(16 Feb 2016, 9:54 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Remember you complaining about that one the other day, it was the one just after where the 15A turns off.
How long has the Venture Solo SR's had next stop announcements for the 689? When I rode the service a few weeks back it just showed Venture on the screen.
Knew it would be that bank. Only been up it once (when my bus was diverted round Consett) and 3832 struggled.
Chester can have 6016 back and give us 6039 - quite like that one despite never actually riding on it before.
(16 Feb 2016, 10:17 am)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]Chester can have 6016 back and give us 6039 - quite like that one despite never actually riding on it before.
You should have 3813 back, not a B7.
Good news and bad news from my outing so far.
The good news is I got the PCL Travel Dart and the Nexus Solo SR on the 682.
The bad news, the Solo on loan to Go North East was nowhere to be seen. I must now be about the only person without a photo of that with Go North East and knowing my luck I probably won't ever get one. Grrr!!!
(16 Feb 2016, 12:10 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Good news and bad news from my outing so far.
The good news is I got the PCL Travel Dart and the Nexus Solo SR on the 682.
The bad news, the Solo on loan to Go North East was nowhere to be seen. I must now be about the only person without a photo of that with Go North East and knowing my luck I probably won't ever get one. Grrr!!!
I haven't got it yet either. Just a guess; is it away for PSV?
(16 Feb 2016, 12:15 pm)Davie wrote [ -> ]I haven't got it yet either. Just a guess; is it away for PSV?
Think it's been hiding on the 185/681.
(16 Feb 2016, 12:15 pm)Davie wrote [ -> ]I haven't got it yet either. Just a guess; is it away for PSV?
Doubt Go North East would be in charge of carrying out PSVs?
(16 Feb 2016, 9:54 am)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Remember you complaining about that one the other day, it was the one just after where the 15A turns off.
How long has the Venture Solo SR's had next stop announcements for the 689? When I rode the service a few weeks back it just showed Venture on the screen.
The Next Stop Announcements have been programmed for the 689 service since these vehicles were launched.
Sometimes the bus loses its GPS coordinates, and just shows a default 'Venture 689 Hexham to Consett' screen. It also displays this in between stops, and as the 689 service is hail and ride for a considerable section of the route, it regularly displays this. In future, it will display advertising of the company's key card, mobile app, etc, so that the screens are better utilised.
(16 Feb 2016, 12:10 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Good news and bad news from my outing so far.
The good news is I got the PCL Travel Dart and the Nexus Solo SR on the 682.
The bad news, the Solo on loan to Go North East was nowhere to be seen. I must now be about the only person without a photo of that with Go North East and knowing my luck I probably won't ever get one. Grrr!!!
Still plenty of time to get a photograph of it.
It spends most of its time on the 185/681/X81 cycle, so your only chance to see it in Hexham is 08:05 or 18:05.
(16 Feb 2016, 12:19 pm)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]Doubt Go North East would be in charge of carrying out PSVs?
Go North East carry out PSV tests at Deptford and Riverside on Thursdays, where there are dedicated pits for the traffic commissioner. The bus is usually kept off the road at the 'home depot' from Monday, to prepare the bus for its PSV test.
(16 Feb 2016, 4:43 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The Next Stop Announcements have been programmed for the 689 service since these vehicles were launched.
Sometimes the bus loses its GPS coordinates, and just shows a default 'Venture 689 Hexham to Consett' screen. It also displays this in between stops, and as the 689 service is hail and ride for a considerable section of the route, it regularly displays this. In future, it will display advertising of the company's key card, mobile app, etc, so that the screens are better utilised.
Still plenty of time to get a photograph of it.
It spends most of its time on the 185/681/X81 cycle, so your only chance to see it in Hexham is 08:05 or 18:05.
Go North East carry out PSV tests at Deptford and Riverside on Thursdays, where there are dedicated pits for the traffic commissioner. The bus is usually kept off the road at the 'home depot' from Monday, to prepare the bus for its PSV test.
Last one I had just showed Venture and possibly "for timetables etc vist website". Didn't show 689 at all and no announcements were made, I'll try and find out which one it was when I get home. Today it was announcing the stops and had the hail n ride screen once we got somewhere past Shotley Bridge, at some point it flicked to Venture 689 Consett to Hexham until we got to Dilston where the announcements stared again.
Most of the photos I've seen of 9106 recently have been on the 185/681 which is a bit annoying as it will probably be a bit of a pig to get a photo when you are travelling by bus or train.
[b]today was a excellent outing
1053 4 39727 faber road to hylton collage
1102 56 6090 hylton collage to concord bus station
1128 82 0606 concord bus stn to heworth metro
1150 tb529 Ha03ash heworth to pelaw metro
1155 metro 4001 pelaw to Gateshead
1215 x1 3872 Gateshead interchange to wrekenton high street
1250 m25 yy15gdk wrekenton high street to team valley sainsburys
1310 93s 4898 team valley sainsburys to marquis way
1320 94 5222 marquis way to queen Elizabeth hospital
1333 x25 4931 queen elizbeth hospital to Gateshead interchange
1345 metro 4023 Gateshead to heworth
1356 4 5362 heworth interchange to concord bus stn
1407 50 5259 concord bus stn to Nissan factory
1424 56 6097 Nissan factory to hylton collage
1447 4 39707 hylton collage to faber road
1516 x36 4955 faber road to boldon asda
1536 35 5301 boldon asda to hylton castle
that was a ok day
im going to try and ride the dart on the 808 this Saturday hopefully if not ill hunt the north tyne darts down one by one
the place i went to on Monday was (Drum Roll) Barnsley
(17 Feb 2016, 6:53 pm)Diamond One wrote [ -> ]the place i went to on Monday was (Drum Roll) Barnsley
I wonder who guessed that...
Planning on heading to WAKEFIELD tomorrow. Should I book the train tickets tonight or just get them at Darlington Railway Station in the morning, will the price be any different?
(17 Feb 2016, 7:20 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Planning on heading to WAKEFIELD tomorrow. Should I book the train tickets tonight or just get them at Darlington Railway Station in the morning, will the price be any different?
Have you ever been to Wakefield before?
Good luck if you haven't!
(17 Feb 2016, 6:53 pm)Diamond One wrote [ -> ]the place i went to on Monday was (Drum Roll) Barnsley
(17 Feb 2016, 7:20 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]Exotic, like.
Not exactly top secret either. I'm sure they let most people in.
