(23 Feb 2022, 10:54 pm)Train8261 So I'm thinking all transfers are done I think

Jesmond got the Pulsars (4 more to enter service)
Ashington got the Commander
Belmont got the Centros
Stockton got the Omnilinks

(23 Feb 2022, 11:14 pm)peter It's been said many times the Omnilinks went to Darlington

(23 Feb 2022, 4:45 pm)Jimmi 1534/5/6 are all parked at Belmont currently, believe the plan was for them to be brought back into use there. 1923/4 were earmarked to go to Belmont on a previous allocation sheet but this didn't happen.

(26 Feb 2022, 8:22 pm)Dan Another shot of 2579 (CX06 BHK), on service X20 yesterday:

Arriva North West: 2579 / CX06BHK by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(26 Feb 2022, 10:02 pm)Train8261 Stunning picture like. Sounds really nice. Shame it's the only one

(26 Feb 2022, 10:24 pm)Storx Some of the best build recent Wright buses the Commander's imo, much better than the Pulsar 2 which replaced them which are just riddled with rattles including the fire exit door which amazingly is still a problem on Streetlite's. Just progressively gotten worse Wright buses.

(27 Feb 2022, 8:19 am)Train8261 Tbh the Pulsars are actually really decent. 1541 MX61 AVO though sounds terrible

(27 Feb 2022, 10:03 am)Storx The Pulsars are awful imo. Rock hard suspension, rattles everywhere, feel extremely cheap and the engine is noisy (not in a nice way). Poorly built imo hate them when they're on the X7 over the Gemini's which are the total opposite.

They were awful when they were brand new in 2009 with rattles nevermind now.

(27 Feb 2022, 12:38 pm)Train8261 Better than the StreetLite arriva currently have

(27 Feb 2022, 10:03 am)Storx The Pulsars are awful imo. Rock hard suspension, rattles everywhere, feel extremely cheap and the engine is noisy (not in a nice way). Poorly built imo hate them when they're on the X7 over the Gemini's which are the total opposite.

They were awful when they were brand new in 2009 with rattles nevermind now.

(27 Feb 2022, 10:03 am)Storx The Pulsars are awful imo. Rock hard suspension, rattles everywhere, feel extremely cheap and the engine is noisy (not in a nice way). Poorly built imo hate them when they're on the X7 over the Gemini's which are the total opposite.

They were awful when they were brand new in 2009 with rattles nevermind now.

(27 Feb 2022, 3:22 pm)mb134 Not sure I agree. They have some rattles for sure, but I travelled across to Corbridge on one (1495 I think) in the week and it was a pretty comfortable journey. Interior felt smart and performance was more than solid. 

Reliability wise, they also seem to rarely have spells VOR - certainly compared to other vehicles of that age, or their replacements (i.e Daimler Streetlites).

(27 Feb 2022, 5:07 pm)solsburian As a fellow X7 passenger I don't think they are that bad, sure some of them rattle (likewise some of the Geminis have that horrible squeak next to the driver's cab), but that's probably down to a lack of TLC from Blyth depot and not an inherent build quality issue.

(27 Feb 2022, 6:37 pm)Storx Maybe it's just me then, there's just something I don't like about them and it's hard to explain. Guess that's life though, one thing someone likes another hates.

(27 Feb 2022, 9:35 pm)solsburian That is true, I had a soft spot for Class 142 Pacers, and I know that makes me an oddball

(28 Feb 2022, 7:59 am)Storx Ha I can't say much. I always had a soft spot for the Vario's as they had character even known they were pretty awful really.