North East Buses

(01 Feb 2014, 9:28 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]7459 on 24s. At Peterlee now heading to Durham.

(01 Feb 2014, 5:49 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]There's a Coastliner hybrid on the X10 again today. Good to see the GBF rules being complied with again.

(01 Feb 2014, 6:50 pm)Davey Bowyer wrote [ -> ]Anything goes at Arriva. It's down to the reliability of the services. On another note though, if the traffic commisioner had a ride on the 43, his face would be more red than a Vicars would be in a brothel. It never keeps to time!

(01 Feb 2014, 6:59 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]My point wasn't down to reliability at all. Sending a Hybrid up and down the A1 makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, and isn't what they won the funding for.

(01 Feb 2014, 9:48 pm)Davey Bowyer wrote [ -> ]It is in a way because if the 308 was to get into Blyth late, but another service got there on time and had time to spare, it could then cover for the late 308 and the late 308 would make it onto another service with a couple of minutes spare. It's wrong though that Arriva don't have any fleet planning in place to cover this because if they are constantly being used for that purpose, then the Volvo B5LH'S won't last two minutes. They're only designed for town and city work, not endurance or express work.

(01 Feb 2014, 10:25 pm)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]Lets not forget they have a spare hybrid so they can have a full runout on 308 and still have one left over to put elsewhere if all 11 are on the road. Of course come March there will no longer be a spare.

(02 Feb 2014, 12:11 am)Davey Bowyer wrote [ -> ]Will it now be a full PVR of 11? Will the timetable be increasing?

(02 Feb 2014, 12:26 am)Davey Bowyer wrote [ -> ]Unless the 308 is getting more layover time in Newcastle and not a timetable increase. If it's the latter or both, then GNE's Volvo B9TL's will have the 308 for dinner!

(02 Feb 2014, 12:28 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Timetable change to improve reliability is what I've heard. You know, something the average passenger wants, a bus to turn up on time regardless of any extras.

(02 Feb 2014, 12:31 am)Davey Bowyer wrote [ -> ]I agree with you there but, with a timetable change, the time difference will be marginal between the 308 and the 309 unless some idiot trys and uses the bus link at Cobalt near Santander. And with a marginal time difference, comes the extras you get on the 309 too. And very soon, the philosophy that the 308 stays on the Coast Road, does 50 and goes faster will soon vanish and, with GNE, you only have to buy an internal ticket to get to the Metrocentre without folking out any extra on fares.

(03 Feb 2014, 1:43 pm)ross13 wrote [ -> ]sapphire pulsar just gone out on darlo service 1 to bishop past it at west park unable to get id

(07 Feb 2014, 10:17 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Centro 1923 made an appearance on the 5a this afternoon replacing 4063, which then replaced 4062 on the 1645 5.



Prestige 4006 is making an unusual appearance on 5Bs this evening for possibly the final time prior to the changes next weekend.

Whitby also provided treats on the 5 - reserve MPDs 1737/9!

(08 Feb 2014, 11:46 am)bcal3119 wrote [ -> ]Somebody said 7367 is on 34 today...which was withdrawn recently.

(08 Feb 2014, 11:46 am)bcal3119 wrote [ -> ]Somebody said 7367 is on 34 today...which was withdrawn recently.

(08 Feb 2014, 3:29 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]7507 on X11.

More branded vehicles off route than on route here!!