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Go North East - Recent Repaints - Dan - 08 Jul 2020
(08 Jul 2020, 11:37 am)Michael 5 Red Arrow B9's missing today, according to bustimes.org
6001, 6005, 6007, 6051 and 6055
Are any of these in for repaint?
6001.
A number of the Red Arrows have been having new Next Stop Announcement systems fitted today, 6005 and 6007 off memory.
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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JACK6081 - 08 Jul 2020
5391 now in corporate seen it arrive at riverside prior to starting work
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Michael - 08 Jul 2020
(08 Jul 2020, 8:25 pm)Dan 6001.
A number of the Red Arrows have been having new Next Stop Announcement systems fitted today, 6005 and 6007 off memory.
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Thanks
What difference is the new stop annoucements to the old ones? (Probables a really daft question tbh)
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - N1cholas - 08 Jul 2020
(08 Jul 2020, 8:32 pm)Michael ThanksIt is the next stop system that is getting an upgrade not the announcements themselves, id imagine new visual screens etc
What difference is the new stop annoucements to the old ones? (Probables a really daft question tbh)
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Michael - 08 Jul 2020
(08 Jul 2020, 8:35 pm)N1cholas It is the next stop system that is getting an upgrade not the announcements themselves, id imagine new visual screens etc
Ah right, knew it was a daft question haha
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Michael - 09 Jul 2020
(08 Jul 2020, 8:29 pm)JACK6081 5391 now in corporate seen it arrive at riverside prior to starting work
5391 returned to service today on the X66 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/27974644@N07/50092978883/in/feed - photo by A&LSP8
Go North East - Recent Repaints - TEN 6083 - 09 Jul 2020
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RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 09 Jul 2020
(09 Jul 2020, 4:03 pm)TEN 6083
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A good livery makes a world of difference!
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Michael - 13 Jul 2020
It's been confirmed on the fleet news, that the repaints of the Red Arrow B9's has been stopped and now the focus is other repaints, as the batch of StreetDecks for Washington isn't expected until September.
Will all the Red Kite Streetlites and the Toon Link B9's will go for repaints instead?
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 11:18 am)Michael It's been confirmed on the fleet news, that the repaints of the Red Arrow B9's has been stopped and now the focus is other repaints, as the batch of StreetDecks for Washington isn't expected until September.I'd imagine the E400 will arrive in the coming weeks as stated, so consett will probs take priority. Possibly see citaros at Hexham just withdrawn once E400 arrive
Will all the Red Kite Streetlites and the Toon Link B9's will go for repaints instead?
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 11:27 am)JP6004 I'd imagine the E400 will arrive in the coming weeks as stated, so consett will probs take priority. Possibly see citaros at Hexham just withdrawn once E400 arrive
Be interesting to see what'll start to come first, StreetDecks or the E400s.
Wonder if the reason the StreetDecks for the X1 won't be arriving until September has anything to do with them being registered on a 70 plate rather than a 20.
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 11:38 am)streetdeckfan Be interesting to see what'll start to come first, StreetDecks or the E400s.Or X1s are the last in the batch of Streetdecks.
Wonder if the reason the StreetDecks for the X1 won't be arriving until September has anything to do with them being registered on a 70 plate rather than a 20.
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Michael - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 11:27 am)JP6004 I'd imagine the E400 will arrive in the coming weeks as stated, so consett will probs take priority. Possibly see citaros at Hexham just withdrawn once E400 arrive
Shall we take bets on what livery/colour the Red Kites will appear from the paintshop?
I'm going with:
Red kite Streetlites to Deptford for the X6/X7 (until Solo's can be sourced) and the 61 and to replace the 3 Scania's - all in fleet livery.
13 Toonlink B9's in to fleet livery for 13/25/93/94
Red Arrow B9's in to Silver for the Crusader
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 12:01 pm)Michael Shall we take bets on what livery/colour the Red Kites will appear from the paintshop?I'd say SWB streetlites into Xlines X6/X7. Red kites to 60/61 refreshed drifter branding. 63 reg drifters fleet livery and allow withdrawal of citaros.
I'm going with:
Red kite Streetlites to Deptford for the X6/X7 (until Solo's can be sourced) and the 61 and to replace the 3 Scania's - all in fleet livery.
13 Toonlink B9's in to fleet livery for 13/25/93/94
Red Arrow B9's in to Silver for the Crusader
Agree with B9s
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 12:09 pm)JP6004 I'd say SWB streetlites into Xlines X6/X7. Red kites to 60/61 refreshed drifter branding. 63 reg drifters fleet livery and allow withdrawal of citaros.
Agree with B9s
Hopefully they stick with 'primer grey' for the Crusader, it really is a lovely colour!
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 12:12 pm)streetdeckfan Hopefully they stick with 'primer grey' for the Crusader, it really is a lovely colour!Hmmmm still think TVT B9s will be allocated in near future. Probs see red arrows go into corp and crusader dropped for the moment
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - Michael - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 12:09 pm)JP6004 I'd say SWB streetlites into Xlines X6/X7. Red kites to 60/61 refreshed drifter branding. 63 reg drifters fleet livery and allow withdrawal of citaros.
Agree with B9s
The Saltwell Park Streetlites don't have any features so as WIFI/Stop announcements... although could be added.
The Saltwell Park think they'll stay Newcastle way, can they be upgraded to Euro 6? - they could go on 6/12/12A? - allowing the Citaro's to take a spare role (as they've just been repainted).
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 12:21 pm)Michael The Saltwell Park Streetlites don't have any features so as WIFI/Stop announcements... although could be added.Sure Dan said they couldn't be upgraded. Might be wrong. Yea forgot about them being bog standard.
The Saltwell Park ones might end up a Versa route(s), think they'll stay Newcastle way, can they be upgraded to Euro 6? - they could go on 6/12/12A?
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - streetdeckfan - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 12:24 pm)JP6004 Sure Dan said they couldn't be upgraded. Might be wrong. Yea forgot about them being bog standard.
Yeah, they have a different engine than the newer ones
RE: Go North East - Recent Repaints - JP6004 - 13 Jul 2020
(13 Jul 2020, 12:26 pm)streetdeckfan Yeah, they have a different engine than the newer onesThe SWB might actually be best suited to the 71 since it seems to have become popular with the seaham extension