(08 Apr 2016, 1:12 pm)Ambassador Facing towards Tyne Bridge. Not sure on how to upload the photo, I'm not into photography!

(08 Apr 2016, 1:01 pm)LeeCalder 6126 is going around with 'Bus Reversing'on the blind, it's becoming a regular occurrence.

(08 Apr 2016, 1:34 pm)citaro5284 Can you explain more?

(08 Apr 2016, 1:34 pm)citaro5284 Can you explain more?

(08 Apr 2016, 2:39 pm)Jackamcardle Got some quotes from the Facebook page about the new Loop branding (not naming any names, don't want to be involved in a petty argument)- some people can't just take what they've been given:
"That looks horrific"

"That looks so s***e it really does"

"For f*** sake"

"It looks so s***"

"The original Black Loop was the best"

"That looks so s*** that does it really does"

(08 Apr 2016, 2:16 pm)LeeCalder I've seen a fee OmniDekka's moving forward with it on now, and i know Davie has a photo of I think a Solar doing exactly the same. I've seen an Angel Gemini going through Birtley with Bus Reversing on the screen also.

(08 Apr 2016, 2:44 pm)Davie If you's want I'll upload my photograph of it to Flickr if it helps.

(08 Apr 2016, 2:47 pm)Andreos1 I bet some people think they have been slipped an acid when they see a bus hurtling towards them - but displaying 'Bus Reversing'.

A definate WTF moment!

(08 Apr 2016, 2:16 pm)LeeCalder I've seen a fee OmniDekka's moving forward with it on now, and i know Davie has a photo of I think a Solar doing exactly the same. I've seen an Angel Gemini going through Birtley with Bus Reversing on the screen also.

(08 Apr 2016, 5:57 pm)JP6004 Do we know when the final olympians are due to be replaced. Surely the scholars which are ran by them could interwork with normal services so they could be withdrawn

(08 Apr 2016, 6:08 pm)Michael Some of Brighton's new buses are supposed to be due to start arriving next month.

Not sure which service will receive them first but once all here, some more Omnidekka's will come free, i would think GNE would want some more to replace the Lolyne's and Olympian's.... unless, GNE have got enough double deckers on the new order list (for 2016/2017) to replace them all by 1.117.

I think Omnidekka's is the most likely bus to replace them though.

(08 Apr 2016, 5:57 pm)JP6004 Do we know when the final olympians are due to be replaced. Surely the scholars which are ran by them could interwork with normal services so they could be withdrawn

(08 Apr 2016, 6:14 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com 3867. 391

(08 Apr 2016, 6:11 pm)JP6004 Well they have 24 to replace before then. But thought it would have been more cost effective to have them interwork with normal services instead of going to riverside and back etc

(08 Apr 2016, 6:20 pm)Michael I thought it was only around 18 which needed replaced by 1.1.17, might of got my numbers wrong though, known me, probables. 

They should be able to achieve that, if they get the right amount of buses from Brighton - if not NEW buses would have to arrive by 1.1.17... not sure what the time frame is like because as we know, some company's could have orders in already and i'm not sure how orders work once the company receives them.


From Dan's post yesterday in the South East thread - 

I understand 03 and 04 plate East Lancs OmniDekka bodied Scania N94UDs are expected to be cascaded as a result. Would expect these to be the examples route-branded for services 48 (628-633) and 50 (601-03/05) as well as the other examples in the YN04 Gxx series batch.


http://www.northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=318&page=8

Nothing is confirmed for the Omnidekka's from Brighton but with GNE getting them before - to me it seems likely they could get more.