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Michael



19,177
19 Oct 2016, 5:36 pm #261
705 in Indigo colours - heading to Washington as a spare - https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/


Has it been confirmed where the other Solo's will be going? I can't remember
Edited 19 Oct 2016, 5:39 pm by Michael.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
19 Oct 2016, 5:36 pm #261

705 in Indigo colours - heading to Washington as a spare - https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/


Has it been confirmed where the other Solo's will be going? I can't remember


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

S813 FVK



6,030
19 Oct 2016, 5:38 pm #262
(19 Oct 2016, 5:36 pm)Michael 705 in Indigo colours - heading to Washington as a spare - https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/

And 4919 back at Saltmeadows. despite being reinstated at Riverside: https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/
S813 FVK
19 Oct 2016, 5:38 pm #262

(19 Oct 2016, 5:36 pm)Michael 705 in Indigo colours - heading to Washington as a spare - https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/

And 4919 back at Saltmeadows. despite being reinstated at Riverside: https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/

Michael



19,177
19 Oct 2016, 5:40 pm #263
(19 Oct 2016, 5:38 pm)S813 FVK And 4919 back at Saltmeadows. despite being reinstated at Riverside: https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/

Good spot, i didn't even notice that

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
19 Oct 2016, 5:40 pm #263

(19 Oct 2016, 5:38 pm)S813 FVK And 4919 back at Saltmeadows. despite being reinstated at Riverside: https://www.flickr.com/photos/northeast_...ateposted/

Good spot, i didn't even notice that


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Ambassador



1,866
19 Oct 2016, 9:01 pm #264
(19 Oct 2016, 3:04 pm)Andreos1 Just digging through an old thread to find this.
Does anyone know what happened to this story from March/April 14? The new Emergency Care unit has been there a while now and there ain't no buses parking up outside.

They've moved the bus stops outside the QE but there's no real safe crossing point. 

No hope you'd get anything bigger than a Solo into the QE. Don't think you really need it, it's 5 minutes very slow walking from entrance to bus stop. (for the 93/94 /67/89/69) Admittedly the Old Durham Road stops, particularly northbound are a hike

Wistfully stuck in the 90s
Ambassador
19 Oct 2016, 9:01 pm #264

(19 Oct 2016, 3:04 pm)Andreos1 Just digging through an old thread to find this.
Does anyone know what happened to this story from March/April 14? The new Emergency Care unit has been there a while now and there ain't no buses parking up outside.

They've moved the bus stops outside the QE but there's no real safe crossing point. 

No hope you'd get anything bigger than a Solo into the QE. Don't think you really need it, it's 5 minutes very slow walking from entrance to bus stop. (for the 93/94 /67/89/69) Admittedly the Old Durham Road stops, particularly northbound are a hike


Wistfully stuck in the 90s

BusLoverMum



5,288
19 Oct 2016, 10:37 pm #265
Funny, the from the archives news post that popped up was about a dart being painted silver in preparation for branding for the 39 Big Grin

My one venture into the QE was by taxi. Even if I could have caught a bus there, I couldn't bleeding walk to the bus stop, at the time!
BusLoverMum
19 Oct 2016, 10:37 pm #265

Funny, the from the archives news post that popped up was about a dart being painted silver in preparation for branding for the 39 Big Grin

My one venture into the QE was by taxi. Even if I could have caught a bus there, I couldn't bleeding walk to the bus stop, at the time!

Andreos1



14,257
21 Oct 2016, 7:34 am #266
(19 Oct 2016, 9:01 pm)Ambassador They've moved the bus stops outside the QE but there's no real safe crossing point. 

No hope you'd get anything bigger than a Solo into the QE. Don't think you really need it, it's 5 minutes very slow walking from entrance to bus stop. (for the 93/94 /67/89/69) Admittedly the Old Durham Road stops, particularly northbound are a hike

Both stops on Old Durham Road are a hike. A wet and cold hike at times.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
21 Oct 2016, 7:34 am #266

(19 Oct 2016, 9:01 pm)Ambassador They've moved the bus stops outside the QE but there's no real safe crossing point. 

No hope you'd get anything bigger than a Solo into the QE. Don't think you really need it, it's 5 minutes very slow walking from entrance to bus stop. (for the 93/94 /67/89/69) Admittedly the Old Durham Road stops, particularly northbound are a hike

Both stops on Old Durham Road are a hike. A wet and cold hike at times.


