(19 Jan 2020, 11:25 pm)Jimmi B9s get used when 7609/10 are unavailable downside to that is the X93 allocations suffer as a result, nowt worse than being cramped in on a Lite or Temsa for over 2 hours
(22 Jan 2020, 9:15 am)Kuyoyo X93 Winter Timetable ends 4th April - so 5th April. Which also is reportedly this year's first round of changes on the Teesside and East Cleveland network.
(20 Jan 2020, 8:08 am)GNE6312 I think it looks fine
(19 Jan 2020, 11:25 pm)Jimmi B9s get used when 7609/10 are unavailable downside to that is the X93 allocations suffer as a result, nowt worse than being cramped in on a Lite or Temsa for over 2 hours
(22 Jan 2020, 9:15 am)Kuyoyo X93 Winter Timetable ends 4th April - so 5th April. Which also is reportedly this year's first round of changes on the Teesside and East Cleveland network.
(20 Jan 2020, 8:08 am)GNE6312 I think it looks fine
A southbound X12 keeps breaking down between Newcastle and Gateshead. Not sure of the fleet number as the back is caked in dirt
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(22 Jan 2020, 5:19 pm)streetdeckfan A southbound X12 keeps breaking down between Newcastle and Gateshead. Not sure of the fleet number as the back is caked in dirtPulsar?
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(22 Jan 2020, 5:19 pm)streetdeckfan A southbound X12 keeps breaking down between Newcastle and Gateshead. Not sure of the fleet number as the back is caked in dirtPulsar?
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(22 Jan 2020, 6:47 pm)Cock Robin Pulsar?Yep. Been hobbling its way to Durham NIS since, got there the same time I did on the X21, and I got off at Gateshead for Greggs Pizza deal and caught the next one!
(22 Jan 2020, 6:47 pm)Cock Robin Pulsar?Yep. Been hobbling its way to Durham NIS since, got there the same time I did on the X21, and I got off at Gateshead for Greggs Pizza deal and caught the next one!
Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.
- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery
Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.
(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.
- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery
Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.
(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.
- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery
Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.
(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.There's nothing wrong with the VDL Gemini 2s I get the X7 every day Monday to Friday which is a gemini 2 or Pulsar and both are very nice to ride. As for the B7s they are in amazing condition for their age especially compared to GNEs B7s which have horrible GAL seats and have rear doors yet get used in reversing bay bus stations as for arriva's they were refurbished and had the rear doors removed.
- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery
Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.
(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.There's nothing wrong with the VDL Gemini 2s I get the X7 every day Monday to Friday which is a gemini 2 or Pulsar and both are very nice to ride. As for the B7s they are in amazing condition for their age especially compared to GNEs B7s which have horrible GAL seats and have rear doors yet get used in reversing bay bus stations as for arriva's they were refurbished and had the rear doors removed.
- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery
Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.
(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.Oh so the 'goldmine' services are using 8 year old VDL Gemini's that were refurbished a few years back (308 ones even more recently) whereas the Durham County arm of Arriva North East has many Pulsars of a similar age and some now 11 years old that have never had any TLC besides a mop and bucket, think we know which part of the North East really gets the good end of the deal, so boo hoo...
- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery
Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.
(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.Oh so the 'goldmine' services are using 8 year old VDL Gemini's that were refurbished a few years back (308 ones even more recently) whereas the Durham County arm of Arriva North East has many Pulsars of a similar age and some now 11 years old that have never had any TLC besides a mop and bucket, think we know which part of the North East really gets the good end of the deal, so boo hoo...
- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery
Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.
(23 Jan 2020, 7:32 pm)Jimmi Oh so the 'goldmine' services are using 8 year old VDL Gemini's that were refurbished a few years back (308 ones even more recently) whereas the Durham County arm of Arriva North East has many Pulsars of a similar age and some now 11 years old that have never had any TLC besides a mop and bucket, think we know which part of the North East really gets the good end of the deal, so boo hoo...
Granted I will admit the interior could be a bit more inspiring, not a fan of that droplets of paint splattered on floor look and USBs would be nice but compared to other parts of the network, they ain't doing too badly.
(23 Jan 2020, 7:32 pm)Jimmi Oh so the 'goldmine' services are using 8 year old VDL Gemini's that were refurbished a few years back (308 ones even more recently) whereas the Durham County arm of Arriva North East has many Pulsars of a similar age and some now 11 years old that have never had any TLC besides a mop and bucket, think we know which part of the North East really gets the good end of the deal, so boo hoo...
