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Major Changes to Services
Details of major changes to services will be posted here. However, there are currently no major changes to service to report.
Temporary Disruption to Services
Durham
The Durham bound bus stop on Stockton Road outside the Durham Uni Science
site will be removed altogether for about 2 years from 12 th July.(The Journey
Planner has been amended and reflects the removal of the bus stop)
This is
because of extensive building works which will take out the footpath.
Despite efforts, no alternative site that is acceptable to the police has
been found and passengers are dircted to the stop on Church Street.
From Monday 15th September for approximately 3 months.
Sunderland Road
at Gilesgate Moor between Gilesgate and Mill Lane will be closed to allow for
main sewerage works to take place.
Services 20, 65, X22 & X23 will be
diverted via Dragon Lane and Sherburn Road during these works and will be
unable to serve bus stops on Sunderland Road between Sherburn Road Ends and
Travellers Rest. The Bus Stops at the north end of Dragon Lane and stops on
Sherburn Road at Sherburn Road Ends and Majestic only will be served on
diversion by services 20 and 65 in both directions, whilst services X22 &
X23 will only observe the bus stop at the north end of Dragon Lane in each
direction.
Important note re Go Northern Service 20
Increased traffic
congestion, resulting in further delays to the service, may result in Go
Northern service 20 being diverted via the A690 from the end of
September. In this case a shuttle bus will operate between Gilesgate Moor
and Belmont to connect
Service 61 will be diverted via Sherburn Road, and
Dragon Lane to and from Moor Crescent
Arriva Service 63
Service 63 will run as normal from the City Centre to
Musgrave Gardens BUT then return via Bradford Crescent, Kepier Crescent Mill
Lane and Sunderland Road.
Refurbishment of Stanley Bus Station - stand allocation change
Phase 1
(6Sep - 1 Oct)
Stand F: v8, 78 (Consett), 706,707,813,794,825,828,934
Stand G: 43(Newcastle),44(Newcastle),X31(Lanchester),x30 (Lanchester), 143
(Crookgate)
Stand H: 43 (Durham), 44(Durham), 143 (East Stanley)
Stand J: 8 (Sunderland), 78 (Sunderland), 130
Stand H: X30
(Newcastle),x31 (Newcastle)
Phase 2 ( 2Oct - 22 Oct)
Stand A: v8, 78 (Consett),
706,707,813,794,825,828,934
Stand B:
43(Newcastle),44(Newcastle),X31(Lanchester),x30 (Lanchester), 143
(Crookgate)
Stand C: 43 (Durham), 44(Durham), 143 (East Stanley)
Stand D: 8 (Sunderland), 78 (Sunderland), 130
Stand E: X30
(Newcastle),x31 (Newcastle)
Teesside
CLOSURE OF MARSH HOUSE AVENUE, BILLINGHAM
Please note that Marsh House
Avenue, Billingham (between Rievaulx Avenue and High Grange Avenue) will be
closed for resurfacing as follows:
Tuesday 31 August to Friday 3
September, between 0900 and 1600.
As a result, Stagecoach service 36 will
be diverted to run via Rievaulx Avenue and High Grange Avenue. The bus
stops at Billingham Campus (on Marsh House Avenue) and the stops on Rievaulx
Avenue (between Marsh House Avenue and Melrose Avenue) will not be served
during the affected times.
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council will be resurfacing the A66/Old
Station Roundabout, using overnight road closures over 5 nights between 1915
and 0600, commencing on Monday 6 September.
This will result in services
747/748, 794/795 being diverted and being unable to serve the bus stops at
South Bank (St Peters and Old Station Road), and at Cargo Fleet Offices,
Queensway and Dannimac during the affected times.
Due to painting work being carried out on the Castlegate Centre in Stockton High Street on Sundays 5 & 12 September 2010, Boroughbus service 506 will instead depart from stand 9 (instead of stand 8), between 0800 and 1630 on both days.
3RD RIFLES FREEDOM PARADE, STOCKTON, 9 SEPTEMBER
The 3rd Rifles will be
holding their Freedom Parade in Stockton on Thursday 9 September 2010.
Stockton High Street will be closed for its full length, between 1130 and
1330. During this time most bus services will diverted to run via Prince
Regent Street, with temporary stops at the southern end, outside and opposite
Regent Housewares & DIY.
The will be some exceptions to this, as
follows:
Compass Royston service 66 to Teesside Park will depart from
Bridge Road, outside the DWP Offices.
Compass Royston services 588/589
will terminate at, and depart from, Yarm Lane (Bowesfield Lane stop)
Arriva service X66 to both Darlington and Middlesbrough will depart from
Bridge Road, outside the DWP Offices.
Tyne & Wear
We have been informed that Dock Road, North Shields has been closed to allow
construction work. At present we do not know the expected duration of the
closure.
While it is in progress Go North East service 19 will divert
between Chirton Dene Way and Howdon Road via George Stephenson Way.
Closure of Smithy Lane, Lamesley (until 06th September 2010)
Until
further notice
Due to the closure of Smithy Lane, Go North East Service
29 will be diverted via Lamesley Road and Chowdene Bank to the roundabout at
Saltwell Road South (Gold Medal). It will be unable to serve this stop
during the closure.
Passengers are advised to use alternative services 1,
2 and 28A while the closure is in progress.
On Friday 10th September 2010, a Freedom of The City Parade will take place
for the 3 Rifles Brigade.
