved in a minor incident towards the end of last month.


Photo credit to "Dave Curly Coles" on Facebook.
Source: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1...=1&theater

Like the press-cuttings thread for bus operations in the North East; this is the thread to post interesting news items from other parts of the country. Discussion welcome.

Source: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/b...rm-5431595

Jobs saved as famous bus firm gears up for takeover

2 Aug 2013 11:07


Finglands, the Manchester-based bus firm is set to be bought by FirstGroup in a£50,000 deal, which will see all its 100 staff transfer to the new owners.



The end of an era is approaching for commuters as one of Manchester’s most famous bus firms looks set to be taken over.

Finglands, which was established in 1907 and has been running services across the city for decades, is set to be swallowed up by First Manchester.

The deal would see the firm’s white buses with beige, orange and brown stripes taken off the streets of Manchester.

The company operates a number of commercial bus routes and school contracts in the south and east of the city.

As part of the £50,000 deal, First Manchester will take over Finglands’ existing routes and acquire the lease of its depot on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme.

All of the 100 staff in Finglands’ bus operation would also have their employment transferred to FirstGroup as part of the deal, which needs to be ratified by the Office Fair Trading.

Finglands’ fleet of 41 buses would not be included in the purchase and bosses at Finglands’ owners East Yorkshire Motor Services group have indicated they would be used elsewhere.

First Manchester currently operates around 700 buses and employs 2,000 staff.

Over the last year the firm has cut fares on many routes by up to 30pc and saw an eight percent rise in passenger numbers in the three months between April and June this year.

In Finglands’ last filed accounts, it made a loss of £266,000 and bosses at the company said the sale was aimed at securing jobs. The firm is currently in consultation with 14 staff regarding the future of its coach business, which is separate from the bus operation.

Peter Harris, finance director at East Yorkshire Motor Services, which acquired Finglands in 1992, said: “It is no secret we have made a loss for the last few years. This is an ideal opportunity for us to work with First and secure as many jobs as possible.”

Dave Alexander, regional managing director for First in the north of England, said: “This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to Greater Manchester and represents an excellent opportunity to further grow bus passenger volumes.”

chris.slater@men-news.co.uk

A potential bus war? Or will we see First give up the Wilmslow Road corridor and discretely return to North Manchester while Stagecoach return to the south?