TBH it was probably more the case of, does it move, do the staff at the depot need know the vehicle type. If yes to both, then theres your bus for you to lend.
I just thought I would throw it in here, but I wonder if GNE will be doing a livery for Durham being the City of Culture, like they did with the Sunderland one. If there is, it would make much sense to paint a streetlite or a citaro into it for the 20 or X20.Or maybe the 65 as a deciated spare.
Does anyone know if Omnicities 5254/55/56/58/59 have been withdrawn? None have been out since 15th Jan according to BusTimes.
(17 Feb 2022, 11:37 am)peter wrote [ -> ]Does anyone know if Omnicities 5254/55/56/58/59 have been withdrawn? None have been out since 15th Jan according to BusTimes.
5256 was on the 49 the other night when it was hit by something and had a window put out.
(17 Feb 2022, 11:43 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]5256 was on the 49 the other night when it was hit by something and had a window put out.
Could be wrong, but I think that was 5246.
(17 Feb 2022, 11:37 am)peter wrote [ -> ]Does anyone know if Omnicities 5254/55/56/58/59 have been withdrawn? None have been out since 15th Jan according to BusTimes.
There is a couple of them parked up at Consett, with a couple of withdrawn Presidents.
It says on Bus Times that 6362 is being painted into X1 Livery, but surely with the consett reliability this isn't really the right thing to do, I know there was a spare when they got reduced to every 20 mins, but would it not be better to keep it at consett.
I know it is just bus times so you can't take it at face value, does anyone know if this is true.
I know that they are repainting 1 of the X45/6 ones into X1, but I hope it's not 6362 and they do 6363 otherwise that would be rather annoying.
(21 Apr 2022, 10:06 am)Jack Gill wrote [ -> ]I know that they are repainting 1 of the X45/6 ones into X1, but I hope it's not 6362 and they do 6363 otherwise that would be rather annoying.
I hope they space some more spares at consett, they seem to need them. Maybe keep 6332 or 6333 unless they go onto the X21
(21 Apr 2022, 10:16 am)Unber43 wrote [ -> ]I hope they space some more spares at consett, they seem to need them. Maybe keep 6332 or 6333 unless they go onto the X21
I'd guess they'll be repainting the 3 spare E400MMC's into spare Xlines, which will be used for X45/6 and then what they are currently used on.
(21 Apr 2022, 9:45 am)Unber43 wrote [ -> ]It says on Bus Times that 6362 is being painted into X1 Livery, but surely with the consett reliability this isn't really the right thing to do, I know there was a spare when they got reduced to every 20 mins, but would it not be better to keep it at consett.
I know it is just bus times so you can't take it at face value, does anyone know if this is true.
People are putting two and two together and coming up with five - 6362 is at Saltmeadows for accident damage repairs.
(21 Apr 2022, 11:11 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]People are putting two and two together and coming up with five - 6362 is at Saltmeadows for accident damage repairs.
Thanks Dan
(21 Apr 2022, 11:11 am)Dan wrote [ -> ]People are putting two and two together and coming up with five - 6362 is at Saltmeadows for accident damage repairs.
Thats my bad. i remember you saying one would get redone and i saw a pic of it at Saltmeadows and thought it was getting its X-Lines X1 livery. Changing it back to the X-Lines X45/X46 livery.
(21 Apr 2022, 11:39 am)KingSlayerRBLX wrote [ -> ]Thats my bad. i remember you saying one would get redone and i saw a pic of it at Saltmeadows and thought it was getting its X-Lines X1 livery. Changing it back to the X-Lines X45/X46 livery.
Here's an idea... maybe don't go round changing things until you've either seen them in person, or there are photographs of them painted?
(21 Apr 2022, 1:04 pm)streetdeckfan wrote [ -> ]Here's an idea... maybe don't go round changing things until you've either seen them in person, or there are photographs of them painted?
well sorry. no need to get all rude about it
I hear a rumour there are some Ex London E400s round the back of Saltmeadows Road. Any idea what they are doing up here?
(05 May 2022, 3:53 pm)DRS37419 wrote [ -> ]I hear a rumour there are some Ex London E400s round the back of Saltmeadows Road. Any idea what they are doing up here?
E400's or E400MMC?
(05 May 2022, 3:59 pm)Unber43 wrote [ -> ]E400's or E400MMC?
Non MMC E400
(05 May 2022, 3:53 pm)DRS37419 wrote [ -> ]I hear a rumour there are some Ex London E400s round the back of Saltmeadows Road. Any idea what they are doing up here?
If there is then surely these will be to replace the 15 remaining Scania Omnidekka's 3995/6126-29/6131-32/6134-35/6140-6148 which will need withdrawing ahead of the Emission Zone being introduced given the Omnidekka's are allocated between Riverside/Percy Main.
I do wonder if the Ex-London B7TL Gemini's 6901-6919 will also be withdrawn, these are split between Riverside and Consett at the moment.