Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2016

EL1TE · 25 Jun 2016, 3:07 pm,

(25 Jun 2016, 3:03 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote It blew up on delivery to Go north east 4954 replaced it

Oh :O

citaro5284 · 25 Jun 2016, 3:38 pm,

(25 Jun 2016, 3:01 pm)EL1TE wrote This may be a random question but has there ever been a 4939 in the GNE fleet? I have been wondering for quite a while since I've been looking at the fleet lists alot...

(25 Jun 2016, 3:03 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote It blew up on delivery to Go north east 4954 replaced it

No it didn't. There was a fire at where the bus was held (if I remember, it was somewhere in Birtley) and the bus was destroyed by the fire.

V514DFT · 25 Jun 2016, 4:02 pm,

So in a nutshell 4939 was dead before it even started

South Tyne Lad · 25 Jun 2016, 4:05 pm,

(25 Jun 2016, 4:02 pm)V514DFT wrote So in a nutshell 4939 was dead before it even started

Yes

EL1TE · 25 Jun 2016, 5:38 pm,

(25 Jun 2016, 3:38 pm)citaro5284 wrote No it didn't. There was a fire at where the bus was held (if I remember, it was somewhere in Birtley) and the bus was destroyed by the fire.

I find that a massive suprise! Solars are decent for their age and I wouldn't have thought that it would've been destroyed before use!

South Tyne Lad · 25 Jun 2016, 6:56 pm,

See it do it Citaro 5301s suspension is very flat, No shock absorbers by the feel of things either.

Andreos1 · 25 Jun 2016, 7:43 pm,

What looked like 5202 was showing 'Private Hire' on its blinds earlier.

Rapidsnap · 26 Jun 2016, 12:26 am,

(25 Jun 2016, 3:03 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote It blew up on delivery to Go north east 4954 replaced it

It's responses like this which annoy me about this forum. Fortunatley the number of people making stupid comments like these have been reduced to them been removed from this forum due their continued stupidity.

Anyway, 4939 (NK51OLA) was destroyed in a fire in a dealership yard, I believe it was in the Scania yard in Worksop but the reports have been conflicting over the years, but that is the more plausible one I know of. The vehicle had been on display at Bus and Coach 2001 and was been prepped for delivery to GNE after the show where it either caught fire in the yard or on a test run.

There maybe one or two photos of it at the show (I do recall seeing images of the show and the vehicle is just visable in the background), though back then not many enthusiasts attempted to go and visit the show to take photos of the latest vehicles etc.

GuyParkRoyal · 26 Jun 2016, 9:25 am,

5216 on the X22 this morning with no front or side destination display, at least the rear display is working.

Angel 21 buses appear to have lost their next stop announcement for St Leonards School in Durham although the visual display is showing this stop.

Acky81 · 26 Jun 2016, 5:12 pm,

(25 Jun 2016, 8:23 am)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote 4937 has lost its northern livery on the x36 Newcastle bound

4919 has too at gateshesd

**Dan** · 26 Jun 2016, 5:14 pm,

(26 Jun 2016, 5:12 pm)Acky81 wrote 4919 has too at gateshesd

All vehicles in the fleet with the 'Northern' fleet name which aren't scheduled to be withdrawn/repainted in the near future will have these vinyls removed.

Michael · 26 Jun 2016, 5:17 pm,

(26 Jun 2016, 5:14 pm)Dan wrote All vehicles in the fleet with the 'Northern' fleet name which aren't scheduled to be withdrawn/repainted in the near future will have these vinyls removed.

Has Percy Main received all their Scania's from Deptford or is a couple more moving over?

**Dan** · 26 Jun 2016, 5:23 pm,

(26 Jun 2016, 5:17 pm)Michael wrote Has Percy Main recieved all their Scania's from Deptford or is a couple more moving over?

New service 11 timetable available here.

The PVR is 8 vehicles, and there are now 8 Scania L94s at Percy Main (two yet to be repainted blue).

Michael · 26 Jun 2016, 5:27 pm,

(26 Jun 2016, 5:23 pm)Dan wrote New service 11 timetable available here.

The PVR is 8 vehicles, and there are now 8 Scania L94s at Percy Main (two yet to be repainted blue).

Oops i counted 5203 as a recently painted Scania!

Are they not recieving a spare Scania?

With the up coming changes, what kind of fleet movements will we see?

biglugs@yahoo.com · 26 Jun 2016, 6:09 pm,

(26 Jun 2016, 5:12 pm)Acky81 wrote 4919 has too at gateshesd

4920 and 4912 also

stagecoachbusdepot · 26 Jun 2016, 8:01 pm,

Does anyone know if any of the following GNE timetables were/are available in hardcopy anywhere?
V1 etc - 30 November 2015
4 - 17 April 2016
18 - 5 March 2016
34 - 11 May 2014
74, 680 etc - 30 January 2016
X81, 185, 681 - 30 January 2016
X81, 185, 681 - April 2016
201 etc - 3 January 2016
434, 448 - 22 February 2016

They all are or were available online but haven't seen printed copies of any of these around.

pdiddy · 27 Jun 2016, 3:59 pm,

There's loads of paper copy's of 18 timetables on 571 and 572 (5/3/16) version

Andreos1 · 27 Jun 2016, 4:27 pm,

Noted a Washington Merc being driven by a driver (as opposed to a fitter), scooting past Washington Services and down the A194 (M) earlier NIS.
Guessing he was dropped out somewhere and was being sent north to start a trip.

Morgandee16 · 27 Jun 2016, 7:32 pm,

When are the prince bishops getting the writing on the Windows look a bit plain at the min

Ryan99 · 28 Jun 2016, 11:12 am,

(27 Jun 2016, 7:32 pm)Morgandee16 wrote When are the prince bishops getting the writing on the Windows look a bit plain at the min

Look how long it took them to brand the whey aye five o scanias so months probably

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