GNE Questions about fleet withdrawals/buses VOR/fleet questions
GNE Questions about fleet withdrawals/buses VOR/fleet questions
Bear in mind that BusTimes takes its tracking from the ticket machine so, if the machine from 6062 has been recovered and reused in a different vehicle, what you will see if this is the case is a vehicle masquerading as 6062 out on the routes.
Saw a heavily cannibalised Optare Versa (unknown which one) nearing it's final destination behind an Alpha Tow Truck on Sandy Lane today, annoyingly no fleetnumbers or registration was on display to ID it, but it had a number of windows missing.
(12 Jul 2023, 7:24 pm)Rapidsnap Saw a heavily cannibalised Optare Versa (unknown which one) nearing it's final destination behind an Alpha Tow Truck on Sandy Lane today, annoyingly no fleetnumbers or registration was on display to ID it, but it had a number of windows missing.
(12 Jul 2023, 7:24 pm)Rapidsnap Saw a heavily cannibalised Optare Versa (unknown which one) nearing it's final destination behind an Alpha Tow Truck on Sandy Lane today, annoyingly no fleetnumbers or registration was on display to ID it, but it had a number of windows missing.
(12 Jul 2023, 7:24 pm)Rapidsnap Saw a heavily cannibalised Optare Versa (unknown which one) nearing it's final destination behind an Alpha Tow Truck on Sandy Lane today, annoyingly no fleetnumbers or registration was on display to ID it, but it had a number of windows missing.
(12 Jul 2023, 7:24 pm)Rapidsnap Saw a heavily cannibalised Optare Versa (unknown which one) nearing it's final destination behind an Alpha Tow Truck on Sandy Lane today, annoyingly no fleetnumbers or registration was on display to ID it, but it had a number of windows missing.
(12 Jul 2023, 9:42 am)nova347 Did u see it? Because according to bustimes it has been back since the 10th so.
(13 Jul 2023, 12:25 pm)V514DFT So your point being?, i was going off of what i heard, dont try getting arsey with me cus you'll lose, anyway Dans confirmed it SO...Well I wasn't trying to be arsey sweetheart so calm down a bit luv. I heard it came back but hadn't seen a photo so I just asked if you did see it. I know Dan confirmed it I saw the comment and I've seen photos of it now anyway.
(13 Jul 2023, 12:25 pm)V514DFT So your point being?, i was going off of what i heard, dont try getting arsey with me cus you'll lose, anyway Dans confirmed it SO...Well I wasn't trying to be arsey sweetheart so calm down a bit luv. I heard it came back but hadn't seen a photo so I just asked if you did see it. I know Dan confirmed it I saw the comment and I've seen photos of it now anyway.
(15 Jul 2023, 6:04 pm)itsadam Given the abundance of buses off the roads, does anyone else think they should start replacing their StreetDecks and StreetLites with more reliable vehicles?
(15 Jul 2023, 6:04 pm)itsadam Given the abundance of buses off the roads, does anyone else think they should start replacing their StreetDecks and StreetLites with more reliable vehicles?
(15 Jul 2023, 10:28 pm)Andreos1 They can't afford to.
I reckon they would struggle to justify the business case for a packet of rich tea for the office at the moment.
(15 Jul 2023, 10:28 pm)Andreos1 They can't afford to.
I reckon they would struggle to justify the business case for a packet of rich tea for the office at the moment.
(15 Jul 2023, 6:04 pm)itsadam Given the abundance of buses off the roads, does anyone else think they should start replacing their StreetDecks and StreetLites with more reliable vehicles?
(15 Jul 2023, 6:04 pm)itsadam Given the abundance of buses off the roads, does anyone else think they should start replacing their StreetDecks and StreetLites with more reliable vehicles?
(20 Jul 2023, 10:48 pm)Unber43 With buses 5501-5510 withdrawn would it not be best for GNE to start over with the 55XX fleet numbers again?
(20 Jul 2023, 10:48 pm)Unber43 With buses 5501-5510 withdrawn would it not be best for GNE to start over with the 55XX fleet numbers again?
(21 Jul 2023, 9:43 am)nova347 I know engineering hated 5501-5504 / 5509-5510 but from a passenger POV I really liked them, I thought they were smooth, powerful and probably one of my favourite buses in the fleet (when they were on the road).
(21 Jul 2023, 9:43 am)nova347 I know engineering hated 5501-5504 / 5509-5510 but from a passenger POV I really liked them, I thought they were smooth, powerful and probably one of my favourite buses in the fleet (when they were on the road).
Only time Go North East tend to re-use Fleetnumbers is the 9xxx series.
There has been many buses that have carried serveral fleetnumbers, usually it's temporary numbers then numbered into the main fleetnumber series.
After the takeover of OK Travel, IIRC buses were numbered 9xxx then 2xxx (could be other way around) before what remaining vehicles were numbered into the exsisting fleetnumber series.
I have tried a few times creating a list of all vehicles Go North East (Go-Ahead Northern, Northern etc) have operated since adopting the current fleetnumbering system but it keeps falling by the wayside.
