(03 Jan 2014, 9:04 pm)Kuyoyo Already happened, Sean Blair take a bow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77351420@N04/11736223225?nebuses/

(03 Jan 2014, 7:54 pm)andreos1 It used to get on the 71 on a regular basis, but haven't seen it for a while (mainly Loylnes these days) nor 8289.

(03 Jan 2014, 8:11 pm)Kuyoyo You want to pay the money to fit 9 buses with tachographs plus a few of the red spares as back-up? Unless you did advertise a through connection but have it as a split service to avoid the need for tachographs as per the X7.

(03 Jan 2014, 8:00 pm)Michael Forgot about the 71. it might make the odd appearance on the 50/50A to.

(03 Jan 2014, 9:13 pm)andreos1 Shocking. Fancy forgetting about the 71 .
Mind you're not alone... GNE seem to have forgotten about it too! *bdum tish!

(03 Jan 2014, 9:17 pm)Dan How will you cope when the 71 is potentially 'upgraded' to Renowns? If the X25 is in line to receive an 'upgrade' (Y-reg Solars, ahah), then that's what you'll end up with!

(03 Jan 2014, 9:31 pm)northtynelinks2 In an earlier post somebody mentioned about freeing up some of the poor B7s on the pronto and use the presidents from Stanley for them, if you took the 2 from Percy Main as DFDS you would have the PVR of 7 the service needs.

(03 Jan 2014, 9:33 pm)Dan That's a great deal of money for what it's worth, though. If the Pronto is in line to receive investment next year, it's an awful lot of expense...
While I do not use the service regularly, I have never encountered a journey which has operated late.

(03 Jan 2014, 9:35 pm)Tom I used it today and had Lolyne 3869 (I think!) there, which was spot on time, and 6021 back, which was spot on time, although it did leave Eldon Square a couple of mins late. B7 seemed to cope well.

(03 Jan 2014, 10:25 pm)aureolin Theres a new B9 on the 56. Just left concord towards Sunderland.

(03 Jan 2014, 9:33 pm)Dan That's a great deal of money for what it's worth, though. If the Pronto is in line to receive investment next year, it's an awful lot of expense...
While I do not use the service regularly, I have never encountered a journey which has operated late. Obviously services do frequently run late so I must be lucky in that sense, but it can't be that bad... I have had the misfortune of waiting around an hour for the X7 to turn up...

(03 Jan 2014, 9:37 pm)Dan Precisely. There always seems to be a spare vehicle at Bishop Auckland bus station, and no doubt this is to cover for vehicles if they are going to arrive late. The passenger is not affected.

(04 Jan 2014, 8:46 am)pdiddy The bus should always leave bishop on time as there is 1 spare plus another spare/taxi bus. PVR 8 For X21 n 18, crook allocated 10. 3877 n 3879 were on X21 yesterday

(04 Jan 2014, 9:00 am)Tom It must have been 3879 I had yesterday haha.

(04 Jan 2014, 10:43 am)northtynelinks2 Yeah, I didn't want to say anything but I could of sworn I saw 3869 on the X25 yesterday. Can we class that as an odd working now since its usual allocation is a B10 of Scania? I suppose it can be any northern veichle as its an unbranded route.

(04 Jan 2014, 11:45 am)Michael Anymore FAB 56 B9's out in service today?

(04 Jan 2014, 11:46 am)Dan I've only seen 6093 today, but will go out for another walk later.