North East Buses

Streetdecks 6301-6303 are now at Consett. I wonder if this solves the 'what extra vehicles are needed for x lines routes at Consett' questions that have been asked in the past, given all routes at Consett are back up and running now?
Also E400 6337 appears to have transferred back to Hexham

7111 tracking on the X9/X10, is this just a tracking error or us it true?

I suspect it might be 7156.

(10 Apr 2021, 10:32 am)GNE6312 wrote [ -> ]7111 tracking on the X9/X10, is this just a tracking error or us it true?

It is true. As 7156 has not yet entered service, 7111 and 7128 have transferred to Riverside (but 7128 is VOR for MOT next week).


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So whats allocated to the X9/X10 now

(10 Apr 2021, 10:49 am)MichealAaron wrote [ -> ]So whats allocated to the X9/X10 now

Until 7156 enters service, six interdecks and 7111, with 6377 and 7128 as spares.

When 7156 enters service, 7111 will still be retained as a spare, as 6377 is effectively removed as a spare come the summer holidays when the X11 runs daily.


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So 7135, 36 & 37 will be allocated to CLS's dupes for arriva

(10 Apr 2021, 10:51 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]Until 7156 enters service, six interdecks and 7111, with 6377 and 7128 as spares.

When 7156 enters service, 7111 will still be retained as a spare, as 6377 is effectively removed as a spare come the summer holidays when the X11 runs daily.


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Thanks Dan. Still yet to ride one of the coaches. Heard a lot of positive about it

(10 Apr 2021, 9:30 am)Tiger5105 wrote [ -> ]Streetdecks 6301-6303 are now at Consett. I wonder if this solves the 'what extra vehicles are needed for x lines routes at Consett' questions that have been asked in the past, given all routes at Consett are back up and running now?
Also E400 6337 appears to have transferred back to Hexham

Go North East 6337 / YY64 GWX by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Indeed it is back at Hexham


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I'm guessing the ToonLink have now moved out of percy main as 5241 is currently on the 69 today

Oh does this mean that the scanias wont be doing the duplicates going forward ? And will the lothian dockers be appearing on these routes.

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6099 tracked on 5 and 50 yesterday, it appears that it replaced 5257 which failed whilst leaving South Shields on the 5.

I think the Scanias will still be needed, just likely to be elsewhere.

Makes me think the ToonLink scanias will be moved out of Percy main and the Lothian deckers replace them

(11 Apr 2021, 12:42 pm)MichealAaron wrote [ -> ]Makes me think the ToonLink scanias will be moved out of Percy main and the Lothian deckers replace them

The six Lothian Volvo B9s on loan from Ensign have been allocated to Consett (displacing six of the fleet livery Volvo B7 to Riverside from Consett).

The Toon Link Scania OmniCitys have transferred to Riverside, being replaced at Percy Main by the two dual-door ex-London examples, the two single-decks on loan from Metrobus, and due to a PVR reduction (cancellation of the Arriva 46 and 51 services, which Arriva has taken back in-house from tomorrow).

Go North East: 9061 / SN57DFY by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 6914 / LX06EBU by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

6926-33 have all transferred out of riverside to chest le street and Percy main this is due to 6910-15 arriving from howansgill

Also have 6942 and 43 been allocated to a depot yet

(11 Apr 2021, 3:29 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The six Lothian Volvo B9s on loan from Ensign have been allocated to Consett (displacing six of the fleet livery Volvo B7 to Riverside from Consett).

The Toon Link Scania OmniCitys have transferred to Riverside, being replaced at Percy Main by the two dual-door ex-London examples, the two single-decks on loan from Metrobus, and due to a PVR reduction (cancellation of the Arriva 46 and 51 services, which Arriva has taken back in-house from tomorrow).

Go North East: 9061 / SN57DFY by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 6914 / LX06EBU by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Will the 6 Versa's be leaving Deptford, due to some/all of the Citaro's being back for the X20 or will they stay for additional duplicate services?

(11 Apr 2021, 3:39 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Will the 6 Versa's be leaving Deptford, due to some/all of the Citaro's being back for the X20 or will they stay for additional duplicate services?

Yes, they're all back at Chester-le-Street to be allocated to service 25 (displacing 6301-3 to Consett as noted above, which has been the temporary allocation on service 25 since the service reductions in mid-January).

(11 Apr 2021, 3:40 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Yes, they're all back at Chester-le-Street to be allocated to service 25 (displacing 6301-3 to Consett as noted above, which has been the temporary allocation on service 25 since the service reductions in mid-January).

Ok cool, thank you.