(23 Aug 2015, 10:46 am)NK53 TKT wrote Is it a solar that runs as an unbranded vehicle o the 88/88a?

(23 Aug 2015, 10:49 am)R852 PRG wrote If you have any more questions regarding allocations, please have a look in the thread I directed you to last night; http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=1479 It's a fantastic resource, that contains all of the allocations. Better than clogging up the Latest thread.

(22 Aug 2015, 9:13 am)Dan wrote Fleet list is being updated more or less every other day so that it's bang up to date and Malarkey doesn't bother to check it before asking questions... Disgraceful, isn't it?

(23 Aug 2015, 10:40 am)South Tyne Lad wrote That confuses me as I could Imagine Stagecoach getting a few passengers from Newcastle Airport
the 74A already goes to Newcastle Airport

(23 Aug 2015, 10:27 am)NK53 TKT wrote Why does the 74 not just do 74A route between Cowgate and Ponteland?

(23 Aug 2015, 12:02 pm)Text wrote The 74A from memory used to be a 75 when operated by Arriva. NCC at some point changed it to serve the airport and make it more reliable. Initially this saw a last journey at 23:00 to Matfen Monday to Saturday (and possibly Sunday too) but cut backs saw that reduce to Friday and Saturday only.

Northumberland County Council changed the route back to serve Callerton Bridge "By request of" Which I never understood as that's within Nexus control, and then later re-introduced the section of Eastern Way that was by-passed having reverted to the Westerhope section of route between Ponteland and Newcastle.

I've heard on the grapevine that there are more changes afoot and the late Friday/Saturday plus all Sunday/Bank Hols journeys will be cut at the end of October.

(23 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Can palatines be made DDA compliant?

(23 Aug 2015, 3:24 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Yes and no. Some more OmniDekkas are coming (apparently).

(23 Aug 2015, 3:40 pm)Malarkey wrote Please elaborate further on this in regards to the Palatine 2s, quite intrigued as to why you said Yes and No to them being made DDA Compliant.

(23 Aug 2015, 3:55 pm)GX03 SVC wrote It probably will be possible to make them DDA-compliant, but it will cost a hell of a lot of money, lose loads of seats etc... so "yes".

Not like GNE would want to keep 3 Palatines anyway, the rest have already gone... hence, why I said "no".

(23 Aug 2015, 3:58 pm)tyresmoke wrote Yup it would take a lot of engineering and many pounds to do but I'd imagine it would be possible.
Economically viable...? Definitely not

(23 Aug 2015, 10:34 am)South Tyne Lad wrote On weekdays, Stagecoach's X78 service run every 30 minutes with extras provided in the form of the X77 which I believe does a slightly different route round Darras Hall to the X78 and the X79 serves Northumbria Polices headquarters at Kirkly Hall instead of Darras Hall 2x a day  so Stagecoach have the full market share.
Though on Sundays, there's only 1 X78 every 2 hours so it makes sense to run the same route on that day to run the same route and nick a few passengers from Stagecoach that would normally use Stagecoach on the Weekdays

(23 Aug 2015, 4:20 pm)Davie wrote When me, Dan & Bazza were at Riverside it looked as if 5311 had been rebranded

(22 Aug 2015, 7:07 pm)park5354 wrote 5316 & another have recieved New Crusader branding, both in Riverside at teatime today.

(23 Aug 2015, 10:46 am)NK53 TKT wrote Is it a solar that runs as an unbranded vehicle o the 88/88a?

(23 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I once travelled on the 75 but it broke to the point where it crawled into the petrol station just outside Darras Hall for fuel

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Can palatines be made DDA compliant?

(23 Aug 2015, 8:46 pm)Diamond One wrote look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding Riverside
PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day

unfortunately no due to being high floor within the fleet if they were to convert them a whole new bus body would be needed and bus would have to be rebuilt and this would cost the company too much money to do it would cost them a bomb and then refurbishing it to low floor which would be dam expensive

(23 Aug 2015, 8:46 pm)Diamond One wrote look nice face to face unable to photo due to tight spots surrounding Riverside
PVR for 88/88A is 9 which is 8 Versas and 1 Solar however the Solar is the spare bus for that route when the half 9 run from Hebburn everytime there is a Solar parked up outside of ASDA ready to do the South Shields run throughout the day

unfortunately no due to being high floor within the fleet if they were to convert them a whole new bus body would be needed and bus would have to be rebuilt and this would cost the company too much money to do it would cost them a bomb and then refurbishing it to low floor which would be dam expensive

(24 Aug 2015, 7:47 am)buss14 wrote i didnt think it was possible

(24 Aug 2015, 10:40 am)Michael wrote Fleet News:

The remaining MPDs at Peterlee, 564, 565, 573 & 574, have been transferred to Deptford and 546 has been withdrawn from Deptford, together with Trident 3877 from Chester le Street.

Fleet changes show rest of the 52 reg MPD's are still in service at Deptford along with 5162 still at Peterlee.

(24 Aug 2015, 10:52 am)Dan wrote Took you seven minutes today, Michael... You're slacking. 

(24 Aug 2015, 10:40 am)Michael wrote Fleet News:

The remaining MPDs at Peterlee, 564, 565, 573 & 574, have been transferred to Deptford and 546 has been withdrawn from Deptford, together with Trident 3877 from Chester le Street.

Fleet changes show rest of the 52 reg MPD's are still in service at Deptford along with 5162 still at Peterlee, they also have 547 at Deptford to.

(24 Aug 2015, 10:55 am)Michael wrote I seen it on before i posted but thought i'd wait this week

How is that even possible to know its just being updated????????????

(24 Aug 2015, 11:14 am)Malarkey wrote Mystic Michael

(24 Aug 2015, 10:55 am)Michael wrote I seen it on before i posted but thought i'd wait this week

How is that even possible to know its just being updated????????????

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Edit:

Heard from a friend that 5308 has gone to SM for repaint this morning... meaning only 5309 remains.

(24 Aug 2015, 11:12 am)R852 PRG wrote No! One of the better Lolynes at Chester-le-Street in my opinion.

(24 Aug 2015, 11:17 am)Dan wrote 5308 out in service on 35.

5306/07 both at SMR.


No longer required from next week owing to a PVR reduction due to Nexus Misc Works contract losses.

(24 Aug 2015, 10:40 am)Michael wrote Fleet News:

The remaining MPDs at Peterlee, 564, 565, 573 & 574, have been transferred to Deptford and 546 has been withdrawn from Deptford, together with Trident 3877 from Chester le Street.

Fleet changes show rest of the 52 reg MPD's are still in service at Deptford along with 5162 still at Peterlee, they also have 547 at Deptford to.

(24 Aug 2015, 12:06 pm)Dan wrote The Fleet News has been revised as follows:

The remaining MPDs at Peterlee, 564, 565, 573 & 574, have been transferred to Deptford leading to the withdrawal of 544 and 546 and the temporary transfer of 542 to Crook. DAF SB120 8253 has been withdrawn from Washington and Trident 3877 from Chester le Street.