Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On
Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On
(16 Apr 2014, 11:16 pm)Dan GNE 504 has been treated to a repaint with The Big Lemon...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/13901261993/
(16 Apr 2014, 11:16 pm)Dan GNE 504 has been treated to a repaint with The Big Lemon...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gricerman/13901261993/
(17 Apr 2014, 3:37 pm)aureolin I'm down that way next month for a week, so I'll try and grab a photo. Hopefully with the logos applied by then.
(17 Apr 2014, 3:37 pm)aureolin I'm down that way next month for a week, so I'll try and grab a photo. Hopefully with the logos applied by then.
(20 Apr 2014, 8:34 pm)Dan Ex-GNE 8236 (NK51MKJ) will be attending Showbus 2014 this year, with Trustybus.
(21 Apr 2014, 3:10 pm)Dan Haha! Wouldn't surprise me.
Trustybus also have ex-GNE 8238 (NK51 MKM), as shown here.
(21 Apr 2014, 3:10 pm)Dan Haha! Wouldn't surprise me.
Trustybus also have ex-GNE 8238 (NK51 MKM), as shown here.
(21 Apr 2014, 3:10 pm)Dan Haha! Wouldn't surprise me.
Trustybus also have ex-GNE 8238 (NK51 MKM), as shown here.
(21 Apr 2014, 3:19 pm)Marcus What happened to 8237? It was so long ago I can't remember what it's fate was. Did it go to Alpha?, or it is still with Ensign?
(21 Apr 2014, 3:10 pm)Dan Haha! Wouldn't surprise me.
Trustybus also have ex-GNE 8238 (NK51 MKM), as shown here.
Ex Go North East 3924 R283 LGH is now with Victoria Coaches of Newhaven
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16313630@N07/13661698343/
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Sold in Part Exchange for new 11.7m Optare Versas using "Optare Direct" last year, former London General articulated Citaros MAL109, MAL113-117 and latterly Go North East 5340, 5343-5346, have been acquired by Brighton & Hove from Optare.
These vehicles have been provisionally assigned the fleet numbers below in the Brighton & Hove fleet, but are subject to change:
(09 May 2014, 4:45 pm)Dan Sold in Part Exchange for new 11.7m Optare Versas using "Optare Direct" last year, former London General articulated Citaros MAL109, MAL113-117 and latterly Go North East 5340, 5343-5346, have been acquired by Brighton & Hove from Optare...
(09 May 2014, 4:45 pm)Dan Sold in Part Exchange for new 11.7m Optare Versas using "Optare Direct" last year, former London General articulated Citaros MAL109, MAL113-117 and latterly Go North East 5340, 5343-5346, have been acquired by Brighton & Hove from Optare...
(09 May 2014, 4:54 pm)BJ10VUS What's with the flip dot displays? Because I notice they've got a Go North East route programmed in, but they didn't have flip dots when they were 'Citylink'.
(09 May 2014, 4:54 pm)BJ10VUS What's with the flip dot displays? Because I notice they've got a Go North East route programmed in, but they didn't have flip dots when they were 'Citylink'.
(09 May 2014, 4:57 pm)Dan Go North East kept the LEDs to re-use elsewhere in the fleet and replace flipdots. I think someone noted one of Stanley's 380x Lolynes receiving an LED destination display and Adam M recently noted that one of the Limes had received a new frontal/side/rear destination display. Providing they're of the same size, that could be where they came from.
When selling to Optare Direct, the vehicles have to be of a 'serviceable state' - but there's no policy to keep LED displays in or replace them with flipdots.
(09 May 2014, 4:57 pm)Dan Go North East kept the LEDs to re-use elsewhere in the fleet and replace flipdots. I think someone noted one of Stanley's 380x Lolynes receiving an LED destination display and Adam M recently noted that one of the Limes had received a new frontal/side/rear destination display. Providing they're of the same size, that could be where they came from.
When selling to Optare Direct, the vehicles have to be of a 'serviceable state' - but there's no policy to keep LED displays in or replace them with flipdots.
(09 May 2014, 4:57 pm)Dan Go North East kept the LEDs to re-use elsewhere in the fleet and replace flipdots. I think someone noted one of Stanley's 380x Lolynes receiving an LED destination display and Adam M recently noted that one of the Limes had received a new frontal/side/rear destination display. Providing they're of the same size, that could be where they came from.
When selling to Optare Direct, the vehicles have to be of a 'serviceable state' (the reason why a number of the ex-Citylink batch were rejected by Optare as, when withdrawn, they had been VOR for periods of up to two months or so) - but there's no policy to keep LED displays in or replace them with flipdots.
(09 May 2014, 4:57 pm)Dan Go North East kept the LEDs to re-use elsewhere in the fleet and replace flipdots. I think someone noted one of Stanley's 380x Lolynes receiving an LED destination display and Adam M recently noted that one of the Limes had received a new frontal/side/rear destination display. Providing they're of the same size, that could be where they came from.
When selling to Optare Direct, the vehicles have to be of a 'serviceable state' (the reason why a number of the ex-Citylink batch were rejected by Optare as, when withdrawn, they had been VOR for periods of up to two months or so) - but there's no policy to keep LED displays in or replace them with flipdots.
(09 May 2014, 6:30 pm)Robert We know about 4853 and 3801 and 3802 have had their Flipdots replaced with LEDs.
http://www.psv-circle.org.uk/0283AJD.htm
As well as the Busways/Stagecoach examples, it appears they had a penchant for GNE vehicles too.
