(23 Aug 2015, 10:46 am)NK53 TKT Is it a solar that runs as an unbranded vehicle o the 88/88a?
(23 Aug 2015, 10:46 am)NK53 TKT Is it a solar that runs as an unbranded vehicle o the 88/88a?
(23 Aug 2015, 10:49 am)R852 PRG If you have any more questions regarding allocations, please have a look in the thread I directed you to last night; http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...p?tid=1479 It's a fantastic resource, that contains all of the allocations. Better than clogging up the Latest thread.
(23 Aug 2015, 10:49 am)R852 PRG If you have any more questions regarding allocations, please have a look in the thread I directed you to last night; http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...p?tid=1479 It's a fantastic resource, that contains all of the allocations. Better than clogging up the Latest thread.
(22 Aug 2015, 9:13 am)Dan Fleet list is being updated more or less every other day so that it's bang up to date and Malarkey doesn't bother to check it before asking questions... Disgraceful, isn't it?I checked just after I had posted the other day incase you hadnt updated the fleetlist, then Michael posted to confirm the Vehicle was indeed Blue.
(22 Aug 2015, 9:13 am)Dan Fleet list is being updated more or less every other day so that it's bang up to date and Malarkey doesn't bother to check it before asking questions... Disgraceful, isn't it?I checked just after I had posted the other day incase you hadnt updated the fleetlist, then Michael posted to confirm the Vehicle was indeed Blue.
(23 Aug 2015, 10:40 am)South Tyne Lad That confuses me as I could Imagine Stagecoach getting a few passengers from Newcastle Airport
the 74A already goes to Newcastle Airport
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(23 Aug 2015, 10:40 am)South Tyne Lad That confuses me as I could Imagine Stagecoach getting a few passengers from Newcastle Airport
the 74A already goes to Newcastle Airport
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(23 Aug 2015, 10:27 am)NK53 TKT Why does the 74 not just do 74A route between Cowgate and Ponteland?
(23 Aug 2015, 10:27 am)NK53 TKT Why does the 74 not just do 74A route between Cowgate and Ponteland?
(23 Aug 2015, 12:02 pm)Text The 74A from memory used to be a 75 when operated by Arriva. NCC at some point changed it to serve the airport and make it more reliable. Initially this saw a last journey at 23:00 to Matfen Monday to Saturday (and possibly Sunday too) but cut backs saw that reduce to Friday and Saturday only.
Northumberland County Council changed the route back to serve Callerton Bridge "By request of" Which I never understood as that's within Nexus control, and then later re-introduced the section of Eastern Way that was by-passed having reverted to the Westerhope section of route between Ponteland and Newcastle.
I've heard on the grapevine that there are more changes afoot and the late Friday/Saturday plus all Sunday/Bank Hols journeys will be cut at the end of October.
(23 Aug 2015, 12:02 pm)Text The 74A from memory used to be a 75 when operated by Arriva. NCC at some point changed it to serve the airport and make it more reliable. Initially this saw a last journey at 23:00 to Matfen Monday to Saturday (and possibly Sunday too) but cut backs saw that reduce to Friday and Saturday only.
Northumberland County Council changed the route back to serve Callerton Bridge "By request of" Which I never understood as that's within Nexus control, and then later re-introduced the section of Eastern Way that was by-passed having reverted to the Westerhope section of route between Ponteland and Newcastle.
I've heard on the grapevine that there are more changes afoot and the late Friday/Saturday plus all Sunday/Bank Hols journeys will be cut at the end of October.
(23 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)NK53 TKT Can palatines be made DDA compliant?
(23 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)NK53 TKT Can palatines be made DDA compliant?
(23 Aug 2015, 3:40 pm)Malarkey Please elaborate further on this in regards to the Palatine 2s, quite intrigued as to why you said Yes and No to them being made DDA Compliant.
(23 Aug 2015, 3:40 pm)Malarkey Please elaborate further on this in regards to the Palatine 2s, quite intrigued as to why you said Yes and No to them being made DDA Compliant.
(23 Aug 2015, 3:55 pm)GX03 SVC It probably will be possible to make them DDA-compliant, but it will cost a hell of a lot of money, lose loads of seats etc... so "yes".
Not like GNE would want to keep 3 Palatines anyway, the rest have already gone... hence, why I said "no".
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(23 Aug 2015, 3:55 pm)GX03 SVC It probably will be possible to make them DDA-compliant, but it will cost a hell of a lot of money, lose loads of seats etc... so "yes".
Not like GNE would want to keep 3 Palatines anyway, the rest have already gone... hence, why I said "no".
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(23 Aug 2015, 3:58 pm)tyresmoke Yup it would take a lot of engineering and many pounds to do but I'd imagine it would be possible.