'Illegitimis non carborundum'

GuyParkRoyal



1,005
21 Oct 2016, 10:24 am #267
An article relating to Go North East has appeared in this weeks Route One (legal).

http://www.route-one.net/articles/Legal/...claim_case
GuyParkRoyal
21 Oct 2016, 10:24 am #267

An article relating to Go North East has appeared in this weeks Route One (legal).

http://www.route-one.net/articles/Legal/...claim_case

S813 FVK



6,030
21 Oct 2016, 10:27 am #268
(21 Oct 2016, 10:24 am)GuyParkRoyal An article relating to Go North East has appeared in this weeks Route One (legal).

http://www.route-one.net/articles/Legal/...claim_case

The story also made an appearance in the GNE newsroom:
http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/g...ase-192445
S813 FVK
21 Oct 2016, 10:27 am #268

(21 Oct 2016, 10:24 am)GuyParkRoyal An article relating to Go North East has appeared in this weeks Route One (legal).

http://www.route-one.net/articles/Legal/...claim_case

The story also made an appearance in the GNE newsroom:
http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/g...ase-192445

Chris



135
21 Oct 2016, 11:28 am #269
(19 Oct 2016, 9:01 pm)Ambassador They've moved the bus stops outside the QE but there's no real safe crossing point. 

No hope you'd get anything bigger than a Solo into the QE. Don't think you really need it, it's 5 minutes very slow walking from entrance to bus stop. (for the 93/94 /67/89/69) Admittedly the Old Durham Road stops, particularly northbound are a hike

I'd be surprised if it was every a realistic proposition, to be honest.

In the final days of GNE operating the staff shuttle, I recall seeing some poor sap shoe horning 4906 round!
Chris
21 Oct 2016, 11:28 am #269

(19 Oct 2016, 9:01 pm)Ambassador They've moved the bus stops outside the QE but there's no real safe crossing point. 

No hope you'd get anything bigger than a Solo into the QE. Don't think you really need it, it's 5 minutes very slow walking from entrance to bus stop. (for the 93/94 /67/89/69) Admittedly the Old Durham Road stops, particularly northbound are a hike

I'd be surprised if it was every a realistic proposition, to be honest.

In the final days of GNE operating the staff shuttle, I recall seeing some poor sap shoe horning 4906 round!

Y935 ERG

Banned

83
21 Oct 2016, 4:30 pm #270
549 had a leak in Park Lane after swapping with 5204 on 38.
570 failed in Columbia, I'd only just had it 40-45 minutes before hand.
Y935 ERG
21 Oct 2016, 4:30 pm #270

549 had a leak in Park Lane after swapping with 5204 on 38.
570 failed in Columbia, I'd only just had it 40-45 minutes before hand.

NK06JXC

Banned

58
21 Oct 2016, 5:31 pm #271
(21 Oct 2016, 4:30 pm)Y935 ERG 549 had a leak in Park Lane after swapping with 5204 on 38.
570 failed in Columbia, I'd only just had it 40-45 minutes before hand.
Not a good day for Dennis Darts. I really must track down 570 one day, it is one if my favourite vehicles in the Go Ahead fleet. Not as good as 3964 though.

(21 Oct 2016, 4:30 pm)Y935 ERG 549 had a leak in Park Lane after swapping with 5204 on 38.
570 failed in Columbia, I'd only just had it 40-45 minutes before hand.
Not a good day for Dennis Darts. I really must track down 570 one day, it is one if my favourite vehicles in the Go Ahead fleet. Not as good as 3964 though.
Edited 21 Oct 2016, 5:31 pm by NK06JXC.
NK06JXC
21 Oct 2016, 5:31 pm #271

(21 Oct 2016, 4:30 pm)Y935 ERG 549 had a leak in Park Lane after swapping with 5204 on 38.
570 failed in Columbia, I'd only just had it 40-45 minutes before hand.
Not a good day for Dennis Darts. I really must track down 570 one day, it is one if my favourite vehicles in the Go Ahead fleet. Not as good as 3964 though.

(21 Oct 2016, 4:30 pm)Y935 ERG 549 had a leak in Park Lane after swapping with 5204 on 38.
570 failed in Columbia, I'd only just had it 40-45 minutes before hand.
Not a good day for Dennis Darts. I really must track down 570 one day, it is one if my favourite vehicles in the Go Ahead fleet. Not as good as 3964 though.

NK06JXC

Banned

58
21 Oct 2016, 5:38 pm #272
Speaking of vehicles breaking down, Quaylink branded 8317 looked as if it had a mechanical issue of some sort earlier this evening.
NK06JXC
21 Oct 2016, 5:38 pm #272

Speaking of vehicles breaking down, Quaylink branded 8317 looked as if it had a mechanical issue of some sort earlier this evening.

