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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2018

Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2018

 
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Malarkey



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28 Aug 2018, 6:24 pm #161
(27 Aug 2018, 9:58 pm)N1cholas The new MD was not at the rally today, he was at creamfields instead enjoying his bank holiday, its on his twitter

Weird, everyone enthusiast I spoke to mentioned it including the drivers yesterday.
Malarkey
28 Aug 2018, 6:24 pm #161

(27 Aug 2018, 9:58 pm)N1cholas The new MD was not at the rally today, he was at creamfields instead enjoying his bank holiday, its on his twitter

Weird, everyone enthusiast I spoke to mentioned it including the drivers yesterday.

28 Aug 2018, 6:45 pm #162
Yesterday I was on the service 32A due at Rye Hill at 15:31 which arrived at 15:40 and crashed at 15:53 at Cowgate Morrisons. The bus sustained left rear bodywork damage. Anyone know if the 49-branded Streetlite is still in service?
OrangeArrow49
28 Aug 2018, 6:45 pm #162

Yesterday I was on the service 32A due at Rye Hill at 15:31 which arrived at 15:40 and crashed at 15:53 at Cowgate Morrisons. The bus sustained left rear bodywork damage. Anyone know if the 49-branded Streetlite is still in service?

ne14ne1



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29 Aug 2018, 8:26 pm #163
How come I've seen some Quaylinks showing 'Newcastle', and some showing 'Central Station' - whats the story there? I would have thought they weren't new enough to have the new controllers to allow them to change part way through their route?
Edited 29 Aug 2018, 8:27 pm by ne14ne1.
ne14ne1
29 Aug 2018, 8:26 pm #163

How come I've seen some Quaylinks showing 'Newcastle', and some showing 'Central Station' - whats the story there? I would have thought they weren't new enough to have the new controllers to allow them to change part way through their route?

29 Aug 2018, 8:55 pm #164
On the 21 yesterday it said Eldon Square the whole journey, so maybe they're testing out having it the whole journey. Then again, The 21 leaving Gateshead Interchange going to Durham also said Eldon Square on it so maybe it was a glitch

(29 Aug 2018, 8:26 pm)ne14ne1 How come I've seen some Quaylinks showing 'Newcastle', and some showing 'Central Station' - whats the story there? I would have thought they weren't new enough to have the new controllers to allow them to change part way through their route?



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Edited 29 Aug 2018, 8:56 pm by streetdeckfan.
streetdeckfan
29 Aug 2018, 8:55 pm #164

On the 21 yesterday it said Eldon Square the whole journey, so maybe they're testing out having it the whole journey. Then again, The 21 leaving Gateshead Interchange going to Durham also said Eldon Square on it so maybe it was a glitch

(29 Aug 2018, 8:26 pm)ne14ne1 How come I've seen some Quaylinks showing 'Newcastle', and some showing 'Central Station' - whats the story there? I would have thought they weren't new enough to have the new controllers to allow them to change part way through their route?



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S813 FVK



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29 Aug 2018, 9:14 pm #165
(29 Aug 2018, 8:55 pm)streetdeckfan On the 21 yesterday it said Eldon Square the whole journey, so maybe they're testing out having it the whole journey. 

From my basic knowledge of the software, 'Newcastle' and 'Eldon Square' will be different displays in the destination list leaving the Eldon Square display able to be selected by the drivers manually from any point on the route (despite being advised otherwise on their running board) rather than being out of bounds until it automatically changes at Gateshead.
Edited 29 Aug 2018, 9:42 pm by S813 FVK.
S813 FVK
29 Aug 2018, 9:14 pm #165

(29 Aug 2018, 8:55 pm)streetdeckfan On the 21 yesterday it said Eldon Square the whole journey, so maybe they're testing out having it the whole journey. 

From my basic knowledge of the software, 'Newcastle' and 'Eldon Square' will be different displays in the destination list leaving the Eldon Square display able to be selected by the drivers manually from any point on the route (despite being advised otherwise on their running board) rather than being out of bounds until it automatically changes at Gateshead.