Economically viable...? Definitely not
(23 Aug 2015, 3:58 pm)tyresmoke Yup it would take a lot of engineering and many pounds to do but I'd imagine it would be possible.
Economically viable...? Definitely not
(23 Aug 2015, 10:34 am)South Tyne Lad On weekdays, Stagecoach's X78 service run every 30 minutes with extras provided in the form of the X77 which I believe does a slightly different route round Darras Hall to the X78 and the X79 serves Northumbria Polices headquarters at Kirkly Hall instead of Darras Hall 2x a day so Stagecoach have the full market share.
Though on Sundays, there's only 1 X78 every 2 hours so it makes sense to run the same route on that day to run the same route and nick a few passengers from Stagecoach that would normally use Stagecoach on the Weekdays
(23 Aug 2015, 10:34 am)South Tyne Lad On weekdays, Stagecoach's X78 service run every 30 minutes with extras provided in the form of the X77 which I believe does a slightly different route round Darras Hall to the X78 and the X79 serves Northumbria Polices headquarters at Kirkly Hall instead of Darras Hall 2x a day so Stagecoach have the full market share.
Though on Sundays, there's only 1 X78 every 2 hours so it makes sense to run the same route on that day to run the same route and nick a few passengers from Stagecoach that would normally use Stagecoach on the Weekdays
(22 Aug 2015, 7:07 pm)park5354 5316 & another have recieved New Crusader branding, both in Riverside at teatime today.look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding Riverside
(23 Aug 2015, 10:46 am)NK53 TKT Is it a solar that runs as an unbranded vehicle o the 88/88a?PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day
(23 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)NK53 TKT I once travelled on the 75 but it broke to the point where it crawled into the petrol station just outside Darras Hall for fuel
Can palatines be made DDA compliant?
(22 Aug 2015, 7:07 pm)park5354 5316 & another have recieved New Crusader branding, both in Riverside at teatime today.look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding Riverside
(23 Aug 2015, 10:46 am)NK53 TKT Is it a solar that runs as an unbranded vehicle o the 88/88a?PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day
(23 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)NK53 TKT I once travelled on the 75 but it broke to the point where it crawled into the petrol station just outside Darras Hall for fuel
Can palatines be made DDA compliant?
(23 Aug 2015, 8:46 pm)Diamond One look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding Riverside
PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day
unfortunately no due to being high floor within the fleet if they were to convert them a whole new bus body would be needed and bus would have to be rebuilt and this would cost the company too much money to do it would cost them a bomb and then refurbishing it to low floor which would be dam expensive
(23 Aug 2015, 8:46 pm)Diamond One look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding Riverside
PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day
unfortunately no due to being high floor within the fleet if they were to convert them a whole new bus body would be needed and bus would have to be rebuilt and this would cost the company too much money to do it would cost them a bomb and then refurbishing it to low floor which would be dam expensive
(23 Aug 2015, 8:46 pm)Diamond One look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding RiversideThanks
PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day
unfortunately no due to being high floor within the fleet if they were to convert them a whole new bus body would be needed and bus would have to be rebuilt and this would cost the company too much money to do it would cost them a bomb and then refurbishing it to low floor which would be dam expensive
(23 Aug 2015, 8:46 pm)Diamond One look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding RiversideThanks
PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day
unfortunately no due to being high floor within the fleet if they were to convert them a whole new bus body would be needed and bus would have to be rebuilt and this would cost the company too much money to do it would cost them a bomb and then refurbishing it to low floor which would be dam expensive
(24 Aug 2015, 7:47 am)buss14 i didnt think it was possible
(24 Aug 2015, 7:47 am)buss14 i didnt think it was possible
Actually it won't be as drastic as people have mentioned. Basically all it would need is a hinged door on the nearside complete with wheelchair lift / ramp. Although a pain to operate in normal service, it's handy for private hire.
Though saying that Airbus in London had Volvo Olympians fitted with wheelchair lifts at the front entrance and Northumbria Coaches also had a Optare MetroRider fitted with a lift.
Wheelchair lift can be seen here in this photo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/23137045@N...6wp-6uNFXp
Strathclyde conversion of an Atlantean - https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredbongo/...5Zp-nMWP8t
Strathclyde also had Volvo Citybuses fitted with lifts - https://www.flickr.com/photos/63093849@N...ijF-rQco6u
And finally here is said Optare MetroRider (which I have also travelled on this service) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/45726467@N...1mh-nS8fAB
So there you have it, proof that it can be done with out the drastic work.
Fleet News:
The remaining MPDs at Peterlee, 564, 565, 573 & 574, have been transferred to Deptford and 546 has been withdrawn from Deptford, together with Trident 3877 from Chester le Street.
Fleet changes show rest of the 52 reg MPD's are still in service at Deptford along with 5162 still at Peterlee, they also have 547 at Deptford to.
