Will arriva have a poppy bus this year?
If so what do we think it (or they) will be?
If they do have a poppy bus this year it should be out by the end of the month
I think Arriva should permanently put a little poppy some where on their buses like stagecoach and have one bus put in a permanent poppy livery as well as the yearly poppy buses.
(30 Sep 2018, 6:58 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]Blyth should get a minibus investment for services 1 and 2.
And pigs might fly. Bear in mind the newest Minibus at Blyth/Ash/Jesmond is an 08 plate. The German masters will be looking for at least another 5 years out of them. Savings have to be made, the Krauts want their profit one way or another....
(03 Oct 2018, 5:11 pm)Driver9*** wrote [ -> ]And pigs might fly. Bear in mind the newest Minibus at Blyth/Ash/Jesmond is an 08 plate. The German masters will be looking for at least another 5 years out of them. Savings have to be made, the Krauts want their profit one way or another....
Correction, the newest minibus with Arriva Northumbria is the Mini 2011 61 plates, hopefully an investment can be made somewhere in the North East.
(03 Oct 2018, 6:30 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]Correction, the newest minibus with Arriva Northumbria is the Mini 2011 61 plates, hopefully an investment can be made somewhere in the North East.
What about 2870/71 ex-Jesmond now Whitby??? Aren't they 12s
(03 Oct 2018, 8:33 pm)JM03 wrote [ -> ]What about 2870/71 ex-Jesmond now Whitby??? Aren't they 12s
No they are 61 plates also.
(30 Sep 2018, 4:20 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Jesmond's were killed on express routes, including a good couple of years on the Alnwick/Berwick routes before they got transferred to Jesmond last year. Ashingtons, bar 7511-3, are younger and so likely a bit more reliable.
It could also just have been coincidence that you happened to see more Jesmond break downs!
So would the 'killed on express routes' include examples such as 7504 NK57DYA which I see was at Redcar for the X93 and now to be seen on the 685 ( along with other 57 or 07 reg E400s that appear on the 685)?
7620 at blyth now currently having works done to the enginr
Belmont streetlite also in blyth presumably in for MOT or VOR
(04 Oct 2018, 6:37 pm)Brampton Trev wrote [ -> ]So would the 'killed on express routes' include examples such as 7504 NK57DYA which I see was at Redcar for the X93 and now to be seen on the 685 ( along with other 57 or 07 reg E400s that appear on the 685)?
7501-4 were all branded for the X93 for a couple of years, having previously been on the 308 at Blyth and a brief spell at Ashington. They were then refurbished into Sapphire with 7505-9.
7507/8 were branded for the Alnwick/Berwick routes, however all of 7505-9 frequently saw use on those routes in their time at Ashington.
What's the craic with the 53 branded alx300's these days?
Havent long seen one on the A689 near Sedgefield. Driven by a fitter.
(05 Oct 2018, 4:44 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]What's the craic with the 53 branded alx300's these days?
Havent long seen one on the A689 near Sedgefield. Driven by a fitter.
Likely 4523 from Redcar.
(05 Oct 2018, 4:44 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]What's the craic with the 53 branded alx300's these days?
Havent long seen one on the A689 near Sedgefield. Driven by a fitter.
On about that, considering 1574-1578 basically replaced them, will they gain sub branding for the 53. Personally, I think it should be turned to sapphire considering for all I know it runs off the 43?
(05 Oct 2018, 8:44 pm)JM03 wrote [ -> ]On about that, considering 1574-1578 basically replaced them, will they gain sub branding for the 53. Personally, I think it should be turned to sapphire considering for all I know it runs off the 43?
With the exception of any 'Rare' workings, below should be the following allocations / interworkings (interworkings in brackets).
Monday to Saturday daytime:
- 43(44/45) = Sapphire E400s / Sapphire VDL Pulsar
- 53(52/54) = Wright Streetlite
Evenings and Sundays:
- 43(46/52/53) = Sapphire E400s / Sapphire VDL Pulsar
- 44(45) = Sapphire E400s / Sapphire VDL Pular
(05 Oct 2018, 9:15 pm)L469 YVK wrote [ -> ]With the exception of any 'Rare' workings, below should be the following allocations / interworkings (interworkings in brackets).
