The 'Live Map' has discussed regularly, and although it's a UK-wide thing, I'll still put it here...
http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/journeyplanne...pl=livemap&
The map on the website still updates in 'real time' - not like the mobile phone app!
Seem as there has been alot of talk of services with overcrowding and poor reliability I feel I have to mention that Durham service 64 is suffering from these problems:
Whilst I was stood in Durham around lunchtime today I saw a Dart heading towards the Arnison Centre and all seats were filled and there was no room to stand, so it was completely full and this isn't something rare to see especially during term time, even during the school holidays once I had to stand from Fram to Durham.
The reliability is terrible, often I used be stood waiting at Framwellgate Moor watching Go North East's buses fly past on-time whilst you have been stood there for so long you have completely lost your sanity. Whilst stood in Durham this afternoon I may not have been totally paying attention but I think there wasn't a 64 heading towards Musgrave Gardens or Sherburn for over half an hour then I saw two or three 64s heading to the Arnison Centre all on North Road at once. The Darts that are allocated to this service are awful, going up some of the hills in Newton Hall you have fears that the bus is going to roll back down the hill and they sound awful and the leg room between the seats is non existent.
Something needs to be done about this service as it is a terrible service, the loads between Durham and Framwellgate Moor do cause problems especially if you are stood at the University Hospital or County Hall and it drives straight past you full you will lose custom to the competition. To help with this problem I think service 7 should be extended to Framwellgate Moor so it could pick up New College students which would reduce the pressure on the 64 as when the 7/7A previously ran up to Framwellgate Moor every 15 minutes during the daytime there didn't seem to be as many problems with capacity on the 64 as the New College students had more buses between Fram and Durham.
(01 Oct 2014, 10:09 pm)Jimmi Seem as there has been alot of talk of services with overcrowding and poor reliability I feel I have to mention that Durham service 64 is suffering from these problems:
Whilst I was stood in Durham around lunchtime today I saw a Dart heading towards the Arnison Centre and all seats were filled and there was no room to stand, so it was completely full and this isn't something rare to see especially during term time, even during the school holidays once I had to stand from Fram to Durham.
The reliability is terrible, often I used be stood waiting at Framwellgate Moor watching Go North East's buses fly past on-time whilst you have been stood there for so long you have completely lost your sanity. Whilst stood in Durham this afternoon I may not have been totally paying attention but I think there wasn't a 64 heading towards Musgrave Gardens or Sherburn for over half an hour then I saw two or three 64s heading to the Arnison Centre all on North Road at once. The Darts that are allocated to this service are awful, going up some of the hills in Newton Hall you have fears that the bus is going to roll back down the hill and they sound awful and the leg room between the seats is non existent.
Something needs to be done about this service as it is a terrible service, the loads between Durham and Framwellgate Moor do cause problems especially if you are stood at the University Hospital or County Hall and it drives straight past you full you will lose custom to the competition. To help with this problem I think service 7 should be extended to Framwellgate Moor so it could pick up New College students which would reduce the pressure on the 64 as when the 7/7A previously ran up to Framwellgate Moor every 15 minutes during the daytime there didn't seem to be as many problems with capacity on the 64 as the New College students had more buses between Fram and Durham.
(01 Oct 2014, 10:09 pm)Jimmi Seem as there has been alot of talk of services with overcrowding and poor reliability I feel I have to mention that Durham service 64 is suffering from these problems:
Whilst I was stood in Durham around lunchtime today I saw a Dart heading towards the Arnison Centre and all seats were filled and there was no room to stand, so it was completely full and this isn't something rare to see especially during term time, even during the school holidays once I had to stand from Fram to Durham.
The reliability is terrible, often I used be stood waiting at Framwellgate Moor watching Go North East's buses fly past on-time whilst you have been stood there for so long you have completely lost your sanity. Whilst stood in Durham this afternoon I may not have been totally paying attention but I think there wasn't a 64 heading towards Musgrave Gardens or Sherburn for over half an hour then I saw two or three 64s heading to the Arnison Centre all on North Road at once. The Darts that are allocated to this service are awful, going up some of the hills in Newton Hall you have fears that the bus is going to roll back down the hill and they sound awful and the leg room between the seats is non existent.
Something needs to be done about this service as it is a terrible service, the loads between Durham and Framwellgate Moor do cause problems especially if you are stood at the University Hospital or County Hall and it drives straight past you full you will lose custom to the competition. To help with this problem I think service 7 should be extended to Framwellgate Moor so it could pick up New College students which would reduce the pressure on the 64 as when the 7/7A previously ran up to Framwellgate Moor every 15 minutes during the daytime there didn't seem to be as many problems with capacity on the 64 as the New College students had more buses between Fram and Durham.
As reported earlier, 1578 is now in service at Belmont depot and is operating service U1 today.
Photo can be seen here.
7607 has been spotted in Darlington, anyone know the reason why?
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I believe it was being used for a photo shoot for some reason.
To round up some recent news...
4648/49/50 have left Redcar for Blackburn to be refurbished for Darlington.
