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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - MrPottski - 19 Feb 2016
(19 Feb 2016, 4:08 pm)Stuartphin1639 Ah that explains why 4809/10 were on the 12/12A
1906 was in space 1 in Faverdale tonight. Can't see that going anywhere in service tomorrow.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Lee - 19 Feb 2016
2850 on the 26A.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - tyresmoke - 19 Feb 2016
1439 on X93
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 19 Feb 2016
(19 Feb 2016, 8:17 pm)MrPottski 1906 was in space 1 in Faverdale tonight. Can't see that going anywhere in service tomorrow.
Probably get 1406 back on Sunday and send 1906 to Yorkshire tiger
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Kuyoyo - 20 Feb 2016
7489 on 64/64a
1454 on 17, 1494 on the regular 17a turn
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - aliance - 20 Feb 2016
is there a reason why 4516 W292 PPT is on 35 in ashington
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Kuyoyo - 20 Feb 2016
1415 is out on the X12 again today while 1512 is Middlesbrough Spare Bus. So, I expect it's a normal Pulsar on the S1 today
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 10:36 am)aliance is there a reason why 4516 W292 PPT is on 35 in ashington
Depot loan from jesmond as ashington are short of buses with plenty of there deckers VOR
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 20 Feb 2016
2849 spending the day on Sapphire 7 leaving Darlington 12:07
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - biglugs@yahoo.com - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 12:06 pm)Stuartphin1639 2849 spending the day on Sapphire 7 leaving Darlington 12:07
That'll be fun and uncomfortable
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 12:07 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com That'll be fun and uncomfortable
Left with a standing load I know that much
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Adrian - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 10:39 am)Kuyoyo 1415 is out on the X12 again today while 1512 is Middlesbrough Spare Bus. So, I expect it's a normal Pulsar on the S1 today
Would that really be rare or odd though? I'd hope it'd be allocated to the X12 when required, if it's not already on the X66/X67.
(20 Feb 2016, 12:06 pm)Stuartphin1639 2849 spending the day on Sapphire 7 leaving Darlington 12:07
That's a shocking allocation. I'd hope it'd be taken off asap, rather than spending day on there.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - DanPicken - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 12:15 pm)Adrian Would that really be rare or odd though? I'd hope it'd be allocated to the X12 when required, if it's not already on the X66/X67.
That's a shocking allocation. I'd hope it'd be taken off asap, rather than spending day on there.
There's 2 Solos on the Jesmond 43.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Davie - 20 Feb 2016
2 Solo's on the 43/44/45
#Jesmondattheirbest
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Jimmi - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 12:15 pm)Adrian Would that really be rare or odd though? I'd hope it'd be allocated to the X12 when required, if it's not already on the X66/X67.And some people think that the X21/X22 is the only Sapphire route with allocation problems... I'd argue that the 7 has more problems with allocations than the X21/X22, it just seems like the X21/X22 is worse because us lot in County Durham and Darlington don't whinge on about it all the time!!!
That's a shocking allocation. I'd hope it'd be taken off asap, rather than spending day on there.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - scania driver - 20 Feb 2016
And Darlington ! Running a Solo - 2849 - on the 7, whatever the reason (or excuse) is absolutely deplorable ! No doubt we'll get the better this that no bus at all c**p.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Adrian - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 12:21 pm)Jimmi And some people think that the X21/X22 is the only Sapphire route with allocation problems... I'd argue that the 7 has more problems with allocations than the X21/X22, it just seems like the X21/X22 is worse because us lot in County Durham and Darlington don't whinge on about it all the time!!!
Really? I get to see the 7 come and go most of the day, and I'd say the allocations are pretty good. Although the decision not to go 100% decker was daft.
(20 Feb 2016, 12:21 pm)scania driver And Darlington ! Running a Solo - 2849 - on the 7, whatever the reason (or excuse) is absolutely deplorable ! No doubt we'll get the better this that no bus at all c**p.
I can't understand it. The frequency of services in and around Darlington town centre, it should be easy enough to double swap something, to get a more suitable bus on the 7.
It's the passengers I feel for. It's a long old route for the inevitable standees.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Jimmi - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 12:21 pm)scania driver And Darlington ! Running a Solo - 2849 - on the 7, whatever the reason (or excuse) is absolutely deplorable ! No doubt we'll get the better this that no bus at all c**p.Darlington only have so many full size single deckers and chances are they are all already been allocated, so chances are the Solo was the only thing spare. Seems like Darlington have very little in the way of spare buses, when I used to go past the depot on the Scarlet Band 16 most of the time about all there would be is the odd bus VOR and what was awaiting scrap.
I'd still rather have a Solo on the 7 than nothing as not only would it put people 15 minutes behind but chances are the next bus would end up being rammed and it would be typical that the run behind would be a Pulsar.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - Jimmi - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 12:27 pm)Adrian Really? I get to see the 7 come and go most of the day, and I'd say the allocations are pretty good. Although the decision not to go 100% decker was daft.
I can't understand it. The frequency of services in and around Darlington town centre, it should be easy enough to double swap something, to get a more suitable bus on the 7.
It's the passengers I feel for. It's a long old route for the inevitable standees.
Been a fair few odd workings recently, even when you discount the Belmont Sapphire spares.
Problem with swapping something off another service is all the other services with full size buses is another route would get something unsuitable in return (Solo), probably the 5 as it is scheduled to depart around the same sort of time. Could have maybe taken an EcoCity off the 2 I suppose but still not ideal having a Solo on there.
It didn't seem like the 7 needed a full double decker allocation at the time the Enviro 400's entered service although the service does seem to be getting busier, hopefully it may go full double deck operation in the future...
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2016 - tyresmoke - 20 Feb 2016
(20 Feb 2016, 10:39 am)Kuyoyo 1415 is out on the X12 again today while 1512 is Middlesbrough Spare Bus. So, I expect it's a normal Pulsar on the S1 today
1491 is allocated to the S1 today