Monday to Saturday daytime:
- 43(44/45) = Sapphire E400s / Sapphire VDL Pulsar
- 53(52/54) = Wright Streetlite
Evenings and Sundays:
- 43(46/52/53) = Sapphire E400s / Sapphire VDL Pulsar
- 44(45) = Sapphire E400s / Sapphire VDL Pular
I always thought it ran off the 43 anyway but was corrected a while back,it was round about the time the 54/55 used to imterwork
(05 Oct 2018, 4:44 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]What's the craic with the 53 branded alx300's these days?
Havent long seen one on the A689 near Sedgefield. Driven by a fitter.
Apparently on its way back to Jesmond in exchange for 7425 which has been receiving mechanical attention there, though 4523 was seen at Belmont last night.
(06 Oct 2018, 1:03 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]Apparently on its way back to Jesmond in exchange for 7425 which has been receiving mechanical attention there, though 4523 was seen at Belmont last night.
Would make sense it being seen at Belmont, with it heading in that general direction, as opposed to straight up the A19.
The front blind on the Frequenta 64-branded ADL Enviro 200, 1327 (YX10 EBV) has fell out of its fitting and is now slanted back making it slightly dofficult to read the route number and service allocated to it.
(08 Oct 2018, 3:19 pm)BeachBoy99 wrote [ -> ]The front blind on the Frequenta 64-branded ADL Enviro 200, 1327 (YX10 EBV) has fell out of its fitting and is now slanted back making it slightly dofficult to read the route number and service allocated to it.
It's been wonky for a few days. Makes it easier to read from my bedroom
Not sure if it's the one that was completely scrambled, for a few weeks. Ended up with a paper number attached to the windscreen.
Just seen the ED4 in Sunderland... empty, rarely see it but does it get busy?
(10 Oct 2018, 6:29 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Just seen the ED4 in Sunderland... empty, rarely see it but does it get busy?
I see the ED4 everything morning on Burnhope Way coming off the A19 in Peterlee and it’s a full load , normally it’s a pulsar that does the run, after college it goes to the industrial estate in Peterlee where it terminates.
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Are any of the pulsars and streetlites off the 22/23/24 getting painted in the new livery yet, as I’ve seen some crap buses doing the runs on these services lately
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(10 Oct 2018, 6:29 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Just seen the ED4 in Sunderland... empty, rarely see it but does it get busy?
It picks up one on North Hylton Road, two get on at Fulwell The Grange, then a few on along the route. At Ryhope and Seaham it picks loads up.
Return journeys tend to be quiet as most Students don't like staying back until 17:00 for the bus home. On the Friday return journey nobody gets on from the College as who would wait ages for that when their college passes are valid on the 22/23/X21.
7554 has now transferred to Ashington.
1478 on X12
1457 on 17
1565 on 63
1571 on 62
(1922 on 29A)
Durham’s MAX Pulsar cascades are now - 1419/83 have transferred in the last few days
Just seen a Solo in new livery on the 2 to Blyth. Possibly 2810 as I have seen the others recently.
(13 Oct 2018, 5:02 pm)Pulsar wrote [ -> ]Just seen a Solo in new livery on the 2 to Blyth. Possibly 2810 as I have seen the others recently.
That is correct had it on the 2 at 6pm from bebside asda
(11 Oct 2018, 6:14 pm)omnicity4659 wrote [ -> ]7554 has now transferred to Ashington.
7555 is there as well. On the X14 yesterday. Yorkshire branding removed.
Stockton Pulsars 1444/5 and 1446/7 are going out on loan to Darlington and Durham respectively for the week. In exchange, Stockton will be receiving 2835/60 and 2822/3 - for use on 7/7A this week with Yarm Fair.
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Newly repainted Arriva north east 2810 by Cameron Chroscicki, on Flickr