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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - tyresmoke - 21 Jan 2016
2864 on X66/X67 leaving Middlesbrough now.
1492 on 5/5a this morning, now replaced (I think?) with MAX 1442
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - scania driver - 21 Jan 2016
(21 Jan 2016, 3:03 pm)tyresmoke 2864 on X66/X67 leaving Middlesbrough now.
1492 on 5/5a this morning, now replaced (I think?) with MAX 1442
Seen 2864 - guess D'ton short of Scanias
Looked like 1551 was poorly again just ? Collection of flourescent jackets with the rear flap open.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Cock Robin - 21 Jan 2016
(20 Jan 2016, 9:17 pm)mb134 Reading this thread, it is starting to become very annoying seeing the same anti-Arriva posts over and over. I'd like to see some enthusiasts try to sort out an allocation, then see if they would criticise the work that the current staff do.
"Yeah 4644 only done the 11:25 service 19 due to a very late running on the service 1, due to a bit of a co*k up made by a driver this morning, misunderstood his start place so went to bishop light and then realized it was supposed to start at Darlington, the supervisor then told the driver to carry on in service so there was no lost mileage while the supervisor was on,
4644 then went on to a 21 at 16:15 due to a breakdown on a gas bus caused by running out of gas, because the gas fueler has a problem
The bus wash is also knackered in Darlington hence why the buses are extremely filthy "
IS IT SURPRISING?!
Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - MrPottski - 21 Jan 2016
I will stick to my personal philosophy all along, I would much rather have a fleet of smart, clean buses, all in the same livery, rather than gimmicky branding.
Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - MrPottski - 21 Jan 2016
1525 seen on X12 in Middlesbrough earlier, 2853 did a couple of X26 from Darlington and 4650 was on 1/5/19 as well
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Jimmi - 21 Jan 2016
(21 Jan 2016, 8:22 pm)MrPottski 1525 seen on X12 in Middlesbrough earlier, 2853 did a couple of X26 from Darlington and 4650 was on 1/5/19 as wellThere's an extra evening trip on the X12 between Durham and Middlesbrough which runs off service 6, so a Sapphire 6 branded Pulsar is normal on that working (assuming that's the working you saw it on).
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 21 Jan 2016
1461 is on tonight's sapphire service 7 was the 20:15 service 7 off Darlington
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Multi21 - 21 Jan 2016
(21 Jan 2016, 3:03 pm)tyresmoke 2864 on X66/X67 leaving Middlesbrough now.
1492 on 5/5a this morning, now replaced (I think?) with MAX 1442
1492 was on 5s with 1442 which replaced 1554 which in turn replaced a poorly 1551!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 21 Jan 2016
1491 spent most of the day on X66/X67 replaced 1404 as 1405 was on the late turn on the X66 again
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - passenger_10 - 22 Jan 2016
The first x20 out of Newcastle on the morning after launching the service as MAX is... 7479.
I'm sure there's a logical exlanation somewhere.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 22 Jan 2016
(22 Jan 2016, 7:35 am)passenger_10 The first x20 out of Newcastle on the morning after launching the service as MAX is... 7479.
I'm sure there's a logical exlanation somewhere.
Wow, yet more explanation from me...
There's a MAX B7 on PSV tests today, which means it won't be out until after 1000, along with the further one that was VOR yesterday, which may still be VOR.
Is that logical enough? Or would you prefer a couple of knackered buses to be allocated today?
7472 should also be on X20, after finishing at Alnwick last night.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Kuyoyo - 22 Jan 2016
1924 on 15
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 22 Jan 2016
2850 spending the day on 1/5/5A/19 seen at eldon bank at 09:55ish
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Cock Robin - 22 Jan 2016
(22 Jan 2016, 8:21 am)GX03 SVC Wow, yet more explanation from me...
There's a MAX B7 on PSV tests today, which means it won't be out until after 1000, along with the further one that was VOR yesterday, which may still be VOR.
Is that logical enough? Or would you prefer a couple of knackered buses to be allocated today?
7472 should also be on X20, after finishing at Alnwick last night.
Doesn't bode well.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Andreos1 - 22 Jan 2016
(22 Jan 2016, 8:21 am)GX03 SVC Wow, yet more explanation from me...
There's a MAX B7 on PSV tests today, which means it won't be out until after 1000, along with the further one that was VOR yesterday, which may still be VOR.
Is that logical enough? Or would you prefer a couple of knackered buses to be allocated today?
7472 should also be on X20, after finishing at Alnwick last night.
Presumably they knew they would be one down, the day after the launch then?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - scania driver - 22 Jan 2016
(21 Jan 2016, 5:05 pm)MrPottski I will stick to my personal philosophy all along, I would much rather have a fleet of smart, clean buses, all in the same livery, rather than gimmicky branding.
Now wouldnt that make things a lot easier ? But who wants easy?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Cobalt271 - 22 Jan 2016
7412 on shuttle service 115
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Kuyoyo - 22 Jan 2016
7456 is being wasted on 49/49a
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - S813 FVK - 22 Jan 2016
(22 Jan 2016, 8:21 am)GX03 SVC Wow, yet more explanation from me...
There's a MAX B7 on PSV tests today, which means it won't be out until after 1000, along with the further one that was VOR yesterday, which may still be VOR.
Is that logical enough? Or would you prefer a couple of knackered buses to be allocated today?
7472 should also be on X20, after finishing at Alnwick last night.
Why couldn't they have done the PSV tests before the launch when the allocation of them to the X20 didn't really matter? To launch the service as MAX and then have normal spec buses on the next day really doesn't look good.
Of course, you will know why they didn't do the above since you get told everything Ashington depot.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - tyresmoke - 22 Jan 2016
(22 Jan 2016, 3:59 pm)S813 FVK Why couldn't they have done the PSV tests before the launch when the allocation of them to the X20 didn't really matter? To launch the service as MAX and then have normal spec buses on the next day really doesn't look good.
Of course, you will know why they didn't do the above since you get told everything Ashington depot.
When buses come into fleet into depot - they take the MOT dates of whichever bus they're replacing. This can sometimes see new vehicles being MOT'd a month or so after they've arrived.
1922 on 9/27/27a
1458 on X66/X67 (in place of 1404) - 2851 is too
1485 on 7, while 2804 is on 17