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I wasn't aware of that - I had previously assumed validity ended at the boundary of the Durham County Council area. But that makes it far more useful for people in (for instance) Barnard Castle where they have one bus every two hours to the rest of County Durham but two buses (plus occasional...

Their issues have made the local press: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8r5zvgp58o I can personally confirm both of the issues mentioned - I think they're largely talking about the 35 (not the X21) and on a recent Saturday there seemed to be a 90 minute gap (so two missing buses). And on...

I'm not sure whether it would count but Stannington in Northumberland traditionally had a great many services (a 1981 timetable booklet suggests roughly four buses per hour on various Morpeth - Newcastle routes), but construction of the A1 bypass in 1986 offered an alternative to running through...

I think that's just down to data issues more broadly as opposed to specifically around service changes - a couple of the Go North East routes had a similar problem of not showing on Google Maps for a good few days earlier this month, despite being unchanged. I would imagine the issues are...

That looks like it's talking about which regions made a bid for this - not operators. In which case, 4 is actually a fairly high number - there are only 7 regions in total (as well as HITRANS and Zetrans, there is also Nestrans in Aberdeen City and Shire, Tactran in Tayside/Stirling, SEStran in...

It will be interesting to see if Scottish Citylink falls within the scope of the cap, seeing as they do legitimately provide many local journeys particularly in the Highlands and parts of Argyll. It would seem odd if a coach between Inverness and Caithness would be included but Inverness to Fort...

Yes, I agree - it tends to be quite awkward when the tap on and tap off reader are the same - someone tapping off can also delay alighting (slightly) if anyone is behind them.

Some operators do seem to have tap off on the same ticket machine you'd tap in or buy a ticket from - a couple of Go North East routes in Gateshead have it (though very few people use it) and IIRC that's also how Trent Barton have implemented it with their mango card (in practice most medium to...

It undercuts a lot of their returns (even some singles, I think?), and they advertise it on their main website ass a "discounted best-value ticket... on the Borders Buses app". But I hope the driver said app only not apple only, the Borders Buses app works on my Android...

The forecasted rain totals are still relatively high in Yorkshire with up to 50mm in places, and the wind is coming from the east (as opposed to the more usual west during stormy weather) which means it's the east sides of hills and mountains where you'd expect the worst conditions. The Calder...

It's slightly but not vastly dearer. That season ticket works out at just under £6,000 (more like £7,000 if you want a travelcard too); the BahnCard 100 is €4,899 which works out as £4,300. For another example - a comparable American commute would be Stamford, CT into New York City (similar...

I just looked at the weather radar over the last 12 hours and it's been pretty much non stop over Cumbria. Looks like the tail end of Hurricane Melissa which is now over the north atlantic and bringing bands of rain across. According to the BBC live feed, the people who were on the train have...

 Longhoughton in Northumberland also has a village parish church dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.

There are also detailed maps available on the gov.uk site which are well worth a look and go right down to individual neighbourhood level - usually covering just a dozen or so streets (or perhaps a single village in more rural areas). At least here in the North East something that stands out to...

Very good idea - it'll both bring people into the area (with several expanding employers in the area) but also help regenerate a seriously deprived area. Blackbird Leys and Littlemore aren't necessarily like (say) Ashington but are pretty disconnected from the affluent south east economy and...

The TNE day ticket is I think accepted by slightly more independents but restricts you to Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, and County Durham - I've used it on Weardale with no issues (indeed, you'd not be able to get to Barnard Castle on it if they weren't included!) and Borders Buses advertises...

I can confirm Blyth Bebside opened as planned today and trains have now started to call there, having just got off the first one.

In his defence, the wording is a bit off - from memory the LNER app (which gives similar notifications) says something like "is confirmed for Platform X" or "is due to be at Platform X" (I can't recall exact wording but it's more precise than "is on Platform X"). It is still pretty...

Though there is the issue that (in general) Cumbria is quite a divided county in terms of where people identify and associate with. Most of the towns in Westmorland, particularly the south (places like Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, etc) generally gravitate towards Lancaster for their services. Barrow...

I wouldn't say it was particularly bad but Reading really does feel like two or three stations cobbled together - particularly contrasting the parts around the old concourse/platforms 4-6 with the main through platforms and footbridge.