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(28 Sep 2021, 8:58 pm)Keeiajs Lets face it Arriva has given up. There is still MAX branding off 4 years ago. Vinyl Wraps to cover stuff up.
Arriva aren't ordering many new buses (bar london) they will probs just end up selling off Depots.
(28 Sep 2021, 8:58 pm)Keeiajs Lets face it Arriva has given up. There is still MAX branding off 4 years ago. Vinyl Wraps to cover stuff up.
Arriva aren't ordering many new buses (bar london) they will probs just end up selling off Depots.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:23 pm)mb134 I'm assuming you're deliberately ignoring the current refurbishments of the Darlington MANs, the repaints of the X93 B9TLs, and the other efforts going on to smarten up the fleet?Minimum what they need.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:23 pm)mb134 I'm assuming you're deliberately ignoring the current refurbishments of the Darlington MANs, the repaints of the X93 B9TLs, and the other efforts going on to smarten up the fleet?Minimum what they need.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:25 pm)Keeiajs Minimum what they need.
They are refurbing, what like 20 buses, out of 200 odd. Haven't bought a new bus since 2018 (in NE), Not sure if Northumbria counts, if it doesn't then that is 16.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:30 pm)Keeiajs Northumbria (E400 MMC 2018)
ANE 2016 or 2015 iirc
(28 Sep 2021, 9:25 pm)Keeiajs Minimum what they need.
They are refurbing, what like 20 buses, out of 200 odd. Haven't bought a new bus since 2018 (in NE), Not sure if Northumbria counts, if it doesn't then that is 16.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:30 pm)Keeiajs Northumbria (E400 MMC 2018)
ANE 2016 or 2015 iirc
(28 Sep 2021, 9:33 pm)mb134 You do realise they can't send the entire fleet away at once right? I'm not saying they are, but the fact is you don't know they aren't.Oh I know they can't but they are showing barely any care.
ANE and ADC both had new vehicles in 2017-18, so the BIB makes zero sense.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:33 pm)mb134 You do realise they can't send the entire fleet away at once right? I'm not saying they are, but the fact is you don't know they aren't.Oh I know they can't but they are showing barely any care.
ANE and ADC both had new vehicles in 2017-18, so the BIB makes zero sense.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:47 pm)Keeiajs Oh I know they can't but they are showing barely any care.
But they have basically given up. DB has. They are going to end up just selling off depots, its the truth. Arriva hasn't cared for years.
(28 Sep 2021, 9:47 pm)Keeiajs Oh I know they can't but they are showing barely any care.
But they have basically given up. DB has. They are going to end up just selling off depots, its the truth. Arriva hasn't cared for years.
Just thought about this.........but maybe they've repainted the X93/X94 into Sapphire to bring some "commonality" should the inevitable cascade for them happen.
It would make sense to purchase new vehicles for the X93/X94 given the B9TLs still have some useful life left in them and would be ideal candidates for the X20.
If new vehicles were ordered for the X15, X18, X21, X22, X93/X94, the primary vehicles released would be:
- 12x E400MMC (10x 308, 1x Blyth spare, 1x Ashington spare)
- 15x E400 Classics 2014/2015 (12x 43/44/45, 3x Ashington - X14)
- 6x Volvo B9TL (4x X20, 2x Float spares)
The above in turn would then further release..............
