Darlington
Here is the normal allocation for all of Darlington services
Service X1- MAX steeetlites- 1590/91/92/93/94
Service 1/1B/5/5A/12/19 - VDL Pulsars- 1424-28/1463/65/66/1506-1511 (a selection of any pulsar)
Service 2 -Man Ecocity - Frequenta Branded 4801-4808
Service 3/3A/3B - Optare Solo- frequenta Branded 2830/32/33/35/36/41
Service 4 - Optare Solo- Frequenta Branded 2859/60/61/62
Service 7 - VDL Pulsar/ADL Enviro 400 - Sapphire branded 1513/14/15/16/7534/35/36/37/40
Service 8 - VDL Pulsar (see Pulsars on the 1/1b) (a selection of any Pulsar)
Service 9/10 - Optare Solo - Frequenta Branded 2863/64/65/66/67/68/69
Service 13A/13B - Optare Solo - Frequenta Branded 2852/53/54/55/56/57/58
Service 21/X21/X22 - Man Ecocity- WOOSH Branded 4812/13/14 (and either 4809/10/11)
Service X26/X27 - Scania Omnicity - MAX Branded 4645/46/47/48
Service 66/X66/X67 - Scania Omnicity - MAX Branded 4649/51/55/56/57
Service X75/X76 - Scania Omnicity - MAX Branded 4652/54/58
Service 830 (Northern Dalesbus) -Optare Solo - usually 9/10 branded
Service M1 (Moorsbus) - VDL Pulsar - usually 1498
Frequenta Spare
2843/49/50/51
MAX Spare
1406/1416/4643/4644/4650
Spare buses
4809
4810
4811
Jesmond - Monday-Friday
52/53/54/X30: PVR 12
4516-4523
4 Pulsars
55: PVR 4
1774, 1775
2x Solo/Pulsar
46: PVR 5
2842, 2844, 2845, 2847 and 2848 (unbranded)
553: PVR 2
2825, 2846
554: PVR 1 (PEAK ONLY)
NEXUS Solo
555/58: PVR 1 (555 PEAK ONLY, 58 OFF PEAK ONLY)
2837
84/84A: PVR 2
NEXUS Solos x2
13: PVR 1
Nexus Solo
M71: PVR 1
Nexus Solo
X16: PVR 2
1408 and 1411 (should one be unavailable an MPD will come off the 55, being replaced by either a spare pulsar corporate solo or 2815)
306: PVR 8
1582-1589
51: PVR 2
Corporate Solox2
685/85: PVR 4
4660-4662, 4664
43/44/45: PVR: 20
10 ALX400s
5 Geminis
5 Pulsars
6: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
W2: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
59/359: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
335: PVR 2
NEXUS Solo and 2815
496: PVR 1 (Peak Journey Only)
1 ALX400
This Leaves the following spare/for scholars:
1 corporate solo/pulsar (depending 55 allocations)
2 ALX400s
3 Geminis
1 Pulsar
And 4663 which is under repair
Please feel free to give constructive criticism and suggest any updates, weekends and other times will follow
Evening
52/53/54: PVR 6
4518-4523
55: PVR 2
2 MPDs
32/32A: PVR 2
NEXUS Solox2
18/18A: PVR 2
NEXUS Solox2
46: PVR 1
306 Streetlite
306: PVR 5
4 306 Streetlites
85: PVR 2
Omnicitiesx2
43/44/45: PVR 10
6 Pulsars
2 Gemini
2 ALX400
57A: PVR 1 (SPLIT WITH ASHINGTON)
1 MPD
51: PVR 1
Corporate Solo
19: PVR 1 (Works with Phoenix)
NEXUS Solo
33A: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
This Leaves the following spare:
2 ALX300s
3 306 streetlites
4 46 Solos
2825 and 2846
2848
3 NEXUS Solos
2815
12 ALX400s
5 Geminis
3 Pulsars
2 Omnicities
1408 and 1411
Saturdays (22/5/16)
52/53/54: PVR 12
4516-4523
4 Pulsars
55: PVR 4
1774, 1775
2x Solo/Pulsar
46: PVR 4
2842, 2844, 2845 and 2847
553: PVR 1
2846
84/84A: PVR 2
NEXUS Solos x2
13: PVR 1
Nexus Solo
M71: PVR 1
Nexus Solo
X16: PVR 2
1408 and 1411 (should one be unavailable an MPD will come off the 55, being replaced by either a spare pulsar corporate solo or 2815)
306: PVR 8
1582-1589
51: PVR 2
Corporate Solox2
685/85: PVR 5
4660-4662, 4664 and one pulsar
43/44/45: PVR: 20
10 ALX400s
5 Geminis
5 Pulsars
6: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
W2: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
59/359: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
335: PVR 2
NEXUS Solox2
1 ALX400
This Leaves the following spare/for METRO replacement:
2 ALX400s
3 Geminis
2848
2825
2815
And 4663 which is under repair
