(29 May 2016, 11:26 am)Adrian wrote I hate that buses aren't cleaned properly, but it comes down to what is practically possible, with the effort capacity that you have. 

To clean an entire fleet of buses with a wet wash, is going to take you about 30 mins per bus I'd reckon. So that's 250 hours, if you had a fleet of 500 buses. To do that every night, you're going to need about 28 cleaners working all through the night. Or in terms that matter to the business... it'll equate to over half a million in payroll costs per annum, just for the cleaning.

(29 May 2016, 11:39 am)South Tyne Lad wrote Though customer satisfaction is what draws new customers in, So in a way it has to be done.

Had 5232 yesterday and there was dirt everywhere, 3 Chewing Gums stuck to the seatback in front and fluff around the seats, Which did put me off.

Dark couler's are probably the best thing to hide the dirt, Which is why Stagecoach's Interior is mostly impeccable.
Though I think Stagecoach have a strict regime which involves Steam Cleaning the Seats, I'm not sure if other operators do the same.

(29 May 2016, 11:39 am)South Tyne Lad wrote Though customer satisfaction is what draws new customers in, So in a way it has to be done.

(21 May 2016, 11:05 am)busmanT wrote No plans for it to move

(29 May 2016, 5:11 pm)Jamie M wrote http://northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/gnefleetitem.php?fleetno=6030

Looks temporary, anyone else know when 3888 will be back?

(29 May 2016, 11:35 pm)dannygee wrote 3888 is back and has been for a while. Normally goes in the 434 in ashington-linton then the 9 at 5pm-9pm

(30 May 2016, 7:40 am)Jamie M wrote Sorry for not being clear, when will it be Stanley based, since the news says "temporary" transfer.

(30 May 2016, 7:47 am)Dan wrote 3888 was undergoing a trial period of use on the 434/448 services.

It has proven to be reliable enough, so, as busmanT rightly stated, there are no plans for 3888 and 6030 to be exchanged again.

(29 May 2016, 11:54 pm)idiot wrote Shouldn't be using colour to hide dirt at all. Wouldn't be acceptable in other businesses.

(28 May 2016, 10:16 am)Dan wrote 5429 and 5436 are the most recent ones to arrive - both of which entered service yesterday.

See fleet list here for an idea of where we're at with deliveries. The news is now up to date (for Go North East anyway!)


There's roughly a one-week turnaround on all new vehicles being delivered - so it all depends on how many are delivered that week.

5430 arrived at Belfast Docks this morning (will probably go across to Heysham on tonight's sailing) and 5431/38 are both undergoing PDI at the moment. I would expect that there's a high likelihood that these three will all enter service by this time next week.

Worth noting that 5438 is the first Euro 6 Daimler-engined Streetlite for Go North East. The rest of the batch prior to this example are all Euro 5 Cummins.

(30 May 2016, 6:02 pm)Michael wrote Red, NK16 BWZ has been spotted today, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ulsterbusphotos/26748394173/in/dateposted/

Thanks to Phill McAlinney for the photo.

(30 May 2016, 6:02 pm)Michael wrote Red, NK16 BWZ has been spotted today, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ulsterbusphotos/26748394173/in/dateposted/

Thanks to Phill McAlinney for the photo.

(30 May 2016, 9:32 am)idiot wrote I didn't mean other operators. I mean other type of businesses

(30 May 2016, 8:54 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Have 4905 ,24,68,70 been withdrawn or will they return once the crickets over as there hasnt been much mention of them?

(30 May 2016, 8:54 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Have 4905 ,24,68,70 been withdrawn or will they return once the crickets over as there hasnt been much mention of them?

(31 May 2016, 8:46 am)streetlite5402 wrote Been informed by a Yardman at Chester-le-Street that the B10BLEs are due to be sent back to Saltmeadows Road today, as they're no longer required.

(31 May 2016, 3:34 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Is 6024 a permanent vehicle at stanley, or a loan for shortages?