(18 Jan 2016, 10:58 pm)dannygee wrote Will the new solos on NTL have NSA?

(18 Jan 2016, 6:09 pm)Jimmi wrote It seems to be quite common with Optare products in my experience, can often hear them on Solos, wasn't fun the day I got the Scarlet Band 33 from Ferryhill to Sedgefield and the noise was made and had to convince the driver that I hadn't pressed the bell and I didn't want to get off in Mainsforth! :s

Think it's some sort of warning noise or something like that?

(19 Jan 2016, 5:10 pm)Davie wrote Whilst en-route to College this morning, I noticed both 5222 & 5240 were both chucking smoke out of their exhaust pipe's.

(19 Jan 2016, 5:46 pm)Andreos1 wrote Noticed a Percy Main Omni parked up with its hazards at the entrance to the TyneTunnel Trading Estate earlier.
Assuming it had been on a 1 and the way it was parked - it looked like it had limped off the main road.
It certainly wasn't the place to park a bus.

(19 Jan 2016, 5:53 pm)Davie wrote The 1 goes nowhere near the Tyne Tunnel, it'll have been on the 9.

(19 Jan 2016, 5:53 pm)Davie wrote The 1 goes nowhere near the Tyne Tunnel, it'll have been on the 9.

(19 Jan 2016, 5:56 pm)R852 PRG wrote In Andreos' post; the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, which is near Percy Main. So it will have been on the 1, and not the 9.

(19 Jan 2016, 5:56 pm)R852 PRG wrote In Andreos' post; the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, which is near Percy Main. So it will have been on the 1, and not the 9.

(19 Jan 2016, 4:51 pm)R852 PRG wrote Got a question. Why is that Olympians are parked up in Stanley and Consett bus stations, yet low-floor vehicles can be clearly seen in the depot? Surely it would be better to have a President or something in case a vehicle breakdown occurs and one has to go into service to keep the service to timetable? All I can really think of is that the drivers like the Olympians, and take them out as a means of commuting from the depot to either bus station, if there is no set vehicle allocation for a staff shuttle?

(19 Jan 2016, 5:59 pm)wise owl wrote All buses are allocated a board number, some go back to the depot and sit for a while before coming back out as shuttles. Board changes can only be authorised by consett/Stanley supervisors or engineering/Lds at depot, drivers dont pick & choose.

(19 Jan 2016, 5:53 pm)Davie wrote The 1 goes nowhere near the Tyne Tunnel, it'll have been on the 9.

(19 Jan 2016, 6:12 pm)Andreos1 wrote It goes along the A193, before reaching the bottom of Norham Road.
The A193, crosses over the A19, just where the start of the toll booths are for the tunnel.
The Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate entrance, is between the A19 and Norham Road.

If it was the 9, it was lost!

(19 Jan 2016, 6:29 pm)DanPicken wrote Does the CB1 now finish next week?

(19 Jan 2016, 6:31 pm)Adrian wrote 25th Jan - http://www.simplygo.com/news/closure-of-chowdene-bridge-from-26-october-2015

(19 Jan 2016, 6:35 pm)DanPicken wrote Thanks, just as it was originally yesterday, hopefully 8260 is out on Saturday.
8268 has been in some sort of incident.

(19 Jan 2016, 6:42 pm)DanPicken wrote On Thornley Close, it hit 2 cars.

(20 Jan 2016, 1:52 am)Diamond One wrote This might sound daft but could happen who thinks Go North East should consider ordering some EcoSeti vehicles either Volvo or MCV been on a similar one and it is much better than a Streetdeck i notice a few services that need but if GNE get a demonstrator with a view to purchase similar vehicles who knows who thinks its a good idea?

(20 Jan 2016, 8:45 am)Adrian wrote Why? Why is it much better?

(20 Jan 2016, 2:00 pm)Diamond One wrote Nice smoother ride and not a bad bus it performs like a Gemini And I think its quality

(20 Jan 2016, 3:30 pm)S813 FVK wrote Its the same vehicle with a different bodywork. Cant imagine there been much difference