Sunday Allocations (22/5/16)
52/53/46/43 PVR 8
8 Pulsars
55: PVR 2
2 MPDs
32/32A: PVR 2
NEXUS Solox2
18/18A: PVR 2
NEXUS Solox2
46: PVR 1
306 Streetlite
306/308: PVR 9 (Operated with Blyth)
4 306 Streetlites
5 B5LHs (Blyth)
85: PVR 2
Omnicitiesx2
43/44/45: PVR 10
6 Pulsars
2 Gemini
2 ALX400
57A: PVR 2
1 MPD
1 46 Solo
51: PVR 1
Corporate Solo
19: PVR 1 (Works with Phoenix)
NEXUS Solo
33A: PVR 1
NEXUS Solo
This Leaves the following spare/for METRO REPLACEMENT:
8 ALX300s
3 306 streetlites
3 46 Solos
2825 and 2846
2848
3 NEXUS Solos
2815
12 ALX400s
5 Geminis
1 Pulsar
2 Omnicities
1408 and 1411
Blyth - Monday-Fridays:
X7/X8: PVR 9
1493, 1501 and 1503
7601-7606
X9: PVR 4
1502, 1504 and 1505
7608
X10/X11: PVR 15
7611-7625
308: PVR 10
7801-7810
1: PVR 5
5 MPDs
2: PVR 6
6 MPDs
This Leaves the following vehicles spare/for scholars:
1401-1403
7410
7411
7458
7466
7607
Saturdays:
X7/X8: PVR 9
1493, 1501 and 1503
7601-7606
X9: PVR 4
1502, 1504 and 1505
7608
X10/X11: PVR 15
7611-7625
308: PVR 10
7801-7810
1: PVR 5
4 MPDs
1401
2: PVR 6
6 MPDs
58: PVR 1
MPD
This Leaves the following vehicles spare/for scholars:
1401-1403
7410
7411
7458
7466
7607
Sundays:
X7/X8: PVR 5
5 branded geminis
X9: PVR 2
1504
7608
X10/X11: PVR 5
5 branded gemini 2s
306/308: PVR 19
5 B5LHs
4 streetlites (Jesmond)
1: PVR 2
2 MPDs
2: PVR 2
2 MPDs
This Leaves the following vehicles spare/for scholars:
1401-1403
1493
1501
1502
1503
1505
7 MPDs
7410
7411
7458
7466
1 X7/X8 Gemini
10 X10/X11 Geminis
7607
Ashington - Monday-Friday:
35/35A: PVR 6
1579-1581
7472
7475
7445
X20: PVR 4
7412-7415
X14: PVR 3
2x Gemini B7
7517
X15: PVR 4
7511-7514
X18: PVR 6 (Summer)
7529-7533
7416 (Summer o)nly
57/57A: PVR 4
4 MPDs
X20:
4653
4659
2x Gemini B7
X21/X22: PVR 15
7501-7508
7522-7528
472:
1764
This leaves the following spare:
2809
2812
7446
4653
7515
7509
7518
7425
7426
The present booked allocation (as best as possibly - there's a few that may have changed since the last time I got an official breakdown)
Ashington
35/35A North Seaton/Newbiggin - Morpeth / PVR 6 / DAF DB250 Alexander ALX400 (3) / Wright Streetlite (3)
57/57A Ashington/Cramlington - Whitley Bay / PVR 4 / Dennis Dart MPD, Optare Solo
X14 - Thropton - Newcastle / PVR 3 / Scania OmniCity (2), ADL Enviro400 (1) (MAX)
X15 Newcastle - Berwick / PVR 4 / ADL Enviro400 (MAX)
X18 Newcastle - Berwick / PVR 6 / ADL Enviro 400 (MAX)
X20 Newcastle - Alnwick / PVR 4 / Volvo B7TL Gemini (MAX)
X21/X22 Newcastle - Ashington / PVR 15 / ADL Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
Blyth
1 Blyth - Widdrington / PVR 5 / Dennis Dart MPD
2 Blyth - Morpeth / PVR 5 / Dennis Dart MPD
308 Blyth - Newcastle / PVR 9 / Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini
X7/X8 Blyth - Newcastle / PVR 9 / VDL DB300 Wright Gemini (6), VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (3) (MAX)
X9 Blyth - Newcastle / PVR 4 / VDL DB300 Wright Gemini (1), VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (3) (MAX)
X10/X11 Blyth - Newcastle / PVR 12 / VDL DB300 Wright Gemini (MAX)
Jesmond
6 Newcastle - Jesmond Vale / PVR 1 / Optare Solo (Nexus)
13 West Denton - Throckley / PVR 1 / Optare Solo (Nexus)
43 Newcastle - Cramlington / PVR 11 / DAF DB250/Volvo B7TL Gemini (5), Wright Pulsar (6)
|- 44 Newcastle - Morpeth
|- 45 Newcastle - Dinnington
46 RVI - Newcastle - Great Park / PVR 4 / Optare Solo (branded)
51 Newcastle - Whitley Bay / PVR 2 / Optare Solo
52 Cramlington - Newcastle / PVR 8 / Volvo B10BLE
|- 53 Cramlington - North Shields
54 Newcastle - Whitley Bay / PVR 6 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
55 Newcastle - Forest Hall / PVR 2 / Optare Solo
59/359 Whitley Bay/Marden Estate - Backworth / PVR 1 / Optare Solo (Nexus)
