Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - July 2015
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - July 2015
When the Sunderland Connect are due for repaint next year, will the Sunderland Uni/Nexus decide when to repaint them, i would imagine 640 will be painted to so all 4 are done together despite the year difference.
As it looks like GNE have retained the contract for it.
First time I've been on a Pronto President (6041) in a long time and riding it makes me think why I normally get the X12 to Newcastle instead, on this particular example the seats where I am sat despite being incredibly padded all I can feel is metal and it is making my legs hurt and the bus looks a total state.
Hope to dear God they are getting replaced soon.
(31 Jul 2015, 9:58 am)Jimmi First time I've been on a Pronto President (6041) in a long time and riding it makes me think why I normally get the X12 to Newcastle instead, on this particular example the seats where I am sat despite being incredibly padded all I can feel is metal and it is making my legs hurt and the bus looks a total state.
Hope to dear God they are getting replaced soon.
(31 Jul 2015, 9:58 am)Jimmi First time I've been on a Pronto President (6041) in a long time and riding it makes me think why I normally get the X12 to Newcastle instead, on this particular example the seats where I am sat despite being incredibly padded all I can feel is metal and it is making my legs hurt and the bus looks a total state.
Hope to dear God they are getting replaced soon.
Can't find where the discussion about stand changes in Gateshead Interchange is so I'll post it here and MODS feel free to move.
Was waiting for the 93 to head up to Saltmeadow's and the Q1 pulled onto stand A and then seconds after the 93 came round late and was unable to get on the stand so it just stopped in the middle of the road and loaded blocking the road in the process meaning that the X31 couldn't get past so just had to sit there, if anything else came in it would have stopped any buses trying to get in this way.
(31 Jul 2015, 10:54 am)Jimmi Can't find where the discussion about stand changes in Gateshead Interchange is so I'll post it here and MODS feel free to move.
Was waiting for the 93 to head up to Saltmeadow's and the Q1 pulled onto stand A and then seconds after the 93 came round late and was unable to get on the stand so it just stopped in the middle of the road and loaded blocking the road in the process meaning that the X31 couldn't get past so just had to sit there, if anything else came in it would have stopped any buses trying to get in this way.
(31 Jul 2015, 10:54 am)Jimmi Can't find where the discussion about stand changes in Gateshead Interchange is so I'll post it here and MODS feel free to move.
Was waiting for the 93 to head up to Saltmeadow's and the Q1 pulled onto stand A and then seconds after the 93 came round late and was unable to get on the stand so it just stopped in the middle of the road and loaded blocking the road in the process meaning that the X31 couldn't get past so just had to sit there, if anything else came in it would have stopped any buses trying to get in this way.
Bravo to the driver on the 1230 X9 to Middlesbrough who has just driven through two sets of red lights!
Also had another driver do it on the X22 the other week.
Thank you for endangering the lives of your passengers and pedestrians.
just seen this on the GNE Facebook page:
Question! its to vague to answer anything. I and others would like to know what services we would be left with.
Go North East Have you started the survey and read the questions as all of the proposed changes are in the questions.
Sorry but that's a shit reply... shes asking for more in-depth information, not a shitty reply like that
(31 Jul 2015, 9:58 am)Jimmi First time I've been on a Pronto President (6041) in a long time and riding it makes me think why I normally get the X12 to Newcastle instead, on this particular example the seats where I am sat despite being incredibly padded all I can feel is metal and it is making my legs hurt and the bus looks a total state.
Hope to dear God they are getting replaced soon.
(31 Jul 2015, 9:58 am)Jimmi First time I've been on a Pronto President (6041) in a long time and riding it makes me think why I normally get the X12 to Newcastle instead, on this particular example the seats where I am sat despite being incredibly padded all I can feel is metal and it is making my legs hurt and the bus looks a total state.
Hope to dear God they are getting replaced soon.
(31 Jul 2015, 11:32 am)Andreos1 Spooky. Just been nebbing at an old photo of Gateshead Interchange.
It was set up (if I remember correctly), in numerical order.
So Durham Road 2x series was stand A (I was gutted when it got moved around and ended up on E).
https://twitter.com/turnipheadpic/status...5876313088
(31 Jul 2015, 11:32 am)Andreos1 Spooky. Just been nebbing at an old photo of Gateshead Interchange.
It was set up (if I remember correctly), in numerical order.
