(25 Mar 2015, 6:10 pm)Malarkey wrote Nah I wasnt intending to set it on fire or cause any damage to the Vehicle, just take it for a Joy Ride to see the look on Citaro5284s face.

(25 Mar 2015, 6:10 pm)Malarkey wrote Nah I wasnt intending to set it on fire or cause any damage to the Vehicle, just take it for a Joy Ride to see the look on Citaro5284s face.

(25 Mar 2015, 6:12 pm)Dan wrote He'll have you locked up within half an hour of you stealing it, as he'll be tracking every tiny movement the steering wheel makes!  

(25 Mar 2015, 6:16 pm)Malarkey wrote Not if I disable the tracking device he wont.

(25 Mar 2015, 6:17 pm)Dan wrote You'll have to find each and every SIM card first!  

(25 Mar 2015, 6:23 pm)Malarkey wrote Did I ever tell you I hate smart arses, think ill just steal the wheels and put out a few windows instead and leave it VOR for a week or so.

(25 Mar 2015, 7:51 pm)pdiddy wrote 4909, 3804, 6018 and 6036 all been on the pronto today.... as four of the blue deckers were at Chester this morning... knackered yet again. Losing passenger to Arriva 6 due to unreliability 

(25 Mar 2015, 8:33 pm)Michael wrote Davey do you dream about the Red Arrows every night?

I think they'll leave the 56 every 12 minutes for the time being....

We haven't even got all the orders for this year yet...

(25 Mar 2015, 4:27 pm)citaro5284 wrote Dont know about Dan but let me have a think....errrr.........NO!

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(25 Mar 2015, 8:33 pm)Michael wrote Davey do you dream about the Red Arrows every night? :p

I think they'll leave the 56 every 12 minutes for the time being....

We haven't even got all the orders for this year yet...

(25 Mar 2015, 9:25 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Don't dream about the X1 all night and there's nothing wrong the the B9s currently allocated but:
- They're the oldest B9s in the fleet.
- Don't hace power sockets like post TTX standard (bar the Angel).
- Have paid themselves off.
- Are proven and mostly reliable.
- Would provide good quality spares and make up for shortfalls in PVRs.

(24 Mar 2015, 3:49 pm)Michael wrote Ye, gutted because they're good buses!

(24 Mar 2015, 4:05 pm)Dan wrote The spare for each depot comes after the branded examples.

5391 - 5394: X66 Blue
5395 - 5400: 8/78 Green Stanley
5401: Spare Red Stanley
5402 - 5408: 8/78 Green Chester
5409: Spare Red Chester

(24 Mar 2015, 4:24 pm)Dan wrote If I told you, I'd have to kill you!

We'll find out next month what is to come for the 8/78.

(25 Mar 2015, 1:06 pm)Michael wrote Looks like it but it looks much better on the blue base than the gold one... 

(25 Mar 2015, 4:15 pm)Citaro5292 wrote Well 5234 has arrived back at stanley depot today in black

Photo courtesy of Paul Lamb

(25 Mar 2015, 9:25 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Don't dream about the X1 all night and there's nothing wrong the the B9s currently allocated but:
- They're the oldest B9s in the fleet.
- Don't hace power sockets like post TTX standard (bar the Angel).
- Have paid themselves off.
- Are proven and mostly reliable.
- Would provide good quality spares and make up for shortfalls in PVRs.

(24 Mar 2015, 10:29 pm)Versa5389 wrote FTransbus MPD 561 NK53TLF was seen today in plain Yellow being driven towards Riverside Depot from Blaydon on Trade Plates at around 16:00. The driver was wearing black overalls suggesting not a GNE fitter.

(25 Mar 2015, 7:51 pm)pdiddy wrote 4909, 3804, 6018 and 6036 all been on the pronto today.... as four of the blue deckers were at Chester this morning... knackered yet again. Losing passenger to Arriva 6 due to unreliability 

(26 Mar 2015, 1:34 am)Davie wrote I think the omnicities will go on the Loop allowing the solars to transfer to Percy Main for service 17

(25 Mar 2015, 4:15 pm)Citaro5292 wrote Well 5234 has arrived back at stanley depot today in black

Photo courtesy of Paul Lamb

(26 Mar 2015, 7:11 am)Dan wrote Knackered, or having their destinations updated? Just because a vehicle is absent from service does not mean it is "knackered".

All of Chester-le-Street and Crook's vehicles had their destinations updated yesterday if they could be captured, and if they couldn't, they'll be done at some point this week. The main thing that will be noticed is that the Angels no longer have a green square, and they have a large white number in Arial font instead. In fact, all branded services now have white route numbers - regardless of whether a branded vehicle with colour route number or corporate liveried vehicle with colour route number is allocated. The via points on a large number of services have been revised to coincide with timing points on the timetable or key points of the route.

Stanley's destinations have also been updated at my end, but a full depot update has not yet taken place. Riverside's destinations are going to be updated at my end today, but I doubt we will push out an update until July when the QuayLink is due to change.

(26 Mar 2015, 7:11 am)Dan wrote Knackered, or having their destinations updated? Just because a vehicle is absent from service does not mean it is "knackered".

All of Chester-le-Street and Crook's vehicles had their destinations updated yesterday if they could be captured, and if they couldn't, they'll be done at some point this week. The main thing that will be noticed is that the Angels no longer have a green square, and they have a large white number in Arial font instead. In fact, all branded services now have white route numbers - regardless of whether a branded vehicle with colour route number or corporate liveried vehicle with colour route number is allocated. The via points on a large number of services have been revised to coincide with timing points on the timetable or key points of the route.

Stanley's destinations have also been updated at my end, but a full depot update has not yet taken place. Riverside's destinations are going to be updated at my end today, but I doubt we will push out an update until July when the QuayLink is due to change.

(26 Mar 2015, 11:40 am)nk55 wrote Are the black scanias the possible volvo replacements at crook?, not forgetting the 4 vehicles as mentioned earlier. Possible split vehicle allocations. Dont think the pronto needs a full decker allocations.

(26 Mar 2015, 9:07 am)Versa5389 wrote Hopefully bringing Chester le Streets "Not In Service" destination in line with the other depots. They were still using the Not In Service for all the latest info blind on Monday. I'd like to see the new 21 destination colour. I quite liked the green number but do admit all tha could be seen was the green square and not the route number. 

(26 Mar 2015, 11:46 am)Jimmi wrote I'd hate to have single deckers on the X21, the one that leaves Durham at 0936 for Newcastle is often completely full and the X21 can often be full or near full a large amount of the time, thankfully the extra peak journeys have spread things out a bit between Durham and Newcastle around peak times.

If single deckers go on the X21 I think I'd use it even less than I do now and opt for the X2 (soon to be X12) instead.