7511/12/13 have returned to Ashington in Max spec from Blackburn to join 4653/9
7515/16/17 have transferred to Blackburn to be refurbished, it is believed that 7514 will be joining them, if not already.
4701 was spotted at Jesmond today, one of three Temsas away at Redcar, with 7487 also missing for weeks... They have now been given 3 Prestiges from Stockton's scrap corner (4001/6/7) to help them cover requirements given they've transferred 1306/7 to Darlington and 1308 to Durham too!
1440 and 1512 returned from Thorntons to Redcar and Stockton today respectively.
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Been told 4651 went to Blackburn instead of 4648 but will look out for either to confirm
(04 Oct 2014, 8:18 pm)mb134 Thought 7511/2/3 were for X15, along with 4563/9, although with the frequency things change with Arriva I haven't got a clue anymore
(04 Oct 2014, 8:18 pm)mb134 Thought 7511/2/3 were for X15, along with 4563/9, although with the frequency things change with Arriva I haven't got a clue anymore
(05 Oct 2014, 11:02 am)Dan You're right - I thought you'd quoted the part about 7511-13. Remind me not to post when I'm half asleep, eh?
(05 Oct 2014, 11:29 am)DaveyBowyer It still boggles my mind why Arriva chose 7501 - 7508 (not including the spare) over 7514 - 7521 for the X21 / X22.
(04 Oct 2014, 8:18 pm)mb134 Thought 7511/2/3 were for X15, along with 4563/9, although with the frequency things change with Arriva I haven't got a clue anymore
(05 Oct 2014, 11:02 am)Dan You're right - I thought you'd quoted the part about 7511-13. Remind me not to post when I'm half asleep, eh?
(05 Oct 2014, 11:29 am)DaveyBowyer It still boggles my mind why Arriva chose 7501 - 7508 (not including the spare) over 7514 - 7521 for the X21 / X22.
(05 Oct 2014, 11:59 am)Kuyoyo 7501-8 are f**cked, so why no put them on the less-demanding services (X21/X22) compared to the more demanding X14/14 and X15. 7514-21 were knackered when in their final months at Darlington, but since they moved to Ashington, they have improved. Extras spares are required for the X21/X22 though imho - plus given the majority of the E400s will soon either be Sapphire or MAX, might as well do what is left as MAX and Sapphire spares.
(05 Oct 2014, 11:59 am)Kuyoyo 7501-8 are f**cked, so why no put them on the less-demanding services (X21/X22) compared to the more demanding X14/14 and X15. 7514-21 were knackered when in their final months at Darlington, but since they moved to Ashington, they have improved. Extras spares are required for the X21/X22 though imho - plus given the majority of the E400s will soon either be Sapphire or MAX, might as well do what is left as MAX and Sapphire spares.
If the Euro 6 Scania E400 proves to be a very reliable bus, do you think Arriva will consider that option rather than the ADL / Cummins integral option for future new express and or endurance route orders? I know the Cummins unit is probably better on the juice but the reliability (not proven yet) of the Scania option will probably most likely be more robust, reliable and powerful to handle such routes. I haven't got anything against the E400's but I'm simply not a fan of Cummins units and they've not only caused problems on the E400's but also on the Street*****s too.
Hoping Scott doesn't mind, but I'm feeling rather productive again, so have taken the opportunity to update the fleet lists on his behalf... Most changes have just been to reflect the allocation changes at the back end of last month, as detailed in the news earlier today.
Call me picky, but I've changed a few things just to keep all of the fleet lists consistent. One thing that had really been bugging me was that the bodywork for the VDL DB300/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles in the fleet was down as 'Wright Gemini' - that has been changed now.
If I have time, I'm going to update the main www.northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/ page at some point this evening too - that's been irritating me for a while now too...
(05 Oct 2014, 3:06 pm)Dan Hoping Scott doesn't mind, but I'm feeling rather productive again, so have taken the opportunity to update the fleet lists on his behalf... Most changes have just been to reflect the allocation changes at the back end of last month, as detailed in the news earlier today.
Call me picky, but I've changed a few things just to keep all of the fleet lists consistent. One thing that had really been bugging me was that the bodywork for the VDL DB300/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles in the fleet was down as 'Wright Gemini' - that has been changed now.
If I have time, I'm going to update the main www.northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/ page at some point this evening too - that's been irritating me for a while now too...
(05 Oct 2014, 3:06 pm)Dan Hoping Scott doesn't mind, but I'm feeling rather productive again, so have taken the opportunity to update the fleet lists on his behalf... Most changes have just been to reflect the allocation changes at the back end of last month, as detailed in the news earlier today.
Call me picky, but I've changed a few things just to keep all of the fleet lists consistent. One thing that had really been bugging me was that the bodywork for the VDL DB300/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 vehicles in the fleet was down as 'Wright Gemini' - that has been changed now.
If I have time, I'm going to update the main www.northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/ page at some point this evening too - that's been irritating me for a while now too...
(05 Oct 2014, 3:26 pm)Michael Think we need new pictures on the stagecoach tab etc... maybe of the new buses?
(05 Oct 2014, 3:26 pm)Michael Think we need new pictures on the stagecoach tab etc... maybe of the new buses?
