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Repainting of Coast & Country Streetlites

 
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08 Dec 2021, 4:33 pm #61
Saw one of the Country Ranger Streetlites when I was dragged over to Sunderland this morning.
Whilst the shades of green are a bit darker than I expected (not helped by the wonderful weather), but I think it suits it more than the neon green they used on the TVT
streetdeckfan
08 Dec 2021, 4:33 pm #61

Saw one of the Country Ranger Streetlites when I was dragged over to Sunderland this morning.
Whilst the shades of green are a bit darker than I expected (not helped by the wonderful weather), but I think it suits it more than the neon green they used on the TVT

Tiger5105



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08 Dec 2021, 6:25 pm #62
(08 Dec 2021, 4:02 pm)KingSlayerRBLX Guessing 5408 is the first Consett C&C lite to get branded into the CountryRanger for the 78?
Not sure if it's still there but 5408 has been sat at the front of Hownsgill depot since the beginning of Nov. Last week it was minus a couple of body parts including front light cluster covers.

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Tiger5105
08 Dec 2021, 6:25 pm #62

(08 Dec 2021, 4:02 pm)KingSlayerRBLX Guessing 5408 is the first Consett C&C lite to get branded into the CountryRanger for the 78?
Not sure if it's still there but 5408 has been sat at the front of Hownsgill depot since the beginning of Nov. Last week it was minus a couple of body parts including front light cluster covers.

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08 Dec 2021, 11:29 pm #63
I believe the CLS examples are being done first, then the two white Streetlites will move up to Hownsgill to allowed their examples to be done.

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Rapidsnap
08 Dec 2021, 11:29 pm #63

I believe the CLS examples are being done first, then the two white Streetlites will move up to Hownsgill to allowed their examples to be done.


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09 Dec 2021, 2:04 pm #64
Country Ranger Streetlite 5399 caught in a fortuitous burst of sun today 5399 NK15ENM | Wright Streetlite Max DF Micro-Hybrid 5399 tr… | Flickr
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09 Dec 2021, 2:04 pm #64

Country Ranger Streetlite 5399 caught in a fortuitous burst of sun today 5399 NK15ENM | Wright Streetlite Max DF Micro-Hybrid 5399 tr… | Flickr

10 Dec 2021, 5:18 pm #65
5395 is back in service in Country Ranger livery.


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TEN 6083
10 Dec 2021, 5:18 pm #65

5395 is back in service in Country Ranger livery.


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10 Dec 2021, 5:32 pm #66
I know this is a bit off topic for repaints but is it just me who thinks the 8 and 78 should be different brands. They're now 2 completely different bus routes and don't serve the same corridor at any point in the route since the changes between Stanley and CLS. There's no real reason for them to be in the same brand imo.
Storx
10 Dec 2021, 5:32 pm #66

I know this is a bit off topic for repaints but is it just me who thinks the 8 and 78 should be different brands. They're now 2 completely different bus routes and don't serve the same corridor at any point in the route since the changes between Stanley and CLS. There's no real reason for them to be in the same brand imo.

10 Dec 2021, 6:24 pm #67
(10 Dec 2021, 5:32 pm)Storx I know this is a bit off topic for repaints but is it just me who thinks the 8 and 78 should be different brands. They're now 2 completely different bus routes and don't serve the same corridor at any point in the route since the changes between Stanley and CLS. There's no real reason for them to be in the same brand imo.
if it was a different colour then yes but the 8/78 have always been branded together
Lime - Cross Country Version
Lime - with 8 To Castleside
Lime - 8 and 78 split brand
Lime - Branded together
Coast & Country

first time the 8/78 have been split up on branded
KingSlayerRBLX
10 Dec 2021, 6:24 pm #67

(10 Dec 2021, 5:32 pm)Storx I know this is a bit off topic for repaints but is it just me who thinks the 8 and 78 should be different brands. They're now 2 completely different bus routes and don't serve the same corridor at any point in the route since the changes between Stanley and CLS. There's no real reason for them to be in the same brand imo.
if it was a different colour then yes but the 8/78 have always been branded together
Lime - Cross Country Version
Lime - with 8 To Castleside
Lime - 8 and 78 split brand
Lime - Branded together
Coast & Country

first time the 8/78 have been split up on branded

Storx



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10 Dec 2021, 11:47 pm #68
(10 Dec 2021, 6:24 pm)KingSlayerRBLX if it was a different colour then yes but the 8/78 have always been branded together
Lime - Cross Country Version
Lime - with 8 To Castleside
Lime - 8 and 78 split brand
Lime - Branded together
Coast & Country

first time the 8/78 have been split up on branded

The thing is they used to have a common section through Pelton which kind of made sense them being together and they took the same time from CLS to Stanley every 15 minutes. Now they've been split it's literally 2 different routes. They don't even serve the same bus stop in Chester Le Street in either direction.

