(30 Aug 2016, 6:24 pm)passenger_10 wrote Possibly helping out Arriva on the Tall Ships Park and Ride North? I was in Blyth on Monday and saw several Garnetts and Jim Hughes deckers, so its a possibility Arriva had subbed some work out to Pheonix too.

Go North East appeared to only be using their own buses for the South Park and Ride.

(05 Sep 2016, 1:10 pm)dannygee wrote Have phoenix bought a new solo sr? Been on W3 past few days got some big stuff on the roof amd it has silver windows on outeide (cant see in)

(07 Sep 2016, 1:50 pm)Ray wrote Hi, 

Just seen and sampled the new Optare Solo SR it is KX14 FHZ which is ex Malta (appears to be ex-BUS 344), it's equipped with two air-con units from its days on Malta. It's currently operating on the 333. Does anyone know it's been purchased or if it's a short term loan?

(07 Sep 2016, 10:08 pm)dannygee wrote That the one with silver windows. Seen this on W3 last week

(07 Sep 2016, 1:50 pm)Ray wrote Hi, 

Just seen and sampled the new Optare Solo SR it is KX14 FHZ which is ex Malta (appears to be ex-BUS 344), it's equipped with two air-con units from its days on Malta. It's currently operating on the 333. Does anyone know it's been purchased or if it's a short term loan?

(09 Sep 2016, 4:55 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Been on that in Malta in 2013!!!

It was used on route 130 in Malta's capital Valletta doing journeys to and from the Waterfront

(04 Nov 2016, 2:32 pm)jaimz13 wrote Have phoenix bought a MCV cause their was a orange one on 335 other day

(04 Nov 2016, 3:31 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote AE55EHK it is.

(04 Nov 2016, 2:32 pm)jaimz13 wrote Have phoenix bought a MCV cause their was a orange one on 335 other day

(04 Nov 2016, 3:31 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote AE55EHK it is.

(22 Nov 2016, 8:07 pm)Jimmi wrote Photo of it on the 335 this afternoon.
Phoenix Coaches: AE55EHK by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

(23 Nov 2016, 2:56 pm)jaimz13 wrote That's the one good photo is it a loan

(17 Dec 2016, 9:05 pm)Charles41 wrote The Hurst family who are the controlling shareholder in Phoenix have recently bought control of Pratts  Taxis of Durham. Pratts used to have their own psv operators licence.

Charles

(24 Jan 2017, 9:42 pm)Tom wrote Phoenix have lost the following services from the 19th March -  W1, W1A, W3, M71, 333 and 335

W1, W1A and 333 have been contracted to Go North East, and W3 to Gateshead Central Taxis as discussed in other threads, but not sure about the other two. Seem to be keeping the K1/K2, W2, 59/359 and 84/84A and that's it.

(24 Jan 2017, 10:19 pm)Buses98 wrote i gather there will be a few buses going

(24 Jan 2017, 9:42 pm)Tom wrote Phoenix have lost the following services from the 19th March -  W1, W1A, W3, M71, 333 and 335

W1, W1A and 333 have been contracted to Go North East, and W3 to Gateshead Central Taxis as discussed in other threads, but not sure about the other two. Seem to be keeping the K1/K2, W2, 59/359 and 84/84A and that's it.

(25 Jan 2017, 8:21 am)jaimz13 wrote How come they've lost so much work only had then for a year if that

(25 Jan 2017, 8:21 am)jaimz13 wrote How come they've lost so much work only had then for a year if that

(25 Jan 2017, 1:07 pm)Jimmi wrote Just how long the current contracts ran for, presumably other operators put in more attractive bids to run the contracts for the services this time round resulting in Phoenix losing the services.

(30 Jan 2017, 6:10 pm)Buses98 wrote with phoenix loosing some of their contracts will they be keeping the decker or are they going?

(30 Jan 2017, 6:11 pm)Tom wrote They still have school contracts so the deckers are very unlikely to go.