(03 Jan 2017, 7:33 pm)dannygee The only depot that seem to use the own recovery truck is the riverside buses. Even on boxing day my friend saw alpha towing in a bus to percy main. Surely it would be cheaper to use there own wrecker
(03 Jan 2017, 7:33 pm)dannygee The only depot that seem to use the own recovery truck is the riverside buses. Even on boxing day my friend saw alpha towing in a bus to percy main. Surely it would be cheaper to use there own wrecker
(03 Jan 2017, 8:05 pm)Dan Only a handful of Riverside engineers are trained on using the Scania recovery truck.
Whether 1001 will attend to another depot's vehicle will depend on if Riverside have sufficient staff to release one of their engineers to attend to another depot's vehicle - that engineer would be away for a very long period of time, as they would have to drive the recovery truck to the place where the bus has broken down, return that bus to its home depot, and then return back to Riverside.
On Boxing Day; Riverside operated with skeleton engineering staff, so it definitely wouldn't have been practical for Riverside to attend to a Percy Main breakdown.
(03 Jan 2017, 8:05 pm)Dan Only a handful of Riverside engineers are trained on using the Scania recovery truck.
Whether 1001 will attend to another depot's vehicle will depend on if Riverside have sufficient staff to release one of their engineers to attend to another depot's vehicle - that engineer would be away for a very long period of time, as they would have to drive the recovery truck to the place where the bus has broken down, return that bus to its home depot, and then return back to Riverside.
On Boxing Day; Riverside operated with skeleton engineering staff, so it definitely wouldn't have been practical for Riverside to attend to a Percy Main breakdown.
(03 Jan 2017, 9:36 pm)dannygee Surely it would be a lot more cost effective by training more people on the truck so it can attend any go north east break down
(03 Jan 2017, 9:36 pm)dannygee Surely it would be a lot more cost effective by training more people on the truck so it can attend any go north east break down
(04 Jan 2017, 1:25 pm)pdiddy Bishop depot used to have its own wrecker (breakdown truck) from OK days. Which I've been both towed in by and driven it to breakdowns. Think it was WAJ 600Y or something like that
(04 Jan 2017, 1:25 pm)pdiddy Bishop depot used to have its own wrecker (breakdown truck) from OK days. Which I've been both towed in by and driven it to breakdowns. Think it was WAJ 600Y or something like that
(03 Jan 2017, 9:36 pm)dannygee Surely it would be a lot more cost effective by training more people on the truck so it can attend any go north east break down
(03 Jan 2017, 9:36 pm)dannygee Surely it would be a lot more cost effective by training more people on the truck so it can attend any go north east break down
5439 has been repainted into the new corporate livery:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/31...ateposted/
(04 Jan 2017, 7:59 pm)Michael What are the passenger numbers like on the X6/X7?
(04 Jan 2017, 7:59 pm)Michael What are the passenger numbers like on the X6/X7?
(04 Jan 2017, 8:01 pm)Dan I used the X6 today and it was almost full leaving Hartlepool (one of the indiGo Solos was allocated).
Leaving Peterlee, it had myself and a few others on. Leaving Seaham towards Sunderland, just two.
Early days yet but impressive on the Hartlepool stretch by all accounts. Have a feeling it's taking away from the X5 though.
(04 Jan 2017, 8:01 pm)Dan I used the X6 today and it was almost full leaving Hartlepool (one of the indiGo Solos was allocated).
Leaving Peterlee, it had myself and a few others on. Leaving Seaham towards Sunderland, just two.
Early days yet but impressive on the Hartlepool stretch by all accounts. Have a feeling it's taking away from the X5 though.
(04 Jan 2017, 8:06 pm)Michael That's good, wonder if it's taking people away from Arriva too?
I haven't seen the X5 so can't comment on the numbers, maybe the Citaro's will bring more people to use it, will the X5 gain WIFI like the X6/X7?
(04 Jan 2017, 8:06 pm)Michael That's good, wonder if it's taking people away from Arriva too?
I haven't seen the X5 so can't comment on the numbers, maybe the Citaro's will bring more people to use it, will the X5 gain WIFI like the X6/X7?
(04 Jan 2017, 8:24 pm)South Tyne Lad Would be mad not too, Since there running on a corridor where every competing service offers Wifi ( And sometimes Plug Socket's )
Are Citaro's confirmed for the X5 yet? Or have I missed something?
(04 Jan 2017, 8:24 pm)South Tyne Lad Would be mad not too, Since there running on a corridor where every competing service offers Wifi ( And sometimes Plug Socket's )
Are Citaro's confirmed for the X5 yet? Or have I missed something?
(04 Jan 2017, 5:35 pm)S813 FVK 5439 has been repainted into the new corporate livery:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/31...ateposted/
(04 Jan 2017, 5:35 pm)S813 FVK 5439 has been repainted into the new corporate livery:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/31...ateposted/
(04 Jan 2017, 9:22 pm)idiot Dying to like this photo during the night ?If anyone is stupid enough to leave notifications turned on during the night, they deserve to be woken up in my opinion.
(04 Jan 2017, 9:22 pm)idiot Dying to like this photo during the night ?If anyone is stupid enough to leave notifications turned on during the night, they deserve to be woken up in my opinion.
Please can we get back on topic. Discussions about a certain individual's Flickr descriptions are not relevant to the GNE thread.
With the mayor of London stopping any further purchases of the route master and wanting to get rid of the vast majority of diesel buses, do we think GNE will want to get their hands on some of the Geminis.
Also the hydrogen powered Streetdeck looks good from what I have seen. Fingers crossed the trials go well
(04 Jan 2017, 10:18 pm)JP6004 With the mayor of London stopping any further purchases of the route master and wanting to get rid of the vast majority of diesel buses, do we think GNE will want to get their hands on some of the Geminis.
Also the hydrogen powered Streetdeck looks good from what I have seen. Fingers crossed the trials go well
(04 Jan 2017, 10:18 pm)JP6004 With the mayor of London stopping any further purchases of the route master and wanting to get rid of the vast majority of diesel buses, do we think GNE will want to get their hands on some of the Geminis.
Also the hydrogen powered Streetdeck looks good from what I have seen. Fingers crossed the trials go well