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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Kuyoyo - 17 Apr 2016

(16 Apr 2016, 8:51 am)Kuyoyo 636 on 682
(16 Apr 2016, 9:09 am)Dan As such, MPD 557 has transferred to Riverside Depot, for use on the Byker ASDA contract. This will release 9105 to be returned to Optare, if this hasn't occurred already.

636 yesterday before setting out to do its second (and last) trip to Acomb
[Image: 26453682426_81f49a5ae8_c.jpg]Go North East 0636 (NK61 FMD) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Tom - 17 Apr 2016

5415 looks to be the Streetlites not updated yet so glad I got it. The Brian Moore ones are far better imo


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Malarkey - 17 Apr 2016

549 (NK53 TKD), 559 (NK53 TKY), 666 (NK15 EMJ), 5308 (NK08 CHX), 5369 (NL63 XAZ), 6099 (NL63 YJC), 6100 (NL63 YJD), (7121 (BX65 WDC) & 8326 (NK11 GWX) all in attendance at the Driver Recruitment Day, at the Stadium of Light. 549/559 & 666 were doing the laps around the Car Park while the rest were on the show.

Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - S813 FVK - 17 Apr 2016

8326 is the Simplicity versa.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Malarkey - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 12:58 pm)S813 FVK 8326 is the Simplicity versa.

Amended post above.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 12:56 pm)Malarkey 549 (NK53 TKD), 559 (NK53 TKY), 666 (NK15 EMJ), 5308 (NK08 CHX), 5369 (NL63 XAZ), 6099 (NL63 YJC), 6100 (NL63 YJD), (7121 (BX65 WDC) & 8326 (NK11 GWX) all in attendance at the Driver Recruitment Day, at the Stadium of Light. 549/559 & 666 were doing the laps around the Car Park while the rest were on the show.

Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.

Forgot it was on, was it busy?


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Malarkey - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 1:09 pm)Michael Forgot it was on, was it busy?

Small queue of about 20 waiting to do the Test Drive, with a few others standing around talking to the staff on hand when I got there at around 11am, was there for 20 minutes before heading back home.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 10:44 am)Dan Saltmeadows Road will probably give them a bit of an internal spruce up when they're repainted, similar to the East Lancs Vyking bodied Volvo B7TLs...

I think Andreos1 reported a Prince Bishops Scania L94 with various poles and backs of seats being the wrong colour a few weeks back, and this bus was promptly sent to Saltmeadows Road for a bit of TLC.

I hope so, some look terrible inside.

Hopefully after the Streetlites enter service, other buses will go in for a mid-life refurbishment...


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Michael - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 1:15 pm)Malarkey Small queue of about 20 waiting to do the Test Drive, with a few others standing around talking to the staff on hand when I got there at around 11am, was there for 20 minutes before heading back home.

Least some turned up, hopefully more turned uplater in the day.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Dan - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 12:56 pm)Malarkey Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.

As noted here, the only outstanding transfer from Percy Main is 5244. 5243/45-47 are all in Washington Depot at the moment, but parked in the back yard. You wouldn't have been able to see them from the main road.

4978 - 4982 are all now at Percy Main, too.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - biglugs@yahoo.com - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 1:39 pm)Dan As noted here, the only outstanding transfer from Percy Main is 5244. 5243/45-47 are all in Washington Depot at the moment, but parked in the back yard. You wouldn't have been able to see them from the main road.

4978 - 4982 are all now at Percy Main, too.

4978-82 should be on the 9 on sunday to prevent renowns escaping on the 9.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - S813 FVK - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 1:43 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com 4978-82 should be on the 9 on sunday to prevent renowns escaping on the 9.

I don't see what difference it would make. The chances are, at least 2 B10s will be on the 9 every day of the week.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Dan - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 1:43 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com 4978-82 should be on the 9 on sunday to prevent renowns escaping on the 9.

The PVR of the Coaster 1 reduces to 10 from the normal weekday PVR of 14. There shouldn't ever really be an instance where four "Coaster" branded vehicles are VOR, so there should be no reason why there isn't a full OmniCity allocation (5248/49/73/74) to service 9 on Sundays, really, unless one of them are VOR.

5273 isn't out in service today and 5274 is, for some reason, covering for a branded vehicle on the Coaster, so 4915 and 5154 are both on service 9 today.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Rapidsnap - 17 Apr 2016

Oh no a random type of bus has turned up in place of what is meant to be allocated. Guess we have to cancel the service so no one gets upset that the wrong type of bus has been used.

Howay get real. A bus is a bus, any normal punter will be glad a bus as turned up. They wouldn't be bothered if it's a Volvo or a Scania. Yes if it was years ago and a high floor bus turning up on a low floor route and someone had a pushchair. But that doesn't affect the overall majority of bus passengers.

Heck I've had minibuses (of the Optare MetroRider variety) turning up on big bus routes like the 302 and the 314 on Weekdays. (Strangely enough it was J-Reg MetroRider 345 both times.) And I've also had big buses turn up on Minibus routes, 4768 on the 321 being on memorable one because there is a photo in my Flickr pile awaiting to be uploaded.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - Tom - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 11:50 am)dannygee 6031 was spotted at chester yesterday? Any reason

Not sure but it's on the 327 today


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - park5354 - 17 Apr 2016

dannygee Wrote:
6031 was spotted at chester yesterday? Any reason

Not sure but it's on the 327 today

3983 was involved in an RTC in Tynemouth whilst on Metro Replacements. 6031 may have been provided as a replacement.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - biglugs@yahoo.com - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 2:37 pm)park5354 dannygee Wrote:
6031 was spotted at chester yesterday? Any reason

Not sure but it's on the 327 today

3983 was involved in an RTC in Tynemouth whilst on Metro Replacements.  6031 may have been provided as a replacement.
What's 3983 looking like


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - S813 FVK - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 3:28 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com What's 3983 looking like

A bus with its drivers side light cluster thing missing.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - biglugs@yahoo.com - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 3:28 pm)S813 FVK A bus with its drivers side light cluster thing missing.

Sorry i mean will it stay with gne for the future


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016 - S813 FVK - 17 Apr 2016

(17 Apr 2016, 3:31 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com Sorry i mean will it stay with gne for the future

There isn't a load of damage to it so i can see it being repaired: