North East Buses

Hi All
Just to start off a list that can hopefully be added to as more becomes known about the Arriva order for 2014.
The destinations for all new vehicles is not yet known so if you know more then let me know by replying below

CONFIRMED ARRIVA ORDER - UPDATED 06/09/14

95 ADL Enviro 400
20 Wales (Rhyl) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service 12 Rhyl - Llandudno
Delivered May/June 2014 > 4536-55 CX14BXV/BXW/BXY/BXZ, BYA, BXD/BXE/BXF/BXG/BXH/BXJ/BXK/BXL/BXM/BXN, AZG/AZJ/AZL/AZN/AZO

7 North East (Ashington) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service X21/X22 Newcastle - Newbiggin by the Sea
Delivered July 2014 > 7522-28 NK14GFJ/GFO/GFU/GFV/GFX/GDE/GDF

2 Shires (Aylesbury) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be placed onto service 280 Oxford - Aylesbury (replacing 2 older examples)
Delivered July 2014 > 5459/60 YY14WFT/WFU

6 Southern Counties (Gillingham) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched onto service 101 (Gillingham - Maidstone)
Delivered July 2014 > 6473-8 YY14WFV/WFW/WFX/WFZ/WGA/WGC

19 North West (Speke) > Standard specification > service 86/86A
Delivered July/August 2014 > 4556-74 MX14HSA/HSC DK64BVO/BVP/BVR/BVS/BVT/BVU/BVV/BVW/BVX/BVY/BVC/BVD/BVE/BVF/BVG/BVH/BVJ

7 Midlands (Derby) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service 38 Derby - Sinfin
Delivered July 2014 > 4400-06 YY14LHD/LHE/LHF/LHG/LHH/LHJ/LHK

10 Midlands (Tamworth) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service 110 Tamworth - Birmingham
Delivered August 2014 > 4407-15 YX14VMA/VMC/VMD/VME/VMF/VMG/VMH/VMJ/VMK

5 North East (Ashington) > MAX specification > for service X18 Newcastle - Alnwick
Delivered August 2014 > 7529-33 NK64EER/EES/EET/EEU/EFM

10 Midlands (South Wigston) > Standard specification > service 47/48 Leicester - South Wigston
Delivered September 2014 > 4416-25 YX64VOP/VOT/VOY/VOV/VOY/VPA/VPC/VPD/VPE/VPF

9 North West (Southport) > Standard specification > for service 375/385 Southport - Wigan
Delivered September 2014 > 4575-83 YX64VPN/VPO/VPR/VPT/VPU/VPV/VPW/VPY/VPZ

40 ADL Enviro 200
23 Yorkshire (Belle Isle) > MAX specification > for Wakefield local services with brand name "big in Wakefield"
Delivered May/June 2014 > 1009-31 YY14LFV/W/X/Z, LGA/C/D/E/F/G/J/K/L/N/O/U/V/W/X/Z, LHA/B/C

8 Yorkshire (Castleford) > MAX specification > for Castleford local services with brand name "big in Yorkshire"
Delivered May/June 2014 > 1001-8 YY14LFM/N/O/P/R/S/T/U

9 TGM (Heathrow) > London specification > Route E10
Delivered May 2014 > 3425-33 YX14RYO/P/R/T/U/V/W/Y/Z

86 Wright Streetlite Max (Micro-hybrid)
10 Shires (Garston) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service 321 Luton - Watford
Delivered June 2014 > 3651-60 LK14FSZ/FTA/FTC/FTD/FTE/FTF/FTJ/FTN/FTO/FTP

10 North East (Stockton) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service 5/5A Middlesbrough - Easington
Delivered July 2014 > 1550-1559 NK14GFY/GFZ/GGA/GGE/GGF/GGJ/GGO/GGP/GGU/GGV

14 North East (Redcar) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service X3/X4 Middlesbrough - Whitby
Delivered July/August 2014 > 1560-73 NK14GEU/GEY/GFA/GFE/GFG NK64EFB/EFC/EFE/EFF/EFG/EFH/EFJ/EFL

5 North East (Durham) > Standard specification (Green hybrid livery) > service 23 Sunderland - Hartlepool
Delivered August/September 2014 > 1574-78 NK64EEJ/EEM/EEN/EEO/EEP

3 North East (Ashington) > Standard specification (Green hybrid livery) > service 35/35a Morpeth - Newbiggin by the Sea
Delivered August/September 2014 > 1579-81 NK64EEA/EEB/EEC

8 North East (Jesmond) > Standard specification (Green hybrid livery) > service 306 Newcastle - Whitley Bay
Delivered August/September 2014 > 1582-89 NK64EEV/EEW/EEX/EEY/EEZ/EFA/EFB/EFC

