1409 is now at Blyth and has spent its first , it's tracking as 1501 which is abit inconvenient as 1501 is tracking as itself so there's 2 buses tracking as 1501 unless Blyth sort 1409s ticketer out overnight. 1409 was actually one of the pulsars new to Blyth in 2009 (1408-14) which means it's now returned to its original depot.
(19 Apr 2021, 7:25 pm)davidt128 I'm brand new to this Forum, so I hope I'm not repeating info nor am I in the wrong place.
Recently seen active in Darlington are 2856 and 7518. Transfers or loans ? Or do they just need to stretch their pistons !
(19 Apr 2021, 7:25 pm)davidt128 I'm brand new to this Forum, so I hope I'm not repeating info nor am I in the wrong place.
Recently seen active in Darlington are 2856 and 7518. Transfers or loans ? Or do they just need to stretch their pistons !
(19 Apr 2021, 7:38 pm)mb134 7518 made the transfer to Darlington late last year if I remember correctly, think it was either due to an extra decker being needed for capacity on a certain board or due to a board transfer between the two depots.
Not sure on 2856, looking at Bustimes data I'd assume it transferred from Jesmond in anticipation of the April service changes.
(19 Apr 2021, 7:38 pm)mb134 7518 made the transfer to Darlington late last year if I remember correctly, think it was either due to an extra decker being needed for capacity on a certain board or due to a board transfer between the two depots.
Not sure on 2856, looking at Bustimes data I'd assume it transferred from Jesmond in anticipation of the April service changes.
Can an Arriva Blyth driver confirm why the 1 and 2 still have mini buses on yet the Pulsar bar two are on the Express routes
(22 Apr 2021, 2:37 pm)Micheal Aaron Parker Can an Arriva Blyth driver confirm why the 1 and 2 still have mini buses on yet the Pulsar bar two are on the Express routes
(22 Apr 2021, 2:37 pm)Micheal Aaron Parker Can an Arriva Blyth driver confirm why the 1 and 2 still have mini buses on yet the Pulsar bar two are on the Express routes
(22 Apr 2021, 4:25 pm)L469 YVK That shouldn't be the case though!
(22 Apr 2021, 4:25 pm)L469 YVK That shouldn't be the case though!
(22 Apr 2021, 5:38 pm)mb134 What would you like them to do instead?I aint saying its bad. I'm just saying that ever since they have been transferred to Blyth. Yet once they are all yet to appear on the 1 or the 2
Only 2 Blyth deckers look to be VOR at the moment, and one of those has an MOT due soon.
The reality is that deckers are needed for duplicates, and the single deckers are being used on quieter runs. Funny that there's no comment on GNE using a Versa and 04-plate Omnidekka on the 21 today, you'd assume due to a few (much younger) StreetDecks being off the road.
(22 Apr 2021, 5:38 pm)mb134 What would you like them to do instead?I aint saying its bad. I'm just saying that ever since they have been transferred to Blyth. Yet once they are all yet to appear on the 1 or the 2
Only 2 Blyth deckers look to be VOR at the moment, and one of those has an MOT due soon.
The reality is that deckers are needed for duplicates, and the single deckers are being used on quieter runs. Funny that there's no comment on GNE using a Versa and 04-plate Omnidekka on the 21 today, you'd assume due to a few (much younger) StreetDecks being off the road.
(22 Apr 2021, 2:37 pm)Micheal Aaron Parker Can an Arriva Blyth driver confirm why the 1 and 2 still have mini buses on yet the Pulsar bar two are on the Express routes
(22 Apr 2021, 2:37 pm)Micheal Aaron Parker Can an Arriva Blyth driver confirm why the 1 and 2 still have mini buses on yet the Pulsar bar two are on the Express routes
Yea. Its just I heard that the 1 and 2 wrre going to be bigger buses since they had the VDL DB300 Wright Gemini 2 on them for a while
(22 Apr 2021, 5:56 pm)Storx I'm not sure if they were actually brought to Blyth for only the 1/2. They've replaced 1401/1402 to Ashington and 7485/7487 to Durham instead. There hasn't been a PVR decrease on any of the expresses and 2 extra buses were never enough for the 1/2 (PVR 8) without more buses.
(22 Apr 2021, 5:56 pm)Storx I'm not sure if they were actually brought to Blyth for only the 1/2. They've replaced 1401/1402 to Ashington and 7485/7487 to Durham instead. There hasn't been a PVR decrease on any of the expresses and 2 extra buses were never enough for the 1/2 (PVR 8) without more buses.
(22 Apr 2021, 6:18 pm)mb134 2 MAX Pulsars are currently on the 1/2 in their place, in fairness. I'm also not sure 1401/2 should be at Ashington, I know the former transferred back last week before failing on an X9. Ashington do seem to trust 1402 a fair bit mind, been sent out on the X14 a few times now.
The Solos were kept for the "please don't send me to Newcastle" rota on the 1/2, so I'd guess the 1/2 allocation will ultimately depend on that.
(22 Apr 2021, 6:18 pm)mb134 2 MAX Pulsars are currently on the 1/2 in their place, in fairness. I'm also not sure 1401/2 should be at Ashington, I know the former transferred back last week before failing on an X9. Ashington do seem to trust 1402 a fair bit mind, been sent out on the X14 a few times now.
The Solos were kept for the "please don't send me to Newcastle" rota on the 1/2, so I'd guess the 1/2 allocation will ultimately depend on that.
(22 Apr 2021, 5:50 pm)Micheal Aaron Parker I aint saying its bad. I'm just saying that ever since they have been transferred to Blyth. Yet once they are all yet to appear on the 1 or the 2
(22 Apr 2021, 5:50 pm)Micheal Aaron Parker I aint saying its bad. I'm just saying that ever since they have been transferred to Blyth. Yet once they are all yet to appear on the 1 or the 2
