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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 3:35 pm)S813 FVK The new Prince Bishops:
http://www.simplygo.com/all-services/prince-bishops
Not sure, I'll decide once its on the Streetlites.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - JP6004 - 20 Apr 2016
I agree, it seems a bit watered down. I'm a big fan of the current livery, hopefully it will look better in real life
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - TEN 6083 - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 3:35 pm)S813 FVK The new Prince Bishops:
http://www.simplygo.com/all-services/prince-bishops
Will decide when see it for real, possibly at MetroCentre rally next weekend if they have one to show off
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 4:28 pm)TEN 6083 Will decide when see it for real, possibly at MetroCentre rally next weekend if they bring one to show off
I don't think any Streetlites have arrived yet.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Dan - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 4:31 pm)Michael I don't think any Streetlites have arrived yet.
Not yet, but they're not far off!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 4:44 pm)Dan Not yet, but they're not far off!
I hope so,
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - biglugs@yahoo.com - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 4:44 pm)Dan Not yet, but they're not far off!
Might attend durham
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - BusLoverMum - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 3:35 pm)S813 FVK The new Prince Bishops:
http://www.simplygo.com/all-services/prince-bishops
V smart. Please that they've kept the same idea but modernised it and made it fit in with the design of the streetlites at the back.
I wonder if the outline is just shaded or is actually metallic gold coloured.
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Jamie M - 20 Apr 2016
By the way, how do you people manage to get pictures of the displays on buses? My phone and camera can't deal with the blind flashing/refreshing and comes out only very partially. Example:
![[Image: 93521ca1c6d0418f1fbc39f0fd22dc46.jpg]](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160420/93521ca1c6d0418f1fbc39f0fd22dc46.jpg)
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - South Tyne Lad - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 8:50 pm)Jamie M By the way, how do you people manage to get pictures of the displays on buses? My phone and camera can't deal with the blind flashing/refreshing and comes out only very partially. Example:
For me it's down to keeping the camera as still as I can and taking multiple shots of the bus which takes a few seconds.
Over them few seconds the blind will have flashed once and at least one of the photos should come out with a full blind.
Hope this helps
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Ambassador - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 5:13 am)citaro5284 If you are wistfully stuck in the 90's, you will not bother about the wifi anyway
Well those V Reg examples are 1999 registered. That's some upgrade we've had on the Angel
Dear old NK51 bunch were newer!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Jamie M - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 9:33 pm)Ambassador Well those V Reg examples are 1999 registered. That's some upgrade we've had on the Angel
Dear old NK51 bunch were newer!
I do like the 51 trident/plaxtons, more so than the b7/plaxtons and eastlancs/tridents.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Davie - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 8:50 pm)Jamie M By the way, how do you people manage to get pictures of the displays on buses? My phone and camera can't deal with the blind flashing/refreshing and comes out only very partially. Example:
I think it's due to the shutter speed.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Ambassador - 20 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 10:03 pm)NJamie M I do like the 51 trident/plaxtons, more so than the b7/plaxtons and eastlancs/tridents.
They were the first bus (after Metrobuses) that I'd go out of my way to ride
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Rapidsnap - 21 Apr 2016
(20 Apr 2016, 10:45 pm)Davie I think it's due to the shutter speed.
Actually it's due to various factors.
Yes one is shutter speeds.
The other is how often the blinds refreshed.
When LED bus blinds first appeared, success of getting them to show in the photo varied on either camera or the make of the blind. I found that I could regularly get the blind to show on photos if the bus had a LED blind made by Hanover because they were high quality. Yet if the blind was made by Vultron, Bright Tech or Moblitec, the camera would struggle because they would refresh more often (and often not all the blind would refresh at once) and they were often low quality. IIRC Yorkshire Traction had a large number of buses with Vultron blinds.
However these days the bus blinds are more consistant as mainly most Bus blind are made by Hanover with some being made by Moblitec. Blinds made by Vultron and Bright Tech (who both went bust) often ended up getting replaced when they broke because there was no aftermarket care.
Go North East fortunatley used Hanover and have done for many years after originally getting various buses with Bright Tech blinds fitted between J reg and M reg. Then switching to Bright Tech on Small scale at P reg before going all round dot matrix from S reg.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - S813 FVK - 21 Apr 2016
Really making light work of these B9s now. 6051 is the next to be repainted and branded:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/25945982583/
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Davie - 21 Apr 2016
(21 Apr 2016, 12:28 am)GMitchelhill Actually it's due to various factors.
Yes one is shutter speeds.
The other is how often the blinds refreshed.
When LED bus blinds first appeared, success of getting them to show in the photo varied on either camera or the make of the blind. I found that I could regularly get the blind to show on photos if the bus had a LED blind made by Hanover because they were high quality. Yet if the blind was made by Vultron, Bright Tech or Moblitec, the camera would struggle because they would refresh more often (and often not all the blind would refresh at once) and they were often low quality. IIRC Yorkshire Traction had a large number of buses with Vultron blinds.
However these days the bus blinds are more consistant as mainly most Bus blind are made by Hanover with some being made by Moblitec. Blinds made by Vultron and Bright Tech (who both went bust) often ended up getting replaced when they broke because there was no aftermarket care.
Go North East fortunatley used Hanover and have done for many years after originally getting various buses with Bright Tech blinds fitted between J reg and M reg. Then switching to Bright Tech on Small scale at P reg before going all round dot matrix from S reg.
Cheers for the info, Garry.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 21 Apr 2016
GNE van parked up in front of Sunderland Hospital.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 21 Apr 2016
Due to a road closure near Central Station, the High Level Bridge is being used by all traffic, resulting in delays to services in the area.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 21 Apr 2016
The 92 timetable has been completely removed from the GNE site.