A NORTH-EAST bus company has revealed it will reduce services following the introduciton of the third national lockdown.
Go North East, which runs services across Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Teesside, has confirmed changes from the end of the week.
This comes as the Government advice currently advises against all non-essential travel following a rise in Covid cases across the country.
The firm has said the following changes will take effect from Saturday, January 16, with all services not listed below continuing to run to normal times.
A spokesperson for Go North East said: "Most services continue to operate but with some reduced frequencies as shown below.
"These changes will ensure that we’re meeting travel demands and still allowing for social distancing to take place."
Here are the full list of service changes:
X-lines X1
A small number of daytime journeys will be temporarily suspended, but the service will still run up to every 12 minutes.
There may, however, be gaps of up to 24 minutes between some journeys so please check the timetable using the link below.
There will also be some evening frequency reductions.
Black Cats 2 & 2A
There will be some reductions to the frequency between Sunderland and Silksworth.
QuayCity Q3
There will be some reductions to the evening timetable.
On a Saturday, the service will run to the current Sunday timetable.
On a Sunday, the service will be revised to run hourly.
Venture V3 & V4
Sunday service added to allow customers in Bridgehill to travel following the temporary withdrawal of X-lines X46.
Connections 4
A small number of daytime journeys will be temporarily suspended, but the service will still run up to every 12 minutes.
There may, however, be gaps of up to 24 minutes between some journeys so please check the timetable using the link below.
There will also be some reductions to the evening frequency.
Services M6, M7 and M8
Service M7 will be temporarily suspended.
Services M6 and M8 will continue to operate between Metrocentre and Stanley up to twice per hour, with a small number of journeys being withdrawn due to lower numbers of passengers.
Services X6 & X7
Service X7 will be temporarily suspended – only service X6 will run.
Coast & Country 8 & 8A
Will be revised to run hourly.
X-lines X9 & X10
Will be revised to run hourly and will follow both routes.
Tyne Valley Ten 10, 10A, 10B & 10X
Most 10X journeys will be temporarily suspended.
Weekday 10B at 6.44am from Blaydon to Prudhoe will not run.
Services 12 & 12A
The weekday journeys at 7.55an from Newcastle to Newcastle Business Park, and 5.11pm from Blaydon to Newcastle, will not run.
Service 13
Service is temporarily suspended – passengers are able to travel on X-lines X20 instead.
Little Coasters 19
Some journeys which operate between North Shields and Northumberland Park only are suspended off-peak on weekdays, and on Saturdays.
Prince Bishops 20
A small number of daytime journeys will be temporarily suspended, but the service will still run up to every 12 minutes.
There may, however, be gaps of up to 24 minutes between some journeys so please check the timetable using the link below.
There will also be some evening frequency reductions.
Angel 21
A small number of daytime journeys will be temporarily suspended, but the service will still run up to every 7 minutes.
There may, however, be gaps of up to 15 minutes between some journeys so please check the timetable using the link below.
There will also be some evening frequency reductions.
X-lines X21
Will be revised to run hourly.
Service X22
Will be temporarily suspended.
Service 25
Monday to Saturday timetables will be revised to run hourly.
Sunday timetable will be revised to run every 2 hours.
X-lines X30 & X31
Each service will be revised to run hourly Monday to Saturday.
Sunday timetable is unchanged.
Services 38 & 38C
Will be revised to run hourly.
X-lines X45, X46 & X47
Service X46 will not run.
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, services X45 and X47 will continue to operate each every 30 minutes, with some journeys being retimed by up to five minutes.
On a Sunday, X45 and X47 will be revised to run hourly.
Voltra 53 & 54
A small number of daytime journeys will be temporarily suspended, but the service will still run up to every 10 minutes.
There may, however, be gaps of up to 20 minutes between some journeys.
Service 55
Will be revised to run hourly, still serving Wingate and Hutton Henry.
Service 56
The frequency of the service will be revised on evenings and Sundays.
CityLink 58
A small number of daytime journeys will be temporarily suspended, but the service will still run up to every 12 minutes.
There may, however, be gaps of up to 24 minutes between some journeys so please check the timetable using the link below.
Drifter 60
A small number of daytime journeys will be temporarily suspended, but the service will still run up to every 12 minutes.
There may, however, be gaps of up to 24 minutes between some journeys so please check the timetable using the link below.
Service X66
Will be revised to run up to every 10 minutes.
X-lines X84 & X85
Service X85 will be revised to run between Hexham and Newbrough only. Passengers wishing to travel between Newcastle, Corbridge and Hexham are advised to use services 10 and X84 instead.
Service X84 will continue to operate hourly, but will be retimed from Hexham towards Newcastle.
indiGo 85 & 86
All Monday to Saturday service 86 journeys will be temporarily cancelled, except the early morning journey at 5.40am from Concord.
Green Arrow X97
Service X97 will be temporarily suspended
Cobalt & Coast 309, 310, 311 & X39
The frequency of this service will be revised, with each service operating every 30 minutes, providing a bus approximately every 10 minutes between Newcastle and Battle Hill.
Service X39 is temporarily suspended
Service 925
The first journey in each direction on Saturdays will be temporarily suspended.
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