North East Buses

(11 Apr 2019, 7:50 am)TyneWearTeesGNE wrote [ -> ]I don’t like the new GNE top font

It's so much better! I like how this font has letters that go underneath the baseline, i.e. lowercase J, G, P, Q and Y. Just my opinion, though.

(11 Apr 2019, 7:52 am)Ianthegoon wrote [ -> ]With everything going on, I think I've lost track of which demonstrator / loan vehicles Go North East is using at the moment!

The Forum fleet list appears to show six, 9079, 9080, 9083, 9084, 9087 and 9088, but I thought some of those had now been returned.

The list on the official GNE site shows just two, 9083 and 9084.

Any clarifications?

GNE definitely has 9083, 9084 and 9087. 9080 went back a few weeks ago, 9079 is on loan in Scotland as of 1st April and 9088 was in Wales recently as I saw those 2 on Flickr.

The MetroDecker has been off the road according to the Bus Times app since late March, maybe it's getting painted blue for the coaster lol.

(11 Apr 2019, 6:28 pm)Rapidsnap wrote [ -> ]The MetroDecker has been off the road according to the Bus Times app since late March, maybe it's getting painted blue for the coaster lol.

Link to the app?

(11 Apr 2019, 7:38 pm)TyneWearTeesGNE wrote [ -> ]Link to the app?

It isn't an app as such, but here is a link to the Go North East section (it works for other operators around the country too)
https://bustimes.org/operators/go-north-east/vehicles

(11 Apr 2019, 6:28 pm)Rapidsnap wrote [ -> ]The MetroDecker has been off the road according to the Bus Times app since late March, maybe it's getting painted blue for the coaster lol.

Its at optare broke again i believe

709 parked up at eldon square bus stn

indiGo Solo SR 672 has been repainted into the 2019 fleet livery and also fitted with USB sockets.

Shame, with the lack of repaints I was hoping they cancelled going for the lazy 2019 standard livery.

(20 Mar 2019, 12:46 pm)JACK6081 wrote [ -> ]Passed saltmeadows earlier 709 is in  plain black livery 6104 is back and 6000 is in corporate livery

(12 Apr 2019, 4:19 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]indiGo Solo SR 672 has been repainted into the 2019 fleet livery and also fitted with USB sockets.

Has their been any other vehicles repainted, seems to of gone quiet on the repaint front in the last 2 weeks since the former Black Cats Solo SR's were done.

Also any further B9's returned from Blackburn?

I wonder with 672 getting painted into 2019 corperate livery will it be part of a batch to replace the 3 solos from deptford which are going to washington in may

(12 Apr 2019, 4:43 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Has their been any other vehicles repainted, seems to of gone quiet on the repaint front in the last 2 weeks since the former Black Cats Solo SR's were done.

Also any further B9's returned from Blackburn?

None, and no further Cobalts back yet.

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(12 Apr 2019, 4:55 pm)N1cholas wrote [ -> ]I wonder with 672 getting painted into 2019 corperate livery will it be part of a batch to replace the 3 solos from deptford which are going to washington in may

But it would've been easier to just fit usb's to those 3 Solos. I think with service changes upcoming that 672 has likely been earmarked as a spare due to a reduction in PVR.

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(12 Apr 2019, 4:59 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]None, and no further Cobalts back yet.

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All the painters on annual leave or something.

(12 Apr 2019, 5:00 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]But it would've been easier to just fit usb's to those 3 Solos. I think with service changes upcoming that 672 has likely been earmarked as a spare due to a reduction in PVR.

it would have been easier to do that but why add usb's to a spare bus when the other indigo's at percy main dont have them, i have a feeling deptford may need more than 3 replacements

(12 Apr 2019, 5:08 pm)N1cholas wrote [ -> ]it would have been easier to do that but why add usb's to a spare bus when the other indigo's at percy main dont have them, i have a feeling deptford may need more than 3 replacements

Unless all of the Solo SR's are have them fitted at some point.

Am at heworth for the metro replacement, but a lot of 900 setvices are not using stand R and are leaving from A,D, or C, surely the drivers sbould know which stand they are supposed to use

(13 Apr 2019, 2:08 pm)Coppercap40 wrote [ -> ]Am at heworth for the metro replacement, but a lot of 900 setvices are not using stand R and are leaving from A,D, or C, surely the drivers sbould know which stand they are supposed to use

Similar issue at Central Station while the majority of drivers are using Bewick Street, I have seen passengers getting off a bus at the Quaylink stop in the front of the rail station and others getting off at the stop on Clayton Street West.

