North East Buses

Was on the x21 this afternoon and the destination display said "Bishop Auckland via Durham". Does the display not say Tindale Crescent even though that's where that journey was terminating?

(24 May 2019, 7:32 pm)big mac wrote [ -> ]Was on the x21 this afternoon and the destination display said "Bishop Auckland via Durham". Does the display not say Tindale Crescent even though that's where that journey was terminating?

Most the ones I've seen bishop Auckland and tindale crescent

(24 May 2019, 7:32 pm)big mac wrote [ -> ]Was on the x21 this afternoon and the destination display said "Bishop Auckland via Durham". Does the display not say Tindale Crescent even though that's where that journey was terminating?

All the ones I've been on have had Bishop Auckland as the destination with 'and Tindale Crescent' where Via would normally be

Turns out only 692 is branded little coaster so far as I saw 691 tonight still in its blue base livery.

(24 May 2019, 9:43 pm)Rapidsnap wrote [ -> ]Turns out only 692 is branded little coaster so far as I saw 691 tonight still in its blue base livery.

That was my stalker yesterday got 691 quite alot

How long till 6108-10 Are back 6108/9 have been away ages

(24 May 2019, 10:22 am)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]Your never 50 are ya

Not yet!

(25 May 2019, 8:57 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]Not yet!

Christ,with respect you dont sound it

Little Coasters 42A:
https://youtu.be/cjshhVlp_Hs

just checked my facebook and saw a pic of "black cat" bus. Thought it was from of the bus related sites I follow but no...... its a person in wallsend complaining about putting a bus with that name north on the tyne ..... they were very surprised the bus still had it windows in! Would hate to think what would happen if a bus called the magpie was sent from percey main to sunderland! LOL

(26 May 2019, 7:01 am)Rob44 wrote [ -> ]just checked my facebook and saw a pic of "black cat" bus.  Thought it was from of the bus related sites I follow but no...... its a person in wallsend complaining about putting a bus with that name north on the tyne ..... they were very surprised the bus still had it windows in!  Would hate to think what would happen if a bus called the magpie was sent from percey main to sunderland! LOL

Nothing?, its a bus, if people rage or moan over a bus name, they need to get a life...

(26 May 2019, 7:01 am)Rob44 wrote [ -> ]just checked my facebook and saw a pic of "black cat" bus.  Thought it was from of the bus related sites I follow but no...... its a person in wallsend complaining about putting a bus with that name north on the tyne ..... they were very surprised the bus still had it windows in!

To be honest I don't know why someone has actually went out of their way to complain about a bus branding they don't like being in north tyneside.
Would hate to think what would have thought when the 9 went to North Shields amd on a Sunday a black cats streetlite showed up for him.
Honestly If people can moan about something as little as that they are stupid.
Now if GNE see that I hope they swap the toon link omnicities and Hownsgill citaros over to depford and bring the black cats streetlites over to Riverside (and 3 to Hownsgill) for the X30 (since that used to be toonlink),the 6/X31 & (if they have enough the blaydon racer services on a Newcastle United match day to pee the fans off switching the traditional geordie brands for a Sunderland brand.

If GNE were to rebrand the Coaster in the future, would Coast & City not be a good name going forward?

Think it was more to do with "black cat" being Sunderland AFC nickname... toon link is to do with Newcastle City rather then the football club..... but I agree with you TBF

(26 May 2019, 7:34 am)L469 YVK wrote [ -> ]If GNE were to rebrand the Coaster in the future, would Coast & City not be a good name going forward?

Doesn't sound too bad that actually

Was probably more tongue in cheek to be honest. Plenty of Mags get on Black Cats branded buses in Washington, Jarrow, and Hebburn taking them to their connections to Newcastle already, with none of them blinking an eye. I even drove a Black Cats Scania on the 56 before, not a single comment about it.

