North East Buses

(12 Mar 2017, 8:15 pm)coldav wrote [ -> ]So there are 12 new E400s coming to Ashington and there are 12 57 plate E400s at Ashington.  Is this not just a straight swop?

12 new E400s for the X21/X22 - so tell me how 7511-3 are able to be replaced by them? Plus - as we stated above - the PVR for the 43/44/45 is 13 so still not enough deckers.

(12 Mar 2017, 8:15 pm)coldav wrote [ -> ]So there are 12 new E400s coming to Ashington and there are 12 57 plate E400s at Ashington.  Is this not just a straight swop?

Not all of 7501-13 (exc. 7510) are Sapphire though, so unless you refurbish 7511-3 (and find 3 vehicles that can replace them on the X15) to Sapphire standard, 7518 and 2 of 7522-8 will need to be the ones that leave.

(12 Mar 2017, 8:58 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Not all of 7501-13 (exc. 7510) are Sapphire though, so unless you refurbish 7511-3 (and find 3 vehicles that can replace them on the X15) to Sapphire standard, 7518 and 2 of 7522-8 will need to be the ones that leave.

The 2 14 reg E400s without rear advertising are the ones leaving.

(13 Mar 2017, 3:06 pm)omnicity4659 wrote [ -> ]The 2 14 reg E400s without rear advertising are the ones leaving.

Which are?

(13 Mar 2017, 3:09 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Which are?

Off the top of my head 7524 and 7527. I saw 27 this morning, will need to check the other one.

(11 Mar 2017, 9:26 pm)Buspilot wrote [ -> ]Hi guys, I live next to the old Arriva depot in loftus and have been learning to fly my new drone today and thought some of you may be interested in this video I took today. It shows an Ariel perspective of the building and what remains of inside, I apologise for the occasional shakey footage as I am still getting to grips with the controls, also the video is water marked as I haven't yet been able to find a decent free video editing program to use. Anyway I have included the link below and hope it may be of interest to some of you
https://youtu.be/OCEQ2kcn5UE
Enjoy

(13 Mar 2017, 3:12 pm)omnicity4659 wrote [ -> ]Off the top of my head 7524 and 7527. I saw 27 this morning, will need to check the other one.

Thinking about it, I'm sure I remember seeing a photo of 7528 recently and that didn't have anything?

Edit: Just found this picture from February, pretty sure most had the rear advert by then?

(12 Mar 2017, 11:48 am)omnicity4659 wrote [ -> ]The new E400s for Ashington's X21/X22 are the only ones this year for the North East, I'm told. 

The rollout of the teal liveries is imminent, there should be some buses at Thornton's being repainted teal, if not due there very soon. The new Arriva logo and Premium, Express etc don't get rolled out until 2018, with vehicles carrying "ARRIVASapphire" "ARRIVAMax" in the interim.

What a faff about.

Arriva Yorkshire have, however, repainted and vinyled Pulsar 1476 (YJ62 JOA) into the new standard livery, with new logos.

(13 Mar 2017, 6:10 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]Arriva Yorkshire have, however, repainted and vinyled Pulsar 1476 (YJ62 JOA) into the new standard livery, with new logos.

But Wasn't that in frequenta based livery last I knew?

Does anyone know what the progress is on Omnicity 4663?

(11 Mar 2017, 9:26 pm)Buspilot wrote [ -> ]Hi guys, I live next to the old Arriva depot in loftus and have been learning to fly my new drone today and thought some of you may be interested in this video I took today. It shows an Ariel perspective of the building and what remains of inside, I apologise for the occasional shakey footage as I am still getting to grips with the controls, also the video is water marked as I haven't yet been able to find a decent free video editing program to use. Anyway I have included the link below and hope it may be of interest to some of you
https://youtu.be/OCEQ2kcn5UE
Enjoy

Take it up Thorntons next!

(13 Mar 2017, 6:20 pm)Rockstar666 wrote [ -> ]But Wasn't that in frequenta based livery last I knew?

It was, yes. A friend i am in contact with via skype sent me this photo (i have no idea who took it, imjust know he didnt):

(13 Mar 2017, 6:39 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]It was, yes. A friend i am in contact with via skype sent me this photo (i have no idea who took it, imjust know he didnt):

I was told this was a photoshop job

Yes that's not a photo. It was a digital creation to show the revised livery.

Ignore me then haha. Obviously with not being too familiar with the bus scene down there, I can only go off what I was told and the idea of it being photoshopped wasn't even mentioned.

7803 now back at Blyth refurbished into MAX.

1428 is now back at Darlington after receiving a new back end after a collision a couple of weeks ago

1581 has lost its sub-branding for service 35:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/33...otostream/

1552 is now Stockton's Sapphire Spare and has lost 5/5a branding

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(16 Mar 2017, 1:56 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]1552 is now Stockton's Sapphire Spare and has lost 5/5a branding

Not quite

That's daft when its the only Sapphire route they do!

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And there's nearly always at least one off the road!

1488 is now 'Frequenta' branded for the 15 and is also the first to carry 'Twilight Fare' for the £1 deal after 7pm

Saw 1460 in frequenta livery to

(16 Mar 2017, 1:56 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]1552 is now Stockton's Sapphire Spare and has lost 5/5a branding

1551 has also lost 5/5A branding. It has "making your everyday journey sparkle" on the engine cover.
Arriva North East: 1551 / NK14GFZ by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

While 1552 has now regained branding for the 5/5a.....

1552 was apparently debranded by mistake by the vinyl applicators, who were there to remove branding from 1550 and 1551 only (plus update internal maps on the remainder).

However I don't understand why 2 have been debranded when the PVR only dropped by 1.......

(18 Mar 2017, 2:03 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]However I don't understand why 2 have been debranded when the PVR only dropped by 1.......

Nothing is to say they are staying at Stockton..

I was wondering if there were earmarked for service 23.


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