It just causes confusion to people. You need to catch the Country Ranger bus but not the 78, you have to get the 8.

The 8 should be branded under the Washington network as it's pretty much the purpose of the route. Anyone catching the 8 to Sunderland is just stupid from Chester Le Street or beyond considering they leave at the same time and it's 15 minutes longer.
Storx
10 Dec 2021, 11:47 pm #68

(10 Dec 2021, 6:24 pm)KingSlayerRBLX if it was a different colour then yes but the 8/78 have always been branded together
Lime - Cross Country Version
Lime - with 8 To Castleside
Lime - 8 and 78 split brand
Lime - Branded together
Coast & Country

first time the 8/78 have been split up on branded

The thing is they used to have a common section through Pelton which kind of made sense them being together and they took the same time from CLS to Stanley every 15 minutes. Now they've been split it's literally 2 different routes. They don't even serve the same bus stop in Chester Le Street in either direction.

It just causes confusion to people. You need to catch the Country Ranger bus but not the 78, you have to get the 8.

The 8 should be branded under the Washington network as it's pretty much the purpose of the route. Anyone catching the 8 to Sunderland is just stupid from Chester Le Street or beyond considering they leave at the same time and it's 15 minutes longer.

11 Dec 2021, 1:43 am #69
(10 Dec 2021, 5:18 pm)TEN 6083 5395 is back in service in Country Ranger livery.


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5397 as well


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TEN 6083
11 Dec 2021, 1:43 am #69

(10 Dec 2021, 5:18 pm)TEN 6083 5395 is back in service in Country Ranger livery.


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5397 as well


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20 Dec 2021, 11:19 am #70
5408 is back in Service. 

If only it had been on its actual route, instead of the X5/16A.
Keeiajs
20 Dec 2021, 11:19 am #70

5408 is back in Service. 

If only it had been on its actual route, instead of the X5/16A.

Dan

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20 Dec 2021, 11:24 am #71
(20 Dec 2021, 11:19 am)Keeiajs 5408 is back in Service. 

If only it had been on its actual route, instead of the X5/16A.

5408 is still VOR - but it has no relevance to this thread anyway as it's VOR for a mechanical repair, not repaint.
Dan
20 Dec 2021, 11:24 am #71

(20 Dec 2021, 11:19 am)Keeiajs 5408 is back in Service. 

If only it had been on its actual route, instead of the X5/16A.

5408 is still VOR - but it has no relevance to this thread anyway as it's VOR for a mechanical repair, not repaint.

Dan

Site Administrator

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03 Jan 2022, 5:21 pm #72
With the completion of the Chester-le-Street Streetlite repaints, 5412 and 5441 have now transferred to Consett.
Dan
03 Jan 2022, 5:21 pm #72

With the completion of the Chester-le-Street Streetlite repaints, 5412 and 5441 have now transferred to Consett.

Adrian



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03 Jan 2022, 6:08 pm #73
(03 Jan 2022, 5:21 pm)Dan With the completion of the Chester-le-Street Streetlite repaints, 5412 and 5441 have now transferred to Consett.
Doesn't feel like its taken long to get the Chester Streetlites done.

Out of interest, how many vehicles are still in the queue for repaint/rebrand from the September 2021 changes?

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03 Jan 2022, 6:08 pm #73

(03 Jan 2022, 5:21 pm)Dan With the completion of the Chester-le-Street Streetlite repaints, 5412 and 5441 have now transferred to Consett.
Doesn't feel like its taken long to get the Chester Streetlites done.

Out of interest, how many vehicles are still in the queue for repaint/rebrand from the September 2021 changes?

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03 Jan 2022, 6:22 pm #74
(03 Jan 2022, 6:08 pm)Adrian Doesn't feel like its taken long to get the Chester Streetlites done.

Out of interest, how many vehicles are still in the queue for repaint/rebrand from the September 2021 changes?

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Just two light green X-lines StreetDeck (6331 & 6332), having been replaced by the Red Kite Ranger 47.

I don’t think any of the others can really be argued as being a direct result of the service changes. Most of the changes are to prepare and mobilise the fleet for the Clean Air Zone and/or natural brand refreshes.

For example there are three indiGo branded Solo remaining - although this isn’t as a direct result of the service changes, part of it was a ‘natural’ re-brand to Peterlee Purple (which is why they have taken so long). Those remaining are 664 - 666 (1x Blonde and 2x fleet livery).

All the Consett Coast & Country Streetlites remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

All the Blue 61 Citaros remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

The four X-lines X5/15 StreetDeck will be replaced by Hybrids 6065-68 (the first three now repainted, branded, seats reupholstered with USBs fitted, and tables added to the upper saloon), so these will also require repaint, but this was for the CAZ and not service changes.

