(25 Oct 2015, 8:48 pm)Dan Aye - wouldn't surprise me if there's a few more typos in there too!

(25 Oct 2015, 8:48 pm)Dan Aye - wouldn't surprise me if there's a few more typos in there too!

(25 Oct 2015, 8:51 pm)Michael Nice to see Deptford has gained another Vyking....but lost 6042 to Washigton.... -.-

Might as well give Chester 6020 for a Vyking so we have all Vykings as spares haha...... -.-

(25 Oct 2015, 8:57 pm)NK53 TKT Vyking's are some of the best in the fleet aside from the darts and omnicities, I have an urge to ride one, they only are allocated to three services at Riverside now:
17:09 Q3 SAGE-Haymarket
A 95 and a 96

(25 Oct 2015, 8:51 pm)Michael Nice to see Deptford has gained another Vyking....but lost 6042 to Washigton.... -.-

Might as well give Chester 6020 for a Vyking so we have all Vykings as spares haha...... -.-

(25 Oct 2015, 9:08 pm)Dan Knew you'd be happy about another Vyking being based at Deptford!

6020 is a 'float vehicle' - it can transfer from depot to depot without replacement. It's allocated to Deptford at the moment as it was covering for 6085 which was away for GKN mods. When the next Percy Main based Volvo B9TL goes away, 6020 should transfer there.

(25 Oct 2015, 8:57 pm)NK53 TKT Vyking's are some of the best in the fleet aside from the darts and omnicities, I have an urge to ride one, they only are allocated to three services at Riverside now:
17:09 Q3 SAGE-Haymarket
A 95 and a 96

(25 Oct 2015, 10:32 pm)Michael Sorry i have to disagree, most of them can't get to speed, cold during the winter... they need to go quick.

I'll stick to my Stagecoach Enviros and gas buses

(25 Oct 2015, 9:08 pm)Dan They're no longer allocated to the 95/96 services following the service changes this weekend. Services 11 and 96 will be allocated corporate liveried Volvo B10BLEs and Scania L94s, while the boards Riverside are scheduled to operate on services 64 and 95 will be allocated a Volvo B10BLE (the others operated by Stanley will be allocated a Venture Solo SR).

The dual-door Volvo B7TLs will be allocated to the following services, as they interwork with scholars services:

Service 12 departing Shibdon Bank at 06:51
Service 12 departing Winlaton at 07:04
Service 11 departing Blackhall Mill at 08:55
Service X97 departing Newcastle at 16:12
Service 93 departing Team Valley at 16:25
Service 90 departing Team Valley at 16:35
Service X97 departing Newcastle at 16:42
Service 11A departing Newcastle at 16:45
Service 93 departing Team Valley at 16:45
Service 93 departing Team Valley at 17:05
Service 92 departing Team Valley at 17:08
Service Q3 departing Great Park at 17:09
Service X97 departing Newcastle at 17:12
Service 91 departing Team Valley at 17:38

You have no excuse now as you know exactly where they'll be - knock ya sel out and satisfy that "urge" of yours!!haha



Knew you'd be happy about another Vyking being based at Deptford!

6020 is a 'float vehicle' - it can transfer from depot to depot without replacement. It's allocated to Deptford at the moment as it was covering for 6085 which was away for GKN mods. When the next Percy Main based Volvo B9TL goes away, 6020 should transfer there.

(25 Oct 2015, 10:42 pm)Jimmi I thought I was seeing things when a Solar overtook us heading up Houghton Cut on the 20! Seriously them things can't take hills well at all. When they were on the 21 everyone knew how bad the reliability was, friends I know who lived on the route even told me about how poor they were and they hated them.

(25 Oct 2015, 9:08 pm)Dan 6020 is a 'float vehicle' - it can transfer from depot to depot without replacement. It's allocated to Deptford at the moment as it was covering for 6085 which was away for GKN mods. When the next Percy Main based Volvo B9TL goes away, 6020 should transfer there.

(26 Oct 2015, 11:42 am)Dan 5297 has entered service at Riverside Depot on service X66.

(26 Oct 2015, 11:47 am)Michael Good start then........................

(26 Oct 2015, 11:51 am)Dan All of the Fab57 Volvo B10BLEs are still in service, so can't allocate them to the 57 service yet!

(26 Oct 2015, 11:53 am)Michael Haha! 

Why has 5160 being withdrawn?, would of thought that they would of started from 5151.... then the next 5 would be 5152-5156... lol



Edit: The news has got that 5160's fleet news updated 12 hours ago.. will this ever change so its closer to the time it actually did?

(26 Oct 2015, 10:52 am)NK53 TKT Are the OmniDekkas out out on the 6/X70 just using both this evening to try an OmniDekka
Any idea if they will be on the following services:
6 19:43 Metrocentre Southbound
X70 20:09 Sunniside Northbound

(26 Oct 2015, 1:27 pm)BusLoverMum They are but no idea of evening allocations.

The one we're on has rather seedy red lights inside

(26 Oct 2015, 1:47 pm)Venturego Think that's 6129 with Red tube lighting on lower deck