(24 Dec 2016, 1:28 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote In other news, The new Streetlite's currently on delivery look to have new window alingments, Which heavily benefit people sat the back.
Seen here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/nsf323alis...otostream/
Looks like no one will suffer in the summer from now on
(24 Dec 2016, 10:38 am)Michael wrote Whats the allocations for this years boxing day services?
(24 Dec 2016, 7:14 pm)Adrian wrote Are Washington doing the 2200 and 2300 X1 depatures from Newcastle? Big gap in the timetable if so.
(24 Dec 2016, 7:06 pm)Dan wrote Chester-le-Street
- Service 21/X21: 13x "Angel" Volvo B5LH
Deptford
- Services 2/61: 9x "SimpliCity" Optare Versa
- Service 9: 4x GNE Red Mercedes Citaro / Scania L94
- Service 20: 7x "Fab Fifty Six" / GNE Red Volvo B9TL
- Service 35A: 6x "See it, Do it, Sunderland" Mercedes Citaro
- Service 56: 8x "Fab Fifty Six" Volvo B9TL
- Service 60: 3x "Drifter" Wright Streetlite
- Service X5: 4x GNE Red Mercedes Citaro / Wright Streetlite
Percy Main
- Service 309/310: 9x "Cobalt Clipper" Volvo B9TL
Riverside/Hexham
- Service 10: 9x "TEN" Volvo B9TL
- Service 27: 7x "Crusader" Mercedes Citaro
- Service 49: 7x "Blaydon Racers" Mercedes Citaro
- Service 53/54: 4x "Saltwell Park" Wright Streetlite
- Service 58: 6x "Citylink" Optare Versa
- Service 88: 4x "South Tyne" Optare Versa
- Service 97: 4x "Tyne Tees Xpress" Volvo B9TL
- Service Q1/Q2: 6x "Quaylink" Optare Versa
- Service Q3: 4x "Quaylink" Optare Versa
- Service X66: 3x "X66" Wright Streetlite
Stanley
- Service 6: 6x "Red Kite" Volvo B9TL / GNE Red OmniDekka
- Service 16A/V7: 3x "Durham Diamond" Mercedes Citaro
- Service 47/X30/X31: 9x GNE Red OmniDekka
Washington
- Service 4: 4x "Connections4" Mercedes Citaro
- Service X1: 7x "Red Arrows" Volvo B9TL
Service X50 will be operated by Riverside and Stanley this year - three buses from Riverside (all of which should be Volvo B9TLs - any brand) and one from Stanley (which again, should be a Red Kite Volvo B9TL).
(24 Dec 2016, 4:25 pm)Kuyoyo wrote It was just the builder logo on the Euro5 examples - it is a grill at Euro6.
(24 Dec 2016, 8:24 pm)Dan wrote And as these have a grille on the rear bonnet, that confirms Go North East is taking delivery of their first Euro 6 Daimler-engined Streetlites.
More photos below:
Go North East: 5443 / NK66EVC by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
(24 Dec 2016, 11:48 pm)L469 YVK wrote Could be a very interesting year order wise considering the demonstrators received.
(25 Dec 2016, 6:29 pm)Jamie M wrote Maybe dan can tell us for our christmas present!
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(25 Dec 2016, 6:33 pm)Dan wrote No Christmas presents from me... Bah! Humbug!
They should be entering service within about a week of them arriving, so not too long to wait given that they're already at Heysham Docks and Go North East will have a marketing strategy planned to coincide with the launch of the new buses.
(25 Dec 2016, 6:33 pm)Dan wrote No Christmas presents from me... Bah! Humbug!
They should be entering service within about a week of them arriving, so not too long to wait given that they're already at Heysham Docks and Go North East will have a marketing strategy planned to coincide with the launch of the new buses.
(25 Dec 2016, 6:40 pm)S813 FVK wrote Quick turnaround then! Does any driver familiarisation need to take place? I imagine with them being Euro 6, they will be slightly different to the Euro 5 models, much like the Micro-Hybrids having a minor change compared to the Drifter and Saltwell Park examples.
I would imagine that they are to the same specification as the rest of the Streetlites that have arrived over the past 2 years so WiFi, 3-pin plug & USB sockets and NSAs.
(25 Dec 2016, 6:58 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote As sister company Metrobus new Streetlite's feature " USB Charging " , This could give a hint that GNE's examples will feature the at seat USB Charging sockets found in Arriva's VLA MAX refurbishment instead of the Three Pin Sockets found in previous orders, Which are built into the shell of the bus.....
(25 Dec 2016, 7:04 pm)Michael wrote Aren't they not as powerful as the sockets though?
(25 Dec 2016, 6:58 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote As sister company Metrobus new Streetlite's feature " USB Charging " , This could give a hint that GNE's examples will feature the at seat USB Charging sockets found in Arriva's VLA MAX refurbishment instead of the Three Pin Sockets found in previous orders, Which are built into the shell of the bus.....
(25 Dec 2016, 8:11 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote Lots of plastic fittings, an underpowered engine and like the cheap toys you get for Christmas won't last very long. Happy Christmas everyone.
(25 Dec 2016, 8:11 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote Lots of plastic fittings, an underpowered engine and like the cheap toys you get for Christmas won't last very long. Happy Christmas everyone.
(25 Dec 2016, 8:40 pm)Adrian wrote What would you suggest as a suitable alternative Greg? It's all good and well saying it's lots of plastic fittings, underpowered, cheap, etc. But it's not stopping companies from buying them on mass...
(25 Dec 2016, 10:01 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote The latest Citaro model is probably the best single deck vehicle available at the moment, having ridden in two demonstrators (the latest with Weardale a few weeks ago), but the slump in the pound compared with the euro has increased their price in the UK. Good, stylish interior, not as cramped as a Streetlite, built to last and, not really relevant to GNE perhaps, the most attractive design. The downside is that they MAY be a bit less economical regarding fuel consumption, but there's no doubt the Citaro gives a better passenger experience, which must be an important consideration when choosing vehicles. Enviro 400 City seems the best of the bunch for new deckers, more powerful than the Streetdecks, and that demo was great on the 21, although I didn't sample it on the X9/10.
(25 Dec 2016, 6:33 pm)Dan wrote No Christmas presents from me... Bah! Humbug!
They should be entering service within about a week of them arriving, so not too long to wait given that they're already at Heysham Docks and Go North East will have a marketing strategy planned to coincide with the launch of the new buses.