(10 Jan 2020, 11:31 pm)JP6004 Jeff Hodgson seems to of confirmed an order for E400 for the X1 facebook....thanks to Mr Duffys post

(11 Jan 2020, 10:19 am)Michael Martijn Gilbert put a pic of one of the ex Volvo demo buses after a refurbish and one of the questions someone post was...


Is this going to be allocated to the X21 or X30?
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TBC has plans have changed following the delays to the new Wright’s fleet.


Wonder if this means most or all of the ex Yorkshire buses will be allocated to the X21 after the 26th due to the lack of extra Streetdecks untill they arrive.... (hoping extras have been added to the original order for the X21)

(11 Jan 2020, 11:25 am)cbma06 I’m sure I saw somewhere that the ex demo in black xlines will be based at riverside for spare for X9/X10


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(11 Jan 2020, 11:30 am)deanmachine It would make sense though for them to go on the X21 for now, Chester need those buses more until their Streetdecks are delivered.

(10 Jan 2020, 10:41 am)JP6004 Excellent, no doubt 5485 be transferring to Deptford this weekend?

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We are not well equipped for dual door (or tri-door), also i believe there was little difference on boarding times between single and dual doors on the 21 when the vykings were allocated. I really hope we never get London spec, they are designed for city running, not ideal for the type of services that operate up here!

(11 Jan 2020, 12:08 pm)streetdeckfan Will the Newcastle-Bishop and the Newcastle-Durham of the X21 interwork or will they stay separate like the X21 and current 21 services?
If so, I wonder if they'll prioritise having the StreetDecks on the Newcastle-Bishop runs

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(11 Jan 2020, 12:13 pm)ne14ne1 A few bus stops may need street furniture moved, many wouldn’t. 

Living and working in the Newcastle Gateshead urban core and travelling at peak times I’d certainly see a benefit from centre exits doors. Several of the journeys I make have standing room only. Having centre exits doors not only would make for more standing room & a more spacious open feel to the lower saloon, but obviously allows for easier alighting too - and in turn reduced dwell times as people boarding wouldn’t have to wait at all for those alighting to get off.

Newcastle/Gateshead is a city/metropolitan area so not sure why you say London’s buses being designed for city running would be unsuitable here?
I wasn’t implying all buses be dual door. Obviously express/limited stopping services would be better suited to having single door buses so they had an extra 2-4 seats, however many local stopping city type services (not just GNE’s) could benefit from dual door buses.

(11 Jan 2020, 12:19 pm)Ds1197 The only time that buses that have dual doors up here ever get used is when they being used on metro replacements. Buses most of the time don't get busy enough to warrant dual doors

(11 Jan 2020, 1:58 pm)a718abb When I was a driver, and we had the ex Oxford Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown dual door buses on the Service 49, we were instructed to use the middle door whenever possible, especially at the Metrocentre and Gateshead Metro, or we would face disciplinary proceedings, which were enforced by the CCTV

(11 Jan 2020, 7:42 am)Stanleyone 6337 allocated on X30s today, for anybody hoping to catch it.

(11 Jan 2020, 9:02 pm)TEN 6083 Go North East X-lines 6337 / YY64 GWX by kieron mathews, on Flickr

caught it coming into Eldon Square this afternoon, was gonna get one of it coming out but a car got in the way