(26 May 2019, 7:01 am)Rob44 just checked my facebook and saw a pic of "black cat" bus. Thought it was from of the bus related sites I follow but no...... its a person in wallsend complaining about putting a bus with that name north on the tyne ..... they were very surprised the bus still had it windows in! Would hate to think what would happen if a bus called the magpie was sent from percey main to sunderland! LOL
(26 May 2019, 7:01 am)Rob44 just checked my facebook and saw a pic of "black cat" bus. Thought it was from of the bus related sites I follow but no...... its a person in wallsend complaining about putting a bus with that name north on the tyne ..... they were very surprised the bus still had it windows in! Would hate to think what would happen if a bus called the magpie was sent from percey main to sunderland! LOL
(26 May 2019, 7:01 am)Rob44 just checked my facebook and saw a pic of "black cat" bus. Thought it was from of the bus related sites I follow but no...... its a person in wallsend complaining about putting a bus with that name north on the tyne ..... they were very surprised the bus still had it windows in!
(26 May 2019, 7:01 am)Rob44 just checked my facebook and saw a pic of "black cat" bus. Thought it was from of the bus related sites I follow but no...... its a person in wallsend complaining about putting a bus with that name north on the tyne ..... they were very surprised the bus still had it windows in!
Was probably more tongue in cheek to be honest. Plenty of Mags get on Black Cats branded buses in Washington, Jarrow, and Hebburn taking them to their connections to Newcastle already, with none of them blinking an eye. I even drove a Black Cats Scania on the 56 before, not a single comment about it.
(19 May 2019, 7:44 am)Dan A large number of re-allocations last night:
626, 628, 633, 634 - Riverside to Percy Main
637, 639 - Deptford to Riverside
648 - Percy Main to Hownsgill
649, 650, 651 - Percy Main to Deptford
653, 654 - Percy Main to Peterlee
672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678 - Percy Main to Deptford
679 - Percy Main to Washington
681, 689, 690 - Deptford to Washington
691, 692, 693, 694 - Peterlee to Percy Main
695, 696 - Hownsgill to Percy Main
697 - Deptford to Hownsgill
698, 699 - Deptford to Percy Main
701, 702, 703, 704 - Washington to Percy Main
718, 719, 720 - Peterlee to Deptford
724, 725 - Crook to Percy Main
4932, 4933, 4940, 4944 - Riverside to float/reserve (Riverside)
4949 - Riverside to Peterlee
4978, 4980, 4981 - Percy Main to float/reserve (Percy Main)
4979, 4982 - Percy Main to withdrawn
5201 - Chester-le-St to float/reserve (Chester-le-St)
5204, 5205 - Float/Reserve (Percy Main) to withdrawn
5206 - Chester-le-St to withdrawn
5229, 5230, 5231, 5232 - Chester-le-St to float/reserve (Percy Main)
5249, 5251, 5252 - Riverside to Chester-le-Street
5263, 5264, 5265, 5266 - Percy Main to Chester-le-Street
5420, 5440, 5441 - Deptford to Riverside
6100 - Deptford to Percy Main
6136 - Percy Main to Chester-le-Street
6332 - Chester-le-Street to Crook
8302, 8304, 8305, 8325, 8326 - Chester-le-Street to Riverside
Solo SR 638 is currently VOR, to be transferred from Deptford to Riverside next week.
Solo 705 is currently VOR, to be transferred to Percy Main on repair (at which point Solo SR 680 will transfer to Washington).
Solo SR 678 is currently VOR (still to undergo repaint for X-lines), so Solo 700 has temporarily remained allocated to Deptford.
Streetlites 5420, 5440 and 5441 are all currently VOR undergoing repaint into fleet livery.
Of the Blue Arrow OmniCitys, 5266 should be sent from Chester-le-St to Saltmeadows on Monday to get repainted. The others will all remain at Percy Main in Blue Arrow livery until space is available in the paintshop to repaint them. There are no intentions for OmniCitys to join the fleet at Deptford.
