Has there been any other fleet movements this weekend apart from the ex-Stanley onmicities to Riverside/Saltmeadows and 5481-85 to Consett?
(07 Apr 2019, 6:28 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote [ -> ]Has there been any other fleet movements this weekend apart from the ex-Stanley onmicities to Riverside/Saltmeadows and 5481-85 to Consett?
Nothing else other than the movements already established - there haven't been any other changes to allow for any other movements, really.
5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.
5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.
5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:31 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Nothing else other than the movements already established - there haven't been any other changes to allow for any other movements, really.
5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.
5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.
5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.
Thanks, im assuming that there must be plans in the future to repaint the Toon Link branded ones? Otherwise seems strange to send the branded ones to Saltmeadows when there isn't enough at Riverside to cover the full PVR.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:31 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Nothing else other than the movements already established.
5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.
5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.
5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.
I'm guessing that 5234 to 5238 will be repainted into corporate livery with 5249 possibly be repainted into Toon Link livery.
Just of curiosity which boards do 5234 to 5238 operate, I know there is a couple of 92's which they do.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:31 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Nothing else other than the movements already established - there haven't been any other changes to allow for any other movements, really.
5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.
5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.
5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.
What will replace 681/89/90 at Deptford?, and when will they transfer to Washington?
(07 Apr 2019, 6:44 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]What will replace 681/89/90 at Deptford?, and when will they transfer to Washington?
I have suspicions there maybe some more service changes coming as it's been a while since there has been some for the Washington Area with possibly a few minor ones for the Sunderland Network.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:50 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]I have suspicions there maybe some more service changes coming as it's been a while since there has been some for the Washington Area with possibly a few minor ones for the Sunderland Network.
Well you could say that..............lets wait and see.............
(07 Apr 2019, 6:41 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote [ -> ]Thanks, im assuming that there must be plans in the future to repaint the Toon Link branded ones? Otherwise seems strange to send the branded ones to Saltmeadows when there isn't enough at Riverside to cover the full PVR.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:43 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]I'm guessing that 5234 to 5238 will be repainted into corporate livery with 5249 possibly be repainted into Toon Link livery.
Just of curiosity which boards do 5234 to 5238 operate, I know there is a couple of 92's which they do.
There's a couple of things in the pipeline for Toon Link, yes.
There are no plans to repaint 5234-38 at this stage; they will be allocated to the Miscellaneous Works contracts in "Toon Link" branding for now, although may be stripped of vinyls in future depending on how badly the bodywork will be affected by the removal of these vinyls. Nexus have invited operators to tender for the Miscellaneous Works contracts due to commence in September 2019, so the current contracts which 5234-38 will be allocated to might not necessarily be retained this year.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:44 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]What will replace 681/89/90 at Deptford?, and when will they transfer to Washington?
They'll transfer to Washington next month.
I don't think it's yet public knowledge as to what will replace them at Deptford, although I have seen plenty of speculation!
(07 Apr 2019, 6:43 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]I'm guessing that 5234 to 5238 will be repainted into corporate livery with 5249 possibly be repainted into Toon Link livery.
Just of curiosity which boards do 5234 to 5238 operate, I know there is a couple of 92's which they do.
I would think all toon link Omnicities will be painted into corporate livery (same as whey aye 5/50), seen as the X30 (and some X31/X32) will be corporate merc operated, whilst some riverside operated X30s remain Toon Link. I think only the X70/X71/X72 will remains Toon Link branded.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:50 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]I have suspicions there maybe some more service changes coming as it's been a while since there has been some for the Washington Area with possibly a few minor ones for the Sunderland Network.
It might be a little bit more than just some minor changes. Not sure when they'll announce them though.
(07 Apr 2019, 6:57 pm)deanmachine wrote [ -> ]It might be a little bit more than just some minor changes. Not sure when they'll announce them though.
If there are service changes planned, I'd expect to see some VOSA registrations go online early next week...
(07 Apr 2019, 6:59 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]If there are service changes planned, I'd expect to see some VOSA registrations go online early next week...
time for the guessing to start
(07 Apr 2019, 6:57 pm)deanmachine wrote [ -> ]It might be a little bit more than just some minor changes. Not sure when they'll announce them though.
Sunderland and minor-changes don't tend to go hand in hand!
36 has seen the Versa's lose their branding.
35 are to lose Solars in this financial year.
North Sunderland being the hot bed of seemingly super frequent changes.
I wonder
4978-4982 rumored to be leaving to go to Go North West next month, unsure what's replacing them.
(07 Apr 2019, 7:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Sunderland and minor-changes don't tend to go hand in hand!
36 has seen the Versa's lose their branding.
35 are to lose Solars in this financial year.
North Sunderland being the hot bed of seemingly super frequent changes.
I wonder
When were the last major changes in North Sunderland..? Go North East have had a pretty stable network for quite some time now, especially when compared to Stagecoach in the same area...
I'm sure you'll be a fan of what's to come!
(07 Apr 2019, 7:14 pm)pbjd wrote [ -> ]4978-4982 rumored to be leaving to go to Go North West next month, unsure what's replacing them.
Do they really need five life-expired Volvo B7RLEs?
When the Bluestars Citaros came on board, wasn't it said they wouldn't see public service much hence the lack of any attention apart from repaints.
Can't help but feel that these buses on the X30 are a short term measure, as it makes no sense to swap them over at the moment - obviously there is some sort of thinking behind it that isn't public knowledge, but from a customer point of view, seems strange.
(07 Apr 2019, 7:19 pm)Arcticrossy92 wrote [ -> ]When the Bluestars Citaros came on board, wasn't it said they wouldn't see public service much hence the lack of any attention apart from repaints.
Can't help but feel that these buses on the X30 are a short term measure, as it makes not sense to swap them over at the moment - obviously there is some sort of thinking behind it that isn't public knowledge, but from a customer point of view, seems strange.
They've seen an increasing amount of use at Riverside and Washington on normal service work anyway.
They aren't
too shabby inside, and are actually better from a passenger point of view than the OmniCitys they're replacing (fitted with USB sockets, bit more legroom, 2+1 seating, etc).
(07 Apr 2019, 7:25 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Hopefully that confirms nothing will change in North Sunderland....
Confirms nothing - I'm just commenting on the lack of any major changes for quite some time now. There's been a pretty stable network over the last year or two, changes few and far between.
Arriva and Stagecoach in the meantime have had quite a few major changes (some admittedly have been improvements) - just look at the 12 in Sunderland being re-routed to compete with the Go North East 56, then reverted back to its original route some three to six months later...
(07 Apr 2019, 7:21 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]They've seen an increasing amount of use at Riverside and Washington on normal service work anyway.
They aren't too shabby inside, and are actually better from a passenger point of view than the OmniCitys they're replacing (fitted with USB sockets, bit more legroom, 2+1 seating, etc).
Omnicities are terrible for rattles, hopefully these Mercs won’t be as bad.