The forthcoming changes at the end of January will release a further two StreetDeck from the light green X-lines brand (6333 and one from the new batch) and the five Hexham ADL E400s (6352/53 now done, 6354/55 at Saltmeadows now, 6337 still in service at Hexham).


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Dan
03 Jan 2022, 6:22 pm #74

(03 Jan 2022, 6:08 pm)Adrian Doesn't feel like its taken long to get the Chester Streetlites done.

Out of interest, how many vehicles are still in the queue for repaint/rebrand from the September 2021 changes?

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Just two light green X-lines StreetDeck (6331 & 6332), having been replaced by the Red Kite Ranger 47.

I don’t think any of the others can really be argued as being a direct result of the service changes. Most of the changes are to prepare and mobilise the fleet for the Clean Air Zone and/or natural brand refreshes.

For example there are three indiGo branded Solo remaining - although this isn’t as a direct result of the service changes, part of it was a ‘natural’ re-brand to Peterlee Purple (which is why they have taken so long). Those remaining are 664 - 666 (1x Blonde and 2x fleet livery).

All the Consett Coast & Country Streetlites remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

All the Blue 61 Citaros remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

The four X-lines X5/15 StreetDeck will be replaced by Hybrids 6065-68 (the first three now repainted, branded, seats reupholstered with USBs fitted, and tables added to the upper saloon), so these will also require repaint, but this was for the CAZ and not service changes.

The forthcoming changes at the end of January will release a further two StreetDeck from the light green X-lines brand (6333 and one from the new batch) and the five Hexham ADL E400s (6352/53 now done, 6354/55 at Saltmeadows now, 6337 still in service at Hexham).


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03 Jan 2022, 6:32 pm #75
(03 Jan 2022, 6:22 pm)Dan Just two light green X-lines StreetDeck (6331 & 6332), having been replaced by the Red Kite Ranger 47.

I don’t think any of the others can really be argued as being a direct result of the service changes. Most of the changes are to prepare and mobilise the fleet for the Clean Air Zone and/or natural brand refreshes.

For example there are three indiGo branded Solo remaining - although this isn’t as a direct result of the service changes, part of it was a ‘natural’ re-brand to Peterlee Purple (which is why they have taken so long). Those remaining are 664 - 666 (1x Blonde and 2x fleet livery).

All the Consett Coast & Country Streetlites remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

All the Blue 61 Citaros remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

The four X-lines X5/15 StreetDeck will be replaced by Hybrids 6065-68 (the first three now repainted, branded, seats reupholstered with USBs fitted, and tables added to the upper saloon), so these will also require repaint, but this was for the CAZ and not service changes.

The forthcoming changes at the end of January will release a further two StreetDeck from the light green X-lines brand (6333 and one from the new batch) and the five Hexham ADL E400s (6352/53 now done, 6354/55 at Saltmeadows now, 6337 still in service at Hexham).


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Take it one of the 70 plate streetdecks will go into red xlines for PVR increase on X1?
JP6004
03 Jan 2022, 6:32 pm #75

(03 Jan 2022, 6:22 pm)Dan Just two light green X-lines StreetDeck (6331 & 6332), having been replaced by the Red Kite Ranger 47.

I don’t think any of the others can really be argued as being a direct result of the service changes. Most of the changes are to prepare and mobilise the fleet for the Clean Air Zone and/or natural brand refreshes.

For example there are three indiGo branded Solo remaining - although this isn’t as a direct result of the service changes, part of it was a ‘natural’ re-brand to Peterlee Purple (which is why they have taken so long). Those remaining are 664 - 666 (1x Blonde and 2x fleet livery).

All the Consett Coast & Country Streetlites remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

All the Blue 61 Citaros remain, but this was a natural re-brand.

The four X-lines X5/15 StreetDeck will be replaced by Hybrids 6065-68 (the first three now repainted, branded, seats reupholstered with USBs fitted, and tables added to the upper saloon), so these will also require repaint, but this was for the CAZ and not service changes.

The forthcoming changes at the end of January will release a further two StreetDeck from the light green X-lines brand (6333 and one from the new batch) and the five Hexham ADL E400s (6352/53 now done, 6354/55 at Saltmeadows now, 6337 still in service at Hexham).


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Take it one of the 70 plate streetdecks will go into red xlines for PVR increase on X1?

MurdnunoC



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03 Jan 2022, 6:44 pm #76
Will any of the Streetdecks go into the Cleadon Cabbage livery?
MurdnunoC
03 Jan 2022, 6:44 pm #76

Will any of the Streetdecks go into the Cleadon Cabbage livery?