Granted I will admit the interior could be a bit more inspiring, not a fan of that droplets of paint splattered on floor look and USBs would be nice but compared to other parts of the network, they ain't doing too badly.
(23 Jan 2020, 7:32 pm)Jimmi Oh so the 'goldmine' services are using 8 year old VDL Gemini's that were refurbished a few years back (308 ones even more recently) whereas the Durham County arm of Arriva North East has many Pulsars of a similar age and some now 11 years old that have never had any TLC besides a mop and bucket, think we know which part of the North East really gets the good end of the deal, so boo hoo...
Granted I will admit the interior could be a bit more inspiring, not a fan of that droplets of paint splattered on floor look and USBs would be nice but compared to other parts of the network, they ain't doing too badly.
(23 Jan 2020, 7:32 pm)Jimmi Oh so the 'goldmine' services are using 8 year old VDL Gemini's that were refurbished a few years back (308 ones even more recently) whereas the Durham County arm of Arriva North East has many Pulsars of a similar age and some now 11 years old that have never had any TLC besides a mop and bucket, think we know which part of the North East really gets the good end of the deal, so boo hoo...
Granted I will admit the interior could be a bit more inspiring, not a fan of that droplets of paint splattered on floor look and USBs would be nice but compared to other parts of the network, they ain't doing too badly.
On a similar subject I was thinking how tatty the Solos look on the 57 today, makes Scarlet Band look like a Sapphire service with their E200s.
(23 Jan 2020, 10:05 pm)deanmachine On a similar subject I was thinking how tatty the Solos look on the 57 today, makes Scarlet Band look like a Sapphire service with their E200s.Some of them have never been repainted and then there's the seats inside which have faded so much, annoys me how we can't seem to manage to re-trim them yet Yorkshire Tiger treated the ex North East Solos
(23 Jan 2020, 10:05 pm)deanmachine On a similar subject I was thinking how tatty the Solos look on the 57 today, makes Scarlet Band look like a Sapphire service with their E200s.Some of them have never been repainted and then there's the seats inside which have faded so much, annoys me how we can't seem to manage to re-trim them yet Yorkshire Tiger treated the ex North East Solos
(23 Jan 2020, 10:13 pm)Jimmi Some of them have never been repainted and then there's the seats inside which have faded so much, annoys me how we can't seem to manage to re-trim them yet Yorkshire Tiger treated the ex North East SolosThey stink, as well.
(23 Jan 2020, 10:13 pm)Jimmi Some of them have never been repainted and then there's the seats inside which have faded so much, annoys me how we can't seem to manage to re-trim them yet Yorkshire Tiger treated the ex North East SolosThey stink, as well.
The solos are in shocking state especially the few which are at Ashington they're literally falling apart and that's not even mentioning the MPD's which are even worse. Speaking of solos though does anyone know what the plan is with the ones at Jesmond when the new LEZ comes in as I can't see them being upgraded to Euro 6 and there's no minibuses which realistically could be either.
Whoever said about the interior of Arriva buses imo it's aged much better than both GNE and Stagecoach, the buses still feel modern imo. GNE's blue design just looks and feels tacky nowadays - blue really isn't in lately imo. (I know it's finally changed now) and Stagecoach's livery feels like something from the 90's / early 00's (which it is).
(24 Jan 2020, 12:47 am)Storx The solos are in shocking state especially the few which are at Ashington they're literally falling apart and that's not even mentioning the MPD's which are even worse. Speaking of solos though does anyone know what the plan is with the ones at Jesmond when the new LEZ comes in as I can't see them being upgraded to Euro 6 and there's no minibuses which realistically could be either.
Whoever said about the interior of Arriva buses imo it's aged much better than both GNE and Stagecoach, the buses still feel modern imo. GNE's blue design just looks and feels tacky nowadays - blue really isn't in lately imo. (I know it's finally changed now) and Stagecoach's livery feels like something from the 90's / early 00's (which it is).
(24 Jan 2020, 12:47 am)Storx The solos are in shocking state especially the few which are at Ashington they're literally falling apart and that's not even mentioning the MPD's which are even worse. Speaking of solos though does anyone know what the plan is with the ones at Jesmond when the new LEZ comes in as I can't see them being upgraded to Euro 6 and there's no minibuses which realistically could be either.
Whoever said about the interior of Arriva buses imo it's aged much better than both GNE and Stagecoach, the buses still feel modern imo. GNE's blue design just looks and feels tacky nowadays - blue really isn't in lately imo. (I know it's finally changed now) and Stagecoach's livery feels like something from the 90's / early 00's (which it is).
