4663 is at Arriva Darlington depot, engineers unsure if it will see the road again.

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(01 Sep 2018, 1:28 pm)JamesDunkley wrote 4663 is at Arriva Darlington depot, engineers unsure if it will see the road again.

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Has it been repaired at all?

They used a LHD example to repair it didn't they, yet looks as though being cannibalized now!!

Its september now we have a month and a few weeks till this years poppy buses come out.

I am thinking maybe a 308 gemini should loose t 308 route branding and given a permenant poppy branding. Also on all other viechles should get a poppy on the side (as stagecoach do. This will be permanent too). All this should be on the buses by october

Would need an awful lot of work to get it back to service, the engine out of 4663 is going into 4655 which has been VOR since July.

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Why are Stockton looking to ditch the Streetlites in favour of Pulsars? Are they that unreliable? Do you think Durham would swap their pulsars for Stockton's Streetlites?

(03 Sep 2018, 3:10 pm)JoshP wrote Why are Stockton looking to ditch the Streetlites in favour of Pulsars? Are they that unreliable? Do you think Durham would swap their pulsars for Stockton's Streetlites?

I would prefer the streetlites to go from Durham and pulsars to go to Durham


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(03 Sep 2018, 3:10 pm)JoshP wrote Why are Stockton looking to ditch the Streetlites in favour of Pulsars? Are they that unreliable? Do you think Durham would swap their pulsars for Stockton's Streetlites?

Is the Pope a Catholic?

(04 Sep 2018, 12:19 pm)Cock Robin wrote Is the Pope a Catholic?

Fantastic 

First time I heard that I was highly amused by it, today was no different.

(01 Sep 2018, 1:28 pm)JamesDunkley wrote 4663 is at Arriva Darlington depot, engineers unsure if it will see the road again.

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(03 Sep 2018, 9:10 am)JamesDunkley wrote Would need an awful lot of work to get it back to service, the engine out of 4663 is going into 4655 which has been VOR since July.

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Axel has gone into 4645 I believe... very much the end of 4663.

(05 Sep 2018, 7:06 am)RBZ 5459 wrote Axel has gone into 4645 I believe... very much the end of 4663.

Unbelievable after all the work done on it!

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(04 Sep 2018, 4:21 pm)S813 FVK wrote Fantastic 

First time I heard that I was highly amused by it, today was no different.

Last I saw of 4663 it had no interior. Certainly not as much work as you think.

It's been a spares donor for a while now.

Durham Gemini’s 7626 & 7627 were swapped with Dewsbury E400s 1915 & 1916 today. They’re expected to be swapped with some Pulsars from Jesmond in due course

(09 Sep 2018, 3:17 pm)tyresmoke wrote Durham Gemini’s 7626 & 7627 were swapped with Dewsbury E400s 1915 & 1916 today. They’re expected to be swapped with some Pulsars from Jesmond in due course

What’s this for

(09 Sep 2018, 3:28 pm)NewcastleOne wrote What’s this for

X12 to go fully single deck? Not sure it'll need deckers anymore, without the big loadings of students to the Stockton Campus?

It'd make more sense to have a full Pulsar allocation across the 56/57/57A/X12, if they can achieve that with what they have got.

It's the start of a bigger movement that will see the E400s heading to Ashington for the X15.

That theb cascades buses via Blyth and Jesmond to Durham.

X12 will be all single deck soon, but in the meantime the E400s will run at Durham.

About time they got rid of all the 74** shite from Blyth. Why not bring back 7609/10, 7618-20 and 7626/7 to replace them? Would make sense to have the entire DD fleet from 7601-37 there for uniformity.

(09 Sep 2018, 8:15 pm)Adrian wrote X12 to go fully single deck? Not sure it'll need deckers anymore, without the big loadings of students to the Stockton Campus?

It'd make more sense to have a full Pulsar allocation across the 56/57/57A/X12, if they can achieve that with what they have got.

(09 Sep 2018, 3:17 pm)tyresmoke wrote Durham Gemini’s 7626 & 7627 were swapped with Dewsbury E400s 1915 & 1916 today. They’re expected to be swapped with some Pulsars from Jesmond in due course

They wasted no time pressing them into service at Belmont, 1915 was noted on service 43 whilst 1916 was on the 56/57/57A/86 circuit today.
Arriva North East: 1916 / SN15LLE by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

(09 Sep 2018, 9:03 pm)RobinHood wrote It's the start of a bigger movement that will see the E400s heading to Ashington for the X15.

That theb cascades buses via Blyth and Jesmond to Durham.

X12 will be all single deck soon, but in the meantime the E400s will run at Durham.

So what will blyth get then?

(09 Sep 2018, 8:15 pm)Adrian wrote X12 to go fully single deck? Not sure it'll need deckers anymore, without the big loadings of students to the Stockton Campus?

It'd make more sense to have a full Pulsar allocation across the 56/57/57A/X12, if they can achieve that with what they have got.

Well i always thought the 21 was better, lost one fave arriva buses on one of my fave routes. Will these be given new codes and can i get a lis of cascades to certain depots if possible please?

7628 is now refurbished with all 308/Ex Yorkshire Gemini’s done

(10 Sep 2018, 6:01 pm)Jimmi wrote They wasted no time pressing them into service at Belmont, 1915 was noted on service 43 whilst 1916 was on the 56/57/57A/86 circuit today.
Arriva North East: 1916 / SN15LLE by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

Will 1915/16 be renumbered or will it stay as is

(11 Sep 2018, 12:52 pm)V514DFT wrote Will 1915/16 be renumbered or will it stay as is

Likely to be 7553 and 7554 as 1915 and 1916 are currently DAF Cadets at Stockton.

More than likely to be renumbered - 7626 has likewise been renumbered in Yorkshire before entry into service (as their 1551).

Reports on the 'Travel West Yorkshire' Forum confirmed the other pair of Geminis moving to Yorkshire are 7618/9 (likely to become 1549/50) in exchange for Yorkshire's 1917/8 (SN15 LLF/G).

(10 Sep 2018, 6:01 pm)Jimmi wrote They wasted no time pressing them into service at Belmont, 1915 was noted on service 43 whilst 1916 was on the 56/57/57A/86 circuit today.
Arriva North East: 1916 / SN15LLE by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

One on the X12. Last northbound departure from Durham.
Didnt get Id unfortunately

(11 Sep 2018, 2:05 pm)Andreos1 wrote One on the X12. Last northbound departure from Durham.
Didnt get Id unfortunately

Both are on the X12 today, 13:05 & 13:35 runs off Middlesbrough.

(11 Sep 2018, 1:12 pm)S830OFT wrote Likely to be 7553 and 7554 as 1915 and 1916 are currently DAF Cadets at Stockton.

They are indeed the new fleet numbers.

(11 Sep 2018, 2:33 pm)Dan wrote They are indeed the new fleet numbers.

Just got on 1916 and has 7554 on the ticket


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4523 currently at Redcar depot, and is on the 64/64A


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