North East Buses

1416 on the x26/X27 not a good day for scanias in darlington today

1435 on 22/64/64A this afternoon.

2847 on 52

(09 Nov 2015, 2:47 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]Will be a unbranded vehicle on there for the next couple of weeks after a incident which occurred on 4650 which lead to the bus being a crime scene and was escorted back to the depot by the police

4650 isn't X66 branded is it?

(09 Nov 2015, 6:26 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]4650 isn't X66 branded is it?

No, 4650 has the generic Darlington MAX branding: https://flic.kr/p/ts1y3V

Branding has been altered slightly since this photo was taken following the recent X66/X67 changes.

(09 Nov 2015, 6:29 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]No, 4650 has the generic Darlington MAX branding: https://flic.kr/p/ts1y3V

Branding has been altered slightly since this photo was taken following the recent X66/X67 changes.

4650 must have been released by the police now because low and behold it's found its way on to the X66/X67 in place of 1406

(09 Nov 2015, 7:46 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]4650 must have been released by the police now because low and behold it's found its way on to the X66/X67 in place of 1406

I saw a supervisor driving 4650 down Tubwell Row today, NIS, although it still had the "Police Aware" sticker across the door.

(09 Nov 2015, 8:17 pm)MrPottski wrote [ -> ]I saw a supervisor driving 4650 down Tubwell Row today, NIS, although it still had the "Police Aware" sticker across the door.

Possibly for reconstruction purposes?

(09 Nov 2015, 8:25 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]Possibly for reconstruction purposes?

Police Interceptors

4515 on 63, 1916 on 15

(09 Nov 2015, 8:17 pm)MrPottski wrote [ -> ]I saw a supervisor driving 4650 down Tubwell Row today, NIS, although it still had the "Police Aware" sticker across the door.

Ah that's what it was I thought it was a parking ticket it must have been down by town hall as I seen it on the 4:20 X67 maybe later I can't remember the actual time

(09 Nov 2015, 7:46 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]4650 must have been released by the police now because low and behold it's found its way on to the X66/X67 in place of 1406

Why did they need it in the first place.

(10 Nov 2015, 8:15 am)DanPicken wrote [ -> ]Why did they need it in the first place.

Because a incident (an assault) occurred on the bus

7509 was going to replace 7479 on 35 earlier, this plan was cancelled when the fault cleared.

2850 has replaced a defective 4813 on 21/X21

Unless it gets swapped over there should be a double decker out all night on a 7 Backturn, should be the 20:15 off darlington, unless it gets swapped



Said decker 7537 was swapped for 1513

Sapphire 7504 out on a turn on the X15 this evening.

Working of the week - 1105 on X93 leaving Middlesbrough at 1320, looking rather cosy

7518 on X21/X22 this morning

(10 Nov 2015, 6:58 pm)NK53 TKT wrote [ -> ]7518 on X21/X22 this morning

Isn't that normal?

(10 Nov 2015, 6:58 pm)NK53 TKT wrote [ -> ]7518 on X21/X22 this morning

It was my ride home this evening, however I would class that as a correct allocation?

There was a Yxxx EBR on the Durham 64 this evening.

As 7518 is a all-routes spare and is not branded for services X21/X22 it is a rare/odd working.

1519 and 1520 on the 22.

(10 Nov 2015, 7:32 pm)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]As 7518 is a all-routes spare and is not branded for services X21/X22 it is a rare/odd working.

Is it though? I always reported 5337/8 on Diamonds but eventually, after a while (and numerous people complaining), I realised that as the vehicles are to the same specification as the normal allocation, it isn't rare or odd at all. 7518 is a dedicated Sapphire spare vehicle in Sapphire livery, the X21/X22 are a Sapphire route, therefore, i don't see how it is a rare/odd working at all.

(10 Nov 2015, 7:38 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]Is it though? I always reported 5337/8 on Diamonds but eventually, after a while (and numerous people complaining), I realised that as the vehicles are to the same specification as the normal allocation, it isn't rare or odd at all. 7518 is a dedicated Sapphire spare vehicle in Sapphire livery, the X21/X22 are a Sapphire route, therefore, i don't see how it is a rare/odd working at all.

7515/7516 and 7518 are all-route spares which carry MAX or Sapphire branding to avoid brand dilution. These vehicles do not form part of the usual allocation (route branded vehicles) unless they are operating extra capacity.

It can't be classed as a correct allocation as 7501-9 and 7522-8 are the correct allocation.

(10 Nov 2015, 7:45 pm)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]7515/7516 and 7518 are all-route spares which carry MAX or Sapphire branding to avoid brand dilution. These vehicles do not form part of the usual allocation (route branded vehicles) unless they are operating extra capacity.

It can't be classed as a correct allocation as 7501-9 and 7522-8 are the correct allocation.

It can be classed as the correct allocation. The X21/X22 are Sapphire routes and 7518 is a Sapphire branded vehicle...

(10 Nov 2015, 7:45 pm)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]7515/7516 and 7518 are all-route spares which carry MAX or Sapphire branding to avoid brand dilution. These vehicles do not form part of the usual allocation (route branded vehicles) unless they are operating extra capacity.

It can't be classed as a correct allocation as 7501-9 and 7522-8 are the correct allocation.

What about 6116/7 on the 309/10 then.

(10 Nov 2015, 7:51 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]It can be classed as the correct allocation. The X21/X22 are Sapphire routes and 7518 is a Sapphire branded vehicle...

And he just told us that X21/2 are the only Sapphire routes at Ashington.

(10 Nov 2015, 7:51 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]It can be classed as the correct allocation. The X21/X22 are Sapphire routes and 7518 is a Sapphire branded vehicle...

If thats the case, tell me why it doesnt carry X21/X22 branding.