Withdrawn buses
Withdrawn buses
Given that Arriva have an abundance of these at the moment, I thought I'd create a dedicated thread for discussion on them.
Jay Tee has uploaded a photo of 2851 to the busesnortheast Facebook group, showing its current state having been withdrawn from service. It's intended to be sold for scrap, having been cannibalised for spare parts.
(27 Feb 2022, 9:37 am)Dan Given that Arriva have an abundance of these at the moment, I thought I'd create a dedicated thread for discussion on them.Really horrible buses to drive, thankfully I think I did less than 100 hours on them in total. Only the DAF Icarus's that were at Blyth for a couple of years were worse.
Jay Tee has uploaded a photo of 2851 to the busesnortheast Facebook group, showing its current state having been withdrawn from service. It's intended to be sold for scrap, having been cannibalised for spare parts.
(27 Feb 2022, 9:37 am)Dan Given that Arriva have an abundance of these at the moment, I thought I'd create a dedicated thread for discussion on them.Really horrible buses to drive, thankfully I think I did less than 100 hours on them in total. Only the DAF Icarus's that were at Blyth for a couple of years were worse.
Jay Tee has uploaded a photo of 2851 to the busesnortheast Facebook group, showing its current state having been withdrawn from service. It's intended to be sold for scrap, having been cannibalised for spare parts.
(27 Feb 2022, 10:01 pm)Driver9*** Really horrible buses to drive, thankfully I think I did less than 100 hours on them in total. Only the DAF Icarus's that were at Blyth for a couple of years were worse.
(27 Feb 2022, 10:01 pm)Driver9*** Really horrible buses to drive, thankfully I think I did less than 100 hours on them in total. Only the DAF Icarus's that were at Blyth for a couple of years were worse.
(27 Feb 2022, 10:14 pm)solsburian They were grim from a passenger perspective too. I remember wedging in bits of paper in the window hoppers in an attempt to keep them shut.I think they were barely 10 years old when scrapped, which goes to show how bad they were. They could shift but you were scared to go to fast in them as the brakes were terrible!
(27 Feb 2022, 10:14 pm)solsburian They were grim from a passenger perspective too. I remember wedging in bits of paper in the window hoppers in an attempt to keep them shut.I think they were barely 10 years old when scrapped, which goes to show how bad they were. They could shift but you were scared to go to fast in them as the brakes were terrible!
The Ikarus Low Floor DAFs were between 12 and 15 years old when scrapped.
Some of the high floor examples managed about 15-20 years.
(27 Feb 2022, 10:18 pm)Driver9*** I think they were barely 10 years old when scrapped, which goes to show how bad they were. They could shift but you were scared to go to fast in them as the brakes were terrible!
(27 Feb 2022, 10:18 pm)Driver9*** I think they were barely 10 years old when scrapped, which goes to show how bad they were. They could shift but you were scared to go to fast in them as the brakes were terrible!
(27 Feb 2022, 10:38 pm)solsburian I think they were T reg so yes, not good at all, I recall they were sent up here as replacements for the ex Northumbria single deckers that had the nice high backed seats that were sent down to Middlesbrough for the X12.
Come to think of it I do seem to remember so rather sharp break applications when riding those on the 363 and X36. I can only imagine what it was like to have to drive them every day.
(27 Feb 2022, 10:38 pm)solsburian I think they were T reg so yes, not good at all, I recall they were sent up here as replacements for the ex Northumbria single deckers that had the nice high backed seats that were sent down to Middlesbrough for the X12.
Come to think of it I do seem to remember so rather sharp break applications when riding those on the 363 and X36. I can only imagine what it was like to have to drive them every day.
(27 Feb 2022, 11:20 pm)ASX_Terranova Did any of the Polaris's make it up here. I got a bit confused when someone said Ikarus DAF with the manufacturer Ikarus.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8582589011
(27 Feb 2022, 11:20 pm)ASX_Terranova Did any of the Polaris's make it up here. I got a bit confused when someone said Ikarus DAF with the manufacturer Ikarus.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8582589011
(27 Feb 2022, 11:26 pm)solsburian I don't think we ever had those, the ones we had based in Blyth where the likes of this, they had a registration of Txx AUA:Ah, got it. Though one might have been loaned or something.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/3276489203 9 (not my photo)
(27 Feb 2022, 11:26 pm)solsburian I don't think we ever had those, the ones we had based in Blyth where the likes of this, they had a registration of Txx AUA:Ah, got it. Though one might have been loaned or something.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/3276489203 9 (not my photo)
(27 Feb 2022, 11:20 pm)ASX_Terranova Did any of the Polaris's make it up here. I got a bit confused when someone said Ikarus DAF with the manufacturer Ikarus.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8582589011
(27 Feb 2022, 11:20 pm)ASX_Terranova Did any of the Polaris's make it up here. I got a bit confused when someone said Ikarus DAF with the manufacturer Ikarus.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8582589011
(27 Feb 2022, 11:44 pm)Storx Ikarus Citybus (LF) were the ones up here. Started life at Loftus I believe then eventually found their way upto Blyth and were crap as others said. There's basic interior then there's those. One of them was the first bus in the North East to get the Arriva interior though I believe, possibly even further afield (the rest of the batch had something else).Polaris looks a lot nicer, any other differences between them?
