(27 Sep 2015, 1:55 pm)LeeCalder I've just seen a Brighton branded Scania OmniDekka heading North through Low Fell...

EDIT: Another one has just passed me, again in Low Fell.

(27 Sep 2015, 1:55 pm)LeeCalder I've just seen a Brighton branded Scania OmniDekka heading North through Low Fell...

EDIT: Another one has just passed me, again in Low Fell.

(27 Sep 2015, 2:00 pm)S813 FVK Does every single stop get a NSA recorded for it? Just thinkig of Newgate Street, Wilkinsons heading out of Newcastle. Not many people (if any) will travel between Eldon Square and Newgate Street.

(27 Sep 2015, 2:04 pm)citaro5284 2 are due so......looks like they have arrived.

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(27 Sep 2015, 1:55 pm)LeeCalder I've just seen a Brighton branded Scania OmniDekka heading North through Low Fell...

EDIT: Another one has just passed me, again in Low Fell.

(27 Sep 2015, 2:18 pm)Dan GX03SVD and YN04GJF.

(27 Sep 2015, 1:48 pm)Michael Will 557/561 be repainted in to "Go North East" once they are debranded?, as the AD122 finshes today.

(27 Sep 2015, 2:42 pm)NK53 TKT 557 I think will go into Tynedale Links with 561 going into corporate livery

(27 Sep 2015, 2:55 pm)G-CPTN This is not intended to be critical - merely inquisitive:-

How long are the MPDs expected to survive?

GNE have a significant number of yellow MPDs that service the various Tynedale Links routes.

Having so many means that there are usually spares available to cover breakdowns - I have even seen an MPD on the Tynedale Express.

IMO the MPD is ideal for the AD122 - some of the roads (particularly the one down into Haltwhistle) would be unsuitable for a full-sized bus, and, no doubt there is adequate capacity (including standees) to cope with the demand of the AD122.

I have been on an MPD when it picked-up the pax from a broken-down 685 as well as its usual pax on the (now) X84 route.

At some stops pax had to be refused access whilst at other stops some had to get off to allow others to leave.

(27 Sep 2015, 3:04 pm)Michael The Solo Sr's would suit the Tynedale Links routes more than anything else, due to the small roads etc, like you have mentioned above... would also look good in Tynedale Links livery... maybe change it from Yellow though...

(27 Sep 2015, 3:23 pm)GX03 SVC Just a quick design of a livery that I'd think would suit the Tynedale Links on a Solo. Of course having outlines of landmarks etc, maybe in a light lime green.

Green = countryside, retaining the Tynedale Links name as it links Tynedale. 

For the AD122, a 'permanent' Hadrians Wall outline could be used with AD122 branding used during that season and Tynedale Links when the AD122 is not in operation.

(27 Sep 2015, 2:29 pm)Michael Thought GNE would only want the 04 reg ones tbh but better than nothing though.


Will the changes be posted this week? - its less than a month till changes..... 

(27 Sep 2015, 4:12 pm)S813 FVK Why would they only want the 04 reg ones when they took in 8 03 reg ones earlier in the year?

(27 Sep 2015, 4:12 pm)S813 FVK Why would they only want the 04 reg ones when they took in 8 03 reg ones earlier in the year?

(27 Sep 2015, 4:14 pm)Michael Probables because the 04 ones are a year younger than the 03 reg ones? 

They already have 2 04 reg ones in service to.

(27 Sep 2015, 4:20 pm)Dan But look at the fleet numbers of the ones which have already arrived...

It's clear that the fleet numbers have been allocated in registration mark order, and as 6128 and 6130 were both '03 plates, it was obvious 6129 was going to be an '03 plate too (or it was to me, at least!)

(27 Sep 2015, 4:20 pm)Dan But look at the fleet numbers of the ones which have already arrived...

It's clear that the fleet numbers have been allocated in registration mark order, and as 6128 and 6130 were both '03 plates, it was obvious 6129 was going to be an '03 plate too (or it was to me, at least!)