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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - May 2018

Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - May 2018

 
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01 May 2018, 10:54 pm #1
(28 Apr 2018, 9:54 pm)JM03 Just a idea but would it be stupid to put some Versas into Indigo?

It would be stupid to perpetuate a useless brand.
Greg in Weardale
01 May 2018, 10:54 pm #1

(28 Apr 2018, 9:54 pm)JM03 Just a idea but would it be stupid to put some Versas into Indigo?

It would be stupid to perpetuate a useless brand.

03 May 2018, 5:24 am #2
Anyone know why a Red Arrows B9 runs along towards follingsby roundabout like the 4 does as I have seen that a few times and 3 omnicities today
Citaro5326
03 May 2018, 5:24 am #2

Anyone know why a Red Arrows B9 runs along towards follingsby roundabout like the 4 does as I have seen that a few times and 3 omnicities today

Jamie M

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03 May 2018, 9:17 am #3
(03 May 2018, 5:24 am)Citaro5326 Anyone know why a Red Arrows B9 runs along towards follingsby roundabout like the 4 does as I have seen that a few times and 3 omnicities today
I'm guessing it's the 921 in the morning. There's 2 of them going towards washy at that time.

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Jamie M
03 May 2018, 9:17 am #3

(03 May 2018, 5:24 am)Citaro5326 Anyone know why a Red Arrows B9 runs along towards follingsby roundabout like the 4 does as I have seen that a few times and 3 omnicities today
I'm guessing it's the 921 in the morning. There's 2 of them going towards washy at that time.

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Jamie M

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03 May 2018, 1:21 pm #4
6084 has a full rear-ad for Dalton Park, not sure when it appeared, if anybody is interested though.

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Jamie M
03 May 2018, 1:21 pm #4

6084 has a full rear-ad for Dalton Park, not sure when it appeared, if anybody is interested though.

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park5354



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03 May 2018, 5:37 pm #5
(03 May 2018, 1:21 pm)Jamie M 6084 has a full rear-ad for Dalton Park, not sure when it appeared, if anybody is interested though.

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as does 8328.
park5354
03 May 2018, 5:37 pm #5

(03 May 2018, 1:21 pm)Jamie M 6084 has a full rear-ad for Dalton Park, not sure when it appeared, if anybody is interested though.

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as does 8328.

03 May 2018, 6:52 pm #6
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(03 May 2018, 5:37 pm)park5354 as does 8328.

Same as 5265
Jordan2104
03 May 2018, 6:52 pm #6

G

(03 May 2018, 5:37 pm)park5354 as does 8328.

Same as 5265

Dan

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03 May 2018, 8:03 pm #7
Some new arrivals into the fleet...

[Image: 41871525921_9a29f4d26a.jpg]Go North East: LX06EAY by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

[Image: 41871508211_cc410bf75d.jpg]Go North East: LX06EDC by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
Dan
03 May 2018, 8:03 pm #7

Some new arrivals into the fleet...

[Image: 41871525921_9a29f4d26a.jpg]Go North East: LX06EAY by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

[Image: 41871508211_cc410bf75d.jpg]Go North East: LX06EDC by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

garym67



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03 May 2018, 8:25 pm #8
(03 May 2018, 8:03 pm)Dan Some new arrivals into the fleet...

[Image: 41871525921_9a29f4d26a.jpg]Go North East: LX06EAY by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

[Image: 41871508211_cc410bf75d.jpg]Go North East: LX06EDC by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Why? A couple of 12 year old dual doors, what are they going to do with them, special events fleet?
garym67
03 May 2018, 8:25 pm #8

(03 May 2018, 8:03 pm)Dan Some new arrivals into the fleet...

[Image: 41871525921_9a29f4d26a.jpg]Go North East: LX06EAY by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

[Image: 41871508211_cc410bf75d.jpg]Go North East: LX06EDC by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Why? A couple of 12 year old dual doors, what are they going to do with them, special events fleet?

Michael



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03 May 2018, 8:46 pm #9
(03 May 2018, 8:25 pm)garym67 Why? A couple of 12 year old dual doors, what are they going to do with them, special events fleet?

Probables, can't see them going on a main route, could see them used on work/school routes though

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
03 May 2018, 8:46 pm #9

(03 May 2018, 8:25 pm)garym67 Why? A couple of 12 year old dual doors, what are they going to do with them, special events fleet?