30 Aug 2018, 6:08 am #166
Anyone know whats wrong with 629/630 as they seem to have been off the road for a while now?
Dans_bus_photos
30 Aug 2018, 6:08 am #166

Anyone know whats wrong with 629/630 as they seem to have been off the road for a while now?

S813 FVK



6,030
30 Aug 2018, 10:46 am #167
Nothing new by a few months, but a couple of buses going around with incorrect feature symbols on at the moment:

5324 displaying Plugs instead of USB:

[Image: 27217652077_b5973598f9.jpg]Go North East 5324 NK58 DWA on 29, A184, Gateshead by sambuses, on Flickr

6048 displaying USB instead of Plugs:

[Image: 43046797995_616f8aeaa9.jpg]Go North East 6048 (NK12 GCZ). Riverside Depot, Gateshead by Captain Deltic, on Flickr
S813 FVK
30 Aug 2018, 10:46 am #167

Nothing new by a few months, but a couple of buses going around with incorrect feature symbols on at the moment:

5324 displaying Plugs instead of USB:

[Image: 27217652077_b5973598f9.jpg]Go North East 5324 NK58 DWA on 29, A184, Gateshead by sambuses, on Flickr

6048 displaying USB instead of Plugs:

[Image: 43046797995_616f8aeaa9.jpg]Go North East 6048 (NK12 GCZ). Riverside Depot, Gateshead by Captain Deltic, on Flickr

30 Aug 2018, 5:10 pm #168
[Image: 42559208380_6b8fd39b74_c.jpg]Go North East 721 / KY63 VTL by kieron mathews, on Flickr

721 at Saltmeadows Road today repainted into Tynedale Links colours
Edited 30 Aug 2018, 8:15 pm by TEN 6083.
TEN 6083
30 Aug 2018, 5:10 pm #168

[Image: 42559208380_6b8fd39b74_c.jpg]Go North East 721 / KY63 VTL by kieron mathews, on Flickr

721 at Saltmeadows Road today repainted into Tynedale Links colours

BFK



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30 Aug 2018, 6:03 pm #169
Is there a reason why when 5438 was repainted a couple of months ago that it didn't receive the blue paint on the rear ?
BFK
30 Aug 2018, 6:03 pm #169

Is there a reason why when 5438 was repainted a couple of months ago that it didn't receive the blue paint on the rear ?

Dan

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30 Aug 2018, 6:12 pm #170
(30 Aug 2018, 6:03 pm)BFK Is there a reason why when 5438 was repainted a couple of months ago that it didn't receive the blue paint on the rear ?
It was intended to receive a promotional livery at the time. This may not happen now.

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Dan
30 Aug 2018, 6:12 pm #170

(30 Aug 2018, 6:03 pm)BFK Is there a reason why when 5438 was repainted a couple of months ago that it didn't receive the blue paint on the rear ?
It was intended to receive a promotional livery at the time. This may not happen now.

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30 Aug 2018, 10:03 pm #171
5479 appeared to have crashed into 5471 in Park Lane earlier today

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansnorthe...ed-friend/
Edited 30 Aug 2018, 10:07 pm by Dans_bus_photos.
Dans_bus_photos
30 Aug 2018, 10:03 pm #171

5479 appeared to have crashed into 5471 in Park Lane earlier today

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansnorthe...ed-friend/

31 Aug 2018, 11:48 am #172
On the X21 at the minute and it's not announcing the route when the doors close but it's still saying the next stop. I thought there was something missing and it took me to Chester Le Street to realise it wasn't saying it

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streetdeckfan
31 Aug 2018, 11:48 am #172

On the X21 at the minute and it's not announcing the route when the doors close but it's still saying the next stop. I thought there was something missing and it took me to Chester Le Street to realise it wasn't saying it

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