(27 Feb 2022, 11:44 pm)Storx Ikarus Citybus (LF) were the ones up here. Started life at Loftus I believe then eventually found their way upto Blyth and were crap as others said. There's basic interior then there's those. One of them was the first bus in the North East to get the Arriva interior though I believe, possibly even further afield (the rest of the batch had something else).Polaris looks a lot nicer, any other differences between them?
(27 Feb 2022, 11:44 pm)Storx Ikarus Citybus (LF) were the ones up here. Started life at Loftus I believe then eventually found their way upto Blyth and were crap as others said. There's basic interior then there's those. One of them was the first bus in the North East to get the Arriva interior though I believe, possibly even further afield (the rest of the batch had something else).
(27 Feb 2022, 11:44 pm)Storx Ikarus Citybus (LF) were the ones up here. Started life at Loftus I believe then eventually found their way upto Blyth and were crap as others said. There's basic interior then there's those. One of them was the first bus in the North East to get the Arriva interior though I believe, possibly even further afield (the rest of the batch had something else).
(27 Feb 2022, 11:56 pm)ASX_Terranova Polaris looks a lot nicer, any other differences between them?
Did anyone get to ride either of them?
(27 Feb 2022, 11:56 pm)ASX_Terranova Polaris looks a lot nicer, any other differences between them?
Did anyone get to ride either of them?
(28 Feb 2022, 12:06 am)solsburian IIRC it was 4079 T83AUA that had the Arrvia interior (and possibly tinted windows). The others had what seemed to me, a generic dealer stock interior (and didn't have the British Bus Smarties seat covers from new). An extra factoid would be that 4079 did the final 17:15 X36 journey from Newcastle.
(28 Feb 2022, 12:06 am)solsburian IIRC it was 4079 T83AUA that had the Arrvia interior (and possibly tinted windows). The others had what seemed to me, a generic dealer stock interior (and didn't have the British Bus Smarties seat covers from new). An extra factoid would be that 4079 did the final 17:15 X36 journey from Newcastle.
(28 Feb 2022, 12:25 am)Storx https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...LmY-ShcBJE - That was the interior like.
Isn't it the same as the GNE interior at the time, I could be wrong though. It's odd though because the rest of the bus is in Arriva livery excluding the tinted windows with the turquoise used at the front. Odd though, wonder if it was planned to be the interior and they swapped them half way through.
On the Polaris, not a clue it's just a new design I believe. They were rare as hens teeth though, Arriva got 2 through their acquisition of a local bus company in Guisley.
(28 Feb 2022, 12:25 am)Storx https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...LmY-ShcBJE - That was the interior like.
Isn't it the same as the GNE interior at the time, I could be wrong though. It's odd though because the rest of the bus is in Arriva livery excluding the tinted windows with the turquoise used at the front. Odd though, wonder if it was planned to be the interior and they swapped them half way through.
On the Polaris, not a clue it's just a new design I believe. They were rare as hens teeth though, Arriva got 2 through their acquisition of a local bus company in Guisley.
(27 Feb 2022, 11:56 pm)ASX_Terranova Polaris looks a lot nicer, any other differences between them?I did although only managed 4079 once on an X66 to Darlington and MK52XNN with Brylaine Travel, I don't really remember the latter much but did record a video on my short ride of it: https://youtu.be/1SDhI7aZlkk
Did anyone get to ride either of them?
(27 Feb 2022, 11:56 pm)ASX_Terranova Polaris looks a lot nicer, any other differences between them?I did although only managed 4079 once on an X66 to Darlington and MK52XNN with Brylaine Travel, I don't really remember the latter much but did record a video on my short ride of it: https://youtu.be/1SDhI7aZlkk
Did anyone get to ride either of them?
(28 Feb 2022, 12:34 am)solsburian I think GNEs seat covers were less busy and features the rainbow lines/pattern down the middle, with grey fleck for the rest of the seat.You mean this? https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/26730673755
(28 Feb 2022, 12:34 am)solsburian I think GNEs seat covers were less busy and features the rainbow lines/pattern down the middle, with grey fleck for the rest of the seat.You mean this? https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/26730673755