So Durham Road 2x series was stand A (I was gutted when it got moved around and ended up on E).
https://twitter.com/turnipheadpic/status...5876313088
(31 Jul 2015, 10:07 am)Michael #Redarrows
#6001-6007
#HastagsonNEB
(31 Jul 2015, 10:07 am)Michael #Redarrows
#6001-6007
#HastagsonNEB
(31 Jul 2015, 12:33 pm)DaveyBowyer It would genuinely make more sense to buy new ones for the Red Arrows. Would not only offer an ugrade to the Red Arrows and Pronto, it would mean that for example, the TEN could have 14 fully branded and specd B9's with 6049 acting as a backup for the TTX and 6050 / 6051 acting as backups for the TEN and Red Kite.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:33 pm)DaveyBowyer It would genuinely make more sense to buy new ones for the Red Arrows. Would not only offer an ugrade to the Red Arrows and Pronto, it would mean that for example, the TEN could have 14 fully branded and specd B9's with 6049 acting as a backup for the TTX and 6050 / 6051 acting as backups for the TEN and Red Kite.
Anyone know if there definitely still is an IndiGo Solo at Peterlee?
(31 Jul 2015, 11:32 am)Andreos1 Spooky. Just been nebbing at an old photo of Gateshead Interchange.
It was set up (if I remember correctly), in numerical order.
So Durham Road 2x series was stand A (I was gutted when it got moved around and ended up on E).
https://twitter.com/turnipheadpic/status...5876313088
(31 Jul 2015, 11:32 am)Andreos1 Spooky. Just been nebbing at an old photo of Gateshead Interchange.
It was set up (if I remember correctly), in numerical order.
So Durham Road 2x series was stand A (I was gutted when it got moved around and ended up on E).
https://twitter.com/turnipheadpic/status...5876313088
(31 Jul 2015, 12:33 pm)DaveyBowyer It would genuinely make more sense to buy new ones for the Red Arrows. Would not only offer an ugrade to the Red Arrows and Pronto, it would mean that for example, the TEN could have 14 fully branded and specd B9's with 6049 acting as a backup for the TTX and 6050 / 6051 acting as backups for the TEN and Red Kite.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:33 pm)DaveyBowyer It would genuinely make more sense to buy new ones for the Red Arrows. Would not only offer an ugrade to the Red Arrows and Pronto, it would mean that for example, the TEN could have 14 fully branded and specd B9's with 6049 acting as a backup for the TTX and 6050 / 6051 acting as backups for the TEN and Red Kite.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:33 pm)DaveyBowyer It would genuinely make more sense to buy new ones for the Red Arrows. Would not only offer an ugrade to the Red Arrows and Pronto, it would mean that for example, the TEN could have 14 fully branded and specd B9's with 6049 acting as a backup for the TTX and 6050 / 6051 acting as backups for the TEN and Red Kite.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:33 pm)DaveyBowyer It would genuinely make more sense to buy new ones for the Red Arrows. Would not only offer an ugrade to the Red Arrows and Pronto, it would mean that for example, the TEN could have 14 fully branded and specd B9's with 6049 acting as a backup for the TTX and 6050 / 6051 acting as backups for the TEN and Red Kite.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:57 pm)S813 FVK Eventhough i think that what you suggest won't happen in a million years, i think if i was to go down your route i would possibly do the following:The whole point is that 6084 becomes a permanant vehicle on the TEN. This is what could happen:
6001-6007 as you say to Pronto (although i am against the older batch going)
6049 to Corporate livery acting alongside 6084 by being a spare for the TEN, TTX, Red Kite and other B9 services
6050 into Corporate livery and to Crook to act as a spare vehicle for Pronto
6051 into TEN livery to make 14 fully branded vehicles.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:57 pm)S813 FVK Eventhough i think that what you suggest won't happen in a million years, i think if i was to go down your route i would possibly do the following:The whole point is that 6084 becomes a permanant vehicle on the TEN. This is what could happen:
6001-6007 as you say to Pronto (although i am against the older batch going)
6049 to Corporate livery acting alongside 6084 by being a spare for the TEN, TTX, Red Kite and other B9 services
6050 into Corporate livery and to Crook to act as a spare vehicle for Pronto
6051 into TEN livery to make 14 fully branded vehicles.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:19 pm)BusLoverMum Wow! Is that before the monstrosity that was Safeway even got built? (I didn't move up to the NE until the late 80s and it was already there when I first lived in Gateshead, in '89)None of the shops that are in the Interchange Centre now - are in the photo. It is all just rubble.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:42 pm)R852 PRG Notice that is one of their tweets that I've retweeted.
Always enjoying seeing their uploads, there's always something fascinating there.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:19 pm)BusLoverMum Wow! Is that before the monstrosity that was Safeway even got built? (I didn't move up to the NE until the late 80s and it was already there when I first lived in Gateshead, in '89)None of the shops that are in the Interchange Centre now - are in the photo. It is all just rubble.
(31 Jul 2015, 12:42 pm)R852 PRG Notice that is one of their tweets that I've retweeted.
Always enjoying seeing their uploads, there's always something fascinating there.
