2011 Versas
2011 Versas
Has anyone else been noticing that alot of the 2011 Optare Versas have been breaking down? I use the Q1/2 regularly and I have been in/saw many broken down Versas. I am also thinking that they should upgrade the QuayLink buses as it is quite a main service and honestly these Versas aren't good enough. I think they should get some Streetlites or Citaros.
(29 May 2021, 8:06 pm)transportintyneandwear Has anyone else been noticing that alot of the 2011 Optare Versas have been breaking down? I use the Q1/2 regularly and I have been in/saw many broken down Versas. I am also thinking that they should upgrade the QuayLink buses as it is quite a main service and honestly these Versas aren't good enough. I think they should get some Streetlites or Citaros.
(29 May 2021, 8:06 pm)transportintyneandwear Has anyone else been noticing that alot of the 2011 Optare Versas have been breaking down? I use the Q1/2 regularly and I have been in/saw many broken down Versas. I am also thinking that they should upgrade the QuayLink buses as it is quite a main service and honestly these Versas aren't good enough. I think they should get some Streetlites or Citaros.
(29 May 2021, 8:06 pm)transportintyneandwear Has anyone else been noticing that alot of the 2011 Optare Versas have been breaking down? I use the Q1/2 regularly and I have been in/saw many broken down Versas. I am also thinking that they should upgrade the QuayLink buses as it is quite a main service and honestly these Versas aren't good enough. I think they should get some Streetlites or Citaros.
(29 May 2021, 8:06 pm)transportintyneandwear Has anyone else been noticing that alot of the 2011 Optare Versas have been breaking down? I use the Q1/2 regularly and I have been in/saw many broken down Versas. I am also thinking that they should upgrade the QuayLink buses as it is quite a main service and honestly these Versas aren't good enough. I think they should get some Streetlites or Citaros.
Tbh I'd personally like to see them upgrading to Citaros in the meantime till if gne would buy a batch of the new Scania Fencer F1 when they are available
(29 May 2021, 8:06 pm)transportintyneandwear Has anyone else been noticing that alot of the 2011 Optare Versas have been breaking down? I use the Q1/2 regularly and I have been in/saw many broken down Versas. I am also thinking that they should upgrade the QuayLink buses as it is quite a main service and honestly these Versas aren't good enough. I think they should get some Streetlites or Citaros.I think it just looks like there's more of a absence of Versas with two of them being instead deployed onto the Metro Shuttle Vaccination service (although now no longer required).
(29 May 2021, 8:06 pm)transportintyneandwear Has anyone else been noticing that alot of the 2011 Optare Versas have been breaking down? I use the Q1/2 regularly and I have been in/saw many broken down Versas. I am also thinking that they should upgrade the QuayLink buses as it is quite a main service and honestly these Versas aren't good enough. I think they should get some Streetlites or Citaros.I think it just looks like there's more of a absence of Versas with two of them being instead deployed onto the Metro Shuttle Vaccination service (although now no longer required).
(29 May 2021, 8:57 pm)Jimmi I think it just looks like there's more of a absence of Versas with two of them being instead deployed onto the Metro Shuttle Vaccination service (although now no longer required).I've noticed them two plus another one haven't been seen since the 8th of May. I saw one.of the metro shuttle buses still branded at Saltmedows on Tuesday as one of the shutters was open
I do question if plans are in the works for allocation changes and/or brand refresh for the Q1/Q2 considering them two Versas were chosen for the Metro Shuttle.
(29 May 2021, 8:57 pm)Jimmi I think it just looks like there's more of a absence of Versas with two of them being instead deployed onto the Metro Shuttle Vaccination service (although now no longer required).I've noticed them two plus another one haven't been seen since the 8th of May. I saw one.of the metro shuttle buses still branded at Saltmedows on Tuesday as one of the shutters was open
I do question if plans are in the works for allocation changes and/or brand refresh for the Q1/Q2 considering them two Versas were chosen for the Metro Shuttle.
Wonder if we see an East Gateshead Orbit appear.
Their certainly quite a few corporate versas allocated daily and this been the case for a few months now with odd rare allocation thrown in also, today was a Toon Link Omnicity.
I'd certainly say those Versas need replacing after 10 years Orbiting/Quaylinking.