(19 May 2019, 7:44 am)Dan A large number of re-allocations last night:
626, 628, 633, 634 - Riverside to Percy Main
637, 639 - Deptford to Riverside
648 - Percy Main to Hownsgill
649, 650, 651 - Percy Main to Deptford
653, 654 - Percy Main to Peterlee
672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678 - Percy Main to Deptford
679 - Percy Main to Washington
681, 689, 690 - Deptford to Washington
691, 692, 693, 694 - Peterlee to Percy Main
695, 696 - Hownsgill to Percy Main
697 - Deptford to Hownsgill
698, 699 - Deptford to Percy Main
701, 702, 703, 704 - Washington to Percy Main
718, 719, 720 - Peterlee to Deptford
724, 725 - Crook to Percy Main
4932, 4933, 4940, 4944 - Riverside to float/reserve (Riverside)
4949 - Riverside to Peterlee
4978, 4980, 4981 - Percy Main to float/reserve (Percy Main)
4979, 4982 - Percy Main to withdrawn
5201 - Chester-le-St to float/reserve (Chester-le-St)
5204, 5205 - Float/Reserve (Percy Main) to withdrawn
5206 - Chester-le-St to withdrawn
5229, 5230, 5231, 5232 - Chester-le-St to float/reserve (Percy Main)
5249, 5251, 5252 - Riverside to Chester-le-Street
5263, 5264, 5265, 5266 - Percy Main to Chester-le-Street
5420, 5440, 5441 - Deptford to Riverside
6100 - Deptford to Percy Main
6136 - Percy Main to Chester-le-Street
6332 - Chester-le-Street to Crook
8302, 8304, 8305, 8325, 8326 - Chester-le-Street to Riverside
Solo SR 638 is currently VOR, to be transferred from Deptford to Riverside next week.
Solo 705 is currently VOR, to be transferred to Percy Main on repair (at which point Solo SR 680 will transfer to Washington).
Solo SR 678 is currently VOR (still to undergo repaint for X-lines), so Solo 700 has temporarily remained allocated to Deptford.
Streetlites 5420, 5440 and 5441 are all currently VOR undergoing repaint into fleet livery.
Of the Blue Arrow OmniCitys, 5266 should be sent from Chester-le-St to Saltmeadows on Monday to get repainted. The others will all remain at Percy Main in Blue Arrow livery until space is available in the paintshop to repaint them. There are no intentions for OmniCitys to join the fleet at Deptford.
(26 May 2019, 8:39 am)Michael Anymore fleet changes happened?, as i know a few withdrawals and movements were delayed.638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.
(26 May 2019, 8:39 am)Michael Anymore fleet changes happened?, as i know a few withdrawals and movements were delayed.638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.
(26 May 2019, 8:58 am)Dan 638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.
5420 is in service at Riverside following repaint.
5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.
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(26 May 2019, 8:58 am)Dan 638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.
5420 is in service at Riverside following repaint.
5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.
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(26 May 2019, 8:58 am)Dan 638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.Thank god it’s plain red on the front.
5420 is in service at Riverside following repaint.
5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.
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(26 May 2019, 8:58 am)Dan 638 is now at Riverside following completion of PSV test on Thursday.Thank god it’s plain red on the front.
5420 is in service at Riverside following repaint.
5266 is in service at Chester-le-Street following repaint - notably the front end is no longer in blue, instead back to plain red.
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Just to make it clear,IT WASNT ME who complained,yes i dont like the older solos but im not that low to complain about branding from the otherside of the water,personally i think the stupid pointless rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland needs to end,total waste of time
Just thought about this. If the new route of the Fab 56 in Newcastle proves to be ok punctuality wise, could GNE end up doing this with the 57 on a PVR of 5x with it reverting back to running between Newcastle and Wardley only and service 310 being re-routed to serve Hadrian Park all of the time?
The current combined PVR of the 57/309/310 stands at 25x but if the above happened, the combined PVR would reduce to 23x vehicles.
(27 May 2019, 12:02 am)JP6004 Must be doing some shift arounds this evening..... "new" pink solo just went down heworth road toward washy depot
(27 May 2019, 12:02 am)JP6004 Must be doing some shift arounds this evening..... "new" pink solo just went down heworth road toward washy depot
(27 May 2019, 7:38 am)Dan Unsure which one you saw, but the only outstanding indiGo swap is of 680 and 705 - both of which remain at their current depots as 705 is still VOR (expected to return to service by the end of this week).
Further to my last post, 8301 is also now at Riverside.
(27 May 2019, 7:38 am)Dan Unsure which one you saw, but the only outstanding indiGo swap is of 680 and 705 - both of which remain at their current depots as 705 is still VOR (expected to return to service by the end of this week).
Further to my last post, 8301 is also now at Riverside.
(27 May 2019, 7:38 am)Dan Unsure which one you saw, but the only outstanding indiGo swap is of 680 and 705 - both of which remain at their current depots as 705 is still VOR (expected to return to service by the end of this week).
Further to my last post, 8301 is also now at Riverside.
(27 May 2019, 7:38 am)Dan Unsure which one you saw, but the only outstanding indiGo swap is of 680 and 705 - both of which remain at their current depots as 705 is still VOR (expected to return to service by the end of this week).
Further to my last post, 8301 is also now at Riverside.