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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Adrian - 06 Jan 2016
(06 Jan 2016, 11:40 am)S813 FVK Can we start doing the destination reports via PM to the relevant people now? Getting tiring seeing this thread clogged up with 'xxxx's destination wasnt working'Agreed.
However I'd not want to discourage discussion on the forum, as we don't have the luxury of a direct reporting route for all operators.
Could I suggest that reports are added to the PSVAR thread for now, and we can review the situation again in the coming days or weeks. This will prevent the operator threads from being clogged up.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Diamond One - 06 Jan 2016
(05 Jan 2016, 8:23 pm)S813 FVK 5389, 5390 and 8328 are all corporate livered spares for services Q1/Q2/Q3 (and service 58?)And other services I've seen it sneek onto other services
(05 Jan 2016, 8:42 pm)pdiddy The destination was working perfectly fine when it left the depot this morning.... otherwise it would of had a temp destination put in the windscreen till the bus got to chester to be repaired/replacedDestination now working I've photographed the bus on the freezing cold
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - rc81 - 06 Jan 2016
(06 Jan 2016, 4:56 am)Dan I should be able to track which bus it was given that the 19 is a fairly infrequent service - which direction was it heading in, when passing through Earsdon at 17:30?
The OmniCitys are renowned for the panel of LEDs for the route number going off. Always a temperamental fault, as they seem to work in the depot but go off when they leave!
It was heading towards Northumberland park
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Andreos1 - 07 Jan 2016
8293 is currently being collected from Saltmeadows by Trevor Wigley.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Acky81 - 07 Jan 2016
Eventually salt meadows has been clogged up for months. Saw an old x40 artic being towed away yesterday too and an old toon link the previous day
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Andreos1 - 07 Jan 2016
(07 Jan 2016, 11:47 am)Acky81 Eventually salt meadows has been clogged up for months. Saw an old x40 artic being towed away yesterday too and an old toon link the previous day
Looks like the backlog is going bit by bit.
Did you see if the other two were off to Barnsley too?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Davie - 07 Jan 2016
I forgot to mention this on Monday; but does anyone know if there's any truth behind the speculation that Arriva are taking over service X25?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - R852 PRG - 07 Jan 2016
(07 Jan 2016, 5:56 pm)Davie I forgot to mention this on Monday; but does anyone know if there's any truth behind the speculation that Arriva are taking over service X25?
No.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Davie - 07 Jan 2016
(07 Jan 2016, 5:57 pm)R852 PRG No.I didn't think so, I just wanted confirmation.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Davie - 08 Jan 2016
I've just passed an unbranded black Solar, it's currently in Beacon Lough if anyone wants a photo.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - BusLoverMum - 08 Jan 2016
(08 Jan 2016, 8:20 am)Davie I've just passed an unbranded black Solar, it's currently in Beacon Lough if anyone wants a photo.
Waiting for branding for the loop, I wonder? It's had a lot of subs on it, recently.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Dan - 08 Jan 2016
(08 Jan 2016, 10:22 am)BusLoverMum Waiting for branding for the loop, I wonder? It's had a lot of subs on it, recently.
Yes, 5219 returned to service following repaint yesterday (which is why 5220 has gone to Saltmeadows Rd in its place).
Probably going to be at least one red single-deck on the Loop services every day for the next few months, excluding weekends.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Acky81 - 08 Jan 2016
(07 Jan 2016, 3:48 pm)Andreos1 Looks like the backlog is going bit by bit.
Did you see if the other two were off to Barnsley too?
No I didnt
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Dan - 08 Jan 2016
(08 Jan 2016, 10:32 am)Dan Yes, 5219 returned to service following repaint yesterday (which is why 5220 has gone to Saltmeadows Rd in its place).
Probably going to be at least one red single-deck on the Loop services every day for the next few months, excluding weekends.
5220 has now been replaced by 5223. Whizzing through them!
As the first MPD for Hexham has now returned to service following repaint... The colourscheme is slightly more interesting than just yellow as originally noted: there's also a bit of blue on there, too!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - S813 FVK - 08 Jan 2016
(08 Jan 2016, 3:38 pm)Dan As the first MPD for Hexham has now returned to service following repaint... The colourscheme is slightly more interesting than just yellow as originally noted: there's also a bit of blue on there, too!
Without seeing the vehicle, does the blue cover the roof and above the windows? Just going off other liveries (Venture and Nexus) where from the top of the windows, it is a different colour.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - G-CPTN - 08 Jan 2016
The yellow-with-blue MPD was my 687 ride from Corbridge to ALDI this morning (10:55 - 11:07)
AFAICR it was a blue roof.
Why blue?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Coppercap40 - 08 Jan 2016
Unidentified Saltwell Parks seen going into Jarrow bus Stn around 1630 did not see which route it was on either !!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - South Tyne Lad - 08 Jan 2016
South Tyne Optare Versa 8294 has gained rear advertising boards.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Davie - 08 Jan 2016
(08 Jan 2016, 5:06 pm)Coppercap40 Unidentified Saltwell Parks seen going into Jarrow bus Stn around 1630 did not see which route it was on either !!Possibly driver change overs?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016 - Dan - 08 Jan 2016
(08 Jan 2016, 4:37 pm)G-CPTN The yellow-with-blue MPD was my 687 ride from Corbridge to ALDI this morning (10:55 - 11:07)
AFAICR it was a blue roof.
Why blue?
Yes, that's right.
'Visit Hexham' have a bluey-purple colour-scheme, so I guess it makes sense to tie a two-tone base livery in with this?
http://www.visithexham.net/
https://twitter.com/VisitHexham