(28 Sep 2015, 10:32 am)Dan GNE Fleet Position as at 28/09/15:

4896 4897 4898 Riverside to Deptford
546 4842 4846 5147 5161 5162 5163 sold

(28 Sep 2015, 3:28 pm)Diamond One 4897 was on 61 today

(28 Sep 2015, 3:12 pm)Dan Stanley's 5289 is now at Saltmeadows for a midnight blue repaint and Hexham's 560 is now at Saltmeadows for a corporate livery repaint.

(28 Sep 2015, 3:29 pm)Dan It's been there for about a week now (I noted it on the forum when it transferred originally), so it's probably been on more services than just the 61!

Perhaps more notable is the fact that 4896 is still in use at Gateshead - on 64/95/96 cycle today. I guess it'll go to Deptford when Riverside get 4907 back from Thorntons (DDA mods).

(28 Sep 2015, 4:37 pm)Diamond One must be a temp loan or so

(28 Sep 2015, 4:37 pm)Diamond One must be a temp loan or so

(28 Sep 2015, 4:39 pm)S813 FVK Or it just hasn't transferred out of Riverside yet?

(28 Sep 2015, 4:48 pm)S813 FVK Is there an update on whether 5250 is back at Stanley yet? It has been away at Saltmeadows for a while now.

Glad to hear 5289 has gone to Saltmeadows. It had a nasty dint in a back panel (a former laser citaro had a similar issue iirc).

(28 Sep 2015, 7:15 am)LeeCalder Well, Well, Well....

I have been told by a Go North East employee that the two new OmniDekka's are actually going to Crook for the X21.

And that they actually have no intention of buying ANY new buses at all.

(27 Sep 2015, 8:31 pm)Michael What will be used on the extra Q3 journeys on the rugby world cup days for the extra evening services?

From the GNE site:

Extra Quaylink buses
We’ll be running extra journeys on the Q3 service between Haymarket Bus Station and St Peter’s Basin for rugby fans parking at the former Spillers site on Newcastle Quayside. Our Q3 will run every 15 minutes during the day as usual, but will run every 15 minutes into the evening on matchdays too. A temporary bus stop will be located on the Spillers site or customers can board at the existing stop at Spillers Quay, next to the Cycle Hub.

Normal Q3 timetable: http://www.simplygo.com/download/publication/70732.74/q3-times-from-26-july-2015/

Extra journeys:
http://www.simplygo.com/download/publication/72469.02/q3-rugby-world-cup-additional-journeys/

(28 Sep 2015, 5:28 pm)S813 FVK Has 3877 been sold or was it simply out for a test drive?

Ex Go North East 3877 by Diamond One, on Flickr

(28 Sep 2015, 6:08 pm)B10man there are so many buses they need rid off, red deckers, olympians, B10s (sadly), scania's, and the mercs badly need something done with them. Far to unrelieable.

(28 Sep 2015, 6:08 pm)B10man What he's been told actually makes a lot of sence, if gne can avoild by new buses then they will due to the uncertain nature of the quality contract scheme. Why would gne buy new buses just for quality contacts to come in, doesn't make sence? Only reason the MPD at Peterlee got replaced was because there was no alternative. Maybe Gne have secured another few omnideckers for x21. If the quality contract scheme doesn't go ahead then gne will invest a lot of money all at once into new buses as there are so many buses they need rid off, red deckers, olympians, B10s (sadly), scania's, and the mercs badly need something done with them. Far to unrelieable.

(28 Sep 2015, 6:18 pm)Michael Today i heard GNE have secured at least 20 more Omnideckkers, which GNE should gain soon although its all talk...........not sure what/if Brighton are gaining anymore new buses this year so it might not be 100% true......just thought i'll let people what i heard.


Not sure if any buses will be withdrawn because of upcoming service changes but if so, it'll be the non-DDA ones first...which will be... Tridents (so they can be sold on, while they still have time to be used in service) or B10's... the Olympians will stay until just before the deadline..

(28 Sep 2015, 6:22 pm)citaro5284 You changed your tune quick, on Dan's pic of 6129 you didnt know how many they were getting 

(28 Sep 2015, 6:08 pm)B10man What he's been told actually makes a lot of sence, if gne can avoild by new buses then they will due to the uncertain nature of the quality contract scheme. Why would gne buy new buses just for quality contacts to come in, doesn't make sence? Only reason the MPD at Peterlee got replaced was because there was no alternative. Maybe Gne have secured another few omnideckers for x21. If the quality contract scheme doesn't go ahead then gne will invest a lot of money all at once into new buses as there are so many buses they need rid off, red deckers, olympians, B10s (sadly), scania's, and the mercs badly need something done with them. Far to unrelieable.

(28 Sep 2015, 6:37 pm)B10man Not sure how you arrive at that number, the gemini deckers are fine, the 06 place red deckers are ok, the streetlite are excellant, the versa are fine, and the mercs just need some money spent of them. Arriva don't really have many buses more than 10yrs old left, just a handfull of axl400 alexander dennis deckers and some mpd.