Acquisition of Yutong CB12 from Pelican
Acquisition of Yutong CB12 from Pelican
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Go North East: 5499 / YH66VMO by Daniel Graham, on Flickr![[Image: 51011503002_b1eae49abb.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51011503002_b1eae49abb.jpg)
Go North East: 5500 / YD70CDZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
Go North East has acquired two diesel Yutong CB12 vehicles, through the UK Pelican Yutong dealership in Castleford, YH66 VMO and YD70 CDZ.
Both vehicles were previously with BM Coaches, though the latter has barely been used since new in October 2020, and the former has previously served in the region with Weardale Motor Services.
Go North East: 5499 / YH66VMO by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
Go North East: 5500 / YD70CDZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
(07 Mar 2021, 7:56 am)Dan Go North East has acquired two diesel Yutong CB12 vehicles, through the UK Pelican Yutong dealership in Castleford, YH66 VMO and YD70 CDZ.
Both vehicles were previously with BM Coaches, though the latter has barely been used since new in October 2020, and the former has previously served in the region with Weardale Motor Services.
(07 Mar 2021, 7:56 am)Dan Go North East has acquired two diesel Yutong CB12 vehicles, through the UK Pelican Yutong dealership in Castleford, YH66 VMO and YD70 CDZ.
Both vehicles were previously with BM Coaches, though the latter has barely been used since new in October 2020, and the former has previously served in the region with Weardale Motor Services.
(07 Mar 2021, 8:01 am)streetdeckfan I assume they're going to get some proper seats installed?
(07 Mar 2021, 8:01 am)streetdeckfan I assume they're going to get some proper seats installed?
(07 Mar 2021, 9:12 am)Michael I wonder if these will end up on the 33 in Newcastle - not many routes have a PVR of 2 in Newcastle.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:12 am)Michael Hope so, that colour mixture is horrendous!5005?, do you mean 5505?
Also noted that these are 5499/5500 and the Versa is 5005 - I wonder if this will confirm more will arrive to fill in the gaps of the missing fleet numbers?
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I wonder if these will end up on the 33 in Newcastle - not many routes have a PVR of 2 in Newcastle.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:12 am)Michael Hope so, that colour mixture is horrendous!5005?, do you mean 5505?
Also noted that these are 5499/5500 and the Versa is 5005 - I wonder if this will confirm more will arrive to fill in the gaps of the missing fleet numbers?
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I wonder if these will end up on the 33 in Newcastle - not many routes have a PVR of 2 in Newcastle.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:32 am)ne14ne1 If so quite a few residents & local environmental campaign groups may be disappointed. They’ve very much approved of having the electrics on the route recently.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:32 am)ne14ne1 If so quite a few residents & local environmental campaign groups may be disappointed. They’ve very much approved of having the electrics on the route recently.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:32 am)ne14ne1 If so quite a few residents & local environmental campaign groups may be disappointed. They’ve very much approved of having the electrics on the route recently.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:32 am)ne14ne1 If so quite a few residents & local environmental campaign groups may be disappointed. They’ve very much approved of having the electrics on the route recently.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:51 am)S813 FVK They'd be disappointed either way - 100% electric operation on the 33 was never intended to be a permanent thing with the fleet as it is. Diesel buses would end up back on it eventually.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:51 am)S813 FVK They'd be disappointed either way - 100% electric operation on the 33 was never intended to be a permanent thing with the fleet as it is. Diesel buses would end up back on it eventually.
(07 Mar 2021, 9:50 am)Dan The electric buses were bought for services 53/54. When Go North East restores full service levels on these routes, the electric buses will need to come off the 33 service - it’d be mad to suggest that diesel buses filling the void on the 53/54 would be preferable?!
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(07 Mar 2021, 9:50 am)Dan The electric buses were bought for services 53/54. When Go North East restores full service levels on these routes, the electric buses will need to come off the 33 service - it’d be mad to suggest that diesel buses filling the void on the 53/54 would be preferable?!
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(07 Mar 2021, 9:50 am)Dan The electric buses were bought for services 53/54. When Go North East restores full service levels on these routes, the electric buses will need to come off the 33 service - it’d be mad to suggest that diesel buses filling the void on the 53/54 would be preferable?!
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(07 Mar 2021, 9:50 am)Dan The electric buses were bought for services 53/54. When Go North East restores full service levels on these routes, the electric buses will need to come off the 33 service - it’d be mad to suggest that diesel buses filling the void on the 53/54 would be preferable?!
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They would be perfect for the RVI-Freeman Hospital service while social distancing is needing bigger vehicles on there.
Wonder if these plus the Versa might see some route in Gateshead / Newcastle which in turn those displaced buses see a minibus route upgraded long term. Percy Main currently don't have enough Solo's to run the Little Coaster network since 702-4 have gone down to Manchester plus 692 doing Vaccines and I can't imagine the 19 will be ran by Omnicity's long term as they're expensive to run.
(07 Mar 2021, 10:50 am)Ray They would be perfect for the RVI-Freeman Hospital service while social distancing is needing bigger vehicles on there.
(07 Mar 2021, 12:07 pm)Dan Martijn has confirmed in his colleague update on Facebook this afternoon that they will indeed be used on the NHS Staff Hopper service.
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(07 Mar 2021, 12:07 pm)Dan Martijn has confirmed in his colleague update on Facebook this afternoon that they will indeed be used on the NHS Staff Hopper service.
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