North East Buses

<p>Arriva North East: Latest News &amp; Discussion - September 2019<br></p>

1331 sat in Fram with its hazards on. It's been off the road a lot, lately.

Apparently the Commanders at Blyth (1401-3) are to be the next generation of training buses, to be replaced by Pulsars.

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(06 Sep 2019, 1:49 pm)Driver9*** wrote [ -> ]Apparently the Commanders at Blyth (1401-3) are to be the next generation of training buses, to be replaced by Pulsars.

</p><p>Where will Blyth get 3x Pulsars from?</p>

Presumably Jesmond.

Can anyone tell me which routes 1534/5/6 are normally found on please ?

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(07 Sep 2019, 4:15 pm)Coppercap40 wrote [ -> ]Can anyone tell me which routes 1534/5/6 are normally found on please ?

</p><p>Usually on the X22</p>

Many thanks

(07 Sep 2019, 4:15 pm)Coppercap40 wrote [ -> ]Can anyone tell me which routes 1534/5/6 are normally found on please ?

Often can pop up on X12 when MAX branded Pulsar('s) are missing as well

Arriva buses now starting to live track on BusTimes website.

Incomplete fleet list (showing as Durham County but listing just about the whole NE fleet): https://bustimes.org/operators/arriva-du...y/vehicles

Also now tracking the Yorkshire fleet on BusTimes

(09 Sep 2019, 3:09 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Arriva buses now starting to live track on BusTimes website.

Incomplete fleet list (showing as Durham County but listing just about the whole NE fleet): https://bustimes.org/operators/arriva-du...y/vehicles

Also now tracking the Yorkshire fleet on BusTimes

How come you can track the buses on the bus times website but nothing shows up on the bus times app [emoji2955]


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(09 Sep 2019, 4:52 pm)cbma06 wrote [ -> ]How come you can track the buses on the bus times website but nothing shows up on the bus times app [emoji2955]


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</p><p>Maybe Arriva don't want to give vehicle details away, same with Stagecoach tracking...</p>

(09 Sep 2019, 5:07 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]<p>
</p><p>Maybe Arriva don't want to give vehicle details away, same with Stagecoach tracking...</p>

Eh?


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(09 Sep 2019, 5:10 pm)cbma06 wrote [ -> ]Eh?


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</p><p>I mean they hide the fleet number from beinb displayed...</p>

Have the "new" buses arrived in the north east yet

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(09 Sep 2019, 7:34 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]</p><p>
</p><p>I mean they hide the fleet number from beinb displayed...</p><p>

</p><p><br></p><p>Because it's irrelevant to your everyday punter.&nbsp;</p>

(09 Sep 2019, 7:34 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]<p>
</p><p>I mean they hide the fleet number from beinb displayed...</p>

On the bus times app there’s nothing shown not even the bus, but on the bus times website the bus icon is shown


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(09 Sep 2019, 7:34 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]<p>
</p><p>I mean they hide the fleet number from beinb displayed...</p>

Just been looking on the bus times website and if you click on the icon then it displays the fleet number of the stagecoach or arriva bus that’s running that particular service, it’s ashame that the app doesn’t have this information


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For me, the best thing about the GNE app is that I can see the fleet number. Purely so I can see whether or not the next bus is a Streetdeck or not.
If I'm sitting on the bus for 2 hours, I'd rather wait an extra half an hour for the Streetdeck than sit 2 hours on an Omnidekka

Maybe a hint on what may of been ordered by Arriva - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nebp2/4871...ateposted/

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(10 Sep 2019, 9:28 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Maybe a hint on what may of been ordered by Arriva - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nebp2/4871...ateposted/

</p><p>That might be a bit too big to enter the Freeman Hospital if it's for the 553, like suggested previously...</p>

7518 is now back at Durham

A ex-London you’re by has pulled upto haymaket bus station w the liscence plate 599UB. In X7/8 stand is it a transfer?

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It is here with 3 Arriva drivers in board

(11 Sep 2019, 10:18 am)JM03 wrote [ -> ]A ex-London you’re by has pulled upto haymaket bus station w the liscence plate 599UB. In X7/8 stand is it a transfer?

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It is here with 3 Arriva drivers in board

It's just drove in and out of Eldon Square

<p>Just had a thought about this, on a normal Mon - Sat daytime board what is the maximum number of 'round trips' (a round trip is 2hr 30m with layover time) a driver can do on the 308 considering that the depot and drivers' office is practically in Blyth Bus Station?

I know the maximum time a GNE driver can drive the 309 Mon-Sat would be 3hr 45mins as they have to count the time spent driving the float van between New York and Percy Main Depot.</p>

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(12 Sep 2019, 4:11 am)L469 YVK wrote [ -> ]</p><p>Just had a thought about this, on a normal Mon - Sat daytime board what is the maximum number of 'round trips' (a round trip is 2hr 30m with layover time) a driver can do on the 308 considering that the depot and drivers' office is practically in Blyth Bus Station?

I know the maximum time a GNE driver can drive the 309 Mon-Sat would be 3hr 45mins as they have to count the time spent driving the float van between New York and Percy Main Depot.</p><p>

</p><p><br></p><p>Four. However, no duty has more than three currently as it is the most stressful and hated route at Blyth depot.</p>

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(12 Sep 2019, 10:40 am)Driver9*** wrote [ -> ]</p><p>
</p><p><br></p><p>Four. However, no duty has more than three currently as it is the most stressful and hated route at Blyth depot.</p><p>

</p><p><br></p><p>Is that 3x round trips? Can 2x be done consecutively?</p>

Optare Solo Demonstrator OP02 ARE has been acquired on loan currently sitting in Jesmond Depot and will be out on Saturday on the special 47 service for the NHS event at the RVI Hospital.


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(12 Sep 2019, 6:08 pm)TEN 6083 wrote [ -> ]Optare Solo Demonstrator OP02 ARE has been acquired on loan currently sitting in Jesmond Depot and will be out on Saturday on the special 47 service for the NHS event at the RVI Hospital.


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</p><p><br></p><p>That'll be that green Optare EV that I saw earlier today on Askew Road then.</p><p>It certainly stood out like</p>

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(12 Sep 2019, 12:13 pm)L469 YVK wrote [ -> ]</p><p>
</p><p><br></p><p>Is that 3x round trips? Can 2x be done consecutively?</p><p>

</p><p><br></p><p>Yes and yes.</p>