North East Buses

1301 has appeared on Ashington's sheets today. I'm told that this will displace a StreetLite for type training.

(27 Mar 2015, 7:53 am)ross13 wrote [ -> ]Ecocity 4802 broken down on woodland road this morning cones placed round the bus as a warning to let other motorists know but yet a bloke in a polo still manages to collide into the back of it and i mean a full on collision into it  another ecocity off road for a while

Speaking of that 

The driver of the polo apparently said to the police officer that the bus had its indicator on to pull out, I went past the bus at 06:45 this morning and it looked as if it had been there all night, either that or it broke down really early this morning 

(27 Mar 2015, 4:49 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Must have been lucky then! Mine was on time (15.42 from Bedlington Red Lion to Newcastle)

It was driven by a driver I find to always be on time though, maybe that was the reason. Think it was 7526 can't remember fully 

I don't expect the drivers to do anything illegal or dangerous but a bit of effort doesn't go a miss and can make a massive difference. Or, the bus beforehand took a hammering and he ended up with hardly anybody on.

Wright StreetLite's 1592 and 1601 in Jesmond depot today.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...947608041/

There was another MAX example (1591 I think) in Jesmond but was pretty much impossible to photograph from outside with cars parked in the way.

Could just see a Enviro 400 in Jesmond depot, presumably a Sapphire example.

(27 Mar 2015, 6:59 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote [ -> ]I don't expect the drivers to do anything illegal or dangerous but a bit of effort doesn't go a miss and can make a massive difference. Or, the bus beforehand took a hammering and he ended up with hardly anybody on.

Nah he had a fair few on, I'd say higher than average for that particular run. But, like the other times I've had him, he drove well and even had time to let passengers get to their seats before driving off, while remaining on time, I think we may have been one minute late at one point but that was about it.

Darlington are now another sapphire pulsar down 1518 has just had its back window put out by a MAX bus

1493 yesterday seen having lost the vinyl wrap advert for the 1/X1 - looks pathetic!
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7538 was parked up at Jesmond earlier.


Arriva North East - 7538 - NK15DZP by aureolindn, on Flickr

(28 Mar 2015, 4:02 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]7538 was parked up at Jesmond earlier.


Arriva North East - 7538 - NK15DZP by aureolindn, on Flickr

Looks like the back end of another one is poking out from around the corner.

(28 Mar 2015, 4:16 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Looks like the back end of another one is poking out from around the corner.

I think there was, but couldn't really see from the road. Everything was tucked away apart from this one. There was the Streetlite you can see behind, another one parked behind an ALX300, and another Sapphire E400 right at the back.

(28 Mar 2015, 4:22 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]I think there was, but couldn't really see from the road. Everything was tucked away apart from this one. There was the Streetlite you can see behind, another one parked behind an ALX300, and another Sapphire E400 right at the back.

1601 is the Streetlite behind. Was awkward to get photos of them!

(28 Mar 2015, 4:26 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]1601 is the Streetlite behind. Was awkward to get photos of them!

Was 7538 in the same place by the time you got there, or had they shifted it?

(28 Mar 2015, 4:31 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]Was 7538 in the same place by the time you got there, or had they shifted it?

It had been shifted by then, which is how I (just) managed to identify the fleet number.

1601 looks like its parked in the disused repaint shed.

Was just looking through some photos on Flickr, and noticed that some other Arriva divisions were recieving Citaro's while the North East were recieving Pulsars? 

Surely some of the routes that the Pulsars were deployed on would have been better suited to Citaro's, such as the Blyth expresses, the X2/12 etc?

(28 Mar 2015, 4:42 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Was just looking through some photos on Flickr, and noticed that some other Arriva divisions were recieving Citaro's while the North East were recieving Pulsars? 

Surely some of the routes that the Pulsars were deployed on would have been better suited to Citaro's, such as the Blyth expresses, the X2/12 etc?

