(15 Sep 2015, 1:52 pm)Tom wrote 4910 and 4911 are great, the best ones we have now.

No doubt they'll mostly be on the 9 anyway, with the B7s on the 17 as usual.

(15 Sep 2015, 1:52 pm)Tom wrote 4910 and 4911 are great, the best ones we have now.

No doubt they'll mostly be on the 9 anyway, with the B7s on the 17 as usual.

(15 Sep 2015, 1:54 pm)Diamond One wrote 4910 is the best out of the two nice and comfy I can see the pair of them being on 9 about 4 is needed from Percy Main while 3 from Deptford but also I can see some eg 4916 on 17/17A they need a vehicle like that

(15 Sep 2015, 2:00 pm)Tom wrote Yeah the Northern Omnicities are normally covering for Coaster/Cobalt Connect omnicities that's why I guess.

Should put the B7s on there, but I guess they don't want to risk it after what happened in Percy Main with 3874. Shouldn't really be an issue though if the driver paid attention to the low bridge.

(15 Sep 2015, 2:06 pm)Diamond One wrote The odd ominicity usually creeps up on 9 I usually have a nice ride on them when I travel to Sunderland I thought the bus that was involved in the accident was 3870 I'm sure somebody said a while back I used to like 3874 during its Deptford days lovely ride the 3 spares 3801, 3873 and 3874 usually they would end up on the morrisons 9 used to enjoy them rides better than the darts in them days lovely and belter views

(15 Sep 2015, 2:10 pm)Tom wrote Aye it might have been 3870, I think you're right.

The 9 is great when it's a double decker, especially through the tunnel. Shame there is no Lolynes left at Percy Main now - apart from 3866/3867, and I think 3859 is still hanging on.

(15 Sep 2015, 3:32 pm)Michael wrote Has anymore of the Cobalt Clipper/FAB 56's went off to get the flywheel fitted?

Can't remember at all.

(15 Sep 2015, 6:02 pm)Davie wrote IIRC 6085 was last to go

(15 Sep 2015, 11:41 am)BJ10VUS wrote I don't know about "ridiculous", as you have to consider where they are coming from and where they are going to after. Not all 33 buses per hour are operating solely between Regent Centre and Newcastle. And sending buses via Cowgate Roundabout instead of Gosforth High Street would just add to the 25 buses per hour between Cowgate Roundabout and the city centre.

(15 Sep 2015, 5:12 pm)Malarkey wrote Curious Question.

Is there any NSAs for the X1A?

(15 Sep 2015, 7:42 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I was on the X14 at 3:30 ish from Regent Centre to Brunton and it was full, however I was the only person on that sector

(15 Sep 2015, 1:49 pm)Tom wrote Yeah of course, Michael's main aim is to annoy you - I'm sure he has more important things to worry about than annoying you! 

Anyway, great to see more proper B10s coming to Percy Main, hopefully it'll get rid of the crap dual door ones (5154, 5156, 5159 etc.)

(16 Sep 2015, 7:10 am)Dan wrote I don't think it will allow for dual-door Volvo B10BLEs to be withdrawn from service just yet. The arrival of 4910 (W491 SCU) and 4914 (X914 WGR) at Percy Main has allowed 4911 (W411 SCU) and 4915 (X915 WGR) to go to Thorntons for DDA modifications, while Riverside's 4897 (V987 ETN) arrived last week too.

Also - I think 5298 - 5309 are all now branded as "See it, Do it, Sunderland".

(16 Sep 2015, 7:10 am)Dan wrote I don't think it will allow for dual-door Volvo B10BLEs to be withdrawn from service just yet. The arrival of 4910 (W491 SCU) and 4914 (X914 WGR) at Percy Main has allowed 4911 (W411 SCU) and 4915 (X915 WGR) to go to Thorntons for DDA modifications, while Riverside's 4897 (V987 ETN) arrived last week too.

Also - I think 5298 - 5309 are all now branded as "See it, Do it, Sunderland".