(19 May 2019, 7:44 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]A large number of re-allocations last night:

626, 628, 633, 634 - Riverside to Percy Main
637, 639 - Deptford to Riverside
648 - Percy Main to Hownsgill
649, 650, 651 - Percy Main to Deptford
653, 654 - Percy Main to Peterlee
672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678 - Percy Main to Deptford
679 - Percy Main to Washington
681, 689, 690 - Deptford to Washington
691, 692, 693, 694 - Peterlee to Percy Main
695, 696 - Hownsgill to Percy Main
697 - Deptford to Hownsgill
698, 699 - Deptford to Percy Main
701, 702, 703, 704 - Washington to Percy Main
718, 719, 720 - Peterlee to Deptford
724, 725 - Crook to Percy Main
4932, 4933, 4940, 4944 - Riverside to float/reserve (Riverside)
4949 - Riverside to Peterlee
4978, 4980, 4981 - Percy Main to float/reserve (Percy Main)
4979, 4982 - Percy Main to withdrawn
5201 - Chester-le-St to float/reserve (Chester-le-St)
5204, 5205 - Float/Reserve (Percy Main) to withdrawn
5206 - Chester-le-St to withdrawn
5229, 5230, 5231, 5232 - Chester-le-St to float/reserve (Percy Main)
5249, 5251, 5252 - Riverside to Chester-le-Street
5263, 5264, 5265, 5266 - Percy Main to Chester-le-Street
5420, 5440, 5441 - Deptford to Riverside
6100 - Deptford to Percy Main
6136 - Percy Main to Chester-le-Street
6332 - Chester-le-Street to Crook
8302, 8304, 8305, 8325, 8326 - Chester-le-Street to Riverside

Solo SR 638 is currently VOR, to be transferred from Deptford to Riverside next week.
Solo 705 is currently VOR, to be transferred to Percy Main on repair (at which point Solo SR 680 will transfer to Washington).
Solo SR 678 is currently VOR (still to undergo repaint for X-lines), so Solo 700 has temporarily remained allocated to Deptford.
Streetlites 5420, 5440 and 5441 are all currently VOR undergoing repaint into fleet livery.

Of the Blue Arrow OmniCitys, 5266 should be sent from Chester-le-St to Saltmeadows on Monday to get repainted. The others will all remain at Percy Main in Blue Arrow livery until space is available in the paintshop to repaint them. There are no intentions for OmniCitys to join the fleet at Deptford.

Anymore fleet changes happened?, as i know a few withdrawals and movements were delayed.

totally agree dean but playing devils advocate washington, jarrow Hebburn as all south of tyne and the 56 goes to Sunderland.  When its seen in wall send their's not much of a connection to Sunderland really and seem alot out of place>

(26 May 2019, 8:39 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Anymore fleet changes happened?, as i know a few withdrawals and movements were delayed.

638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.

5420 is in service at Riverside following repaint.

5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.

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(26 May 2019, 8:58 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.

5420 is in service at Riverside following repaint.

5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.

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Thanks Dan. 

Will the news and fleet lists return soon?

(26 May 2019, 8:58 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.

5420 is in service at Riverside following repaint.

5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.

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Thank god it’s plain red on the front.
Thanks for the update

Just to make it clear,IT WASNT ME who complained,yes i dont like the older solos but im not that low to complain about branding from the otherside of the water,personally i think the stupid pointless rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland needs to end,total waste of time

Just thought about this. If the new route of the Fab 56 in Newcastle proves to be ok punctuality wise, could GNE end up doing this with the 57 on a PVR of 5x with it reverting back to running between Newcastle and Wardley only and service 310 being re-routed to serve Hadrian Park all of the time?

The current combined PVR of the 57/309/310 stands at 25x but if the above happened, the combined PVR would reduce to 23x vehicles.

(26 May 2019, 8:58 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.

Excellent news 

Just noticed on the 57 timetable, would it not make sense to include the late evening 310 journeys in the timetable?

Must be doing some shift arounds this evening..... "new" pink solo just went down heworth road toward washy depot

(27 May 2019, 12:02 am)JP6004 wrote [ -> ]Must be doing some shift arounds this evening..... "new" pink solo just went down heworth road toward washy depot

Unsure which one you saw, but the only outstanding indiGo swap is of 680 and 705 - both of which remain at their current depots as 705 is still VOR (expected to return to service by the end of this week).

Further to my last post, 8301 is also now at Riverside.

(27 May 2019, 7:38 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]Unsure which one you saw, but the only outstanding indiGo swap is of 680 and 705 - both of which remain at their current depots as 705 is still VOR (expected to return to service by the end of this week).

Further to my last post, 8301 is also now at Riverside.

This time next week, the first of the Euro 5 Scania's can get withdrawn... sad times ahead

They can get withdrawn any time from this Saturday (1st)

(27 May 2019, 7:38 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]Unsure which one you saw, but the only outstanding indiGo swap is of 680 and 705 - both of which remain at their current depots as 705 is still VOR (expected to return to service by the end of this week).

Further to my last post, 8301 is also now at Riverside.

Don't know as was a fair bit away but did seem later.....after 1am think it was