W2 Whitley Bay - Brierdene / PVR 1 / Optare Solo (Nexus)
84/84A Newcastle - West Denton/Metrocentre / PVR 2 / Optare Solo (Nexus)
85/685 Newcastle - Carlisle / PVR 4 / Scania Omnicity
306 Newcastle - Whitley Bay/Tynemouth / PVR 8 / Wright Streetlite (7) Volvo B7TL Gemini (1)
335 Cobalt - Four Lane Ends / PVR 2 / Optare Solo (Nexus)
553 Regent Centre - Freeman Hospital/ Battle Hill / PVR 2 / Optare Solo (branded)
555 Quorum - Four Lane Ends / PVR 1 / Optare Solo (branded)
M71 Kingston Park - Newbiggin Hall / PVR 1 / Optare Solo (Nexus)
X16 Newcastle - Morpeth Kirkhall / PVR 2 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (MAX)
Schools / PVR 4 / Volvo B7TL Gemini (2), VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (2)
Darlington
1 Darlington - Bishop Auckland / PVR 13 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
|- 5/5A Darlington - Bishop Auckland
|- 12 Hurworth - Middleton St George/Trees Park Village
|- 19 Darlington - West Park
2 Red Hall - Branksome / PVR 8 / MAN Ecocity
3/3A/3B Mowden/Harrowgate Hill - Skerne Park / PVR 6 / Optare Solo
4 Darlington - Minors Crescent / PVR 4 / Optare Solo
7 Darlington - Durham / PVR 8 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (Sapphire) (3) ADL Enviro400 (5)
8 Darlington - Spennymoor / PVR 3 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
9/10 Darlington - Springfield/Whinfield / PVR 7 / Optare Solo
13A/13B Darlington - Firth Moor / PVR 7 / Optare Solo
21 Darlington - Peterlee / PVR 4 / MAN Ecocity
|- X21 Peterlee - Sunderland
X1 Darlington - Tow Law / PVR 5 / Wright Streetlite (MAX)
X26 Darlington - Colburn Estate / PVR 4 / Scania Omnicity (MAX)
X27 Darlington - Catterick Garrison / PVR 2 / Scania Omnicity (MAX)
X66/X67 Darlington - Middlesbrough / PVR 5 / Scania Omnicity (MAX)
75/76 Darlington - Barnard Castle / PVR 3 / Scania Omnicity (MAX)
Durham
6 Durham - Cockfield / PVR 13 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (10), ADL Enviro 400 (3) (Sapphire)
7 Darlington - Durham / PVR 2 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (Sapphire)
22 Durham - Sunderland / PVR 6 / Wright Streetlite (Sapphire)
23 Sunderland - Hartlepool / PVR 5 / Wright Streetlite
24/24X Durham - Hartlepool / PVR 6 / Wright Pulsar (4), ADL Enviro 400 (2) (Sapphire)
43 Durham - Esh Winning / PVR 4 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (2), DAF DB250 (2)
46 Durham - Crook / PVR 6 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (3), DAF DB250 (3)
|- 48 Durham - New Brancepeth
49/49A Durham - Brandon / PVR 4 / Optare Solo
56 Durham - Bishop Auckland / PVR 9 / Optare Solo (8), DAF DB250 (1)
|- 57/57A Durham - Kelloe/Hartlepool
|- 86 Bishop Auckland - Toft Hill
62 Durham - Brasside / PVR 1 / Dennis Dart MPD (Euro3)
|- 61 Durham - Whitesmocks
64 Arnison Centre - Sherburn Village/Musgrave Gardens / PVR 8 / ADL Enviro200
168 Easington Lane - East Rainton / PVR 1 / Dennis Dart MPD (Euro3)
X12 Middlesbrough - Durham - Newcastle / PVR 6 / VDL DB300 Wright Gemini (MAX)
Redcar
63 Middlesbrough - Redcar / PVR 14 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (12) Temsa Avenue (2)
64/64A Middlesbrough - New Marske / PVR 15 / Temsa Avenue
|- 22 Middlesbrough - Ings Farm
81 Marske - Stokesley / PVR 4 / Temsa Avenue
X3/X3A Middlesbrough - Lingdale/Skelton Asda / PVR 5 / Wright Streetlite (Sapphire)
X4/4 Middlesbrough - Loftus - Whitby / PVR 5 / Wright Streetlite (Sapphire)
X93 Middlesbrough - Scarborough / PVR 2 / Volvo B7TL Gemini
Whitby
X4/4 Middlesbrough - Loftus - Whitby / PVR 3 / Wright Streetlite (Sapphire)
93/X93 Middlesbrough - Scarborough / PVR 6 / Volvo B9TL Gemini (MAX)
95/96 Whitby - Ruswarp / PVR 2 / Dennis Dart ALX200