A parade will take place from approximately
11.30 a.m. from the Civic Centre Burdon Road, Sunderland. They will march north
along Burdon Road into Fawcett Street, from there they will continue into High
Street West, Union Street, Market Square, Waterloo Place, Borough Road and back
into Burdon Road. A short service will take place at the cenotaph before they
return to the Civic Centre and disband. The whole ceremony will take about 1
and a half hours.
Northumbria police will close the roads along the route
by way of a rolling road-block.
Short delays to traffic can be expected,
while the march and the service takes place
The John Reid Road/King George Road/Prince Edward Road roundabout is to
close for resurfacing on Sunday 5th September 2010. Hours of closure are
07:00 to 19:00.
During the closure Stagecoach services will divert as
follows:
Services 1/2: From Harton Nook via Prince Edward Road, Sunderland
Road, Shields Road to Ridgeway, and return. (Buses will omit Prince Edward Road
west of Sunderland Road, and King George Road).
Services 3/4: From Harton
Nook via Sunderland Road, Shields Road to Ridgeway, and return. (Buses will
omit Prince Edward Road west of Sunderland Road, and King George Road).
Services 7/8 and E6: From Harton Nook via Sunderland Road (to Cauldwell
Avenue roundabout), King George Road, Mortimer Road, and return. (Buses will
omit Prince Edward Road west of Sunderland Road, and King George Road south of
Mortimer Road).
Services 10/11: From Harton Nook via Sunderland Road (to
Cauldwell Avenue roundabout), King George Road, Harton Lane, and return. (Buses
will omit Prince Edward Road west of Sunderland Road, and Temple Park Road).
Service 12: From McAnany Avenue via Temple Park Road, Harton Lane, King
George Road (to Cauldwell Avenue roundabout), Sunderland Road, and
return. (Buses will omit Prince Edward Road west of Sunderland Road).
Service 30: From Sunderland Road buses will continue direct via Sunderland
Road to Cleadon, and return. (Buses will omit Prince Edward Road west of
Sunderland Road, King George Road, and Shields Road).
At Harton Nook,
Services 3/4, 7/8, 10/11, 12, 30 and E6 will observe the bus stops on
Sunderland Road (outside/ opposite "The Cranny"). Buses will also observe all
stops along the line of diversionary routes, when requested.
Service TB504
will divert via Boldon Lane, Harton Lane, carry out a full loop of
Hospital Grounds then continue along Harton Lane, Moor Lane and Sunderland Road
(and same in reverse). The service will turn around at the top of Boldon Lane
in order to serve stops on that section of road. The TB504 will also
observe stops along the diversion as requested.
2010 Cycling Events - Gateshead
Saturday 4th September (12:30 to 19:00)
and Sunday 5th September (07:00 to 16:30)
In order to facilitate the
cycling events taking place in Gateshead, road closures will include
Saltmeadows Road, Quarryfield Road, Albany Road and Neilson Road.
Services
93/94 will travel direct between Jackson Street and Old Fold Road via the
Felling By-pass, observing the temporary stops located near the Industrial
Park.
Newcastle City Council have informed us that further roadworks are to take
place at Lemington Road Ends roundabout on Sunday 5th September 2010 from 08:00
to 17:00. During this phase of the work northbound traffic will be unable to
access Hillead Road from the roundabout.
Stagecoach have advised us that
their services 6/7/8 towards Kingston Park and Freeman Hospital, and Service 40
towards Chapel House will be affected and will divert as follows:
Service
40 will operate non-stop from Denton Burn via A1 and West Denton Way. Service
6/7/8 will operate non-stop from Lemington Tyne View via Lemington Road,
Walbottle Road, North Walbottle Road, Greenway and Hillhead Road.
Cumbria
Some changes to services in the Carlisle and Barrow area starting 31 Aug 2010 are not reflected in the planner.
The routes involved are :-
10 Barrow
– Ulverston: Now operated by Blueworks but is still showing Stagecoach.
Times are largely unchanged so data is otherwise OK
11 Barrow – Ulverston: Now operated by
Blueworks but is still showing Stagecoach. Still showing old times and there
have been minor timetable changes
60
Ulverston Town: Now operated by Lecks but is still showing Stagecoach. Still
showing old times.
71 Carlisle –
Anthorn: daytime service operated by Staceys but still shows Stagecoach. Times
unchanged but Carlisle terminus has changed
94 Carlisle – Brampton:Still operated by
Stagecoach but is showing old times
95
Carlisle – Brampton: Now operated by Reays but is still showing
Stagecoach.There have been timetable changes. Terminus in Carlisle has changed
101 Carlisle – Rockcliffe:Now operated by
Staceys but still shows Stagecoach. Old times still used but as most times are
unaltered data is accurate
509 Askam
– Ulverston: Now operated by Lecks but still shown as Blueworks. Times
unchanged
511 Ulverston – Broughton: Now
operated by Lecks but still shown as Stagecoach changes to timetables
620 Caldbeck – Carlisle: Now operated by Caldew
but is showing Stagecoach. Times similar but change of Carlisle terminus
680 Carlisle – Nenthead: Now operated by
Telford but is still showing Stagecoach.Shows old times but there have been
major timetable changes. Is showing Wrights College Day journeys (outside term)
X7 Barrow – Askam: changes to times.
Re-numbered 7/7A/7B
X12 Ulverston –
Coniston: should be Apollo 8 but still shows Blueworks. Old times shown and
there have been timetable changes
X32 Ulverston
– Grizedale: Service Ceased for Winter
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