2 Southern Counties (Southend) > Standard specification > ??
Delivered August 2014 > 4261/2 GN64DXR/DXS

11 S.Counties (Northfleet) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service 480/490 Valley Drive - Dartford
Delivered August/September 2014 > 4263-73

9 Midlands (Cannock) > SAPPHIRE specification > to be launched on service 1 Walsall - Dog-in-Tree Estate
Delivered September 2014 > 3301-9 FJ64EVB/EVC/EVD/EVF/EVG/EVH/EVK/EVL/EVM

3 Midlands (Telford) > Standard specification > ??
Delivered September 2014 > 3310-2 FJ64EVN/EVP/EVR

6 Midlands (Thurmaston) > Standard specification > ??
Delivered September 2014 > 3313-8 FJ64EUA/EUB/EUC/EUD/EUE/EUF

5 North East (Darlington) > MAX specification > to be launched on service X1 Darlington - Crook/Tow Law

27 Wright Streetlite (Micro-Hybrid)
14 Southern Counties (Gillingham) > Standard specification > service 116/136/166/181
Delivered June/July 2014 > 4275-88 GN14DXT/DXU/DXV/DXW/DXX/DXY/DXZ/DYA/DYB/DYC/DYD/DYE/DYF/DYG

5 Optare Versa
5 Yorkshire Tiger (Leeds) > Flying Tigers specification > service 757 Leeds - Airport
Delivered April 2014 > 791-795 (YJ14BWV/W/X/Y/Z)

6 Volvo B9TL Wright Gemini
6 North East (Whitby) >  MAX specification > service X93 Middlesbrough - Scarborough
To be delivered October 2014 > 7401-06

As you can see, still plenty to be confirmed!

Any confirmed details on the MAX spec?

(08 Apr 2014, 6:09 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]Any confirmed details on the MAX spec?

E-leather seating and free wi-fi as part of the refurbishment, mainly for interurban routes in the North East, unsure what other regions will do with it. The livery should be similar to the new Wakefield livery on the E200 shown around various groups in the last week.

Do you think the Optare Solo SR could be a possibility for the 57/57A and X14 next year?

Hi Scott

The 11 StreetLites for Southern Counties are for service 480 and will be to Sapphire specification.

(09 Apr 2014, 11:34 am)MX59 JZJ wrote [ -> ]Hi Scott

The 11 StreetLites for Southern Counties are for service 480 and will be to Sapphire specification.

Thanks very much!

I've updated the top post with a few more details.
Confirmation from WM Bus Photos forum that the 18 Streetlites for Midlands are spread between 3 depots.
Plus the North East order has 3 Streetlites for Ashington, rather than 2. That's the only real change.

Still more to find so if you know more, let me know

It seems that the X18 order has gone down from 6 to 5.

(14 Apr 2014, 10:09 pm)coldav wrote [ -> ]It seems that the X18 order has gone down from 6 to 5.

Meanwhile the new E400s for X21/X22 has increased to 7 from 6. The X18 PVR is 6, though. Not sure what the reasoning is

Probably to aid with reliability. I love GNE'S fully kitted out deckers with high back seating, Wi-Fi and power sockets but Sapphire will be a whole new level in the North East. Good investment from Arriva also showing commitment with a service. They're starting to listen and work with passengers more now than what they previously did. I know I might've put Arriva down on a few things in the past such as operations and fleet policy but they're getting better and far better since they made all the cuts back in September 2012 and rebuilt the network from there. The only things that they need to work on is vehicle allocation, more lenient and achieveable timetabling, introduce radio communication and more contactable customer services.

(15 Apr 2014, 6:03 pm)Davey Bowyer wrote [ -> ]Probably to aid with reliability. I love GNE'S fully kitted out deckers with high back seating, Wi-Fi and power sockets but Sapphire will be a whole new level in the North East. Good investment from Arriva also showing commitment with a service. They're starting to listen and work with passengers more now than what they previously did. I know I might've put Arriva down on a few things in the past such as operations and fleet policy but they're getting better and far better since they made all the cuts back in September 2012 and rebuilt the network from there. The only things that they need to work on is vehicle allocation, more lenient and achieveable timetabling, introduce radio communication and more contactable customer services.

I'm actually really happy with ANE Customer Services lately - getting back within one day after a query as to how much a return journey would be on the 685 was commendable.
Only thing they need to work on is their Social Media opening hours...!

(15 Apr 2014, 6:13 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]I'm actually really happy with ANE Customer Services lately - getting back within one day after a query as to how much a return journey would be on the 685 was commendable.
Only thing they need to work on is their Social Media opening hours...!

I've seen a real improvement too. Got a reply within 2 days about my service suggestions, and the drivers seem a bit more polite too.