(29 May 2021, 9:33 pm)Rapidsnap Wonder if we see an East Gateshead Orbit appear.
(29 May 2021, 9:33 pm)Rapidsnap Wonder if we see an East Gateshead Orbit appear.
(29 May 2021, 10:06 pm)Malarkey Their certainly quite a few corporate versas allocated daily and this been the case for a few months now with odd rare allocation thrown in also, today was a Toon Link Omnicity.
I'd certainly say those Versas need replacing after 10 years Orbiting/Quaylinking.
(30 May 2021, 5:58 am)ne14ne1 I think the Quaylink name should remain, it says what it does on the tin - a link to the Quays. And what with the new NGQ Arena & Conference Centre being built, Quaylink is surely the most suitable name. You can imagine arena-goers in East Gateshead (or those turning up in Central Newcastle or Gateshead Interchange not wanting to walk down to the arena) seeing the Quaylink and thinking ah we can jump on that.
I wonder if once the arena is up and running Quaylink could justify double deckers (with dual doors). Although I don’t know if single decks are better for the steep hills at Hillgate Quay & Dean Street?
(29 May 2021, 10:06 pm)Malarkey Their certainly quite a few corporate versas allocated daily and this been the case for a few months now with odd rare allocation thrown in also, today was a Toon Link Omnicity.
I'd certainly say those Versas need replacing after 10 years Orbiting/Quaylinking.
(30 May 2021, 5:58 am)ne14ne1 I think the Quaylink name should remain, it says what it does on the tin - a link to the Quays. And what with the new NGQ Arena & Conference Centre being built, Quaylink is surely the most suitable name. You can imagine arena-goers in East Gateshead (or those turning up in Central Newcastle or Gateshead Interchange not wanting to walk down to the arena) seeing the Quaylink and thinking ah we can jump on that.
I wonder if once the arena is up and running Quaylink could justify double deckers (with dual doors). Although I don’t know if single decks are better for the steep hills at Hillgate Quay & Dean Street?
(30 May 2021, 5:58 am)ne14ne1 I think the Quaylink name should remain, it says what it does on the tin - a link to the Quays. And what with the new NGQ Arena & Conference Centre being built, Quaylink is surely the most suitable name. You can imagine arena-goers in East Gateshead (or those turning up in Central Newcastle or Gateshead Interchange not wanting to walk down to the arena) seeing the Quaylink and thinking ah we can jump on that.
I wonder if once the arena is up and running Quaylink could justify double deckers (with dual doors). Although I don’t know if single decks are better for the steep hills at Hillgate Quay & Dean Street?
(30 May 2021, 5:58 am)ne14ne1 I think the Quaylink name should remain, it says what it does on the tin - a link to the Quays. And what with the new NGQ Arena & Conference Centre being built, Quaylink is surely the most suitable name. You can imagine arena-goers in East Gateshead (or those turning up in Central Newcastle or Gateshead Interchange not wanting to walk down to the arena) seeing the Quaylink and thinking ah we can jump on that.
I wonder if once the arena is up and running Quaylink could justify double deckers (with dual doors). Although I don’t know if single decks are better for the steep hills at Hillgate Quay & Dean Street?
(30 May 2021, 9:40 am)GNE6312 Maybe GNE could trial night buses or just even later buses on the Q1/2 and if the demand is there on other routes around the Newcastle Gateshead area too when the arena is up and running
(30 May 2021, 9:40 am)GNE6312 Maybe GNE could trial night buses or just even later buses on the Q1/2 and if the demand is there on other routes around the Newcastle Gateshead area too when the arena is up and running
(30 May 2021, 7:58 am)Storx Most concerts start at roughly 8pm and the last bus is 18.10 so it's not much use really. It definitely doesn't warrant deckers, very very few people after the concert will be thinking about using a short bus to another bus as it's just not something you do (experience) because it'll be heavily delayed and take twice as long because of it being stuck with traffic/people from the gig
(30 May 2021, 7:58 am)Storx Most concerts start at roughly 8pm and the last bus is 18.10 so it's not much use really. It definitely doesn't warrant deckers, very very few people after the concert will be thinking about using a short bus to another bus as it's just not something you do (experience) because it'll be heavily delayed and take twice as long because of it being stuck with traffic/people from the gig
