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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Michael - 15 Feb 2018
(15 Feb 2018, 8:22 pm)S813 FVK 6149 in Black:
Go North East LJ62 KBY by Yorkshire Paper Buses & Bus Photos, on Flickr
Looks smart in black, looks like it could confirm Toonlink?, but how many will be allocated as 6157 is "Go North East".
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - S813 FVK - 15 Feb 2018
(15 Feb 2018, 9:56 pm)Michael Looks smart in black, looks like it could confirm Toonlink?, but how many will be allocated as 6157 is "Go North East".
First post of the thread: http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=2078&pid=213412#pid213412
From that it appears to be 6149-55 as Toon Link with the rest being in the corporate livery and the Omnicities staying where they are.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Wybus - 15 Feb 2018
When it comes to cascading out some Omnidekkas, presumably to Percy Main and Chester, I wonder if they will transfer out the fleet livery ones and the black Toonlink ones will stay at Stanley to save repainting them, as a Toonlink Omnidekka being used on a board that contains scholars and some peak trips isn’t the worst wrong brand allocation.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - park5354 - 16 Feb 2018
(15 Feb 2018, 4:39 pm)Dan The first ex-London Volvo B9TL was delivered today.
Go North East: 6161 / LJ62KZP by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
Must have been short of white/cream/pale blue paint for the handles/grab rails !! Just doesn't look right with yellow.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Coastliner700 - 16 Feb 2018
(16 Feb 2018, 12:14 am)park5354 Must have been short of white/cream/pale blue paint for the handles/grab rails !! Just doesn't look right with yellow.
They were yellow in London so most likely just keeping them as they were
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - omnicity4659 - 16 Feb 2018
Would have been nice to see these Geminis refurbished in the 2017 spec, but I suppose cost would have had a factor?
Older vehicles have had more comprehensive refurbishments when transferring to GNE in the past, but again, could be money permitting.
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - busmanT - 16 Feb 2018
It costs quite a lot to remove the centre door, fit a ramp at the front, make a new offside emergency exit and fit new destinations, so it’s perhaps understandable that these 5 year old buses haven’t had a full refurbishment.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - V514DFT - 16 Feb 2018
Isnt the 93/94 also black,remember the solars on there are 14 years old this year
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Michael - 16 Feb 2018
(15 Feb 2018, 10:09 pm)S813 FVK First post of the thread: http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=2078&pid=213412#pid213412
From that it appears to be 6149-55 as Toon Link with the rest being in the corporate livery and the Omnicities staying where they are.
That was speculation at the time, not confirming it.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Tyne_Traveller - 16 Feb 2018
(15 Feb 2018, 8:21 pm)thetravelman Thanks, that’s what I thought but wasn’t sure. What made me doubt this is the first couple of early Morning Newcastle / Blaydon departures, obviously leave heading for Hexham before a Newcastle bound service arrives, so I guess in this instance these buses run light first from Hexham to take up their position on the route heading back to Hexham.
Riverside pick up an early morning turn on 10 from Blaydon.
Hexham do a 10A from Rockwood Hill that becomes the first 10 at Eldon Sq.
In addition Riverside cover 2 or 3 turns between Metrocentre and Newcastle when a Hexham driver gets a break at the Metrocentre.
Hexham also covers evening turns on 10A and 10B
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - S813 FVK - 16 Feb 2018
(16 Feb 2018, 8:08 am)Michael That was speculation at the time, not confirming it.
Was it? I certainly didn’t read it as speculation.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - JP6004 - 16 Feb 2018
(16 Feb 2018, 7:39 am)V514DFT Isnt the 93/94 also black,remember the solars on there are 14 years old this year
They were fitted with exhaust modifications like the green arrow and black cat solars. There will be a penalty of they are removed from riverside
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Michael - 17 Feb 2018
Any updates on the repaints of the last 5 South Tyne Versa's?, have any been repainted yet?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - V514DFT - 17 Feb 2018
(16 Feb 2018, 8:21 am)JP6004 They were fitted with exhaust modifications like the green arrow and black cat solars. There will be a penalty of they are removed from riverside
Fair enough
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Venturego - 17 Feb 2018
Ex London B9TL's sure are for Stanley 6/X30/X70 etc,, &15 . Shame if the Black livery is to maintain drab "ToonLink" branding - Could have been great opportunity to launch new exciting brand for long established routes which have been left to diminish recently with inferior pricing , equipment (buses) , promotions, and lack of integration into Metro link ticketing.
Great Potential on "Northern" established brand N.W. Durham services... Stanley/Consett services to Newcastle should be promoted as Premium services with high profile branding.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Michael - 18 Feb 2018
5463 has had an accident this morning in Ryhope.
Photo from the Sunderlandnow Facebook page.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Northern4555 - 19 Feb 2018
Recently there has been x9/10s logged as failed in service.i dont know if this is the branded deckers or replacements.i have noticed over couple weeks branded x9/10s on other local services,which i find strange as there is only about 7 of them.surely they should all be working the teeside route as much as possible,not wandering around on slow local services. Does this have any impact on the engines of these buses, as theywill be used on slow stop start routes, then back to high speeds.drivers used to saythis was the reason buses of the past were breaking down because of this type of use,just wondering if there is any truth in this.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Michael - 19 Feb 2018
(15 Feb 2018, 4:39 pm)Dan The first ex-London Volvo B9TL was delivered today.
When wlll 6161 enter service?
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Josh - 19 Feb 2018
Has the NSA screen on 6053 been updated
Looked blue when it passed me this afternoon
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2018 - Michael - 20 Feb 2018
6157 has arrived back now
Photo by Dan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrahamm/25502181267/in/feed