North East Buses

(23 Feb 2019, 10:11 pm)GNE6312 wrote [ -> ]Anything else transferred to jesmond this week for the ferry replacement

7486 is on the 306, just left North Shields towards Newcastle.

7553 is on the 57 16:03 off Ashington. First Ex Yorkshire Enviro 400 ever on the 57/57A. Think it is covering for 1800

(25 Feb 2019, 3:20 pm)ahorsmanthebus wrote [ -> ]7553 is on the 57 16:03 off Ashington. First Ex Yorkshire Enviro 400 ever on the 57/57A. Think it is covering for 1800

Please use the already made Arriva odd workings thread, saves confusion as someone might post the same working.

7609 on 62

We still don't have one for February though! March on Friday.

2871 on 64/64A
7609 or 7610 on 62

1534 has spent the day on X12s, joined at some point by 1428
1535 was spare bus before ending up on X22s alongside a ‘Frequenta 8’ Pulsar
1555 is spending the night on 7As after being swapped off 5s for one of the X12 Pulsars due to a fault which was fixed just prior to a changeover was required or 1923 (which needed cleaning internally)

Darlington meanwhile have had 4806 and 7540 on X66/X67
One of the X26/X27 Omnicity was on the Stanhope X1 journey so likely to be on 1/5/5a/X1 cycle tomorrow (presumably the Stanhope trip is one of the boards that finishes at Tindale)

Durham have had 1915 on loan on 43s

(26 Feb 2019, 6:57 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]1534 has spent the day on X12s, joined at some point by 1428
1535 was spare bus before ending up on X22s alongside a ‘Frequenta 8’ Pulsar
1555 is spending the night on 7As after being swapped off 5s for one of the X12 Pulsars due to a fault which was fixed just prior to a changeover was required or 1923 (which needed cleaning internally)

Darlington meanwhile have had 4806 and 7540 on X66/X67
One of the X26/X27 Omnicity was on the Stanhope X1 journey so likely to be on 1/5/5a/X1 cycle tomorrow (presumably the Stanhope trip is one of the boards that finishes at Tindale)

Durham have had 1915 on loan on 43s

Believe the omnicity was 4647

Stockton
1535 on X12
1553/7 on 9s - 1557 also worked an 8 this evening
1555 ended the day on 17s

Darlington
1416 and 1591 on 8s
1515, 2843, 4651 and 4803 all on 1/5/5a/X1
7537 on X66/X67
1508 and 1613 om 7
4-branded 2861 on 12s

Durham
1523 (replacement for 1915) and 7427 on 64
1320 on 22/23/24
1331 on 6s
1509 on 7s

(27 Feb 2019, 8:41 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Darlington
1416 and 1591 on 8s

Im pretty sure that Service 8 is now allocated MAX Spec Streetlites - albeit X1 branded still.

The new 1/X1/5/5A cycle only requires 2 of the X1 Streetlites, the remaining 13 made up by the New Sapphire 1/5 vehicles.

Although, the MAX X1 Streetlites are basically Sapphire in disguise - exact same spec.

(27 Feb 2019, 9:48 pm)RobinHood wrote [ -> ]Im pretty sure that Service 8 is now allocated MAX Spec Streetlites - albeit X1 branded still.

The new 1/X1/5/5A cycle only requires 2 of the X1 Streetlites, the remaining 13 made up by the New Sapphire 1/5 vehicles.

Although, the MAX X1 Streetlites are basically Sapphire in disguise - exact same spec.

I'm sure the X1 Streetlites would be better suited to the 1/5/5A/X1 cycle - with 3 of the 'unbranded' Sapphires working the 8. As indeed, was the allocation on the 8 the other day.

(27 Feb 2019, 9:49 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]I'm sure the X1 Streetlites would be better suited to the 1/5/5A/X1 cycle - with 3 of the 'unbranded' Sapphires working the 8. As indeed, was the allocation on the 8 the other day.

Believe it or not the 1/5/5A Branded Streetlite are better than the X1 ones and a lot more reliable than them despite being limited to 48mph

The 1/5/5A ones seem to keep time better than the X1 stuff hence the reason for the newer ones being on the X1/1/5/5A

(28 Feb 2019, 12:03 am)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]Believe it or not the 1/5/5A Branded Streetlite are better than the X1 ones and a lot more reliable than them despite being limited to 48mph

The 1/5/5A ones seem to keep time better than the X1 stuff hence the reason for the newer ones being on the X1/1/5/5A

I was more referring to the size difference - in a prior conversion with a well-known member of Darlington’s staff, he stated that the 8 could do with something smaller that a Pulsar due to some part of the route.

(28 Feb 2019, 6:56 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]I was more referring to the size difference - in a prior conversion with a well-known member of Darlington’s staff, he stated that the 8 could do with something smaller that a Pulsar due to some part of the route.

Who's converted?!

7609 on 62 again.