Photos of MAX-liveried ex-London B7s on lowloaders have emerged on Thorntons Facebook page. I've been told that they are due at Ashington more or less now.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?s...5058953816

so they should be out very soon

(15 Dec 2015, 2:04 pm)cbma06 wrote Arriva fella again with his clipboard at peterlee bus station, noting down the incoming and outgoing on the 21/X21 again today.

There must be more to it than that.
They would be able to get the loading data from the ticket machines for a start.

(15 Dec 2015, 2:56 pm)tyresmoke wrote Peterlee supervisor presumably. They were advertising for one at Bishop Auckland recently too I seem to remember.

Are you applying for it? Cushy job in Bishop, away from the stresses of East Cleveland...

Short while ago, the person was noting down how many got off the 21/x21, how many stayed on and how many boarded the bus.

Next stop announcement screen on 4644 has been updated, seen here on the X66 to Darlington. Interestingly it now has a MAX background.


It is stuck on Middlesbrough Bus Station though.

It's never been the busiest part of of the 21/x21's route.

(15 Dec 2015, 3:52 pm)Andreos1 wrote There must be more to it than that.
They would be able to get the loading data from the ticket machines for a start.


Are you applying for it? Cushy job in Bishop, away from the stresses of East Cleveland...

The ticket machine data isn't always as useful as it would appear, particularly when looking at through ridership, it is easy to ascertain the total number of passengers on a particular journey but with the high proportion these days of concessionary travel passes and multi journey tickets these are usually recorded per person and don't have a facility to enter where the passenger is going, so the only way to have any reliable data is by manual observations.

Few movements:

4514 from Jesmond to the reserve fleet
4515 from Redcar to awaiting disposal (as 4724 is now in service)

(17 Dec 2015, 8:55 am)Adrian wrote Few movements:

4514 from Jesmond to the reserve fleet
4516 from Redcar to awaiting disposal  (as 4724 is now in service)

That would be 4515 withdrawn from Redcar.

Other movements not shown on the official movement sheets are as followed:

1101 withdrawn from Redcar depot
1103/4 moved from Reserve to Disposal
7614/25 off fleet for repairs

And 7603 returns to Blyth following completion of MAX refurbishment

They will likely be another Arriva allocation list for December given the amount of non-DDA Singles still in use or in a reserve capacity at present.

(17 Dec 2015, 9:01 am)Kuyoyo wrote That would be 4515 withdrawn from Redcar.

Edited thanks. That was the message I got, but mistyped on here

Well that lasted. NSA screen in 1599 knackered again.

(17 Dec 2015, 9:01 am)Kuyoyo wrote That would be 4515 withdrawn from Redcar.

Other movements not shown on the official movement sheets are as followed:

1101 withdrawn from Redcar depot
1103/4 moved from Reserve to Disposal
7614/25 off fleet for repairs

And 7603 returns to Blyth following completion of MAX refurbishment

They will likely be another Arriva allocation list for December given the amount of non-DDA Singles still in use or in a reserve capacity at present.

1104 Reserve TO Redcar isn't it?

(17 Dec 2015, 3:50 pm)Cock Robin wrote 1104 Reserve TO Redcar isn't it?

Trust me not to read it fully.

1104 is reinstated....for now one would assume. All due off eventually.

(17 Dec 2015, 9:01 am)Kuyoyo wrote That would be 4515 withdrawn from Redcar.

Other movements not shown on the official movement sheets are as followed:

1101 withdrawn from Redcar depot
1103/4 moved from Reserve to Disposal
7614/25 off fleet for repairs

And 7603 returns to Blyth following completion of MAX refurbishment

They will likely be another Arriva allocation list for December given the amount of non-DDA Singles still in use or in a reserve capacity at present.

1101 not yet withdrawn it was out on the 22 in Redcar today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gpr_bus_ph...ed-public/

I hear the B10BLE's lives aren't over yet either

Further to earlier, an amendment to the fleetlist has been issued this morning:

1302-4/6-15, 1753/93-6/8, 1903/4 and 4502/9/10 have ALL been sold to Trevor Wigley of Barnsley for scrap.

Some news from Ashington;
7412/3/4/5 are for Ashington, 7410/1 are both for Blyth.

At least two of 7412-5 are here, 7412 has been confirmed.

7412 will enter service tomorrow, there are two 'special' routes that I've been told that it might be allocated to. Will say tomorrow when it's allocated.

In other news, Morpeth Park and Ride returns for another Saturday, numbered PR1 it will leave County Hall (00/30) and Bus Station (15/45).

(17 Dec 2015, 4:11 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Trust me not to read it fully.

1104 is reinstated....for now one would assume. All due off eventually.

Everything due off eventually.

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4725 on 22.

(18 Dec 2015, 4:20 pm)Cock Robin wrote 4725 on 22.

Cheers - fleet lists updated.

4725, as previously mentioned, has entered service today on the 22/64/64a - seen here leaving Middlesbrough on a 64a

(18 Dec 2015, 7:32 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 4725, as previously mentioned, has entered service today on the 22/64/64a - seen here leaving Middlesbrough on a 64a

Not quite, it's been out since Wednesday, joining 4724 that entered service last weekend

(17 Dec 2015, 8:49 pm)tyresmoke wrote I hear the B10BLE's lives aren't over yet either

I've heard the same!!! I can't quite believe it mind!

(18 Dec 2015, 9:27 pm)MrPottski wrote I've heard the same!!! I can't quite believe it mind!

There not coming to us are they Mr Pottski

The hamster wheel powering 1523 needs oiling. It ain't 'alf squeaky.

(19 Dec 2015, 9:45 am)BusLoverMum wrote The hamster wheel powering 1523 needs oiling. It ain't 'alf squeaky.

Get Big'un to start peddaling 

(19 Dec 2015, 9:47 am)citaro5284 wrote Get Big'un to start peddaling 

He could do with some exercise.

(19 Dec 2015, 9:45 am)BusLoverMum wrote The hamster wheel powering 1523 needs oiling. It ain't 'alf squeaky.

I was on that around two hours ago, it certainly was squeaky.

(19 Dec 2015, 10:20 am)Jimmi wrote I was on that around two hours ago, it certainly was squeaky.

It's beginning to grate, now. Thankfully we're almost in darlo. I think it's getting to big'un because he's being a squirmy sensory seeking pita.

7412 has no allocation and is VOR, the vehicles are on the pits behind closed shutters.

1401 has lost its rear advertisement for Northumberland College.