Go North East: Latest News & Discussion

Michael · 03/05/2016, 09:11

(03/05/2016, 08:57)Dan Wrote: Yes, 5423 is all branded up.

Cheers Dan.

Do you know how many are supposed to be entering service this Saturday?

~~Davie~~ · 03/05/2016, 11:19

Have anymore Redarrows been branded?

Rapidsnap · 03/05/2016, 13:46

Indigo Solo 678 appears to be heading to Riverside depot, was following it accross Redheugh onboard a rattly pile of crap on the 45.

~~Davie~~ · 03/05/2016, 17:20

The NSA's on 6001 aren't working

Malarkey · 03/05/2016, 22:52

How did the N56 NSA testing come along this morning Mr Graham, seen 5420 at The Galleries/Springwell and Wrekenton this morning on my commute to work on 6042.

dannygee · 04/05/2016, 00:30

(03/05/2016, 13:46)GMitchelhill Wrote: Indigo Solo 678 appears to be heading to Riverside depot, was following it accross Redheugh onboard a rattly pile of crap on the 45.

Think it was out route learning today. Going across redheugh bridge it would be on the 91

**Dan** · 04/05/2016, 08:10

(03/05/2016, 22:52)Malarkey Wrote: How did the N56 NSA testing come along this morning Mr Graham, seen 5420 at The Galleries/Springwell and Wrekenton this morning on my commute to work on 6042.

Reasonably well - just a bit of a pain having to endure seven hours on a Streetlite. At least the plugs were working and didn't go off once, though! The new bus seemed to turn heads in Sunderland, Houghton-le-Spring and Durham. Quite a few enthusiasts managed to get a photo of the bus too, though I only recognised Big Lugs out of them all.

I've never actually used the N56 in service before, so it was interesting for me to be able to cover the route on a bus (albeit not in public service!) The Streetlites are limited to 50mph whereas the Versas currently allocated can get up to about 55. Was a tad boring pottering along the A1231 between Washington Galleries and Ferryboat Lane at 50mph when I'm now used to doing that at 70, on a daily basis. Can't imagine it would affect the timekeeping of the N56 that much though, as I doubt drivers are particularly pushed for time in the dead of night.

Think it'll be really helpful having Next Stop Announcements on the N56. I know I've always found them useful when travelling when it's dark. Perhaps the infamous "Please remain seated until the bus has stopped" audio announcement would have been beneficial for those using the service that have had a bit too much to drink! Tongue

(04/05/2016, 00:30)dannygee Wrote: Think it was out route learning today. Going across redheugh bridge it would be on the 91

One of Percy Main's "indiGo" branded Optare Solos was out and about in Sunderland last week as well, with Driver Training shown on the destination.

Michael · (This post was last modified: 04/05/2016, 08:14 by Michael.)

(04/05/2016, 08:10)Dan Wrote: Reasonably well - just a bit of a pain having to endure seven hours on a Streetlite. At least the plugs were working and didn't go off once, though! The new bus seemed to turn heads in Sunderland, Houghton-le-Spring and Durham. Quite a few enthusiasts managed to get a photo of the bus too, though I only recognised Big Lugs out of them all.

I've never actually used the N56 in service before, so it was interesting for me to be able to cover the route on a bus (albeit not in public service!) The Streetlites are limited to 50mph whereas the Versas currently allocated can get up to about 55. Was a tad boring pottering along the A1231 between Washington Galleries and Ferryboat Lane at 50mph when I'm now used to doing that at 70, on a daily basis. Can't imagine it would affect the timekeeping of the N56 that much though, as I doubt drivers are particularly pushed for time in the dead of night.

Think it'll be really helpful having Next Stop Announcements on the N56. I know I've always found them useful when travelling when it's dark. Perhaps the infamous "Please remain seated until the bus has stopped" audio announcement would have been beneficial for those using the service that have had a bit too much to drink!

Don't lie, we all know everyone goes at least 80MPH along those roads! Wink

Michael · (This post was last modified: 04/05/2016, 19:32 by Michael.)

New Prince Bishops livery on 5423:

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It looks alright on the Steetlite

Thanks to the The Northern Road Transport Trust and Mark Williams for the photo. =)

(Also forgot how to have the image on the page instead of clicking the link)

**Dan** · 04/05/2016, 08:24

(04/05/2016, 08:22)Michael Wrote: (Also forgot how to have the imagine on the page instead of clicking the link)

Sorted.

Right click the image, click 'Copy Image URL' then paste that onto the forum but type [ IMG] before the link and [ / IMG] (without the spaces) before and after it.