The only dealing I had with Customer Services was to log a complaint about a 43 that turned up almost 15 minutes late but I couldn't get through for any reason whatsoever. Also about timetabling, I'd rather a frequency temporarily decreased from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes between one or two buses just for the sole purpose of knowing when the bus is going to turn up instead of waiting around. I notice with the afternoon 43 runs towards Cramlington that at kicking out time, the bus gets jam packed for all the kids going home from Gosforth academy and in turn, the bus gets held up leading onto a delay. It would be much better if Arriva timetabled the service so that drivers have more leeway and can keep the service to time instead of having to go into overdrive mode.

Scott, the 19 Enviro400s for Speke are rumoured to be for services 86 and 86A.

(17 Apr 2014, 10:43 am)MX59 JZJ wrote [ -> ]Scott, the 19 Enviro400s for Speke are rumoured to be for services 86 and 86A.

Cheers!

Also, 20 of the Enviro400s are for Rhyl depot in Wales. From what I've heard, 18 of them will be to Sapphire specification with two spares.

(26 Apr 2014, 10:37 am)MX59 JZJ wrote [ -> ]Also, 20 of the Enviro400s are for Rhyl depot in Wales. From what I've heard, 18 of them will be to Sapphire specification with two spares.

Oh right cheers

The first of the Yorkshire E200s are now being delivered - YY14LFO - also our first glimpse of the MAX livery

Photo @ Doncaster Bus Photos

(16 May 2014, 4:03 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]The first of the Yorkshire E200s are now being delivered - YY14LFO - also our first glimpse of the MAX livery

Photo @ Doncaster Bus Photos

Looks smart, will there be branding on the max services and if so will be it similar to Sapphire branding?

Credit to information from Bob Smith on Flickr - the 101 (Gillingham - Maidstone) is due 6 new Sapphire Enviro400s. Three of the route's existing E400s will be refurbished to Sapphire spec as well.

First of the 20 'Sapphire' E400s for Rhyl has been delivered

Photo @ Cyrmu Coastliner

(29 May 2014, 5:56 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]First of the 20 'Sapphire' E400s for Rhyl has been delivered

Photo @ Cyrmu Coastliner

Nice to see the orders are starting to trickle through! Updated the top post with all of the information known so far...

Hello all,

The nine Enviro200s that aren't going to Yorkshire are going to TGM for Route E10 (Northolt - Ealing Broadway). Registrations and Fleet Numbers are as follows:

3425-33 YX14RYO/P/R/T/U/V/W/Y/Z

Information courtesy of Ian Rivett's 'Bus News' publication.

Also, full list of registrations for the Yorkshire batch, courtesy of Bus Lists on the Web:

1001-31 YY14LFM/N/O/P/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Z, LGA/C/D/E/F/G/J/K/L/N/O/U/V/W/X/Z, LHA/B/C

Ave updated the top post with all of the latest information known, including the start of the deliveries of E400s for Wales.
Also, Derby are now said to be getting 7 E400s so someone else must have one less on order, possibly one of the other Midlands depots.

I've heard that the E400 order for Southport has been decreased from 9 to 8 so that could be why Derby are due 7 E400s instead of 6.

The registrations of the Rhyl Enviro400s are as follows:

4536 CX14 BXV
4537 CX14 BXW
4538 CX14 BXY
4539 CX14 BXZ
4540 CX14 BYA
4541 CX14 BXD
4542 CX14 BXE
4543 CX14 BXF
4544 CX14 BXG
4545 CX14 BXH
4546 CX14 BXJ
4547 CX14 BXK
4548 CX14 BXL
4549 CX14 BXM
4550 CX14 BXN
4551 CX14 AZG
4552 CX14 AZJ
4553 CX14 AZL
4554 CX14 AZN
4555 CX14 AZO

Thanks to Smithy from the Merseyside Dennis Dart Website for this information.

All of the Enviro 400's for Rhyl are now believed to have been delivered so we should start seeing E400's for other depots being delivered very soon! Talking of deliveries, the first Streetlite has been spotted at Heysham on Friday, numbered 3651 which should make it one for Arriva Shires.

Just out of curiosity, with the Micro Hybrid Streetlites, will that then mean that there will be Rechargeable Sensors put into the Road for where it stops for example at Haymarket Bus Station and in Blyth on the 306, Similar to the examples used with Arriva The Shires and Essex.

As seen below
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jncarter1962/14511369243/

(29 Jun 2014, 7:08 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Just out of curiosity, with the Micro Hybrid Streetlites, will that then mean that there will be Rechargeable Sensors put into the Road for where it stops for example at Haymarket Bus Station and in Blyth on the 306, Similar to the examples used with Arriva The Shires and Essex.

As seen below
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jncarter1962/14511369243/

Oh dear, if they are, i can see nothing but problems!

Micro Hybrid means they use a flywheel in the drive system which recovers the energy that's usually wasted when braking. This energy is then used to run auxiliary systems such as interior lighting, therefore there's less fuel being used to run these systems and thus improving the fuel economy. The Micro Hybrid StreetLites also look just like any other StreetLite.