Probables, can't see them going on a main route, could see them used on work/school routes though


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Malarkey



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03 May 2018, 8:51 pm #10
(03 May 2018, 8:46 pm)Michael Probables, can't see them going on a main route, could see them used on work/school routes though

Believe the remaining Vykings/Presidents are due to be withdrawn by September from what I have been told by other enthusiasts when out and about, although there were no mention of what the replacements would be at the time.
Malarkey
03 May 2018, 8:51 pm #10

(03 May 2018, 8:46 pm)Michael Probables, can't see them going on a main route, could see them used on work/school routes though

Believe the remaining Vykings/Presidents are due to be withdrawn by September from what I have been told by other enthusiasts when out and about, although there were no mention of what the replacements would be at the time.

Michael



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03 May 2018, 9:00 pm #11
(03 May 2018, 8:51 pm)Malarkey Believe the remaining Vykings/Presidents are due to be withdrawn by September from what I have been told by other enthusiasts when out and about, although there were no mention of what the replacements would be at the time.

The presidents were supposed to be withdrawn once the B9's arrived from London, that hasn't happened, probables due to other things so September could be a likely month or even earlier, like July with schools been off for 6 weeks, they won't be needed unless the metro is planning a major closure.
Edited 03 May 2018, 11:01 pm by Michael.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
03 May 2018, 9:00 pm #11

(03 May 2018, 8:51 pm)Malarkey Believe the remaining Vykings/Presidents are due to be withdrawn by September from what I have been told by other enthusiasts when out and about, although there were no mention of what the replacements would be at the time.

The presidents were supposed to be withdrawn once the B9's arrived from London, that hasn't happened, probables due to other things so September could be a likely month or even earlier, like July with schools been off for 6 weeks, they won't be needed unless the metro is planning a major closure.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

04 May 2018, 6:17 am #12
Special events over summer too, Tall Ships etc. Not many spare deckers in the fleet now, not many scholars deckers to use for a busy summer. A fair few deckers expected I believe, and be interesting to know if all will be retained.
Edited 04 May 2018, 6:38 am by RBZ 5459.


RBZ5459 | flickr | THV

RBZ 5459
04 May 2018, 6:17 am #12

Special events over summer too, Tall Ships etc. Not many spare deckers in the fleet now, not many scholars deckers to use for a busy summer. A fair few deckers expected I believe, and be interesting to know if all will be retained.



RBZ5459 | flickr | THV

Andreos1



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04 May 2018, 6:54 am #13
(04 May 2018, 6:17 am)RBZ 5459 Special events over summer too, Tall Ships etc. Not many spare deckers in the fleet now, not many scholars deckers to use for a busy summer. A fair few deckers expected I believe, and be interesting to know if all will be retained.

The first thing I thought about when seeing the photos, was whether they were to supplement a seemingly ever shrinking fleet or to replace vehicles within that fleet.

Most of us can remember the state of play a few years back, when scholars services were lost/not retendered and deckers were cascaded and disposed of.
It took quite a while to bring the decker fleet back up to a decent and reliable complement.
The deckers sourced in the interim (Notts and Dublin Oly's plus London ECW's if I remember right) weren't the most presentable or reliable.

I would hope lessons were learned.

They weren't they only local operator to have had their fingers burnt in that period either.
ANE got a lot of the Hartlepool Tall Ships work and needed to source stock to fulfill operational demand.
Pretty tatty stock it was too.
Edited 04 May 2018, 6:59 am by Andreos1.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'
Andreos1
04 May 2018, 6:54 am #13

(04 May 2018, 6:17 am)RBZ 5459 Special events over summer too, Tall Ships etc. Not many spare deckers in the fleet now, not many scholars deckers to use for a busy summer. A fair few deckers expected I believe, and be interesting to know if all will be retained.

The first thing I thought about when seeing the photos, was whether they were to supplement a seemingly ever shrinking fleet or to replace vehicles within that fleet.

Most of us can remember the state of play a few years back, when scholars services were lost/not retendered and deckers were cascaded and disposed of.
It took quite a while to bring the decker fleet back up to a decent and reliable complement.
The deckers sourced in the interim (Notts and Dublin Oly's plus London ECW's if I remember right) weren't the most presentable or reliable.

I would hope lessons were learned.

They weren't they only local operator to have had their fingers burnt in that period either.
ANE got a lot of the Hartlepool Tall Ships work and needed to source stock to fulfill operational demand.
Pretty tatty stock it was too.


'Illegitimis non carborundum'

04 May 2018, 9:23 am #14
5389 now in corporate livery.


RBZ5459 | flickr | THV

RBZ 5459
04 May 2018, 9:23 am #14

5389 now in corporate livery.