- 10x 2011/2012 VDL DB300 Gemini 2
- 11x E400 Classics (7501-09 & 7511-12)
- 4x E400 Classics (7514-17) - would still be useful as spares or lower key work
They need to sort allocations out like
306 is a mix of Deckers, Solos, StreetLite and VDL Pulsar
52/53/54 is a mix of StreetLite & Solos with the odd Pulsar and decker chucked in
43/44/45 is the same as the 306 taking away the Solos
X7/X8/X9/X10/X11 is mainly DB300 Wright Gemini with the odd few Pulsar chucked in
X14/X15/X18 is mainly all deckers but a mix of E400 and MMC
X21/X22 is Mainly always MMC but with the odd Solo thrown is as well
I'd say the only routes that have full allocations all the time is the 685 & 51/51A
I mean the 306 is branding on two different buses
(28 Sep 2021, 10:21 pm)Train8261 They need to sort allocations out like
306 is a mix of Deckers, Solos, StreetLite and VDL Pulsar
52/53/54 is a mix of StreetLite & Solos with the odd Pulsar and decker chucked in
43/44/45 is the same as the 306 taking away the Solos
X7/X8/X9/X10/X11 is mainly DB300 Wright Gemini with the odd few Pulsar chucked in
X14/X15/X18 is mainly all deckers but a mix of E400 and MMC
X21/X22 is Mainly always MMC but with the odd Solo thrown is as well
I'd say the only routes that have full allocations all the time is the 685 & 51/51A
I mean the 306 is branding on two different buses
(28 Sep 2021, 10:21 pm)Train8261 They need to sort allocations out like
306 is a mix of Deckers, Solos, StreetLite and VDL Pulsar
52/53/54 is a mix of StreetLite & Solos with the odd Pulsar and decker chucked in
43/44/45 is the same as the 306 taking away the Solos
X7/X8/X9/X10/X11 is mainly DB300 Wright Gemini with the odd few Pulsar chucked in
X14/X15/X18 is mainly all deckers but a mix of E400 and MMC
X21/X22 is Mainly always MMC but with the odd Solo thrown is as well
I'd say the only routes that have full allocations all the time is the 685 & 51/51A
I mean the 306 is branding on two different buses
(28 Sep 2021, 10:21 pm)Train8261 X14/X15/X18 is mainly all deckers but a mix of E400 and MMC
(28 Sep 2021, 10:21 pm)Train8261 X21/X22 is Mainly always MMC but with the odd Solo thrown is as well
(28 Sep 2021, 10:21 pm)Train8261 X14/X15/X18 is mainly all deckers but a mix of E400 and MMC
(28 Sep 2021, 10:21 pm)Train8261 X21/X22 is Mainly always MMC but with the odd Solo thrown is as well
(28 Sep 2021, 10:44 pm)Storx The reason there's no allocations per say is because buses get swapped around at Blyth and Jesmond to keep buses on time. It's better than the alternative of curtailing buses short to keep things on the same route. I know which option I'd rather have and nearly every normal customer would agree.
Arriva also have mixed allocations for some routes as there's some boards busier than others. What's the point in having deckers on something when all it needs a full single.
This forums the dull the last few weeks. Just constant moaning about allocations when it's the least of problems atm with a massive driver shortage and because of Covid, parts shortages aswell.
(28 Sep 2021, 10:44 pm)Storx The reason there's no allocations per say is because buses get swapped around at Blyth and Jesmond to keep buses on time. It's better than the alternative of curtailing buses short to keep things on the same route. I know which option I'd rather have and nearly every normal customer would agree.
Arriva also have mixed allocations for some routes as there's some boards busier than others. What's the point in having deckers on something when all it needs a full single.
This forums the dull the last few weeks. Just constant moaning about allocations when it's the least of problems atm with a massive driver shortage and because of Covid, parts shortages aswell.
(29 Sep 2021, 4:15 am)citaro5284 It will be interesting how this would work if the rumoured new depot at East Hartford gets built and Blyth closes, as they will not have the buses at Blyth to play around with.
(29 Sep 2021, 4:15 am)citaro5284 It will be interesting how this would work if the rumoured new depot at East Hartford gets built and Blyth closes, as they will not have the buses at Blyth to play around with.
(29 Sep 2021, 4:15 am)citaro5284 It will be interesting how this would work if the rumoured new depot at East Hartford gets built and Blyth closes, as they will not have the buses at Blyth to play around with.
(29 Sep 2021, 4:15 am)citaro5284 It will be interesting how this would work if the rumoured new depot at East Hartford gets built and Blyth closes, as they will not have the buses at Blyth to play around with.
(28 Sep 2021, 8:58 pm)Keeiajs Lets face it Arriva has given up. There is still MAX branding off 4 years ago. Vinyl Wraps to cover stuff up.
Arriva aren't ordering many new buses (bar london) they will probs just end up selling off Depots.
(28 Sep 2021, 8:58 pm)Keeiajs Lets face it Arriva has given up. There is still MAX branding off 4 years ago. Vinyl Wraps to cover stuff up.
Arriva aren't ordering many new buses (bar london) they will probs just end up selling off Depots.
Main reason a lot of Blyth Geminis are being done is because they were still showing X10/11 "Up to every 10 minutes" which is not the case now and never will be again, 15 mins is more than adequate as long as DD are used.
(01 Oct 2021, 5:50 pm)Driver9*** Main reason a lot of Blyth Geminis are being done is because they were still showing X10/11 "Up to every 10 minutes" which is not the case now and never will be again, 15 mins is more than adequate as long as DD are used.Would they not be better (with the southern sections from Cramlington to Newcastle replaced by something else) scrapping the X8 & X9 in current form and just having the following:
(01 Oct 2021, 5:50 pm)Driver9*** Main reason a lot of Blyth Geminis are being done is because they were still showing X10/11 "Up to every 10 minutes" which is not the case now and never will be again, 15 mins is more than adequate as long as DD are used.Would they not be better (with the southern sections from Cramlington to Newcastle replaced by something else) scrapping the X8 & X9 in current form and just having the following:
