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RE: Go North East

(22/06/2013 10:18)cumbria0902150 Wrote:  

(22/06/2013 10:02)ifm Wrote:  Fully agree, it is stupid the idea of Peterlee for Sunderland/Middlesbrough as it gives the indication also that you need to change and is not a through service No other GNE services say this, ie, service 27 Newcastle to South Shields does not say 27 Heworth for Newcastle, as that would indicate you had to get off and get the metro, so why does the X7 show something.

X7 is because it is a split route on paperwork to avoid the need for a tacho, like many operators are now doing. Most operators use "connect for..." or "connects to...", especially Stagecoach, but I personally feel it'd be better if they said "then to...". We've had a similar set up in Cumbria for 2 years now, the odd few people still ask if they have to get off the bus or not to go to their final destination, but most people are now used to it.

Or another idea is to put Middlesbrough - Stockton - Peterlee (arrow, saying 'connects to') Sunderland on the sides of the bus, or when on the bottom of the screen after its been through its 'via' for a month ot 2 they could put 'no need to change at Peterlee', because not many people know about 'tacho'.