RBZ5459 | flickr | THV

JM03



505
04 May 2018, 3:09 pm #15
How many is on order?
JM03
04 May 2018, 3:09 pm #15

How many is on order?

busmanT



921
04 May 2018, 7:27 pm #16
(04 May 2018, 6:54 am)Andreos1 The first thing I thought about when seeing the photos, was whether they were to supplement a seemingly ever shrinking fleet or to replace vehicles within that fleet.

Most of us can remember the state of play a few years back, when scholars services were lost/not retendered and deckers were cascaded and disposed of.
It took quite a while to bring the decker fleet back up to a decent and reliable complement.
The deckers sourced in the interim (Notts and Dublin Oly's plus London ECW's if I remember right) weren't the most presentable or reliable.

I would hope lessons were learned.

They weren't they only local operator to have had their fingers burnt in that period either.
ANE got a lot of the Hartlepool Tall Ships work and needed to source stock to fulfill operational demand.
Pretty tatty stock it was too.

They can always sell them on after the summer if they don't need them - that's all Go Ahead London would have done with them now, so probably the cheapest option to cover extra work over the summer.
They appear to have been fitted with exhaust after treatment taking them up to Euro 5 emission levels.

I'm sure Go North East will have tendered for the scholars services every year.
busmanT
04 May 2018, 7:27 pm #16

(04 May 2018, 6:54 am)Andreos1 The first thing I thought about when seeing the photos, was whether they were to supplement a seemingly ever shrinking fleet or to replace vehicles within that fleet.

Most of us can remember the state of play a few years back, when scholars services were lost/not retendered and deckers were cascaded and disposed of.
It took quite a while to bring the decker fleet back up to a decent and reliable complement.
The deckers sourced in the interim (Notts and Dublin Oly's plus London ECW's if I remember right) weren't the most presentable or reliable.

I would hope lessons were learned.

They weren't they only local operator to have had their fingers burnt in that period either.
ANE got a lot of the Hartlepool Tall Ships work and needed to source stock to fulfill operational demand.
Pretty tatty stock it was too.

They can always sell them on after the summer if they don't need them - that's all Go Ahead London would have done with them now, so probably the cheapest option to cover extra work over the summer.
They appear to have been fitted with exhaust after treatment taking them up to Euro 5 emission levels.

I'm sure Go North East will have tendered for the scholars services every year.

05 May 2018, 7:40 am #17
This leaflet can't be from 2013, its got the new coperate livery on.


http://northeastbuses.co.uk/archive/item.php?id=775
TyneWearTeesGNE
05 May 2018, 7:40 am #17

This leaflet can't be from 2013, its got the new coperate livery on.


http://northeastbuses.co.uk/archive/item.php?id=775

Michael



19,141
05 May 2018, 7:52 am #18
(05 May 2018, 7:40 am)TyneWearTeesGNE This leaflet can't be from 2013, its got the new coperate livery on.


http://northeastbuses.co.uk/archive/item.php?id=775

Go North East will of updated the timetable style so its inline with the new style, as its the same as the one on the Go North East site.
Edited 05 May 2018, 7:52 am by Michael.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
05 May 2018, 7:52 am #18

(05 May 2018, 7:40 am)TyneWearTeesGNE This leaflet can't be from 2013, its got the new coperate livery on.


http://northeastbuses.co.uk/archive/item.php?id=775

Go North East will of updated the timetable style so its inline with the new style, as its the same as the one on the Go North East site.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

JM03



505
06 May 2018, 8:37 pm #19
Has 6033 transferred to washington and will this be its last runs?
JM03
06 May 2018, 8:37 pm #19

Has 6033 transferred to washington and will this be its last runs?

06 May 2018, 11:13 pm #20
The following Ex London Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Geminis were at Saltmeadows today.

WVL252 - LX06EAY
WVL254 - LX06EBC
WVL269 - LX06ECC

Any word on the fleetnumbers or how many are coming.

If they are coming in an unbroken block like the B9TLs the from the ones I've seen their's a gap of 17 between highest lowest WVL fleetnumbers, unless some in the middle have been sold elsewhere already.

Please feel free to visit my Flickr page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/
Who needs heroes anyway? Villians have more fun.
Rapidsnap
06 May 2018, 11:13 pm #20

The following Ex London Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Geminis were at Saltmeadows today.

WVL252 - LX06EAY
WVL254 - LX06EBC
WVL269 - LX06ECC

Any word on the fleetnumbers or how many are coming.

If they are coming in an unbroken block like the B9TLs the from the ones I've seen their's a gap of 17 between highest lowest WVL fleetnumbers, unless some in the middle have been sold elsewhere already.


Please feel free to visit my Flickr page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/
Who needs heroes anyway? Villians have more fun.

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