|- 94 Whitby - Eskdale
S1/S2 Whitby Sainsburys services / PVR 1 / Dennis Dart MPD (Branded)
P1 Whitby Park & Ride / PVR 1 / Optare Solo (Branded)
P2 Whitby Park & Ride / PVR 1 / Volvo B7TL Gemini (Branded)
Stockton
5/5A Middlesbrough - Easington/Skelton Asda / PVR 10 / Wright Streetlite (Sapphire)
7 Stockton - Yarm / PVR 6 / Optare Solo
9 Middlesbrough - Overfields / PVR 13 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
|- 27/27A Middlesbrough - Netherfields
15 Roseworth - Thornaby/Ingleby Barwick / PVR 13 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
17 Middlesbrough - Eaglescliffe Kingsmead / PVR 4 / DAF SB120 Wright Cadet
17A Middlesbrough - Stockton / PVR 3 / DAF SB120 Wright Cadet
21A Middlesbrough - Peterlee / PVR 3 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
27 Middlesbrough - Netherfields / PVR 4 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
28/28A Middlesbrough - Lingdale/Stokesley / PVR 7 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
|- 29 Middlesbrough - Marton
29A Middlesbrough - Marton Manor / PVR 2 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar
X12 Middlesbrough - Durham - Newcastle / PVR 3 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (MAX)
X66/X67 Darlington - Middlesbrough / PVR 2 / VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar (MAX)
Half that Belmont list is up in the air at the moment.
22/24 are interworking with a combined PVR of 13
56/86 and 57/57A have been hived off into 2 separate sets. Not sure of the PVR on those.
I think the 6 and 64 might also have an extra bus allocated, but I don't know if this is a constant or a waiting in the wings arrangement.
Just out of curiosity,has 2824 recently be side shunted in an accident,cus i just saw it out today on the 335 and one of its panels on the right hand side is a slightly different colour to the rest of the bus,i know it was in for a repaint a few weeks ago,but this panel looks quite recent
(24 Jun 2016, 10:11 am)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]Just out of curiosity,has 2824 recently be side shunted in an accident,cus i just saw it out today on the 335 and one of its panels on the right hand side is a slightly different colour to the rest of the bus,i know it was in for a repaint a few weeks ago,but this panel looks quite recent
It was recently repainted from Nexus livery to corporate livery, it looks like frequenta base
Yeah but theres one panel thats a slightly different shade to the rest which lead me to thinking it was in a r.t.a,bit like 2831 which has a plain greeny/blue back bumper
(24 Jun 2016, 7:24 pm)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]Yeah but theres one panel thats a slightly different shade to the rest which lead me to thinking it was in a r.t.a,bit like 2831 which has a plain greeny/blue back bumper
2831 looks messy, they could've painted the bumper, I often think I am looking at 2806
2806 needs a repaint full stop,its the only solo ive seen up here in original fleet colours
(25 Jun 2016, 2:11 pm)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]2806 needs a repaint full stop,its the only solo ive seen up here in original fleet colours
I like it as an odd quirk
Its nice for a 'blast from the past',but its dated now and looks odd along with 2815 which is white,no idea why
(25 Jun 2016, 10:06 pm)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]Its nice for a 'blast from the past',but its dated now and looks odd along with 2815 which is white,no idea why
2815 is white to act as a spare for the Nexus branded buses...I think the idea being it was better to use/Nexus would be happier with a white bus rather than an Arriva branded vehicle.
