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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - GNE6312 - 26 Feb 2019
Out of curiosity. Why did they get rid of the bendy citaros on the 58 and X66
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - Rapidsnap - 26 Feb 2019
(26 Feb 2019, 8:36 pm)GNE6312Out of curiosity. Why did they get rid of the bendy citaros on the 58 and X66
Awful fuel consumption with them recording around 3-4 miles per gallon
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - GNE6312 - 26 Feb 2019
(26 Feb 2019, 8:58 pm)Rapidsnap Awful fuel consumption with them recording around 3-4 miles per gallon
Thank you for the information. Wish they had of stayed, miles better than the versas and streetlites
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - Malarkey - 26 Feb 2019
(25 Feb 2019, 4:03 pm)Dan Yes, the Citaro will be used on the Crusader.
Will this be out in service tomorrow?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - Ianthegoon - 26 Feb 2019
(26 Feb 2019, 8:36 pm)GNE6312Out of curiosity. Why did they get rid of the bendy citaros on the 58 and X66
Just as a point of historical accuracy, weren't those on the X66 actually Scanias, with just the 58 lumbered with the ex London bendi-Mercs?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - Malarkey - 26 Feb 2019
(26 Feb 2019, 10:13 pm)Ianthegoon Just as a point of historical accuracy, weren't those on the X66 actually Scanias, with just the 58 lumbered with the ex London bendi-Mercs?
Mercs from London also replaced the Scanias on the X66, The Scanias then went onto the X40 which is now the Q3.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - Ianthegoon - 27 Feb 2019
(26 Feb 2019, 10:18 pm)Malarkey Mercs from London also replaced the Scanias on the X66, The Scanias then went onto the X40 which is now the Q3.
Ah yes, now you mention it I do recall the Scanias on the X40, but still no recollection of their replacements on the X66 - probably because I was avoiding the things like the plague!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - ne14ne1 - 27 Feb 2019
Think I may have just seen the new base Cobalt Clipper livery heading towards Saltmeadows. Silver with blue rear?
![[Image: 33350474298_383d896653_b.jpg]](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7886/33350474298_383d896653_b.jpg)
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - TEN 6083 - 27 Feb 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 8:18 am)ne14ne1 Think I may have just seen the new base Cobalt Clipper livery heading towards Saltmeadows. Silver with blue rear?
https://flic.kr/p/SP4U6y
![[Image: c223c5b261585f8ae6c31384f0735ea3.jpg]](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190227/c223c5b261585f8ae6c31384f0735ea3.jpg)
Looks a bit like this livery the Cobalt Clippers had a few years ago
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - S813 FVK - 27 Feb 2019
Hoping I'm wrong, but it looks like Ray & Co have been brought in.
It's got to the point where it is perfectly feasible to guess that a livery has been designed by Best Impressions based solely on a diagonal colour split.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - S830OFT - 27 Feb 2019
When will 9078 enter service?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - L469 YVK - 27 Feb 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 10:44 am)TEN 6083
Looks a bit like this livery the Cobalt Clippers had a few years ago
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That's exactly what I was thinking too! Quite like the new base livery!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - GNE6312 - 27 Feb 2019
What depot operates the 516 and is it always a 12 plate solo?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - misfit - 27 Feb 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 3:41 pm)GNE6312 What depot operates the 516 and is it always a 12 plate solo?
I'd say Deptford as 638 is on today
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - GNE6312 - 27 Feb 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 3:51 pm)misfit I'd say Deptford as 638 is on today
Thank you for the info
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - deanmachine - 27 Feb 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 3:41 pm)GNE6312 What depot operates the 516 and is it always a 12 plate solo?
Been Deptford for just over a year now, suppose to be a 12 plate Solo, but they just throw whatever on to be honest. Quite often see 697-700 on.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - TEN 6083 - 27 Feb 2019
![[Image: 32287828017_3c2874d36a_z.jpg]](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7863/32287828017_3c2874d36a_z.jpg)
Go North East: 6101 / NL63YJE by Daniel Graham, on Flickrin case anyone hasn't seen it, here is a photo Dan just put on Flickr of 6101 after returning back from Blackburn
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - ne14ne1 - 27 Feb 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 5:56 pm)TEN 6083 in case anyone hasn't seen it, here is a photo Dan just put on Flickr of 6101 after returning back from Blackburn
Obviously I'll try to reserve full judgment until its all vinyled up, but I was a little disappointed to see the refreshed Cobalt Clipper livery was still mostly silver.
I just think against the new bright coloured Arriva 308s, GNE could have changed the 309s/310s to bright red or something to really make them stand out on the Coast Rd. A lot of car users see these buses, and repainting them the same colour might have been a missed opportunity to make them suddenly noticeable again.
Just my first thoughts this morning - I could be proved totally wrong when they have all their graphics/lettering applied.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - Michael - 27 Feb 2019
9078 looks decent inside:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrahamm/32288279587/in/datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrahamm/40265310673/in/datetaken/
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2019 - JP6004 - 27 Feb 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 7:00 pm)Michael 9078 looks decent inside:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrahamm/32288279587/in/datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrahamm/40265310673/in/datetaken/
Yes looks very smart. Like the dual screen