North East Buses

(25 Mar 2015, 5:16 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Doritos aye, Pringles nah...too expensive....#tightasafishesass

Oh god citaro, you've cheered me up once again!! 

(25 Mar 2015, 5:16 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Doritos aye, Pringles nah...too expensive....#tightasafishesass

Pringles are on for £1 in Asda atm, Doritos 97p, Still wondering if you have a tash or not.

Should make one of the following your Profile Picture on NEB if you do  .

(25 Mar 2015, 5:30 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Pringles are on for £1 in Asda atm, Doritos 97p, Still wondering if you have a tash or not.

Should make one of the following your Profile Picture on NEB if you do  .

Haha LOL! 

Go on Citaro! 

(25 Mar 2015, 5:16 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Hmm that could happen... doesn't really effect me as i don't use the services....... so not sure on numbers etc.

Wonder when the hints will start for the deckers, we know they're gonna be Cummins engines...  

How many B10's will be left in service after all of the orders arrive?

Well if I have my way that would leave 4896 to 4925 still in Service.

(25 Mar 2015, 5:34 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Nah, I dont have a tash...cannot stand them.

You still should change your profile picture, I'm getting you confused with 5292   

(25 Mar 2015, 5:37 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Well I was here first...so he is the imposter 

Haha!  Where else have I seen this tonight...*cough* Anything and Everything *cough*

(25 Mar 2015, 5:34 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Nah, I dont have a tash...cannot stand them.

Totally Devastated after the tiny bit effort I put into creating those Profile Photos for you, Well im off to Stanley to take 5284 on a Joy Ride around County Durham and perhaps further afield providing I am able to Drive the Bus out of the Depot of course, no driving experience you see unless of course driving a Go Kart counts, along with playing multiple racing games on Xbox/Playstation over the years, will try not to cause to much damage to this beloved Vehicle.

(25 Mar 2015, 5:44 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Totally Devastated after the tiny bit effort I put into creating those Profile Photos for you, Well im off to Stanley to take 5284 on a Joy Ride around County Durham and perhaps further afield providing I am able to Drive the Bus out of the Depot of course, no driving experience you see unless of course driving a Go Kart counts, along with playing multiple racing games on Xbox/Playstation over the years, will try not to cause to much damage to this beloved Vehicle.

Do you have lighter fluid and a lighter?

(25 Mar 2015, 5:37 pm)citaro5284 wrote [ -> ]Well I was here first...so he is the imposter 

At least the other Citaro isn't asking you to change your name.

(25 Mar 2015, 5:46 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote [ -> ]Do you have lighter fluid and a lighter?

Nah I wasnt intending to set it on fire or cause any damage to the Vehicle, just take it for a Joy Ride to see the look on Citaro5284s face.

(25 Mar 2015, 6:10 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Nah I wasnt intending to set it on fire or cause any damage to the Vehicle, just take it for a Joy Ride to see the look on Citaro5284s face.

He'll have you locked up within half an hour of you stealing it, as he'll be tracking every tiny movement the steering wheel makes!  

(25 Mar 2015, 6:10 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Nah I wasnt intending to set it on fire or cause any damage to the Vehicle, just take it for a Joy Ride to see the look on Citaro5284s face.

The reaction:

He will be so frightened that a Pringles-style moustache will sprout from his face.  

(25 Mar 2015, 6:12 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]He'll have you locked up within half an hour of you stealing it, as he'll be tracking every tiny movement the steering wheel makes!  

Not if I disable the tracking device he wont.

(25 Mar 2015, 6:16 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Not if I disable the tracking device he wont.

You'll have to find each and every SIM card first!  

(25 Mar 2015, 6:17 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]You'll have to find each and every SIM card first!  

Did I ever tell you I hate smart arses, think ill just steal the wheels and put out a few windows instead and leave it VOR for a week or so.

(25 Mar 2015, 6:23 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]Did I ever tell you I hate smart arses, think ill just steal the wheels and put out a few windows instead and leave it VOR for a week or so.

4909, 3804, 6018 and 6036 all been on the pronto today.... as four of the blue deckers were at Chester this morning... knackered yet again. Losing passenger to Arriva 6 due to unreliability 

(25 Mar 2015, 7:51 pm)pdiddy wrote [ -> ]4909, 3804, 6018 and 6036 all been on the pronto today.... as four of the blue deckers were at Chester this morning... knackered yet again. Losing passenger to Arriva 6 due to unreliability 

Can most likely see a new batch of deckers coming next year for the Red Arrows (don't know what type) allowing this to happen:
- 6001 to 6006 to Crook for Pronto service X21 alongside 3943 acting as a spare.
- 6049(T) to Riverside as a TTX spare allowing 6084 to become a permanent TEN vehicle. This would displace 3963.
- 6007 / 6050 to Riverside / Hexham as spares for the TEN. Displacing 3941 / 3942.
- 6051 and 3941 to Deptford as FAB 56 spares allowing the service to be re-increased to every 10 minutes if warranted with a PVR of 16.
- 6052 and 3942 to Percy Main as Cobalt Clipper spares allowing the PVR to be increased to 17 if warranted.
- 6053 and 6054 to CLS for the Angel and fitted with hybrid flywheel technology displacing 3962.
- 6055 to CLS and acting as a spare for the Angel alongside 3965.
- This would then leave 3962, 3963 and 3964.
- 3962 could then transfer to Riverside as a last resort spare.
- 3963 and 3964 (which are both complete and utter goners) could then replace 3866 / 3867 at Percy Main for DFDS work.

I know that it seems daft replacing 4/5 year old buses but, the Red Arrows is due a refresh with new NSAs and could even do with Power Sockets and there have been many unforeseen PVR increases to services such as the TEN and the Angel and if the 12 minute frequency becomes too much of a strain on the Fab 56 or if the Cobalt Clipper needs an extra bus to take passengers from Arriva and tackle congestion issues at Cobalt, then they'd be able to achieve both things without having buses running in threes or being stuck at Cobalt.

And lets not forget that 6001-6006 would be the most suitable vehicles for the X21 compared to the risk of hammering a Cummins or a low capacity Volvo or Daimler engine up and down all the way from Bishop to Newcastle. I know that they could last 3-4 years but anything beyond that and they'd be heading for trouble. 6001-6006 could give 5 years of service with minimal issues bar the typical Wrightbus 'lecky faults'.

Davey do you dream about the Red Arrows every night? :p

I think they'll leave the 56 every 12 minutes for the time being....

We haven't even got all the orders for this year yet...

(25 Mar 2015, 8:33 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Davey do you dream about the Red Arrows every night?

I think they'll leave the 56 every 12 minutes for the time being....

We haven't even got all the orders for this year yet...

I highly doubt they are going to put the 56 back up to every 10 minutes when they have just put it down to every 12 minutes.

I'm not sure about new buses for the X21 as it interworks with the 21 on evenings and Sunday's although it could do with newer stock.

4/5 year old deckers are not going to be replaced by more double deckers. I can't see any logic in it personally.