(24 Aug 2014, 5:17 pm)mb134 I wonder how long Ashingtons three new Streetlites will stay there before being moved along, just like the last three sets of single deckers new there have been (1923/4 1404-7 and 1480-83).
Is there any reason why they keep getting them taken away?

(24 Aug 2014, 5:45 pm)Philly rf Are blyth due some 05 darts to replace the dda buses

(24 Aug 2014, 5:17 pm)mb134 I wonder how long Ashingtons three new Streetlites will stay there before being moved along, just like the last three sets of single deckers new there have been (1923/4 1404-7 and 1480-83).
Is there any reason why they keep getting them taken away?

(23 Aug 2014, 11:29 am)Jimmi The 7 became single decker operated when it ran every 15 minutes as the 713/723 although double deckers still appeared until August 2011 when double deckers were banned from the 7/7A when the 7A was extended to Brasside.

The X1 is very busy especially as the 1 no longer runs to Crook anymore.

You get timetables from the Dolphin Centre in Darlington and I think the library has some too.

Can't remember how long the 213 used to take but I remember it used to go via Woodham.

(24 Aug 2014, 6:14 pm)Roland Pratt Its not just Ashington. Look at Durham with the Omnicities and late MPDs, Darlington Solos to Northumberland, Stockton X6 Omnicities....

(24 Aug 2014, 10:35 pm)G-CPTN Nice shade of blue - seems different to current vehicles.

(24 Aug 2014, 10:35 pm)G-CPTN Nice shade of blue - seems different to current vehicles.

(25 Aug 2014, 5:22 am)Dan I think it depends what angle you view them from. I also thought that the light blue section looked smaller than it is on the rest of the Sapphire buses.

When you view from the front, the darker colour doesn't seem to dominate as much.

(24 Aug 2014, 9:58 pm)Kuyoyo 1571-3 have been spotted at Heysham Docks today(1571/2 in the photo)

Information and photo @ Paul Jenkinson

(25 Aug 2014, 1:39 pm)DaveyBowyer I've come to a conclusion about the 308 and GNE's 21 after seeing three (2 x 308's and 1x 21) running late. Basically, as well as commuter buses, they're also in a sense tourist and one off buses where many people use them more than other routes for social and pleasure purposes rather than mostly domestic purposes particularly off peak and even more so on weekends and bank holidays. This in turn means that passenger numbers are higher and more cash fares have to be processed and to make it worse not to the fault of the customer not knowing the fares, drivers also have to spend time giving change. Here's what I suggest:

- No return fares and instead, replaced by clearly publicised and easy to understand fare zone stages a bit like the Metro with the option to purchase single or
day savers for either route according to how many zones are required.

- Exact fare only for Network One day tickets, Coorporate wide day tickets (tripple on Arriva and Buzzfare on GNE), Get Around (Go North East), Teen Card (Arriva), Nexus CAT and the single and daysaver options.

(25 Aug 2014, 2:22 pm)mb134 Would it not be easier for operators to print their single fares on their websites, therefore passengers will have change as close to what is needed as they can do when they board?