21 Oct 2016, 8:18 pm #273
Why has 4919 been withdrawn again?
EL1TE
21 Oct 2016, 8:18 pm #273

Why has 4919 been withdrawn again?

BusLoverMum



5,288
21 Oct 2016, 10:16 pm #274
(21 Oct 2016, 10:27 am)S813 FVK The story also made an appearance in the GNE newsroom:
http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/g...ase-192445

They need a new camera. That one's all wonky, like.
BusLoverMum
21 Oct 2016, 10:16 pm #274

(21 Oct 2016, 10:27 am)S813 FVK The story also made an appearance in the GNE newsroom:
http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/g...ase-192445

They need a new camera. That one's all wonky, like.

Wybus



235
21 Oct 2016, 10:29 pm #275
The 67 & 69 are funny routes as they potter around Gateshead mostly unnoticed as they don't serve the town centre, with generic red buses.

Do you think they could ever become Indigo routes with Optare Solos, or are loadings too high?
Wybus
21 Oct 2016, 10:29 pm #275

The 67 & 69 are funny routes as they potter around Gateshead mostly unnoticed as they don't serve the town centre, with generic red buses.

Do you think they could ever become Indigo routes with Optare Solos, or are loadings too high?

Ds1197



506
21 Oct 2016, 10:55 pm #276
Seen a Solo getting repainted earlier does Any body know which one?
Edited 22 Oct 2016, 10:27 am by Ds1197.
Ds1197
21 Oct 2016, 10:55 pm #276

Seen a Solo getting repainted earlier does Any body know which one?

Dan

Site Administrator

18,128
22 Oct 2016, 6:28 am #277
(21 Oct 2016, 10:55 pm)Ds1197 Seen a Solo getting repainted earlier does Andy know which one?

Solo SR 696 has now been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.

4963 has left Washington - it is currently undergoing repairs at Saltmeadows Road and on completion will be transferred to Percy Main.

603 has now transferred to Deptford prior to onward transfer to Peterlee. This will allow MPD 550 to be withdrawn.

Dependent on vehicle availability, 6050 should be going to Saltmeadows Road for repaint today.

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Dan
22 Oct 2016, 6:28 am #277

(21 Oct 2016, 10:55 pm)Ds1197 Seen a Solo getting repainted earlier does Andy know which one?

Solo SR 696 has now been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.

4963 has left Washington - it is currently undergoing repairs at Saltmeadows Road and on completion will be transferred to Percy Main.

603 has now transferred to Deptford prior to onward transfer to Peterlee. This will allow MPD 550 to be withdrawn.

Dependent on vehicle availability, 6050 should be going to Saltmeadows Road for repaint today.

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Y935 ERG

Banned

83
22 Oct 2016, 6:30 am #278
(22 Oct 2016, 6:28 am)Dan Solo SR 696 has now been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.

4963 has left Washington - it is currently undergoing repairs at Saltmeadows Road and on completion will be transferred to Percy Main.

603 has now transferred to Deptford prior to onward transfer to Peterlee. This will allow MPD 550 to be withdrawn.

Dependent on vehicle availability, 6050 should be going to Saltmeadows Road for repaint today.

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Better late then never for 4963...
Y935 ERG
22 Oct 2016, 6:30 am #278

(22 Oct 2016, 6:28 am)Dan Solo SR 696 has now been repainted into Go North East's corporate livery.

4963 has left Washington - it is currently undergoing repairs at Saltmeadows Road and on completion will be transferred to Percy Main.

603 has now transferred to Deptford prior to onward transfer to Peterlee. This will allow MPD 550 to be withdrawn.

Dependent on vehicle availability, 6050 should be going to Saltmeadows Road for repaint today.

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Better late then never for 4963...

Dan

Site Administrator

18,128
22 Oct 2016, 6:31 am #279
(22 Oct 2016, 6:30 am)Y935 ERG Better late then never for 4963...

Better Washington meets PVR than leaving customers stranded at bus stops, eh?

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Dan
22 Oct 2016, 6:31 am #279

(22 Oct 2016, 6:30 am)Y935 ERG Better late then never for 4963...

Better Washington meets PVR than leaving customers stranded at bus stops, eh?

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dannygee



339
22 Oct 2016, 9:28 am #280
Any pics of 6144 in its two tone blue and white livery?
dannygee
22 Oct 2016, 9:28 am #280

Any pics of 6144 in its two tone blue and white livery?

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