North East Buses

1607 on the 10 prior to break down
4814 on the 10
Sapphire 7 pulsar on the x67

1429 and 7404 62.

(04 Mar 2020, 5:23 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]1429 and 7404 62.

Tuesday I saw both 7405 and 7404 on the 62

Stockton
1405 on X22s
1536 allocated to X12 from start of the day, joined later by 1468 off 17As in a direct swap for 1443
1923 started on 17As before being replaced by 1454
1552 on 29/X66
1556 out on 8/17 tonight after a changeover at lunchtime
1557 worked the MC6/8 - which ironically finishes with a 5 to Easington
1559 on 15s

March 2020

1440 making its usual appearance on the X3/X3a, Temsa on the X4 and an X3/X4 branded Streetlite on the 64.

Stockton have had a bit of a nightmare day today - for the first time in three years, there were a number of services standing at the end of run-out due to vehicles awaiting parts
As such:
1924 was supposed to be out all night on 15s - but has been replaced by 1486
1488 started on 15s - but lasted one round trip before being replaced by 1550 for the rest of the board (which includes the 1718 X17 from Middlesbrough to Kingsmead) before ending up on 8/X5
1494 also started on 15s but only appears to have lasted half a trip before being replaced by 1423. 1494 later went out on the 7/7a board (which was one of the two stood boards at runout)
1441 has been on X66/X67 - while 1458 and 1459 have filled in for that and 1442 on X12s. 1404 spent the day on 805/5A board - also on 5As today have been 1414, 1536 and 1454, the later replacing the only Streetlite allocated on there (1559) at 1622 to regulate due to major delays from a broken down Coach on Cargo Fleet Lane. 1559 later worked the 1703 X17 - meaning all 3 afternoon X17s were operated by Streetlites
1485 has spent the day on X22s
1558 has been on the same 8 board as 1557 was on yesterday (MC6/8/5) losing just one trip mid afternoon due to the aforementioned Cargo Fleet issue

THURSDAY 5/3

62 7610, 7401 replaced by 7404
64/64A 1429 (replaced 4709 after gap in service), 1434 (replaced 4703 after gap in service). (Both taken off 63 to replace defective Temsas. 1429 eventually replaced on 63 by 4717 after it completed its day's duties on 64).
81 1430 (replaced 4725)
X3/X3A 4707, 4723, 4726
X93 7609

5 1457, 1410 (replaced 1554)
5A 1427, 1456, 1484 (all Pulsar!)
8 1557, 1556 (replaced 1454 after gap in service)
15 1428, 1455 (replaced 1491), 1559
17 1491 (replaced 1418), 1458, 1460
17A 1443 (replaced 1468), 1454 (replaced 1923)
29 1552
X12 1468 (replaced 1443), 1536, 1517, 1529, 7562 (replaced 1419 after gap in service)
X22 1405
X66/X67 1421

Scania 4654 seen trundling up to Durham on the 7 this lunchtime? Not sure if this a rare working but probably indicative of the way depots are having to juggle vehicles to meet the PVR requirements.

What's the elderly gemini that's at Belmont, at the moment? It's been on the 64 all afternoon. It's out of sight before it's out of earshot, though.

Edit:found it

(09 Mar 2020, 5:26 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]What's the elderly gemini that's at Belmont, at the moment? It's been on the 64 all afternoon. It's out of sight before it's out of earshot, though.

Edit:found it

It’s one of two (I think) at Belmont currently. Replaced the remaining Lowlanders.


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(09 Mar 2020, 5:43 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]It’s one of two (I think) at Belmont currently. Replaced the remaining Lowlanders.

Yup, 7494 is the other one which has been on 6 & evening X24 today. Both have been at Belmont since January.

(09 Mar 2020, 5:43 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]It’s one of two (I think) at Belmont currently. Replaced the remaining Lowlanders.


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(09 Mar 2020, 5:50 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Yup, 7494 is the other one which has been on 6 & evening X24 today. Both have been at Belmont since January.

It's the first time I've seen one over this way. I hope they're less disgusting inside than the lowlanders.

4654 on the 10

(09 Mar 2020, 6:35 pm)Ryland wrote [ -> ]4654 on the 10

7538 on 10
4657 on 1/5/5A/X1
4655 on 1/5/5A/X1
4807 on X66 X67
4813 on X66/X67
4804 on X75/X76
1407 on 1/5/5A/X1
1427 on Frequenta 2 on loan from Stockton

Looking at the Twitter feed Darlington had operational difficulties again today? Saw an unnamed Solo operating X66/67. Never a good idea!

1602 on the X66

Better than a Solo and more reliable than a Scania!

(12 Mar 2020, 1:48 pm)scanialover wrote [ -> ]Better than a Solo and more reliable than a Scania!

Rubbish

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7426 62

And just what does rubbish mean please? A Solo is unsuited to the route due to the loadings and the Scanias, much as I like them as a well maintained bus,, Arrivals aren't! They've been flogged and should be retired.

(12 Mar 2020, 6:49 pm)scanialover wrote [ -> ]And just what does rubbish mean please? A Solo is unsuited to the route due to the loadings and the Scanias, much as I like them as a well maintained bus,, Arrivals aren't! They've been flogged and should be retired.

Think I'd sooner have a Solo myself, painful going down the A66 at a max speed of 48mph on those Lites and it's debatable which is more unreliable Lites or the Omnis, most of the Omnis have still been out, just being allocated to other routes like 1/5/5A/86/X1 & 7 plus town work for the ones they're keeping local, still a few off today though.

1485 (and 1536) on X66/X67
7609 on X93
4652 on 1/5/5A/X1

(13 Mar 2020, 10:29 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]1485 (and 1536) on X66/X67
7609 on X93
4652 on 1/5/5A/X1

4657 and unidentified sapphire pulsar on 10
X66/7 branded Scania also on 1/5/5A/X1

Got.Centro 1535 on the X66 just now. Marvellous vehicles. Shame we can't source more of them.

(13 Mar 2020, 12:39 pm)ross13 wrote [ -> ]4657 and unidentified sapphire pulsar on 10
X66/7 branded Scania also on 1/5/5A/X1

1515 is the unidentfied sapphire on the 10

Meanwhile Pulsar 1473 is heading up to Durham on the 7 and we have an unidentified Solo running on the X66/7

(13 Mar 2020, 1:43 pm)scanialover wrote [ -> ]Meanwhile Pulsar 1473 is heading up to Durham on the 7 and we have an unidentified Solo running on the X66/7

2858 I think it is on the X66/X67.

Various Darlington StreetLites on the 7 along with 7519 on Belmont's decker booked turn.

4655 on 1/5/5A/X1

1600 on 56

1515 now on X21
4657 now on 12
1613 now on 10
7540 on X75/X76
7536 on 1/5/5A/X1
7538 on 2

Didn't get this done earlier. 7494 had made it down to Treasure on the X12 this afternoon. What a scruffy, uncared for example!!

(13 Mar 2020, 7:56 pm)scanialover wrote [ -> ]Didn't get this done earlier. 7494 had made it down to Treasure on the X12 this afternoon. What a scruffy, uncared for example!!

Should have seen the Sapphire StreetLite I saw at Dalton Park earlier today, looked like it had gone to battle considering how battered the panels looked with paint flaking off.