(10 Aug 2015, 9:08 pm)JP6004 wrote still think possibly highwayman

(10 Aug 2015, 9:35 pm)S813 FVK wrote What would go on the Diamond then?

(10 Aug 2015, 9:35 pm)S813 FVK wrote What would go on the Diamond then?

(10 Aug 2015, 9:42 pm)Michael wrote Streetlies

(10 Aug 2015, 9:49 pm)S813 FVK wrote No!! Volvo B8RLEs would be perfect.

(10 Aug 2015, 10:07 pm)Michael wrote Hopefully we see some of them in the NE but well probables get Hybrid Streetlites.... haha

Hopefully if they do get new buses, it'll mean that there won't be spares on the routes all the time....

We also have to think about the changes to the routes GNE want to do.

(10 Aug 2015, 10:12 pm)S813 FVK wrote Yep. Now the consultations have closed, id say decisions will be made very soon on what to do. If the Diamond proposals do go ahead, i can see a PVR decrease meaning some will go red?

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(10 Aug 2015, 9:35 pm)S813 FVK wrote What would go on the Diamond then?

(10 Aug 2015, 10:29 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Small Selection of photos from today....


659 in Holme Hill Estate.


664 in Horden


657 in Hesleden


653 in Sherburn Estate

(10 Aug 2015, 10:44 pm)R852 PRG wrote Nice shots, Gary. Good to see somebody taking advantage of the different areas around that network for photos. I would say ''indiGoing'' out to the different areas but Robert would probably have my life over it.

(10 Aug 2015, 9:08 pm)JP6004 wrote still think possibly highwayman

(10 Aug 2015, 10:41 pm)JP6004 wrote Maybe more ex Brighton scania until new buses are purchased this year or next? No harm in downgrading the service until new buses arrive - don't forget angel was downgraded before investment

(10 Aug 2015, 10:48 pm)S813 FVK wrote Fixed   

(10 Aug 2015, 10:41 pm)JP6004 wrote Maybe more ex Brighton scania until new buses are purchased this year or next? No harm in downgrading the service until new buses arrive - don't forget angel was downgraded before investment

(10 Aug 2015, 10:49 pm)Kuyoyo wrote I seriously doubt the Citaros will be moving off the Diamond and onto Highwaymans. Honestly, I think the Citaros will be staying at Stanley for whatever happens to the Diamond.

(10 Aug 2015, 10:54 pm)R852 PRG wrote You never know... Some of the Solars on the ''Highwayman'' are aging now, I'm not sure if they would get direct replacements in the form of new vehicles, but the ''Diamond'' could. Even though the Citaros seem fine on the routes, those services could receive an upgrade in coming years. I'd leave the door open at his suggestion.

(10 Aug 2015, 10:59 pm)S813 FVK wrote Th Diamond routes are the only main services at Stanley which have never received brand new buses. Considering it was valued as a high quality service anyway by giving it an upgrade to Citaros (ultimately making it one of the few then-Gold Standard services), the lack of real investment into the service shows that it has dropped down in the world. 

Obviously you can't upgrade services left right and centre. We all know that upgrades, repaints and other miscellanous stuff costs money and need to be well used in order to get the money back.

(11 Aug 2015, 8:11 am).Michael wrote On the X35, theres a bald bloke writing notes down in a book, he also works for GNE, first time i have seen this... any idea what he is writing down?

(11 Aug 2015, 8:11 am)Michael wrote On the X35, theres a bald bloke writing notes down in a book, he also works for GNE, first time i have seen this... any idea what he is writing down?

(11 Aug 2015, 8:12 am)S813 FVK wrote Passenger numbers at each stop? Ive had somebody do that before.

(11 Aug 2015, 8:12 am)JP6004 wrote Shopping list? ?

(11 Aug 2015, 8:12 am)S813 FVK wrote Passenger numbers at each stop? Ive had somebody do that before.

(11 Aug 2015, 10:50 am)Davie wrote Does anybody know why Fast Cats branded 4955 & 5207 have black wheels? To see what I mean please see this photo - https://flic.kr/p/xchbRL.

(11 Aug 2015, 11:22 am)R852 PRG wrote I would have just thought replacement wheels. Can't imagine it had any significance.