(12 Apr 2019, 4:43 pm)Malarkey Has their been any other vehicles repainted, seems to of gone quiet on the repaint front in the last 2 weeks since the former Black Cats Solo SR's were done.

Also any further B9's returned from Blackburn?

(12 Apr 2019, 4:55 pm)N1cholas I wonder with 672 getting painted into 2019 corperate livery will it be part of a batch to replace the 3 solos from deptford which are going to washington in may

(12 Apr 2019, 4:59 pm)Dan None, and no further Cobalts back yet.

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(12 Apr 2019, 5:00 pm)Malarkey But it would've been easier to just fit usb's to those 3 Solos. I think with service changes upcoming that 672 has likely been earmarked as a spare due to a reduction in PVR.

(12 Apr 2019, 5:08 pm)N1cholas it would have been easier to do that but why add usb's to a spare bus when the other indigo's at percy main dont have them, i have a feeling deptford may need more than 3 replacements

(13 Apr 2019, 2:08 pm)Coppercap40 Am at heworth for the metro replacement, but a lot of 900 setvices are not using stand R and are leaving from A,D, or C, surely the drivers sbould know which stand they are supposed to use

(13 Apr 2019, 3:50 pm)GuyParkRoyal Similar issue at Central Station while the majority of drivers are using Bewick Street, I have seen passengers getting off a bus at the Quaylink stop in the front of the rail station and others getting off at the stop on Clayton Street West.

(13 Apr 2019, 3:50 pm)GuyParkRoyal Similar issue at Central Station while the majority of drivers are using Bewick Street, I have seen passengers getting off a bus at the Quaylink stop in the front of the rail station and others getting off at the stop on Clayton Street West.

(13 Apr 2019, 3:56 pm)Dan All drivers have access to pace notes supplied by Metro (which are sometimes incorrect!)

The correct stopping details are in the ticket machine which every driver can see.

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(14 Apr 2019, 12:06 am)Jamie M Ticket machine showed C or D.
Message clarified afterwards though.

Huge mix up was between hebburn and jarrow. Metro was running to hebburn, nexus people saying turn around at hebburn, and we were running to schedule. Somebody somewhere got confused haha.

(14 Apr 2019, 12:16 pm)8222 It was all a huge joke. I landed back from NYC yesterday into Newcastle via Heathrow. Monument had someone downstairs telling us to go upstairs. I asked where the replacement was going from, I was referred to a colleague upstairs who was not even there.

I managed to find the replacement on Market Street. Get to Brockley Whins and the Metro just pulls out as our replacement gets in. No one on the platforms. Newcastle-bound platform showing 'South Hilton' on the departures board. Train comes in - we all get told to get off and get on on the opposite platform.

Absolute shambles last night. Not GNE's fault but Nexus were appalling. 

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(15 Apr 2019, 4:33 pm)Michael Does anyone know where the red zone boundary ends near Penshaw?

Is it after or before?
I can't find anything on exactly where it ends, the map of the zones is useless.

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(15 Apr 2019, 4:33 pm)Michael Does anyone know where the red zone boundary ends near Penshaw?

Is it after or before?
I can't find anything on exactly where it ends, the map of the zones is useless.

(15 Apr 2019, 4:55 pm)ifm001 It's the Sunderland side of the A19. 

A19 is the boundary usually

(15 Apr 2019, 4:59 pm)N1cholas not the red zone it is valid upto east rainton, houghton shiney row e.t.c, the sunderland saver boundry is the A19