North East Buses

(18 May 2018, 2:12 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]Thought it could have been coming in to do the 0850 X93 but if it was it had changed over to 7425 by the evening.

Also yesterday 1511 on 5/5A, and 1470 on the 5s by the evening at least.

Could have been involved in a 3 way swap, could have been at Redcar for maintenance then swapped onto the X93 at Middlesbrough to be then swapped once it arrived at Whitby

1614 on X1. 07:40 service 1 from Darlington.

1511 is on a normally-Durham worked X12 board - Stockton covering one today.
Darlington also covering both Durham 7 boards today - as one of Durham’s Pulsars is on X12s

(19 May 2018, 8:23 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]1511 is on a normally-Durham worked X12 board - Stockton covering one today.
Darlington also covering both Durham 7 boards today - as one of Durham’s Pulsars is on X12s

I've heard that Stockton are running three of Belmont's X12 boards today as Belmont are mega short of driver's

(19 May 2018, 8:36 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]I've heard that Stockton are running three of Belmont's X12 boards today as Belmont are mega short of driver's

Defined by the fact there’s at least one of Stockton’s drivers working for Belmont today.

(19 May 2018, 9:01 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Defined by the fact there’s at least one of Stockton’s drivers working for Belmont today.

Think it's something insane like 3 drivers from Stockton, 2 from Jesmond, 2 from Ashington and 2 driver's from Darlington working at Belmont today.

(19 May 2018, 9:04 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Think it's something insane like 3 drivers from Stockton, 2 from Jesmond, 2 from Ashington and 2 driver's from Darlington working at Belmont today.

How on earth will those drivers be familiar with the routes Belmont  operate?

For completeness - 1523 is the 7-branded Pulsar on X12.
Arriva North East 1523 (NL63 VVO) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr

1522 is on 22/24
Arriva North East 1522 (NL63 VPW) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr

4711 on the X4.

1478 working for Darlington on 7s

4715 on X4

(19 May 2018, 9:07 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]How on earth will those drivers be familiar with the routes Belmont  operate?

Believe some of the leading drivers at Darlington know some of the Durham routes, I know Neil wise certainly knows the 6 as there’s a phot of him somewhere with him on a tempo on said route

(19 May 2018, 3:17 pm)Rockstar666 wrote [ -> ]4715 on X4

Sure it wasn't the X3/X3A?

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YESTERDAY
4711 X4
4715 X3/X3A
2862, 1438 62/64A
1562 63
1523 X12
Due to 'staff shortage' the travel office in M'bro bus station was shutting at 1200 rather than 1300!!

Might of had X4 on by mistake showing on led. I seen X3 working showing Sunday 3 to lingdale on weekday before

(19 May 2018, 9:07 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]How on earth will those drivers be familiar with the routes Belmont  operate?

Some of us know some Durham routes

YESTERDAY
1565 on a Redcar X93.
A Pulsar on the 3/81A.
(4726 on Moorsbus)

1574 is on the 55

35 branded Streetlite on 57A tonight

1460 & 1478 on X12.

(22 May 2018, 9:00 am)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]1460 & 1478 on X12.

Stockton now have 8 MAX boards and only 8 MAX Pulsars - expect regular appearances of the 'Frequenta' Spares on X12 and X66/X67

Yesterday 4725 on X3/X3A, 1469 (last night at least) on 15.

2849 on 11:10 service 12 from Darlington to Middleton st George, replacing a Streetlite

1325 & 1527 on 22/24.
1476 & StreetLite on 64.
1328 & 1477 on 49/49A.
7626 on the 48/X46.

Hi everyone
This is my first post but I have followed the forum for some months so have an idea of what to discuss.

Hectic in Durham City Centre over the course of this afternoon with the number of odd workings. Many odd appearances - more than usual, as follows:
(I didn't manage to catch the fleet numbers, sorry)

- Sapphire 6-branded vehicles used on X12, 22|24 and 43 services
- Sapphire 22|24-branded vehicles used for X46, 56 and 64 services
- Frequenta 64-branded vehicles used for 49|49A and 22 services
- MAX X12-branded vehicles used for X46 and 48 services
- MAX X46-branded vehicles used for 64 services
- Corporate livery vehicles used for 22, X12 and 6 services

Apologise for the formatting here - will look out for fleet numbers next time.

1607 on sapphire 7 10:57 from Darlington

4811 on 1/5/5A/12 10:45 from Darlington

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1614 on 11:00 X1 from Darlington

1591 on Frequenta 2
2849 on MAX X27

4814 - X66/X67 (replaced 4649)
4725 - X3
1436? - X93
1562 - 63

Stockton's Frequenta 1456 on their Sapphire 5 to Easington today.

4803 on 1/5/19

1522 on 56/57/57A/86