North East Buses - Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings

YJ08XBY/2841 Is on Frequenta service 13A/13B.

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NK15AAO/1594 Is on the 1/5/5A/19 Cycle.

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YJ11OJC/2867 is Replacing NK05GXC/4649 on 'MAX' X66/X67.

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NK13FJY/1511 Is on Frequenta service 2.

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CX05EOV/4643 Is on Frequenta service 2.

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7474 on sapphire 6

7535 is on 1/5A/19 in place of 7538 today.
1416 on Sapphire 7.
1474 also on Sapphire 6.

W308PPT/1906 Is on Frequenta 9/10.

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7534 is on a X21 currently running 34 minutes behind

YJ58CBU/2850 Is on 'MAX' X26.

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(21 Nov 2017, 10:11 am)JamesDunkley wrote [ -> ]NK15AAO/1594 Is on the 1/5/5A/19 Cycle.

Arriva North East: 1594 / NK15AAO by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

(21 Nov 2017, 5:06 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]7534 is on a X21 currently running 34 minutes behind

Arriva North East: 7534 / NK15ACF by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

YJ59GJK/2852 Is on 'MAX' X26.

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NK09EKA/1425 Is on 'MAX' X27.

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YJ59GKF/2861 Is on Frequenta 3A.

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YJ08XBN/2832 Is on Frequenta service 4.

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NK15AAE/1590 Is on Frequenta service 9/10.

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YJ59GJO/2853 Is on 'MAX' X26.

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CX05EOY/4645 Is on Frequenta service 4!.

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NK09EKB/1426 Is on Frequenta service 9/10.

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NK13FJO/1506 Is on the X21.

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NK13FJX/1510 Is on Frequenta service 2.

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WX13GHN/4814 Is on Frequenta service 2.

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NK05GXF/4652 has replaced NK05GXC/4649 On the X66/X67.

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At what point does a working cease to become 'rare or odd'?

NK13FJU/1508 Is on "MAX" X1.

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(23 Nov 2017, 4:35 pm)MurdnunoC wrote [ -> ]At what point does a working cease to become 'rare or odd'?

This is a good point.

I've always reported workings that have seen branded buses working other routes, or non-branded vehicles working a route in place of a branded vehicle. I don't see this as massively beneficial, or interesting, but initially started doing it as I was aware that people liked getting pictures of that sort of working, especially when Sapphire and MAX were in their relative infancy.

I guess instances such as, for example, an MPD appearing on the X15 are what this thread is intended for.

I think the thread has slightly lost its way, in the sense that any working that isn't 100% "correct" is now R&O. For instance, I wouldn't class a generic MAX vehicle allocated to any MAX route as rare, odd, or anything else.

(23 Nov 2017, 4:35 pm)MurdnunoC wrote [ -> ]At what point does a working cease to become 'rare or odd'?

When it's every blooming day. I've given up reporting corporate pulsars or max ALX400s on Durham's sapphire services now it's become clear that they're daily allocations since the timetable changes.

1324 on the 48, though.

And 7474 was sitting in dbs, this afternoon, so I wasn't seeing things, the other day. Anyone know why this has come down from Jesmond?

NK05GXC/4649 has replaced NK13CFO/4809 on the 17:25 service X21 off Darlington for Sunderland.

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(23 Nov 2017, 5:10 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]And 7474 was sitting in dbs, this afternoon, so I wasn't seeing things, the other day. Anyone know why this has come down from Jesmond?

To provide extra capacity for Lumiere.

(23 Nov 2017, 6:18 pm)omnicity4659 wrote [ -> ]To provide extra capacity for Lumiere.

Is it sticking around for the Christmas festival, next weekend, then?

(23 Nov 2017, 5:07 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]I think the thread has slightly lost its way, in the sense that any working that isn't 100% "correct" is now R&O. For instance, I wouldn't class a generic MAX vehicle allocated to any MAX route as rare, odd, or anything else.

And this is why I've asked the question. The thread has lost its way and, to me anyway, is probably one of the most annoying things about this forum. Fair enough, people can post what they want and I don't have to browse this particular thread (and for the most part I don't!), however I would love to know what constitutes a rare or odd working these days - especially since we've seen just about every conceivable combination of rare and odd allocation of vehicles to routes by Darlington reported in this very thread.

(23 Nov 2017, 5:10 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]And 7474 was sitting in dbs, this afternoon, so I wasn't seeing things, the other day. Anyone know why this has come down from Jesmond?

A valid observation. 7474, in my opinion, is a legitimate 'rare and odd' sighting. Not only is the bus is on-loan from Jesmond, it also contains branding for a set of services outside of the immediate locale as well as being an odd vehicle type for the depot in question.