(13 Apr 2019, 3:50 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]Similar issue at Central Station while the majority of drivers are using Bewick Street, I have seen passengers getting off a bus at the Quaylink stop in the front of the rail station and others getting off at the stop on Clayton Street West.

All drivers have access to pace notes supplied by Metro (which are sometimes incorrect!)

The correct stopping details are in the ticket machine which every driver can see.

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(13 Apr 2019, 3:50 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote [ -> ]Similar issue at Central Station while the majority of drivers are using Bewick Street, I have seen passengers getting off a bus at the Quaylink stop in the front of the rail station and others getting off at the stop on Clayton Street West.

All drivers have access to pace notes supplied by Metro (which are sometimes incorrect!)

The correct stopping details are in the ticket machine which every driver can see.

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When is The Loop getting new buses? Are the 49 and Blue Arrows/Green Arrow brands getting axed?

Stand at heworth is usually C i believe towards jarrow. Wonder why it changed to R

(13 Apr 2019, 3:56 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]All drivers have access to pace notes supplied by Metro (which are sometimes incorrect!)

The correct stopping details are in the ticket machine which every driver can see.

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Ticket machine showed C or D.
Message clarified afterwards though.

Huge mix up was between hebburn and jarrow. Metro was running to hebburn, nexus people saying turn around at hebburn, and we were running to schedule. Somebody somewhere got confused haha.

It was all a huge joke. I landed back from NYC yesterday into Newcastle via Heathrow. Monument had someone downstairs telling us to go upstairs. I asked where the replacement was going from, I was referred to a colleague upstairs who was not even there.

I managed to find the replacement on Market Street. Get to Brockley Whins and the Metro just pulls out as our replacement gets in. No one on the platforms. Newcastle-bound platform showing 'South Hilton' on the departures board. Train comes in - we all get told to get off and get on on the opposite platform.

Absolute shambles last night. Not GNE's fault but Nexus were appalling. 

(14 Apr 2019, 12:06 am)Jamie M wrote [ -> ]Ticket machine showed C or D.
Message clarified afterwards though.

Huge mix up was between hebburn and jarrow. Metro was running to hebburn, nexus people saying turn around at hebburn, and we were running to schedule. Somebody somewhere got confused haha.

(14 Apr 2019, 12:16 pm)8222 wrote [ -> ]It was all a huge joke. I landed back from NYC yesterday into Newcastle via Heathrow. Monument had someone downstairs telling us to go upstairs. I asked where the replacement was going from, I was referred to a colleague upstairs who was not even there.

I managed to find the replacement on Market Street. Get to Brockley Whins and the Metro just pulls out as our replacement gets in. No one on the platforms. Newcastle-bound platform showing 'South Hilton' on the departures board. Train comes in - we all get told to get off and get on on the opposite platform.

Absolute shambles last night. Not GNE's fault but Nexus were appalling. 

It was chaos yesterday. And agreeably it was all tge fault of nexus too in newcastle one  of the metro staff was abseloutely rude to everyone. There was 2 901s at once so someone tried to get on the front bus and she shouted if you are going to brockley whins and sunderland get the bus at rhe back loudly and in a rude tone of voice and she packed most of a large croud on 6922 despite 3983 also doing the same route instead of evening the crowd out on both buses. She also nearly knocked the doors off their hinges on 6936 vy banging a clipboard off one of them verry hard getting it to stop. She was verry disliked as I heard a passanger saying 'the metro staff were useles'

Does anyone know where the red zone boundary ends near Penshaw?

Is it after or before?
I can't find anything on exactly where it ends, the map of the zones is useless.

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(15 Apr 2019, 4:33 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Does anyone know where the red zone boundary ends near Penshaw?

Is it after or before?
I can't find anything on exactly where it ends, the map of the zones is useless.

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(15 Apr 2019, 4:33 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Does anyone know where the red zone boundary ends near Penshaw?

Is it after or before?
I can't find anything on exactly where it ends, the map of the zones is useless.

It's the Sunderland side of the A19. 

A19 is the boundary usually

Thanks, i'll have a proper check when i get home because i've been giving 2 different replies.

Edit:

Checked the app and it says Penshaw is included in the Red Zone.

Not sure why the website doesn't tell you that, it should really.

(15 Apr 2019, 4:55 pm)ifm001 wrote [ -> ]It's the Sunderland side of the A19. 

A19 is the boundary usually

not the red zone it is valid upto east rainton, houghton shiney row e.t.c, the sunderland saver boundry is the A19

(15 Apr 2019, 4:59 pm)N1cholas wrote [ -> ]not the red zone it is valid upto east rainton, houghton shiney row e.t.c, the sunderland saver boundry is the A19

That's good then. 

I can't even go Boldon to Heworth on mine. A journey of 8 minutes.