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RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Dan - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 5:35 pm)Michael Is the red version a spare for them?
I would not expect to see a spare vehicle for a PVR of 7.
Comms have gone out to drivers at Washington confirming that services 82/82A/82B and 83 will be branded as "indiGo" with brand new buses. I would suggest that the red Solos are to upgrade another service.
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - JP6004 - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 5:44 pm)Dan I would not expect to see a spare vehicle for a PVR of 7.
Comms have gone out to drivers at Washington confirming that services 82/82A/82B and 83 will be branded as "indiGo" with brand new buses. I would suggest that the red Solos are to upgrade another service.
Im surprised the 85/86 haven't been included in the upgrade...
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Dan - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 5:46 pm)JP6004 Im surprised the 85/86 haven't been included in the upgrade...
Services 85/86 will be operated by the "indiGo" branded vehicles on an evening - but the daytime service will remain as operated by red MPD (for now, anyway).
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - JP6004 - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 5:49 pm)Dan Services 85/86 will be operated by the "indiGo" branded vehicles on an evening - but the daytime service will remain as operated by red MPD (for now, anyway).
I shall sit patiently
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Adrian - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 5:49 pm)Dan Services 85/86 will be operated by the "indiGo" branded vehicles on an evening - but the daytime service will remain as operated by red MPD (for now, anyway).
So evening runs will move to Washington?
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Dan - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 5:53 pm)Adrian So evening runs will move to Washington?
No - my bad. Evening 82/83 will be operated by the new Solo (currently MPD - running off daytime 85/86 - as these are more reliable and fuel-efficient than the Merits allocated during the day). It's the Sunday 85/86 which will be operated by the new Solo.
The evening 85/86 will remain as operated by Riverside, with red Solo. The "Nexus" branded examples at Riverside are currently in the process of being repainted.
626: http://www.northeastbuses.co.uk/NEB/news/?id=2042
633: http://www.northeastbuses.co.uk/NEB/news/?id=2043
Keep me right...
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Michael - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 5:44 pm)Dan I would not expect to see a spare vehicle for a PVR of 7.
Comms have gone out to drivers at Washington confirming that services 82/82A/82B and 83 will be branded as "indiGo" with brand new buses. I would suggest that the red Solos are to upgrade another service.
Ah right, my bad!
How many red ones are they getting?
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - G-CPTN - 26 Aug 2016
As someone who never sees a Nexus-branded bus (up the Tyne Valley), why are these vehicles being repainted into GNE livery?
I thought that the long-term plan for Tyneside was to have all Nexus buses?
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Michael - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 6:47 pm)G-CPTN As someone who never sees a Nexus-branded bus (up the Tyne Valley), why are these vehicles being repainted into GNE livery?
I thought that the long-term plan for Tyneside was to have all Nexus buses?
It's not required in the contracts now.
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - G-CPTN - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 6:50 pm)Michael It's not required in the contracts now.
Thanks.
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Michael - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 4:57 pm)Adrian Goodbye Merits
*lets do the happy dance*
Hopefully 8266 gets replaced this year too by cascades.
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Tom - 26 Aug 2016
Wonder if the red Solos are for the 39 as Dan mentioned there was a reason the Solos hasn't been branded on there
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Michael - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 8:34 pm)Tom Wonder if the red Solos are for the 39 as Dan mentioned there was a reason the Solos hasn't been branded on there
I don't think they would be big enough, peak times even more so but that's like most services.
While i'm wondering, might as well ask... what length are they?
If the red Solo Sr's are for the 39, wonder where the "Red" Solar's will go?, what other services have a PVR of 7, which don't have new buses?
Edit: Missed out "Of 7"
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Tom - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 8:40 pm)Michael I don't think they would be big enough, peak times even more so but that's like most services.
While i'm wondering, might as well ask... what length are they?
If the red Solo Sr's are for the 39, wonder where the "Red" Solar's will go?, what other services have a PVR, which don't have new buses?
Unless some of the Sunderland buses are going to be branded the same and they launch them all together and maybe add WiFi to the Solars?
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Michael - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 8:43 pm)Tom Unless some of the Sunderland buses are going to be branded the same and they launch them all together and maybe add WiFi to the Solars?
No idea, Dan also mentioned that the 61 isn't down as "Simplicity" due to the versa's being temporary or something like that...so the Solo's could be for the 61.
No idea on the passengers numbers though
Means 5 versa'c can move on to the 38/238 replacing more MPD's.
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Tom - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 8:47 pm)Michael No idea, Dan also mentioned that the 61 isn't down as "Simplicity" due to the versa's being temporary or something like that...so the Solo's could be for the 61.
No idea on the passengers numbers though
Means 5 versa'c can move on to the 38/238 replacing more MPD's.
I couldn't see the 61 with Solos like
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - BFK - 26 Aug 2016
(26 Aug 2016, 8:57 pm)Tom I couldn't see the 61 with Solos like
The 238 can't operate with Versa's as they are too big for Northlea in Seaham and parts of Hall Lane in Houghton. I'd hazard a guess that they are to replaced MPD's on this service since the MPD's at Deptford aren't he most reliable shall we say.
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Michael - 27 Aug 2016
Any idea when the first of the Solo's will arrive at SM?
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Michael - 27 Aug 2016
Few photo's from Flickr, thanks to aptyldsley
Line up: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt358/28627762194
NK66CWZ: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt358/29172176311
NK66CXF: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt358/29172177921
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Anyone know the fleet numbers for the above Solo's on the photo's. (this batch will start from 681?)
Also any details about them, such as length, euro engine? etc
RE: Go North East: 2016/17 Financial Year Order Predictions - Andreos1 - 27 Aug 2016
(27 Aug 2016, 9:00 am)Michael Few photo's from Flickr, thanks to aptyldsley
Line up: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt358/28627762194
NK66CWZ: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt358/29172176311
NK66CXF: https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt358/29172177921
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Anyone know the fleet numbers for the above Solo's on the photo's. (this batch will start from 681?)
Does that mean busmanT has had his identity revealed?