(12 Jan 2019, 9:26 pm)S830OFT Not everyone is loaded with cash you know!
No Bus Service in Newton Aycliffe No Trains after 18:00, people from Durham getting there would falk out a fortune. I think it's outrageous that Arriva Durham chose to run 4 routes but they were the shortest of routes...
Examples of places cut off because of Arriva's decision:
Sedgefield: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Ferryhill and Bishop.
Ferryhill: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Sedgefield and Bishop.
Bishop Auckland: Only Weardale, Scarlet Band, Go North East and a very infrequent Northern Trains service.
Newton Aycliffe: Only Northern Trains operating until 18:00.
Darlington: Mainly Trains with Scarlet Band 16 running aswell as Dales/District 29/34/72.
Scarlet Band must have made a big profit this week from having to pick up the pieces, I seen the 52 leaving to Esh Winning with a full load, also seen the 58 coming into Coxhoe with standing room only.
(12 Jan 2019, 9:26 pm)S830OFT Not everyone is loaded with cash you know!
No Bus Service in Newton Aycliffe No Trains after 18:00, people from Durham getting there would falk out a fortune. I think it's outrageous that Arriva Durham chose to run 4 routes but they were the shortest of routes...
Examples of places cut off because of Arriva's decision:
Sedgefield: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Ferryhill and Bishop.
Ferryhill: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Sedgefield and Bishop.
Bishop Auckland: Only Weardale, Scarlet Band, Go North East and a very infrequent Northern Trains service.
Newton Aycliffe: Only Northern Trains operating until 18:00.
Darlington: Mainly Trains with Scarlet Band 16 running aswell as Dales/District 29/34/72.
Scarlet Band must have made a big profit this week from having to pick up the pieces, I seen the 52 leaving to Esh Winning with a full load, also seen the 58 coming into Coxhoe with standing room only.
(13 Jan 2019, 6:31 pm)Cock Robin Nothing whatsoever in East Cleveland either. Terrible state of affairs but what would you have done about it? You slag off one of the drivers who actually did come out to work. There was only so many drivers to go round and it takes time to train up anyone new.
(13 Jan 2019, 6:31 pm)Cock Robin Nothing whatsoever in East Cleveland either. Terrible state of affairs but what would you have done about it? You slag off one of the drivers who actually did come out to work. There was only so many drivers to go round and it takes time to train up anyone new.
(13 Jan 2019, 6:36 pm)Cock Robin If there's a few people taxi prices can be competitive wouldn't use one on my own. Thankfully I have a good pair of legs but not everyone does.
If there's a few people taxi prices can be competitive but wouldn't use one on my own. Thankfully I have a good pair of legs but not everyone does.
(13 Jan 2019, 6:36 pm)Cock Robin If there's a few people taxi prices can be competitive wouldn't use one on my own. Thankfully I have a good pair of legs but not everyone does.
(13 Jan 2019, 11:32 am)Kuyoyo 1535 has entered service this morning on 8s - it’s working the xx50 trips until 1450.
![[Image: 45824872975_120e088283_b.jpg]](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7906/45824872975_120e088283_b.jpg)
Arriva North East 1535 (YJ58 FFB) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr
(13 Jan 2019, 11:32 am)Kuyoyo 1535 has entered service this morning on 8s - it’s working the xx50 trips until 1450.
Arriva North East 1535 (YJ58 FFB) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr
(12 Jan 2019, 8:01 pm)S830OFT Well some Nighters won't get home tonight with Arriva and Northern on strike. This afternoon was chaos with no Arriva staff around and all the questions going to the Security Guard who knows quite a lot tbh.
(12 Jan 2019, 9:26 pm)S830OFT Not everyone is loaded with cash you know!
No Bus Service in Newton Aycliffe No Trains after 18:00, people from Durham getting there would falk out a fortune. I think it's outrageous that Arriva Durham chose to run 4 routes but they were the shortest of routes...
