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RE: Go North East - Latest - speedwheels22 - 22 Jan 2014
think it be a good idea on washington st shuttle dennis enviro darts
RE: Go North East - Latest - Wellsey18 - 22 Jan 2014
When are the new vinyls going to be put on spare buses???
RE: Go North East - Latest - WestDurhamSwift - 22 Jan 2014
(22 Jan 2014, 10:00 pm)citaro5284 Currently GNE use flipdot and LED. Flipdot (yellow dots) were the first blinds, but now GNE buy LED.
The LED displays are either all amber or amber with a colour panel for the route number. They are a different blind compared to a normal amber one as they have a panel of tri-colour LED's.
Answered your own question on the last one, if you are running for a bus you want to know where it is going
Thank you haha
I suppose i did .... (silly me)
RE: Go North East - Latest - Andreos1 - 22 Jan 2014
(22 Jan 2014, 10:20 pm)Adam Malarkey Me most days when I come out of my Front Door, Guaranteed as soon walk around the Corner of the Bush, there'll be a Bus sitting at Lambton Village Centre.
You forgot the '...and my oap neighbours peddling drugs' bit ;D
RE: Go North East - Latest - Malarkey - 23 Jan 2014
(22 Jan 2014, 11:38 pm)andreos1 You forgot the '...and my oap neighbours peddling drugs' bit ;D
There to posh for a Mercedes Citaro i'm afraid, That's why they Drive a Nissan Micra and a VW Golf
Re: RE: Go North East - Latest - Adrian - 23 Jan 2014
(22 Jan 2014, 10:16 pm)citaro5284 Not always.....How many times do people run out of a shop and the bus is at the stop.
Is running out of a shop to see the bus exclusive to Cobalt Clipper passengers then? Plenty of shops on the Ten, Angel and Red Arrows routes, but they don't have the benefit of a full rear destination display.
RE: Go North East - Latest - Andreos1 - 23 Jan 2014
(23 Jan 2014, 7:34 am)aureolin Is running out of a shop to see the bus exclusive to Cobalt Clipper passengers then? Plenty of shops on the Ten, Angel and Red Arrows routes, but they don't have the benefit of a full rear destination display.
Given the differering destinations heading south on the 21, it sounds perfect for a full display on the rear.
Imagine coming out of Tanfastic in Birtley all bronzed and sunkissed, to find that 21 you have just ran for, terminates at Chester!
RE: Go North East - Latest - Dan - 23 Jan 2014
(23 Jan 2014, 7:34 am)aureolin Is running out of a shop to see the bus exclusive to Cobalt Clipper passengers then? Plenty of shops on the Ten, Angel and Red Arrows routes, but they don't have the benefit of a full rear destination display.
Entirely possible it was thought of as an unnecessary cost before last year? I notice all buses last year came with full rear destination displays and did not have coloured displays (exception being the B9TL order where it seems there was a cock up somewhere along the line and indeed the Connections4 Mercs which received both too).
Perhaps last year it was decided that having a full rear is more advantageous to customers than coloured displays?
RE: Go North East - Latest - JP6004 - 23 Jan 2014
6086 has fab fifty six displayed on next stop announcement screen
RE: Go North East - Latest - Michael - 23 Jan 2014
Anyone stopped 6099,6100 out in service yet?
Has 6098 being out yet?
Re: RE: Go North East - Latest - MrFozz - 23 Jan 2014
(23 Jan 2014, 10:15 am)Michael Anyone stopped 6099,6100 out in service yet?
Has 6098 being out yet?
6099 is on the 20 today
Re: RE: Go North East - Latest - Adrian - 23 Jan 2014
(23 Jan 2014, 10:15 am)Michael Anyone stopped 6099,6100 out in service yet?
Has 6098 being out yet?
Just had a heads up that 6099 is on the 20
RE: Go North East - Latest - Michael - 23 Jan 2014
Thanks, for once Park Lane looks quiet
RE: Go North East - Latest - Michael - 23 Jan 2014
Busy 2 weeks for GNE:
Changes this Saturday in Sunderland, East Durham and for the Diamond, Lime and 13 / 14.
Week after the Riverside depot opens - along with changes to the TEN, Toonlink, Blaydon Racers, CityLink and also the Fab56.
Should be fun for the enthusiasts who take pictures.
RE: Go North East - Latest - Dan - 23 Jan 2014
5207 on 26s today.
RE: Go North East - Latest - nk55 - 23 Jan 2014
3 dual door volvo b7s on chester services X21, X22 & X25, is this a temporary move?, seen the new 13/14 timetable and its a single deck on the cover also the X25 has a decker on the front. Just wondering if the repainted 4926-4931 could be allocated to the 13/14/X22 and the dual door b7s be allocated to the X25, therefore seeing a few of the older tridents leaving the fleet?
RE: Go North East - Latest - Simm101 - 23 Jan 2014
The South Tyne 5 was suffering quite badly today...
Unid'd Cadet broke down at Fellgate around an hour ago. The Cadet that I was on (8243) had acceleration problems, and the driver had to restart the engine a few times at various places enroute.
As I am about to mention in the rare workings thread, an unid'd Fab 57 was also seen on the 5.
RE: Go North East - Latest - gtom - 23 Jan 2014
(23 Jan 2014, 4:39 pm)nk55 3 dual door volvo b7s on chester services X21, X22 & X25, is this a temporary move?, seen the new 13/14 timetable and its a single deck on the cover also the X25 has a decker on the front. Just wondering if the repainted 4926-4931 could be allocated to the 13/14/X22 and the dual door b7s be allocated to the X25, therefore seeing a few of the older tridents leaving the fleet?
The X22 on about 30-50% of journeys will need a decker, probably higher in school holiday time.
RE: Go North East - Latest - Adrian - 23 Jan 2014
(23 Jan 2014, 8:01 am)Dan Entirely possible it was thought of as an unnecessary cost before last year? I notice all buses last year came with full rear destination displays and did not have coloured displays (exception being the B9TL order where it seems there was a cock up somewhere along the line and indeed the Connections4 Mercs which received both too).
Perhaps last year it was decided that having a full rear is more advantageous to customers than coloured displays?
I don't disagree, as I'm personally a fan of full rear displays. If that was the reason you'd expect the Fab Fifty Six batch to also have been converted though?
RE: Go North East - Latest - Dan - 23 Jan 2014
(23 Jan 2014, 5:30 pm)aureolin I don't disagree, as I'm personally a fan of full rear displays. If that was the reason you'd expect the Fab Fifty Six batch to also have been converted though?
I think they are going to be? Was no room at Saltmeadows to hold 34 B9TLs though, so made sense to just put them out into service straight away.