(25 Jun 2016, 10:51 pm)peter wrote [ -> ]2815 is white to act as a spare for the Nexus branded buses...I think the idea being it was better to use/Nexus would be happier with a white bus rather than an Arriva branded vehicle.
Thankfully shouldn't be too much of an issue now, as the latest Nexus contracts do not stipulate the use of Nexus branded vehicles.
Hopefully 2815 can be repainted!
Fair enough thanks for the info
4th September changes saw 4659 move to X20, and one of 7412-5 move to X14 alongside 7517 and a QLIN E400.
4653 is now a spare for MAX routes X14/5/6/8/20, alongside 7412 and 7515/6 which are branded as QLIN for flexibility. 4659 should receive X20 branding in the near future....hopefully!
If anyone wants to get the OmniCity run, its the first southbound X20 that starts at Hadston on Saturdays. Arrives Haymarket at 0725. It is the last Alnwick run on the evening.
(07 Oct 2016, 6:33 pm)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]4th September changes saw 4659 move to X20, and one of 7412-5 move to X14 alongside 7517 and a QLIN E400.
4653 is now a spare for MAX routes X14/5/6/8/20, alongside 7412 and 7515/6 which are branded as QLIN for flexibility. 4659 should receive X20 branding in the near future....hopefully!
If anyone wants to get the OmniCity run, its the first southbound X20 that starts at Hadston on Saturdays. Arrives Haymarket at 0725. It is the last Alnwick run on the evening.
Still has X14 branding just left haymarket (13:33) bound for Alnwick
(08 Oct 2016, 12:34 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]Still has X14 branding just left haymarket (13:33) bound for Alnwick
it is due to get X20 branding over the weekend
Would it make sense for Darlington, when the X21 goes MAX Pulsar, to move all 14 Eco City's onto the 1/5/5A/19/12 and put Pulsars on the 2 & 8/8A?
Not sure of the PVR for the routes mentioned but it's just an idea.
(25 Nov 2016, 11:18 am)Buses98 wrote [ -> ]it is due to get X20 branding over the weekend
Err, no.
(13 Dec 2016, 7:54 pm)JoshP wrote [ -> ]Would it make sense for Darlington, when the X21 goes MAX Pulsar, to move all 14 Eco City's onto the 1/5/5A/19/12 and put Pulsars on the 2 & 8/8A?
Not sure of the PVR for the routes mentioned but it's just an idea.
PVR of 2 - is 8 (4801-08)
PVR of 8/8A is 3
PVR of 1/5/5A/19 is 6
PVR of 1/5/5A/12 is 7
So ideally they all could go on the 1/5/5A/12/19, only thing is 2 of the 5 running boards are out until midnight, so would possibly have to get changed over at some point
7416 and 7446 are now part of the 35 allocation. Both vehicles are being kept local as whenever they stray to places like Newcastle or Berwick they break down....
(23 Mar 2017, 12:17 pm)omnicity4659 wrote [ -> ]7416 and 7446 are now part of the 35 allocation. Both vehicles are being kept local as whenever they stray to places like Newcastle or Berwick they break down....
"Stray to places like Newcastle", so when they go on the routes they should be allocated to?
So are Ashington okay with them permanently breaking down on the 35 instead?
(23 Mar 2017, 2:28 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]"Stray to places like Newcastle", so when they go on the routes they should be allocated to?
So are Ashington okay with them permanently breaking down on the 35 instead?
7446 shouldn't be going to Newcastle.
(23 Mar 2017, 2:28 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]"Stray to places like Newcastle", so when they go on the routes they should be allocated to?
So are Ashington okay with them permanently breaking down on the 35 instead?
They've never broke down on the 35 for the last couple of weeks, but whenever they go further afield they decided to break in some convenient places!
Jesmond ended up having 7446 for a day a few weeks back, after it broke down in Haymarket the previous day, so they used it on Metros, broke down a couple of hours later...
(23 Mar 2017, 3:59 pm)omnicity4659 wrote [ -> ]They've never broke down on the 35 for the last couple of weeks, but whenever they go further afield they decided to break in some convenient places!
Jesmond ended up having 7446 for a day a few weeks back, after it broke down in Haymarket the previous day, so they used it on Metros, broke down a couple of hours later...
A homesick pair of B7's then...
Is the plan to keep them on the 35 indefinitely, or until they can be properly looked at mechanically?