One of the Tynedale Xpress Scania's is reported to have caught fire at Ovington earlier today. Not sure on which one but apparently the damage was rather bad.
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(08 Jul 2017, 2:19 pm)randomdude One of the Tynedale Xpress Scania's is reported to have caught fire at Ovington earlier today. Not sure on which one but apparently the damage was rather bad.
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(08 Jul 2017, 2:23 pm)LeeCalder 5233
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(08 Jul 2017, 3:02 pm)Michael Looking at the photo, the damage doesn't look too bad, should be getting replaced soon by a Citaro, least they won't have to rush to get it fixed.... Unless it gets withdrawn.
I would imagine fleet movements will start to happen soon with only 2 more Streetlites to arrive?
(08 Jul 2017, 3:02 pm)Michael Looking at the photo, the damage doesn't look too bad, should be getting replaced soon by a Citaro, least they won't have to rush to get it fixed.... Unless it gets withdrawn.
I would imagine fleet movements will start to happen soon with only 2 more Streetlites to arrive?
(08 Jul 2017, 5:03 pm)S813 FVK 5476 & 5477 - no idea if they have arrived but there are certainly no photos of them out in service yet.
There was one streetlite at Saltmeadows this morning (9:40)
(08 Jul 2017, 4:45 pm)RBZ 5459 The rear has been gutted. One for Alphas.
(08 Jul 2017, 4:45 pm)RBZ 5459 The rear has been gutted. One for Alphas.
(08 Jul 2017, 5:21 pm)EL1TE There was one streetlite at Saltmeadows this morning (9:40)
6011 has been loaned to chester-le-street and is on the 21.
(08 Jul 2017, 5:21 pm)EL1TE There was one streetlite at Saltmeadows this morning (9:40)
6011 has been loaned to chester-le-street and is on the 21.
(08 Jul 2017, 5:46 pm)Andreos1 For a spell this morning, I saw nowt but spares on the 21.
According to eldest C, the B5's have been appearing on the Pelton - Lord Lawson scholars. Not sure whether part of the route is omitted in this case, as I think they serve the front street.
(08 Jul 2017, 5:46 pm)Andreos1 For a spell this morning, I saw nowt but spares on the 21.
According to eldest C, the B5's have been appearing on the Pelton - Lord Lawson scholars. Not sure whether part of the route is omitted in this case, as I think they serve the front street.
(08 Jul 2017, 5:46 pm)Andreos1 For a spell this morning, I saw nowt but spares on the 21.
According to eldest C, the B5's have been appearing on the Pelton - Lord Lawson scholars. Not sure whether part of the route is omitted in this case, as I think they serve the front street.
(08 Jul 2017, 5:46 pm)Andreos1 For a spell this morning, I saw nowt but spares on the 21.
According to eldest C, the B5's have been appearing on the Pelton - Lord Lawson scholars. Not sure whether part of the route is omitted in this case, as I think they serve the front street.
Surely on what would be a more chaotic day than usual, people would appreciate why buses were running together, even on the 15 minute frequency between Chester-le-Street and Durham?
I am not going to hold back from speculating that the Merc refurbs (which they did not need to go to the expense of doing) have something to do with the fare increases. I'm probably going to be wrong, but they will have increased the amount of money spent by sending them to Blackburn - they are going to want to get that money back so they can reinvest it in improving the service for the customers of other routes. The main way that they can do this is by raising fares.
(08 Jul 2017, 5:37 pm)cbma06 Could there not get panels etc etc.... from an older/withdrawn scania, is the chassis in tact?
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(08 Jul 2017, 5:37 pm)cbma06 Could there not get panels etc etc.... from an older/withdrawn scania, is the chassis in tact?
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(08 Jul 2017, 7:05 pm)S813 FVK Surely on what would be a more chaotic day than usual, people would appreciate why buses were running together, even on the 15 minute frequency between Chester-le-Street and Durham?
I am not going to hold back from speculating that the Merc refurbs (which they did not need to go to the expense of doing) have something to do with the fare increases. I'm probably going to be wrong, but they will have increased the amount of money spent by sending them to Blackburn - they are going to want to get that money back so they can reinvest it in improving the service for the customers of other routes. The main way that they can do this is by raising fares.
(08 Jul 2017, 7:05 pm)S813 FVK Surely on what would be a more chaotic day than usual, people would appreciate why buses were running together, even on the 15 minute frequency between Chester-le-Street and Durham?
I am not going to hold back from speculating that the Merc refurbs (which they did not need to go to the expense of doing) have something to do with the fare increases. I'm probably going to be wrong, but they will have increased the amount of money spent by sending them to Blackburn - they are going to want to get that money back so they can reinvest it in improving the service for the customers of other routes. The main way that they can do this is by raising fares.
(08 Jul 2017, 7:08 pm)northern156 Bear in mind the engine, and earlier mentioned internal structure/furniture, will have suffered more than cosmetic damage. Unless there's a spare Scania engine knocking around, I'm guessing it'll be a costly and time-consuming fix.
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(08 Jul 2017, 7:08 pm)northern156 Bear in mind the engine, and earlier mentioned internal structure/furniture, will have suffered more than cosmetic damage. Unless there's a spare Scania engine knocking around, I'm guessing it'll be a costly and time-consuming fix.
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(08 Jul 2017, 7:25 pm)Michael Should be a spare Scania somewhere in the fleet, one of Deptford's could replace it until the X84/X85 get Citaro's (if that's still happening).
Might not bother fixing it again and send it straight for scrap, even if its an 06 reg Scania.
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