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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - mb134 - 09 Jan 2016
7412 on X21, just leaving Newcastle now
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Jimmi - 09 Jan 2016
(09 Jan 2016, 10:35 am)mb134 7412 on X21, just leaving Newcastle nowMeanwhile Sapphire 7518 is on the X18.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 09 Jan 2016
7518 covering for MAX vehicle, 7412 etc can't be used on X18.
7458 on 2
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Stuartphin1639 - 09 Jan 2016
1440 replacing a streetlite on X4 in Boro Bus Station at 4pm
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - BusLoverMum - 09 Jan 2016
Lowlander on 64
1495 on 306
1320 on 62
1595 on the 6 (yes, it's a sapphire, but the wrong sapphire!)
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 09 Jan 2016
4659 on X15, 1700 dep to Toon from Morpeth
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - S813 FVK - 09 Jan 2016
(09 Jan 2016, 4:43 pm)BusLoverMum Lowlander on 64
7439: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nebp2/24272736035/in/datetaken/
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 09 Jan 2016
7508 has broken down at Arcot Hall, 1800 has been dispatched to pick the driver up to finish his shift.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - tyresmoke - 09 Jan 2016
(09 Jan 2016, 4:03 pm)Stuartphin1639 1440 replacing a streetlite on X4 in Boro Bus Station at 4pm
Not sure it came in on an X4 too.
1104 was on 63 today
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Kuyoyo - 09 Jan 2016
Also today:
1449 spent the day on the 17. 1494 spent the whole day on the 17a while 1468 spent the morning on there until 1315 when it was replaced by the more normal 1924
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Jimmi - 09 Jan 2016
(09 Jan 2016, 5:15 pm)GX03 SVC 4659 on X15, 1700 dep to Toon from MorpethWas parked in Ashington Bus Station around 2pm.
7529 was on the 35 around the same sort of time.
7512 was on X14.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 10 Jan 2016
(09 Jan 2016, 10:02 pm)Jimmi Was parked in Ashington Bus Station around 2pm.
7529 was on the 35 around the same sort of time.
7512 was on X14.
7529 requested to be kept local by engineering
7512 was allocated due to 7517 being unavailable, DAF 747* was also allocated, with the absence of 4659, which was repaired shortly after start of service.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - mb134 - 10 Jan 2016
Going to put it in here because it's something I've never seen before:
7518 was on the X21 today, surely they would have had a branded example on a Sunday?!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - tyresmoke - 10 Jan 2016
(10 Jan 2016, 8:00 pm)mb134 Going to put it in here because it's something I've never seen before:
7518 was on the X21 today, surely they would have had a branded example on a Sunday?!
It's a Sapphire? We use our unbranded one on a Sunday
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - mb134 - 10 Jan 2016
(10 Jan 2016, 8:01 pm)tyresmoke It's a Sapphire? We use our unbranded one on a Sunday
I know, would make far more sense to allocate a branded one though surely?
I can't imagine that, out of a fleet of 16 branded ones, 10 weren't available?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - Jimmi - 10 Jan 2016
(10 Jan 2016, 8:00 pm)mb134 Going to put it in here because it's something I've never seen before:
7518 was on the X21 today, surely they would have had a branded example on a Sunday?!
It's probably better to have 7518 out than a 57 reg branded example.
At least 7518 is Sapphire, the Durham Sapphire 22/24 has had a few non Sapphire workings on Sunday's recently.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 10 Jan 2016
7518 was parked closest to the depot exit. Plus, it's the highest-spec spare vehicle, so it doesn't make much of an impact if allocated to other services.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - citaro5284 - 10 Jan 2016
(10 Jan 2016, 8:04 pm)mb134 I know, would make far more sense to allocate a branded one though surely?
I can't imagine that, out of a fleet of 16 branded ones, 10 weren't available?
totally agree. Branded should be allocated first.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - omnicity4659 - 10 Jan 2016
(10 Jan 2016, 9:33 pm)citaro5284 totally agree. Branded should be allocated first.
It was all branded vehicles this morning. 7518 was brought up as a spare then put on the Sapphires, like any other day.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2016 - S813 FVK - 10 Jan 2016
(10 Jan 2016, 9:35 pm)GX03 SVC It was all branded vehicles this morning. 7518 was brought up as a spare then put on the Sapphires, like any other day.
But surely there would have been a branded vehicle sitting spare in the depot, too? Going for the unbranded spare because it was parked closest to the depot exit just seems lazy.