Now the 61 are allocated Citaros...Will it be getting branded anytime soon
Are they still part of the Simplicity Brand, as they are currently plain Siver will it become a rehash of the old Silver Arrows or will they be given a new brand or painted Northern Red
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(30 Jan 2015, 3:35 pm)MrFozz Now the 61 are allocated Citaros...Will it be getting branded anytime soon
Are they still part of the Simplicity Brand, as they are currently plain Siver will it become a rehash of the old Silver Arrows or will they be given a new brand or painted Northern Red
#justwondering
#HashtagsNEB
(30 Jan 2015, 3:35 pm)MrFozz Now the 61 are allocated Citaros...Will it be getting branded anytime soon
Are they still part of the Simplicity Brand, as they are currently plain Siver will it become a rehash of the old Silver Arrows or will they be given a new brand or painted Northern Red
#justwondering
#HashtagsNEB
(30 Jan 2015, 11:41 am)Racer_Experience i had a feeling it would be that one as 5205 is a Fast Cats and would make sense anyways to repaint 5204
(30 Jan 2015, 11:41 am)Racer_Experience i had a feeling it would be that one as 5205 is a Fast Cats and would make sense anyways to repaint 5204
(30 Jan 2015, 4:40 pm)Michael Most of the Deptford based buses need a good wash on the outside.
(30 Jan 2015, 4:40 pm)Michael Most of the Deptford based buses need a good wash on the outside.
(30 Jan 2015, 4:40 pm)Michael Most of the Deptford based buses need a good wash on the outside.
(30 Jan 2015, 4:43 pm)Dan All of the examples I've been on today have been fine, but the Drifter I got this morning was far from ideal. The windows seemed foggy - it wasn't like the normal darker muck. It was like they'd been washed, but it hadn't taken off all of the grime completely.
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(30 Jan 2015, 4:43 pm)Dan All of the examples I've been on today have been fine, but the Drifter I got this morning was far from ideal. The windows seemed foggy - it wasn't like the normal darker muck. It was like they'd been washed, but it hadn't taken off all of the grime completely.
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(30 Jan 2015, 5:28 pm)tyresmoke Aye I mentioned 5334 this morning lol! Peterlee based though
(30 Jan 2015, 5:28 pm)tyresmoke Aye I mentioned 5334 this morning lol! Peterlee based though
(30 Jan 2015, 5:46 pm)gtom Difficult to keep things clean with the grit and gunk around the roads in this weather.
Stagecoach (esp the hybrids) are absolutely filthy at the moment. I think the public are fairly understanding at this time of year, especially like me they own a car and are aware of how filthy they get too in Winter
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(30 Jan 2015, 5:46 pm)gtom Difficult to keep things clean with the grit and gunk around the roads in this weather.
Stagecoach (esp the hybrids) are absolutely filthy at the moment. I think the public are fairly understanding at this time of year, especially like me they own a car and are aware of how filthy they get too in Winter
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(30 Jan 2015, 7:01 pm)tyresmoke Oh I agree, but this was at 0805 this morning and you couldn't see out of any of the windows. Dan informed me that Peterlee don't have any way of washing the buses though??
(30 Jan 2015, 7:01 pm)tyresmoke Oh I agree, but this was at 0805 this morning and you couldn't see out of any of the windows. Dan informed me that Peterlee don't have any way of washing the buses though??
(30 Jan 2015, 7:01 pm)tyresmoke Oh I agree, but this was at 0805 this morning and you couldn't see out of any of the windows. Dan informed me that Peterlee don't have any way of washing the buses though??
(30 Jan 2015, 7:01 pm)tyresmoke Oh I agree, but this was at 0805 this morning and you couldn't see out of any of the windows. Dan informed me that Peterlee don't have any way of washing the buses though??
(30 Jan 2015, 7:05 pm)Dan Yes - as far as I am aware Peterlee presently has no wash facilities and this means that they'll only get a "proper" wash when they go back to Deptford. The Mercs are regularly swapped around as they have the dedicated branded spare covering a PVR of 3, which means they're more likely to be clean, but there's over 10 MPDs which means that it's harder to swap them around. They tend to take one or two MPDs from Peterlee to Depford each morning, and the Mercs are just swapped around when they get into Sunderland on an X7. Guessing one of the Mercs is VOR at the moment though, as they had a Scania on loan from Deptford, which was used for at least one run on the X7 yesterday, and the priority will be to keep the Merc on the X7 rather than take it off to get washed.
They may have a hose / pressure washer at Peterlee, but it certainly won't get all of the muck off at this time of year. It's alright during summer when conditions aren't as bad, but still far from ideal, so I'd expect that washing facilities will be implemented in the future (providing the cost for ensuring the fleet is looking presentable can be justified.)
(30 Jan 2015, 7:05 pm)Dan Yes - as far as I am aware Peterlee presently has no wash facilities and this means that they'll only get a "proper" wash when they go back to Deptford. The Mercs are regularly swapped around as they have the dedicated branded spare covering a PVR of 3, which means they're more likely to be clean, but there's over 10 MPDs which means that it's harder to swap them around. They tend to take one or two MPDs from Peterlee to Depford each morning, and the Mercs are just swapped around when they get into Sunderland on an X7. Guessing one of the Mercs is VOR at the moment though, as they had a Scania on loan from Deptford, which was used for at least one run on the X7 yesterday, and the priority will be to keep the Merc on the X7 rather than take it off to get washed.
They may have a hose / pressure washer at Peterlee, but it certainly won't get all of the muck off at this time of year. It's alright during summer when conditions aren't as bad, but still far from ideal, so I'd expect that washing facilities will be implemented in the future (providing the cost for ensuring the fleet is looking presentable can be justified.)
5246 broke down in Ashington bus station earlier, they must have managed to get it to the old depot gates. 5272 arrived with an engineer on it, then the driver of 5246 must have drove 5272 to Percy Main (not confirmed). This was at about 13:15.
Any particular reason for the destination showing 'Gateshead' rather than 'Newcastle'? I can't find anything on the timetable suggesting that a journey does terminate at Gateshead.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/75698454@N08/16402804251/
(30 Jan 2015, 8:40 pm)Robert Any particular reason for the destination showing 'Gateshead' rather than 'Newcastle'? I can't find anything on the timetable suggesting that a journey does terminate at Gateshead.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/75698454@N08/16402804251/
(30 Jan 2015, 8:40 pm)Robert Any particular reason for the destination showing 'Gateshead' rather than 'Newcastle'? I can't find anything on the timetable suggesting that a journey does terminate at Gateshead.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/75698454@N08/16402804251/
(30 Jan 2015, 8:40 pm)Robert Any particular reason for the destination showing 'Gateshead' rather than 'Newcastle'? I can't find anything on the timetable suggesting that a journey does terminate at Gateshead.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/75698454@N08/16402804251/
(30 Jan 2015, 8:40 pm)Robert Any particular reason for the destination showing 'Gateshead' rather than 'Newcastle'? I can't find anything on the timetable suggesting that a journey does terminate at Gateshead.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/75698454@N08/16402804251/
