(25 Dec 2016, 7:09 pm)South Tyne Lad Yes, But not by a lot from what ive experienced.

(25 Dec 2016, 4:05 pm)Michael What features do the new Streetlites have?

(25 Dec 2016, 6:58 pm)South Tyne Lad As sister company Metrobus new Streetlite's feature " USB Charging " ,  This could give a hint that GNE's examples will feature the at seat USB Charging sockets found in Arriva's VLA MAX refurbishment instead of the Three Pin Sockets found in previous orders, Which are built into the shell of the bus.....

(25 Dec 2016, 8:11 pm)Greg in Weardale Lots of plastic fittings, an underpowered engine and like the cheap toys you get for Christmas won't last very long. Happy Christmas everyone.

(25 Dec 2016, 8:11 pm)Greg in Weardale Lots of plastic fittings, an underpowered engine and like the cheap toys you get for Christmas won't last very long. Happy Christmas everyone.

(25 Dec 2016, 7:04 pm)Michael Aren't they not as powerful as the sockets though?

(25 Dec 2016, 8:40 pm)Adrian What would you suggest as a suitable alternative Greg? It's all good and well saying it's lots of plastic fittings, underpowered, cheap, etc. But it's not stopping companies from buying them on mass...

(25 Dec 2016, 10:01 pm)Greg in Weardale The latest Citaro model is probably the best single deck vehicle available at the moment, having ridden in two demonstrators (the latest with Weardale a few weeks ago), but the slump in the pound compared with the euro has increased their price in the UK. Good, stylish interior, not as cramped as a Streetlite, built to last and, not really relevant to GNE perhaps, the most attractive design. The downside is that they MAY be a bit less economical regarding fuel consumption, but there's no doubt the Citaro gives a better passenger experience, which must be an important consideration when choosing vehicles. Enviro 400 City seems the best of the bunch for new deckers, more powerful than the Streetdecks, and that demo was great on the 21, although I didn't sample it on the X9/10.

(25 Dec 2016, 6:33 pm)Dan No Christmas presents from me... Bah! Humbug!

They should be entering service within about a week of them arriving, so not too long to wait given that they're already at Heysham Docks and Go North East will have a marketing strategy planned to coincide with the launch of the new buses.

(26 Dec 2016, 12:06 am)thetravelman Do we know how many of these Streetlites are due to arrive in the next week or so?
Are there just the 3 that were photographed currently at Heysham Docks at the mo or are there others there also?

(26 Dec 2016, 12:04 pm)EL1TE Off topic - but 8338 has gained a rear advertisement, I think it's something to do with fostering.

(26 Dec 2016, 1:25 pm)Jamie M Buses from the Stanley today are going onto 21s later in the day. 6133 will leave Newcastle on 21 to CLS as 2115.

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(26 Dec 2016, 1:36 pm)S813 FVK Will probably link to this post: http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=1907&pid=189465#pid189465

A 21 does, however, arrive at Newcastle from Chester-le-Street at 2110, setting it up perfectly for the 2115 departure as there are no other services leaving Eldon Square at that time. I have followed the times back and it works fine suggesting that this arrival is operated by a B5LH.

(26 Dec 2016, 1:51 pm)Jamie M Running board '54:
~Prior work~
Depart Stanley Park  - 2014
21 (Run: 317) Chester-le-Street (2036) - Newcastle, Eldon Square (2110)
21 (Run: 318) Newcastle, Eldon Square (2115) - Chester-le-Street (2154)
21 (Run: 319) Chester-le-Street (2214) -> Newcastle, Eldon Square (2250)
21 (Run: 320) Newcastle, Eldon Square (2300) -> Durham, Bus Station (2358)
Arrive Stanley Depot 0018

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(26 Dec 2016, 2:35 pm)S813 FVK Ah that makes sense now - I thought the 2115 was the first 21 it did.

Had it been a B5 that did the 20:36 from Chester-le-Street it wouldn't have had anywhere to go other than light back to Chester-le-Street which seemed strange when there was a possible journey that it could operate. Looks like the B5 i followed the times back for ends its day on the 19:45 from Newcastle arriving at Chester-le-Street at 20:22.