I'm sure I saw a Sapphire Citaro acting as a spare for Sapphire 321 branded StreetLites. Luton?

(28 Mar 2015, 4:57 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote [ -> ]I'm sure I saw a Sapphire Citaro acting as a spare for Sapphire 321 branded StreetLites. Luton?

Those are part of the 58 reg batch with Arriva Shires.
The 12 plate ones were all bought for use at London 2012 Olympic Games, then dished out between Shires & Southern Counties

Took photos at Jesmond today with Dan - just need a few questions answering for captions.

The Sapphire base-liveried E400, where is that headed, I presume the 7 seeing as that is due deckers? Also, a MAX-liveried Streetlite as well as a Sapphire base-liveried example?

Thanks!

(28 Mar 2015, 7:25 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote [ -> ]Took photos at Jesmond today with Dan - just need a few questions answering for captions.

The Sapphire base-liveried E400, where is that headed, I presume the 7 seeing as that is due deckers? Also, a MAX-liveried Streetlite as well as a Sapphire base-liveried example?

Thanks!

The E400 will be either Darlington (7) or for Durham for (I think) the 24.

The MAX Streetlites are for the X1 (Darlington again)
The Sapphire ones are for the 22 (again, sure I saw that somewhere) so also Durham

(28 Mar 2015, 7:30 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]The E400 will be either Darlington (7) or for Durham for (I think) the 24.

The MAX Streetlites are for the X1 (Darlington again)
The Sapphire ones are for the 22 (again, sure I saw that somewhere) so also Durham

Thanks very much, mb134!

(28 Mar 2015, 7:30 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]The E400 will be either Darlington (7) or for Durham for (I think) the 24.

The MAX Streetlites are for the X1 (Darlington again)
The Sapphire ones are for the 22 (again, sure I saw that somewhere) so also Durham

Yep, the Sapphire streetlites are for the 22 at Belmont.

(28 Mar 2015, 7:31 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote [ -> ]Thanks very much, mb134!

No problem

For reference (if you have the fleetnumber of the E400) I think 7534-8 will be for the 7, with 7539/40 for the 24 (just a complete guess with this though, based on how easy it will be to put the first ones into service as they will not have to be "launched")

Apologies if it's already been reported - but I've just been informed that Streetlite 1601 is NK15 ABZ.

(28 Mar 2015, 8:02 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote [ -> ]Apologies if it's already been reported - but I've just been informed that Streetlite 1601 is NK15 ABZ.

A list of all the Enviro 400's and StreetLite's registrations was posted the other night.

Might be worth pointing out that 1753 is now finished after today on service 7, it's last trip would have been the 1727 from Willey Flatts back to Stockton, with the arrival of the 2 Solos (2805/2829) over the last few days.
Photo attached of it this morning © Jase Nelles

(28 Mar 2015, 8:29 pm)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]Might be worth pointing out that 1753 is now finished after today on service 7, it's last trip would have been the 1727 from Willey Flatts back to Stockton, with the arrival of the 2 Solos (2805/2829) over the last few days.
Photo attached of it this morning © Jase Nelles

Nice to see that it retained it's "Dennis" and "Plaxton" badges until the end

Currently on 7613 on Metro Replacements. Also a range of Gemini's.[emoji2]

(29 Mar 2015, 12:45 pm)danpick wrote [ -> ]Currently on 7613 on Metro Replacements. Also a range of Gemini's.[emoji2]

Also on Metro Replacement 900 are:
7490, 7608, 7494, 7446, 7493 & 7488.

2828 and 7489 have now formerly entered service at Whitby following their repaints into the new Park & Ride Silver.

Photos below are @ Alan Magill on 'The Northern Road Transport Trust' Facebook Group

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(29 Mar 2015, 1:00 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]Also on Metro Replacement 900 are:
7490, 7608, 7494, 7446, 7493 & 7488.

Also passed 7611.