(25 Aug 2015, 3:37 pm)Dan wrote I'm still not convinced by Arriva showing how late vehicles are running on their app..?

Surely more customers would like to know when their bus is due, rather than how late it is, or have I missed the point? I mean, when family and friends ask me when the bus is due, I usually respond by saying "In 5 minutes" rather than by saying, "Due at 16:45 - it's 13 minutes late."

(25 Aug 2015, 10:28 am)Coppercap40 wrote Any info as to where 562 can be found today please?

(25 Aug 2015, 10:42 am)Michael wrote Probables be on the Npower shuttle.

(25 Aug 2015, 3:52 pm)Andreos1 wrote Aye, it is on the NPower shuttles

(25 Aug 2015, 3:37 pm)Dan wrote I'm still not convinced by Arriva showing how late vehicles are running on their app..?

Surely more customers would like to know when their bus is due, rather than how late it is, or have I missed the point? I mean, when family and friends ask me when the bus is due, I usually respond by saying "In 5 minutes" rather than by saying, "Due at 16:45 - it's 13 minutes late."

(25 Aug 2015, 5:03 pm)cbma06 wrote I don't use the Arriva live map no more as its not a real time if the bus turns up at the bus stop where I get on and the live map still showing the bus 20 to 30 minutes down the route, on the arriva app I just use the timetable with the green line commencing down on the left hand side as its usually within a couple of minutes before the bus stop.

(25 Aug 2015, 4:56 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Ah, the standard bus driver response 

(25 Aug 2015, 3:37 pm)Dan wrote I'm still not convinced by Arriva showing how late vehicles are running on their app..?

Surely more customers would like to know when their bus is due, rather than how late it is, or have I missed the point? I mean, when family and friends ask me when the bus is due, I usually respond by saying "In 5 minutes" rather than by saying, "Due at 16:45 - it's 13 minutes late."

(25 Aug 2015, 5:11 pm)aureolin wrote I have to say that that's the opposite of my own experience. I find the liveapp to be dead on. It's a lifesaver on a morning if it's chucking down, and I don't want to be standing for a bus that's running late.

(25 Aug 2015, 9:45 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Folks, I'm not wondering this from a perspective of whether you agree with buggys on buses or not. How comes you can travel with a child in a pushchair on Arriva's express routes particularly the X15 which serves mainly the A1 and all of these vehicles (well bar the MPD's) can easily get to 62mph yet, passengers can't do this on the X9/X10?

(25 Aug 2015, 9:45 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Folks, I'm not wondering this from a perspective of whether you agree with buggys on buses or not. How comes you can travel with a child in a pushchair on Arriva's express routes particularly the X15 which serves mainly the A1 and all of these vehicles (well bar the MPD's) can easily get to 62mph yet, passengers can't do this on the X9/X10?

(25 Aug 2015, 6:07 pm)Dan wrote Our new 'Bus Refurbishments & Repairs' thread (which can be found here) reminded me that I haven't provided an update on our current status with things at Thornton's for a while...

The three away at present are Riverside's Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4900 (V990 ETN), 4910 (W491 SCU) and 4919 (X919 WGR) - 4910 is the most recent one to have gone to Thorntons.

Formerly based within the Driver Training School, Volvo B10M/Plaxton Paragons 7080 (Y808 MFT) and 7082 (Y782 MFT) returned to Riverside from Thornton's this afternoon, following seating configuration modifications ahead of the new academic school year next week.


Also worth noting is that Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4896 (V986 ETN) and 4897 (V987 ETN) have both transferred from Deptford to Riverside - one of these is just an extra vehicle in the fleet which will help Riverside out while their own Volvo B10BLEs are away for DDA conversion, and one is to allow 4843 (R843 PRG) to be withdrawn (released by one of the entry into service of one of the MPDs from Peterlee).

(25 Aug 2015, 10:25 pm)Michael wrote Any idea when the last Toonlink B10 will get withdrawn?

(25 Aug 2015, 11:48 pm)Diamond One wrote no idea ask

(25 Aug 2015, 10:25 pm)Michael wrote Any idea when the last Toonlink B10 will get withdrawn?

(25 Aug 2015, 10:24 pm)S813 FVK wrote There is a big difference between the X15 and X9/X10.

The X15 is on and off the A1 and, for most of the route, it is a standard single carriage way like most roads (minus the Dual Carriageways and Motorways). I am aware that some of the X15 route is on a dual carriage way (like when it first joins the A1 heading north at Gosforth). However, all of the A19 covered by the X9 and X10 is dual carriage way and doesn't keep exiting at every single possible point (not saying the X15 does that because i know for a fact it doesnt). That could be something to do with it.

(26 Aug 2015, 7:58 am)durhambusman wrote 5291 in blue on the 43/44 in Durham yesterday.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16042610@N07/20866530702/

(25 Aug 2015, 6:07 pm)Dan wrote Our new 'Bus Refurbishments & Repairs' thread (which can be found here) reminded me that I haven't provided an update on our current status with things at Thornton's for a while...

The three away at present are Riverside's Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4900 (V990 ETN), 4910 (W491 SCU) and 4919 (X919 WGR) - 4910 is the most recent one to have gone to Thorntons.

Formerly based within the Driver Training School, Volvo B10M/Plaxton Paragons 7080 (Y808 MFT) and 7082 (Y782 MFT) returned to Riverside from Thornton's this afternoon, following seating configuration modifications ahead of the new academic school year next week.


Also worth noting is that Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4896 (V986 ETN) and 4897 (V987 ETN) have both transferred from Deptford to Riverside - one of these is just an extra vehicle in the fleet which will help Riverside out while their own Volvo B10BLEs are away for DDA conversion, and one is to allow 4843 (R843 PRG) to be withdrawn (released by one of the entry into service of one of the MPDs from Peterlee).

(26 Aug 2015, 1:55 pm)citaro5284 wrote A nice shiny red bus has just arrived

(26 Aug 2015, 2:01 pm)Malarkey wrote Wouldnt be that B8RLE (BA15 BXS) by any chance would it?

(26 Aug 2015, 1:01 pm)park5354 wrote 4843 is on 97/98 today.   It operated the sunniside 97 this morning.
4896 or 97 is on service 27, with the other on service 95/96/64.
4919 is back in service today, was parked at Gateshead metro this morning.

(26 Aug 2015, 2:19 pm)Si1989 wrote One of the 97 buses is at saltmedows looked like it was sanded down ready for repaint