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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Dan - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 5:39 am)nk55 The X30/X31 can be allocated omnidekkas, but the low bridge at Dunston gives very little clearance, tridents, presisents & olympians are too big for that route.
Just as services 8/78 and 45/46 have a preferred alternative vehicle type which is the same specification, I am led to believe that the services which underwent changes last weekend are also subject to preferred alternative vehicle types which are of the same vehicle type and specification.
The preferred alternative vehicle type to substitute a branded vehicle on services X30/X31 is a red single decker (the first point of call should be to allocate 5254 which is the red OmniCity based at Stanley).
Services 6 and X70/X71 have a preferred alternative vehicle type as double deck. Any will do, but the two spare OmniDekkas should be used as the first point of call.
So whilst double decks can be allocated to services X30/X31, they should only be allocated if there are no single decks left.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - pdiddy - 28 Oct 2015
(27 Oct 2015, 8:15 pm)nk55 Or some might say late evening & sunday X21s.
Anything to keep the depot open... we just need more work
(27 Oct 2015, 8:36 pm)citaro5284 esp the drivers at Chester eh...
Haha... I bet they do☺
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Jackamcardle - 28 Oct 2015
It seems as though service 16 is a success too, at around 12:30pm on Monday it came in from Castleside full from end to end. It emptied out at Stanley and then the next load of passengers got on, which made it fill up again. With this service being every 15 minutes, I was very surprised to see it get full as I never have before on the diamond services when they were heading towards Durham.
However, I never really saw the V7/V8 get busy at the MetroCentre at peak times. I saw it full in the morning coming from Stanley but never coming from the Metro.
Service 6 was an overall success. It almost filled an OmniDekka coming out of Stanley which I was surprised to see as I would imagine that if passengers would want to get to Newcastle quicker they would get the X30 or the V7/V8 for a quicker alternative to the MetroCentre.
X30/X31 got really busy too.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - nk55 - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 7:50 am)pdiddy Anything to keep the depot open... we just need more work
Haha... I bet they do☺
Just those that like the sound of their own voice and love to whinge ?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - GuyParkRoyal - 28 Oct 2015
6019 has returned to Chester le Street and was out on the 34A this morning.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Diamond One - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 5:39 am)nk55 The X30/X31 can be allocated omnidekkas, but the low bridge at Dunston gives very little clearance, tridents, presisents & olympians are too big for that route.
Thought decker a can go on X30/X31 I've witnessed in the past although since Sunday this may not be the case of luck as I've looked at a previous post posted by Dan of all the PVR vehicles at Stanley now I need dans help of which ominidekka are getting branded and which ones are remaining red to be used on any service in case one of the branded vehicles is faulty
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Diamond One - 28 Oct 2015
One of the 700 solos has had a crash in park lane I've just been informed by my buddy Paul
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Michael - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 11:39 am)Diamond One One of the 700 solos has had a crash in park lane I've just been informed by my buddy Paul
Its already being reported in the bus incidents thread.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - L469 YVK - 28 Oct 2015
BTW, don't know if I didn't post it last night or not but if it got removed, I wasn't on about all of the changes, it was only a few in the past where reliability wasn't foreseen by operators. The changes made by all the big three in recent years have made a good effort to drive up reliability particularly the Stanley changes. It was a bit long too though because I quoted the original.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - nk55 - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 11:28 am)Diamond One Thought decker a can go on X30/X31 I've witnessed in the past although since Sunday this may not be the case of luck as I've looked at a previous post posted by Dan of all the PVR vehicles at Stanley now I need dans help of which ominidekka are getting branded and which ones are remaining red to be used on any service in case one of the branded vehicles is faulty
The metro radio bus (6133?) Wont be branded northern ( if that helps ), in the scheduled wrong workings a omnidekka runs an early am X31, but the only decker that will (without worry) go under the low bridge at dunston is the ommidekka ( marked as 13ft 11in ). If i remember correctly the bridge is 14ft 3in most deckers are 14ft 6in.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Transbus574 - 28 Oct 2015
5409 has gained Red Kite branding
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - citaro5284 - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 12:44 pm)Transbus574 5409 has gained Red Kite branding
Aye, makes sense, 5401 going in tother direction......
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - DanPicken - 28 Oct 2015
Traffics horrible on Handy Drive few drivers seeking alternatives behind Riverside and some running NIS.
NK08 MYG has been taken off the 27 with a flappy panel.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Michael - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 2:07 pm)DanPicken Traffics horrible on Handy Drive few drivers seeking alternatives behind Riverside and some running NIS.
NK08 MYG has been taken off the 27 with a flappy panel.
Exactly the same in Sunderland city centre to - took me 10 minutes to from Joplings to Park Lane earlier....
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - omnicity4659 - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 2:07 pm)DanPicken Traffics horrible on Handy Drive few drivers seeking alternatives behind Riverside and some running NIS.
NK08 MYG has been taken off the 27 with a flappy panel.
Its not being very Handy today, is it?
I'll go now...
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - NK53 TKT - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 9:06 am)Jackamcardle It seems as though service 16 is a success too, at around 12:30pm on Monday it came in from Castleside full from end to end. It emptied out at Stanley and then the next load of passengers got on, which made it fill up again. With this service being every 15 minutes, I was very surprised to see it get full as I never have before on the diamond services when they were heading towards Durham.
However, I never really saw the V7/V8 get busy at the MetroCentre at peak times. I saw it full in the morning coming from Stanley but never coming from the Metro.
Service 6 was an overall success. It almost filled an OmniDekka coming out of Stanley which I was surprised to see as I would imagine that if passengers would want to get to Newcastle quicker they would get the X30 or the V7/V8 for a quicker alternative to the MetroCentre.
X30/X31 got really busy too.
Had my FIRST omnidekka ride today 6133 to the Metrocentre from Eldon Square, very cramped downstairs, fast though. Reminded me of an old Arriva palatine like the ones on the X31, X32 and X33 to Ashington.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - NK53 TKT - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 12:42 pm)nk55 The metro radio bus (6133?) Wont be branded northern ( if that helps ), in the scheduled wrong workings a omnidekka runs an early am X31, but the only decker that will (without worry) go under the low bridge at dunston is the ommidekka ( marked as 13ft 11in ). If i remember correctly the bridge is 14ft 3in most deckers are 14ft 6in.
It was on the 11:05 6 from Newcastle to Stanley today, I had it
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - BusLoverMum - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 2:07 pm)DanPicken Traffics horrible on Handy Drive few drivers seeking alternatives behind Riverside and some running NIS.
NK08 MYG has been taken off the 27 with a flappy panel.
The size of the puddles doesn't help. More like rivers.
At least the fog's gone.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - NK53 TKT - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 3:21 pm)BusLoverMum The size of the puddles doesn't help. More like rivers.
At least the fog's gone.
When I was on 6133 I could not see the rail bridge from the Redheugh Bridge
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2015 - Diamond One - 28 Oct 2015
(28 Oct 2015, 12:44 pm)Transbus574 5409 has gained Red Kite branding
looks nice the photos i took of that bus are now on there way to flickr as we speak