Examples of places cut off because of Arriva's decision:
Sedgefield: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Ferryhill and Bishop.
Ferryhill: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Sedgefield and Bishop.
Bishop Auckland: Only Weardale, Scarlet Band, Go North East and a very infrequent Northern Trains service.
Newton Aycliffe: Only Northern Trains operating until 18:00.
Darlington: Mainly Trains with Scarlet Band 16 running aswell as Dales/District 29/34/72.
Scarlet Band must have made a big profit this week from having to pick up the pieces, I seen the 52 leaving to Esh Winning with a full load, also seen the 58 coming into Coxhoe with standing room only.
(12 Jan 2019, 8:01 pm)S830OFT Well some Nighters won't get home tonight with Arriva and Northern on strike. This afternoon was chaos with no Arriva staff around and all the questions going to the Security Guard who knows quite a lot tbh.
(12 Jan 2019, 9:26 pm)S830OFT Not everyone is loaded with cash you know!
No Bus Service in Newton Aycliffe No Trains after 18:00, people from Durham getting there would falk out a fortune. I think it's outrageous that Arriva Durham chose to run 4 routes but they were the shortest of routes...
Examples of places cut off because of Arriva's decision:
Sedgefield: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Ferryhill and Bishop.
Ferryhill: Only the hourly 113 Scarlet Band to Sedgefield and Bishop.
Bishop Auckland: Only Weardale, Scarlet Band, Go North East and a very infrequent Northern Trains service.
Newton Aycliffe: Only Northern Trains operating until 18:00.
Darlington: Mainly Trains with Scarlet Band 16 running aswell as Dales/District 29/34/72.
Scarlet Band must have made a big profit this week from having to pick up the pieces, I seen the 52 leaving to Esh Winning with a full load, also seen the 58 coming into Coxhoe with standing room only.
(13 Jan 2019, 6:36 pm)S830OFT Yes but that one driver was extremely rude and unpleasant to all passengers and didn't have one nice thing about her. I've come across thousands of bus drivers and many I find are amazing, very helpful and courteous, but then you get the rude ones doing the exact same job and I question why can't you just be nice?
(13 Jan 2019, 6:36 pm)Cock Robin If there's a few people taxi prices can be competitive but wouldn't use one on my own. Thankfully I have a good pair of legs but not everyone does.
I mean they work, not to look at!!
(13 Jan 2019, 6:36 pm)S830OFT Yes but that one driver was extremely rude and unpleasant to all passengers and didn't have one nice thing about her. I've come across thousands of bus drivers and many I find are amazing, very helpful and courteous, but then you get the rude ones doing the exact same job and I question why can't you just be nice?
(13 Jan 2019, 6:36 pm)Cock Robin If there's a few people taxi prices can be competitive but wouldn't use one on my own. Thankfully I have a good pair of legs but not everyone does.
I mean they work, not to look at!!
(13 Jan 2019, 11:42 pm)BusLoverMum The grumpy ones aren't unique to arriva.
You'd walk back to teesside from Durham
(13 Jan 2019, 11:42 pm)BusLoverMum The grumpy ones aren't unique to arriva.
You'd walk back to teesside from Durham
(13 Jan 2019, 10:25 pm)Kuyoyo It lasted the day on that board (does 5 8s then a 17 and half a 29a) and is now out on Bassleton Court 15s
(13 Jan 2019, 11:34 am)TezzaPaul Had a bus driver send me a snapchat with the number of 1535 on it. Always thought that the 15 xx series was Sapphire (with the exception of 1440 which is a sapphire Pulsar. )
Teesside Bus Spotter | Arriva fan all the way
1535 is a SB120 Plaxton Centro.
