North East Buses

NK13FJY/1511 Is on 'Max' X1.

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1476 on sapphire 7
1420 on X12
1475, 1477 and max alx400 on sapphire 6
1523, 7455 on 64
Frequenta spare solo on 8/8A

NK05GXD/4650 Is on Frequenta service 2.

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YJ58CBO/2849 Is on the X21.

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1413 and 7609 on the 22/24
1473 on sapphire 6

(02 Nov 2017, 10:03 am)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]1413 and 7609 on the 22/24
1473 on sapphire 6

I think non Sapphire spec buses on Belmont's Sapphire services are going to happen much more frequently now as I think they only have one spare now and the combined PVRs of the Sapphire routes at Belmont is quite high which won't help matters.

A 306 coastliner on sapphire 43/44/45 great North Road routes

7626- X14

(02 Nov 2017, 10:22 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]I think non Sapphire spec buses on Belmont's Sapphire services are going to happen much more frequently now as I think they only have one spare now and the combined PVRs of the Sapphire routes at Belmont is quite high which won't help matters.

Still 2 spares: 1595 and 1517. Both are on consecutive boards, this afternoon.

But yeah, there's usually at least one Streetlite AWOL and the 6 seems to be perpetually short of vehicles.

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7417 on the frequenta 49A

And bigun has just spotted on of said Streetlites on the 64. Possibly 1601. That was having problems, earlier in the week.

Sapphire great North Road routes buses on 52/53/54

Newish 52/54 bus on sapphire gnr route 43/44/45 routes

Max x18 on test run on x12 newcastle - Middlesbrough

Max x16 on the 52/53/54 route
Spare sapphire vdl bus on max x16 route

YESTERDAY (1st Nov)

4709, 4710 on X3/X3A
4715, 4725 on 63
7403, 7424, 7489 on 62. 7489 then replaced by 1569.
4701 on 64 plus 1562 later (replaced 4713)
1440, 4720 on X93

1446 on 15
1447 on 71
1470 on 5/5A

2849 on X26 to Brompton

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2866 on 3A

(02 Nov 2017, 10:22 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]I think non Sapphire spec buses on Belmont's Sapphire services are going to happen much more frequently now as I think they only have one spare now and the combined PVRs of the Sapphire routes at Belmont is quite high which won't help matters.

(02 Nov 2017, 2:39 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]Still 2 spares: 1595 and 1517. Both are on consecutive boards, this afternoon.

If I'm not mistaken one of 1517 or 1595 will now be allocated permanently to the 22/24. When 1479 and 7538 departed they were replaced by 7518 and 7523. I believe the original plan was 7518 as a spare for the 6 replacing 1479 and 7523 for the 24 replacing 7538 however of course 7523 was instead branded for the 6 (presumably displacing one of the Pulsars to act as a spare) meaning 7518 has been allocated to the 24. Now that the PVR across the 22 and 24 has increased by 1, one of 1517 or 1595 must be allocated to the 22 and 24 which leaves just one of these as a spare for the 22/24 and alongside a branded spare for the 6. For a Sapphire requirement of 26 vehicles there are now just two spares so incorrect allocations are definitely more likely.

Yet again the evening 44/45 service isn't as sapphire bus with 1499 on this evening. I believe 4521 might be out on the 43 as well

(02 Nov 2017, 7:01 pm)peter wrote [ -> ]If I'm not mistaken one of 1517 or 1595 will now be allocated permanently to the 22/24. When 1479 and 7538 departed they were replaced by 7518 and 7523. I believe the original plan was 7518 as a spare for the 6 replacing 1479 and 7523 for the 24 replacing 7538 however of course 7523 was instead branded for the 6 (presumably displacing one of the Pulsars to act as a spare) meaning 7518 has been allocated to the 24. Now that the PVR across the 22 and 24 has increased by 1, one of 1517 or 1595 must be allocated to the 22 and 24 which leaves just one of these as a spare for the 22/24 and alongside a branded spare for the 6. For a Sapphire requirement of 26 vehicles there are now just two spares so incorrect allocations are definitely more likely.

It the same with Darlington they don’t actually have a sapphire Spare, because 1513 has left to go to Jesmond and 7538 has been allocated to a 5 running board that means we don’t actually have a spare, Monday to Friday if a sapphire vehicle is off then they have to replace it with a MAX Pulsar or any other bus that they have spare, where as Saturday because the 5 doesn’t require a decker it’s usually allocated to a 7 if a sapphire is off the road

YJ59GKC/2858 Is on Sapphire service 7.

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306 branded Pulsar on the 43.

2854 on X26
Plain Pulsar on X75/X76
Plain Pulsar also on 2s

NK61CXT/1462 Is on 'Max' X75/X76.

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(02 Nov 2017, 6:05 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]YESTERDAY (1st Nov)

4709, 4710 on X3/X3A
4715, 4725 on 63
7403, 7424, 7489 on 62. 7489 then replaced by 1569.
4701 on 64 plus 1562 later (replaced 4713)
1440, 4720 on X93

1446 on 15
1447 on 71
1470 on 5/5A

Also
1458 on 9
2854 replaced 4652 on X66/7.

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(01 Nov 2017, 10:13 am)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]1476 on sapphire 7
1420 on X12
1475, 1477 and max alx400 on sapphire 6
1523, 7455 on 64
Frequenta spare solo on 8/8A

1420 was the early X12 that ends up on X22s.

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4716 on 63.