North East Buses

(13 Oct 2015, 2:47 pm)NK53 TKT wrote [ -> ]Will those Geminis be for the X20?

As stated before, 1 will be for Ashington (probably a QLIN spare), 1 for Blyth. 4 of the same type are currently being refurbed at enfield.

OK, back to the live tracking, here we go with an example of a phantom bus. It's just passed my house 10 minutes late (and it's non-sapphire, it turns out, so that looks like 3 odd workings on this route, this afternoon, out of 6). The app and live maps insisted it was where it should be if it was running on time, as shown.
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This happens every time a bus running in either direction is about 10 minutes late or more, which renders the tracking a bit useless for those times you really are wondering where TF your bus has got to. It seems that every tie an error is fixed (eg buses apparently running 100 minutes late, as was the case when the updated app was launched) they introduce another big flaw. The programmers have clearly made the point at which the timing data is deemed to be wrong far too short, so while the app is no longer reporting a bus to be over an hour late, it is deciding that it can't possibly be 10 minutes late, even on a 3 hour round trip.

1407 has transferred to Stockton and is out on the extra 7 board today.

7446 is still at Jesmond after engine maintenance, Jesmond won't release it until the bus is working again. 7492 is still at AN.

(16 Oct 2015, 11:34 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]1407 has transferred to Stockton and is out on the extra 7 board today.

Does this mean Darlington is going to get 4658 again then?

(16 Oct 2015, 9:35 pm)MrPottski wrote [ -> ]Does this mean Darlington is going to get 4658 again then?

Hopefully

1105 and 1303 are both on-loan to Stockton today on the 7. I do feel sorry for whoever has to try and get 1303 round the diversion in Yarm later.....

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(17 Oct 2015, 7:45 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]1105 and 1303 are both on-loan to Stockton today on the 7. I do feel sorry for whoever has to try and get 1303 round the diversion in Yarm later.....

How often does the 7 run and where to from Stockton?

(17 Oct 2015, 8:31 am)DanPicken wrote [ -> ]How often does the 7 run and where to from Stockton?

It runs to Yarm Willey Flatts estate. It's meant to be every 10 minutes after 0910 however at 1045 Yarm High Street is closed for the annual fair which means the 7 is diverted via Bridge Street and West Street along with all other traffic so delays are expected (which may explain why 1105 and 1303 are on-loan - allows 2 Solos to act as delay recovery later).

Should also point out that the 17s between 1100 and 1830 into Yarm are terminating at the Spital on the south side of the High Street with a shuttle bus running between there and Kingsmead.

One of 7410/1 is parked in Blyth depot.

1914 and 1916 are working at Redcar, both on Service 22.

http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/fi...060915.pdf
Anyone see the error?

Is there something up with the Darlington - Durham Service 7 at the moment, had an Enviro 400 fly past me running late displaying "Private Charter"

(17 Oct 2015, 10:40 am)NK53 TKT wrote [ -> ]http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/fi...060915.pdf
Anyone see the error?

They've forgotten to change two numbers from '5' to '8'?

Can think of far bigger problems, like it's punctuality...

(11 Oct 2015, 8:59 am)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]No, Ashington aren't transferring any buses, as there is still a vehicle shortage and I can't see it happening anyway. 7458 at Blyth is only temporary as all the Xs are getting MAX'd.

Do you know the reg of 7458?

(17 Oct 2015, 2:33 pm)Lm2606 wrote [ -> ]Do you know the reg of 7458?

T313 FGN - its an ALX400.

1105 on 7s.

1914 and 1916

Are arriva north east going to get any of them arriva streetdecks in use with arriva midlands do we know? They look like very nice buses. Better than the streetdeck demo in use with gne. Front looks a lot better. Be good if they replaced them remaining b10s.

(17 Oct 2015, 4:25 pm)B10man wrote [ -> ]Are arriva north east going to get any of them arriva streetdecks in use with arriva midlands do we know? They look like very nice buses. Better than the streetdeck demo in use with gne. Front looks a lot better. Be good if they replaced them remaining b10s.

The StreetDeck at Midlands is only a demonstrator, long term on the Sapphire 38.

The ADL Enviro400 / Dennis Trident 2 is the standard double deck vehicle.

7626 entered limp mode on Chester-le-Street Front Street. The driver managed to get it out of limp mode by Birtley.

2805 has been running the 17 shuttle between Yarn The Spital and Kingsmead today.

New Free WiFi stickers on the front of 7804.
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(17 Oct 2015, 12:26 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Is there something up with the Darlington - Durham Service 7 at the moment, had an Enviro 400 fly past me running late displaying "Private Charter"

Yeah there is it's the traffic lights at Durham gate they change too quick so of course all the traffic is backing up causing the buses to be late

(17 Oct 2015, 5:12 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]2805 has been running the 17 shuttle between Yarn The Spital and Kingsmead today.

7 allocation meanwhile (in RTC order):
2807
2804
2826
2829
1105
1303

2826 is out tonight on 7As while 1105 works the first trip from Yarm.

Is service 48 (The one that goes to Durham, sorry I don't know much about it) a Sapphire route?

(17 Oct 2015, 6:48 pm)Davie wrote [ -> ]Is service 48 (The one that goes to Durham, sorry I don't know much about it) a Sapphire route?

No. Does throw up the odd sapphire pulsar to keep them local though.

(17 Oct 2015, 6:48 pm)Davie wrote [ -> ]Is service 48 (The one that goes to Durham, sorry I don't know much about it) a Sapphire route?

The only Sapphire routes in Durham are 6/7/22/24.

https://www.arrivasapphire.co.uk/where-we-operate/

(17 Oct 2015, 6:52 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]No. Does throw up the odd sapphire pulsar to keep them local though.

(17 Oct 2015, 6:54 pm)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]The only Sapphire routes in Durham are 6/7/22/24.

https://www.arrivasapphire.co.uk/where-we-operate/

Thanks both. Just I photographed a Sapphire Pulsar on there and was wondering if it was rare or not.

(17 Oct 2015, 6:57 pm)Davie wrote [ -> ]Thanks both. Just I photographed a Sapphire Pulsar on there and was wondering if it was rare or not.

It would have substituted a broken down vehicle. There was a Sapphire spare Pulsar when I passed through earlier.