Teesside Bus Spotter | Arriva fan all the way
(13 Jan 2019, 10:25 pm)Kuyoyo It lasted the day on that board (does 5 8s then a 17 and half a 29a) and is now out on Bassleton Court 15s
(13 Jan 2019, 11:34 am)TezzaPaul Had a bus driver send me a snapchat with the number of 1535 on it. Always thought that the 15 xx series was Sapphire (with the exception of 1440 which is a sapphire Pulsar. )
Teesside Bus Spotter | Arriva fan all the way
1535 is a SB120 Plaxton Centro.
Teesside Bus Spotter | Arriva fan all the way
Posts I've seen on Social Media alluding to a plan for the 1/5/5A and X1 to interwork shortly resulting in a mixed MAX/Sapphire Streetlite allocation have jogged my memory about the 5/5A services at Stockton...
Am I right in thinking that 1552/56/59 are still 'banned' from being allocated to the 5/5A, being allocated daily to other, less strenuous, services such as the 15?
I'm sure it was around a year ago now that I heard this to be the case - with two buses of the weekday PVR being covered daily by lower specification buses such as Cadets?
(18 Jan 2019, 6:32 pm)Dan Posts I've seen on Social Media alluding to a plan for the 1/5/5A and X1 to interwork shortly resulting in a mixed MAX/Sapphire Streetlite allocation have jogged my memory about the 5/5A services at Stockton...
Am I right in thinking that 1552/56/59 are still 'banned' from being allocated to the 5/5A, being allocated daily to other, less strenuous, services such as the 15?
I'm sure it was around a year ago now that I heard this to be the case - with two buses of the weekday PVR being covered daily by lower specification buses such as Cadets?
(18 Jan 2019, 6:32 pm)Dan Posts I've seen on Social Media alluding to a plan for the 1/5/5A and X1 to interwork shortly resulting in a mixed MAX/Sapphire Streetlite allocation have jogged my memory about the 5/5A services at Stockton...
Am I right in thinking that 1552/56/59 are still 'banned' from being allocated to the 5/5A, being allocated daily to other, less strenuous, services such as the 15?
I'm sure it was around a year ago now that I heard this to be the case - with two buses of the weekday PVR being covered daily by lower specification buses such as Cadets?
1465 has been refurbished for Sapphire
https://www.flickr.com/photos/150225183@...54/in/feed
(18 Jan 2019, 7:41 pm)RobinHood I don't think they are banned, but they have had major unit replacements, and engineers suggested they be kept local.
Does seem to have been for a while though..
(18 Jan 2019, 7:41 pm)RobinHood I don't think they are banned, but they have had major unit replacements, and engineers suggested they be kept local.
Does seem to have been for a while though..
(18 Jan 2019, 6:32 pm)Dan Am I right in thinking that 1552/56/59 are still 'banned' from being allocated to the 5/5A, being allocated daily to other, less strenuous, services such as the 15?
(18 Jan 2019, 6:32 pm)Dan Am I right in thinking that 1552/56/59 are still 'banned' from being allocated to the 5/5A, being allocated daily to other, less strenuous, services such as the 15?
(20 Jan 2019, 5:32 pm)Multi21 And 1558.
They are allocated to Locals 7s 15s 8s as they are on the naughty list!
So yeah they are short term banned for the time being
(20 Jan 2019, 6:03 pm)tvd I'd prefer a Pulsar on the 5's instead of a Streetlite any day. Streetlites may be Sapphire spec but they have a cheap look and feel to them, and dont have the power or acceleration of a pulsar.
(20 Jan 2019, 6:15 pm)S830OFT Could those 3 bad Streetlites not swap with Jesmond for 1479, 1512, 1513?
(20 Jan 2019, 6:15 pm)S830OFT Could those 3 bad Streetlites not swap with Jesmond for 1479, 1512, 1513?
(20 Jan 2019, 6:15 pm)S830OFT Could those 3 bad Streetlites not swap with Jesmond for 1479, 1512, 1513?
(20 Jan 2019, 6:15 pm)S830OFT Could those 3 bad Streetlites not swap with Jesmond for 1479, 1512, 1513?
