North East Buses

36970 on the 13

22514 on driver training duties yesterday morning (displaying "Driver Under Instruction" "L"), but on the 13 by the afternoon (alongside 22515 on 13A)

(01 Nov 2018, 11:07 am)stagecoachfan wrote [ -> ]22514 on driver training duties yesterday morning (displaying "Driver Under Instruction" "L"), but on the 13 by the afternoon (alongside 22515 on 13A)

More than likely was being used for route learning combined with type familiarisation before working 13/13A (all 6 vehicles work both routes - 3 work 13s from Salters Lane and 13A from Coulby with the other 3 working 13s from Coulby and 13As from Salters Lane).

(01 Nov 2018, 11:17 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]More than likely was being used for route learning combined with type familiarisation before working 13/13A (all 6 vehicles work both routes - 3 work 13s from Salters Lane and 13A from Coulby with the other 3 working 13s from Coulby and 13As from Salters Lane).

You wouldn't need L plates for that.

(01 Nov 2018, 3:53 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]You wouldn't need L plates for that.

Where did he say it had ‘L’ plates fitted - he mentioned it had the Driver Training destination display up but nothing there mentions ‘L’ plates fitted

34605on the 4

New month

(01 Nov 2018, 6:23 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Where did he say it had ‘L’ plates fitted - he mentioned it had the Driver Training destination display up but nothing there mentions ‘L’ plates fitted

He said "L".

(03 Nov 2018, 6:47 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]He said "L".

I imagine the driver under instruction has the L as its number on the destination screen. Still not a valid L for learners though.

34605 on 10/11.

Just left Winter Gardens on an 11 to Pennywell at 09:23.

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19641 - E2

(06 Nov 2018, 9:23 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]34605 on 10/11.

Just left Winter Gardens on an 11 to Pennywell at 09:23.

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Still on now

18:15pm from town to Pennywell.

22581 and a MAN 18.220 on 62/63.

22022 - 22
Stagecoach North East 22022 / NK03 XJN by Pulsar Photos, on Flickr

36?965 on the 16

Can we count the gas buses on the X24 as a odd workings now?, as they're on regular these days.

(15 Nov 2018, 7:15 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Can we count the gas buses on the X24 as a odd workings now?, as they're on regular these days.

Have they ever been odd really though? - regular these days, regular since the service launched! They've always been the allocated spares being the next high-capacity saloon at Sunderland and I think we all know that a missing Omnilink will always see a Gas bus being the first choice stand-in. PVR of three, three 11 year old well travelled buses. Sounds the obvious choice to me rather than an odd one.

(15 Nov 2018, 9:39 am)RBZ 5459 wrote [ -> ]Have they ever been odd really though? - regular these days, regular since the service launched! They've always been the allocated spares being the next high-capacity saloon at Sunderland and I think we all know that a missing Omnilink will always see a Gas bus being the first choice stand-in. PVR of three, three 11 year old well travelled buses. Sounds the obvious choice to me rather than an odd one.

Aye it is, hoping they get newer buses soon though... no idea on passenger numbers as i rarely see it.

28003, 28009, 28025, 34605 all on the 4 today

(15 Nov 2018, 12:19 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote [ -> ]28003, 28009, 28025, 34605 all on the 4 today

Surprisingly its the 397xx Mans off more than the 396xx. That has really shocked me.

(15 Nov 2018, 3:06 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]Surprisingly its the 397xx Mans off more than the 396xx. That has really shocked me.

The only MANs on there today were 39672/5, 39713 with 36092-4 making up the PVR. 39709 was on the 10/11s. 

I didn’t see any working on the 8/18 but they do seem to be repainting them so that might explain where at least 1 of them is.