I realise it's still early and may have just dreamed it up. But I'm sure they've just mentioned a merger between Stagecoach and First on Radio 4.

Is it a possibility that due to the National Driver shortage this year that on boxing day we could see other companies helping GNE/Arriva and Stagecoach run boxing day services

Due to a national driver shortage, reflecting labour shortages now being seen in many sectors across the country, and a short-term increase in sickness absence, we are making some temporary changes to a small number of our high-frequency services from Saturday 25 September.


https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/temporary-...-september

Philadelphia Open Day

Saturday 23 October 21 Open 11:00 – 17:00 

£1 Entry) all funds raised will go towards the NNRG Charity) 

Halloween Themed activities 

Hot & cold beverages £1 

Wide Range of demonstrations from 12:00 – 13:00 

Special Guests County Durham Bus Preservation Group 

Depot Halloween Open DaySaturday 23 October - 11:00 – 17:00

The Northern National Restoration Group will open Philadelphia Depot to the local community with a Halloween twist. The depot will be open from 11 am until 5 pm, during your visit you will learn about what the NNRG does, how we do it, and our future plans. You will be able to see our vehicles up close and see what has been completed in the last few years. This will include getting up and close to 3813. Watch out though there will be some spooky going ons. 

The NNRG will be working with strict covid-19 restrictions, so please keep to the one-way system, wash your hands with sanitizer which will be available.

Please come along and see first hand what we do. We will be on hand to answer all your questions.

Book via website (nnrg.co.uk)

E-Mobility Platform Quantron are planning to enter the UK Electric Bus Market in 2022.
https://www.route-one.net/news/quantron-...k-in-2022/

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/...ice-update

Quite a big two fingers to residents of Shilbottle from Arriva... the major roadworks have been advertised many months in advance but they've decided to only tell people two days in advance that there won't be a northbound service!

What Arriva have suggested for those travelling from the south is an almost 40 minute long diversion via Alnwick - by staying on the bus to there and then getting back on it towards Newcastle... or for those travelling from Shilbottle to Alnwick to cough up more money to use Travelsure's T01. 

Probably worth noting that passengers on the 1958 departure from Newcastle won't have the luxury of a bus heading back south from Alnwick...

Obviously there is a driver shortage at the moment, so a proper shuttle bus (as per previous years) may not be possible but that wouldn't stop Arriva from at least hiring in a minibus/taxi shuttle connecting Alnwick Leisure Centre with Shilbottle and organising ticket acceptance with Travelsure?

This may cause a debate,whats everyones views on school kids filling up normal buses on normal routes,when there is perfectly good enough school buses provided,personally i think they should be banned,shame there isnt a way where the bus pass knows if that child lives on a school bus route or in close proximity to a school bus route that takes them to their school,ita a difficult one to explain,but it irritates me that people who have been to work or are elderly and are just trying to go about their business have to board a bus and listen to potty mouth teenagers who have no respect for anything,or cant get on because its full,which is what happened today (17.9.21),i mean luckily today was a warm day,but what happens if today it had of been chucking it down and had of been cold,that poor elderly man could of ended up ill,because he had to stand and wait for the next bus,or had to walk to find an alternative,i know i probably sound boring,but i was brought up in a time where you respect your elders,its not on,and something needs to be done about it,but that'll never happen

It's not a repaint but 8294 has a shiny metal box on top. What's that, then?

"Great to join @MayorJD and @NewcastleCC Cllr @GedBell with our friends @Co_wheels this afternoon to launch ‘Flexility’, our new flexible mobility smartcard and bundled season ticket offer that’s both a bus pass + car club membership key! Full details tomorrow @gonortheast"

https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/14...0609645573

Thought the messaging was about getting people out of cars and on to buses...?

What’s the normal allocation for st Bedes school to Seaham? as it was a city rider bus today, is it a single or double decker allocation?.


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