05 Jan 2022, 8:27 pm #77
(03 Jan 2022, 6:32 pm)JP6004 Take it one of the 70 plate streetdecks will go into red xlines for PVR increase on X1?
the streetdecks dan has said are the Leather seat ones ex Angel. the X-Lines that were temporally put on service  were these 3 to wait for the arrival of the newer ones. i believe with all the current leather seat X-Lines Streetdecks so:
X-Lines Orange 6304-07
X-Lines Green 6331-33

will be be repainted into the corp livery and i believe it will be:
3x for CLS Depot
2x for Washington Depot
2x for Riverside depot

i dont know if those allocations are right but that is what it should be as Spares are being needed at Chester-Le-Street (believe it or not) for the 21. So then im guessing one of those other ones will come to Washington to have its slot for the X1 mainly whilst doing other routes.

hope that makes sense and sums up your point Smile

edit: apologies i just re-read Dan's post i saw ''New Batch'' so likely.
KingSlayerRBLX
05 Jan 2022, 8:27 pm #77

(03 Jan 2022, 6:32 pm)JP6004 Take it one of the 70 plate streetdecks will go into red xlines for PVR increase on X1?
the streetdecks dan has said are the Leather seat ones ex Angel. the X-Lines that were temporally put on service  were these 3 to wait for the arrival of the newer ones. i believe with all the current leather seat X-Lines Streetdecks so:
X-Lines Orange 6304-07
X-Lines Green 6331-33

will be be repainted into the corp livery and i believe it will be:
3x for CLS Depot
2x for Washington Depot
2x for Riverside depot

i dont know if those allocations are right but that is what it should be as Spares are being needed at Chester-Le-Street (believe it or not) for the 21. So then im guessing one of those other ones will come to Washington to have its slot for the X1 mainly whilst doing other routes.

hope that makes sense and sums up your point Smile

edit: apologies i just re-read Dan's post i saw ''New Batch'' so likely.

Malarkey



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07 Jan 2022, 3:22 pm #78
(03 Jan 2022, 6:32 pm)JP6004 Take it one of the 70 plate streetdecks will go into red xlines for PVR increase on X1?

Should be 6363 (NK70 BYN) that will be repainted into the Red XLines.
Malarkey
07 Jan 2022, 3:22 pm #78

(03 Jan 2022, 6:32 pm)JP6004 Take it one of the 70 plate streetdecks will go into red xlines for PVR increase on X1?

Should be 6363 (NK70 BYN) that will be repainted into the Red XLines.

busmanT



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07 Jan 2022, 5:28 pm #79
(07 Jan 2022, 3:22 pm)Malarkey Should be 6363 (NK70 BYN) that will be repainted into the Red XLines.
Isn't the PVR of the X1 only 11 ? (5 x Easington Lane, 3 x Dalton Park. 3 x Peterlee)
busmanT
07 Jan 2022, 5:28 pm #79

(07 Jan 2022, 3:22 pm)Malarkey Should be 6363 (NK70 BYN) that will be repainted into the Red XLines.
Isn't the PVR of the X1 only 11 ? (5 x Easington Lane, 3 x Dalton Park. 3 x Peterlee)

peter



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07 Jan 2022, 5:34 pm #80
(07 Jan 2022, 5:28 pm)busmanT Isn't the PVR of the X1 only 11 ? (5 x Easington Lane, 3 x Dalton Park. 3 x Peterlee)

It was definitely 13 when the service changes happened in September. At some point it's been reduced from every 12 to 15 minutes so now is only 11 like you say - not sure if that was announced anywhere as being temporary or permanent?

If it's to stay that way it supports my theory that most if not all of 6301-6307 will be used as the Euro 6 vehicles on the 26/50. Then I can see 6364 become an X-Lines spare at Washington (alongside a branded spare) displacing 6376 to Chester-le-Street as spare for the X21 alongside 6377, then 6331-6333 to Chester-le-Street as Angel spares
peter
07 Jan 2022, 5:34 pm #80

(07 Jan 2022, 5:28 pm)busmanT Isn't the PVR of the X1 only 11 ? (5 x Easington Lane, 3 x Dalton Park. 3 x Peterlee)

It was definitely 13 when the service changes happened in September. At some point it's been reduced from every 12 to 15 minutes so now is only 11 like you say - not sure if that was announced anywhere as being temporary or permanent?

If it's to stay that way it supports my theory that most if not all of 6301-6307 will be used as the Euro 6 vehicles on the 26/50. Then I can see 6364 become an X-Lines spare at Washington (alongside a branded spare) displacing 6376 to Chester-le-Street as spare for the X21 alongside 6377, then 6331-6333 to Chester-le-Street as Angel spares

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