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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - S813 FVK - 08 Aug 2016

(08 Aug 2016, 10:00 pm)Tom Haha that one is long overdue - the V8 still shows Consett to Castleside on the NSA screens!

I noticed this when i was on 648 a couple of weeks ago. Was the generic Venture until Whickham though.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Tom - 08 Aug 2016

(08 Aug 2016, 11:31 pm)S813 FVK I noticed this when i was on 648 a couple of weeks ago. Was the generic Venture until Whickham though.

Yeah and when you leave Stanley it says something like Next stop Smelters Arms.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Dan - 09 Aug 2016

Anyone after 6140 - it's just gone through Eighton Banks around 0630 on an X25 heading to Newcastle.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Dan - 09 Aug 2016

(31 Jul 2016, 10:38 pm)GMitchelhill Actually the way the Go North East fleetnumbering system works, the gap would probably remain as numbers cannot be re-used.

The fleet numbers were not technically used though, as the buses didn't enter service with those fleet numbers.

As such; 624 (YN04 GJU) has been numbered 6134, and 625 (YN04 GJV) has been numbered 6135.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Michael - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:08 am)Dan The fleet numbers were not technically used though, as the buses didn't enter service with those fleet numbers.

As such; 624 (YN04 GJU) has been numbered 6134, and 625 (YN04 GJV) has been numbered 6135.

Thought they would... have they been painted yet?


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Dan - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:12 am)Michael Thought they would... have they been painted yet?

I think one has been done and the other is due to follow today - both red.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Michael - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:18 am)Dan I think one has been done and the other is due to follow today - both red.

Thanks, are they going to Stanley or Chester, it seems logical to have 6134 and 6135 go to Stanley to replace 6024/6030 too, meaning they only have the 4 B9's as a different style decker.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Dan - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:20 am)Michael Thanks, are they for Stanley to?

No. One to Chester-le-Street (to replace 3878 which has already been withdrawn) and one to Crook (to replace 6038, which in turn replaces a Trident).


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Michael - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:22 am)Dan No. One to Chester-le-Street (to replace 3878 which has already been withdrawn) and one to Crook (to replace 6038, which in turn replaces a Trident).

Ah right, least those who use the X21 will get a better bus than 6038.


Edit: Just noticed on the GNE fleet allocation PDF, they don't have 6122-6131 down as "Northern", although it hasn't been updated since 25th July, although sometimes it looks the fleet changes are behind along with some of the colouring for brands and colours.


Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - MVK 500R - 09 Aug 2016

Timetables finally up on Eastfield Avenue

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Michael - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:35 am)MVK 500R Timetables finally up on Eastfield Avenue

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Someone must of bribed the NEXUS workers to go faster!


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - S813 FVK - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:22 am)Dan No. One to Chester-le-Street (to replace 3878 which has already been withdrawn) and one to Crook (to replace 6038, which in turn replaces a Trident).

Thats going to be 1 happy pdiddy  Big Grin Tongue


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Jamie M - 09 Aug 2016

(08 Aug 2016, 11:31 pm)S813 FVK I noticed this when i was on 648 a couple of weeks ago. Was the generic Venture until Whickham though.
They used to terminate at Whickham so this'll be why.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Jamie M - 09 Aug 2016

Why do some plax/tridents at stanley have just the LED RN on the center back display, like the washington darts, whereas when they [tridents] ran the X30/X31 they had a full display of info? I notice that two of the plax tridents have some rather deformed flip dot displays (microscopic text size to the left of the rear display).


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - S813 FVK - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 9:15 am)Jamie M They used to terminate at Whickham so this'll be why.

What did?


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Jamie M - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 9:59 am)S813 FVK What did?
V7


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Tom - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 6:35 am)MVK 500R Timetables finally up on Eastfield Avenue

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I don't get why it goes around Eastfield Avenue anyway would pick up more passengers going along the route it goes to Wallsend. No one seems to be using the Q3 anyway on the extended section so I can't see it lasting!


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Jamie M - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 10:13 am)Tom I don't get why it goes around Eastfield Avenue anyway would pick up more passengers going along the route it goes to Wallsend. No one seems to be using the Q3 anyway on the extended section so I can't see it lasting!
Did seem a little bizarre from moment one of hearing about the extention.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Tom - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 10:15 am)Jamie M Did seem a little bizarre from moment one of hearing about the extention.

It has potential but it hasn't been advertised well and no one is really aware of the service.


RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2016 - Jamie M - 09 Aug 2016

(09 Aug 2016, 10:16 am)Tom It has potential but it hasn't been advertised well and no one is really aware of the service.
Service 33/11 are still nowhere to be found online - have to look through nexus' excuse of a site to locate anything.