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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - PH - BQA - 23 Mar 2015
(23 Mar 2015, 4:31 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Aye, would have been my ride but my auntie gave me a lift.Aye, think I saw that, I was in Bedlington Station, it went through on it's way to Blyth minutes before 7515 roared around the corner, so loud!
Got it into ershington earlier.
1493 on [Blyth] 1.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - John_R - 24 Mar 2015
2850 is currently on X1 to Tow Law
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Teessider2014 - 24 Mar 2015
1492 on 5a Guisborough @ 14.40 towards mbro
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Kuyoyo - 24 Mar 2015
(24 Mar 2015, 2:40 pm)Smarty93 wrote 1492 on 5a Guisborough @ 14.40 towards mbro
Replaced 1552 at 1300. Of course, Redcar have 1564 on 22/64/64a...........
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Dan - 24 Mar 2015
(24 Mar 2015, 4:12 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Replaced 1552 at 1300. Of course, Redcar have 1564 on 22/64/64a...........Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Mark P - 24 Mar 2015
(24 Mar 2015, 4:25 pm)Dan wrote Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?I'm suprised the correct allocations have lasted this long. This is Redcar we're talking about.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Kuyoyo - 24 Mar 2015
(24 Mar 2015, 4:25 pm)Dan wrote Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?
Oh, I missed out that the 64 board it's on today starts with a X3a.
Likewise the 63 1569 worked on Friday does the X4 duplicate.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - tyresmoke - 24 Mar 2015
(24 Mar 2015, 4:25 pm)Dan wrote Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?
Their manager has apparently suggested they don't want to leave one sitting in the yard - hence using it every day. It gets used on one of the extra Sapphire runs which are on 63 or 64 boards. Surprised they put one out today mind given DB delegates were around at Redcar...!
Must have been two Streetlites come off 5s today as there was 10 out from start of play but 1512 appeared mid morning... Saw 1552 coming back to depot at 1310ish
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Dan - 24 Mar 2015
(24 Mar 2015, 5:06 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Oh, I missed out that the 64 board it's on today starts with a X3a.
Likewise the 63 1569 worked on Friday does the X4 duplicate.
(24 Mar 2015, 5:23 pm)tyresmoke wrote Their manager has apparently suggested they don't want to leave one sitting in the yard - hence using it every day. It gets used on one of the extra Sapphire runs which are on 63 or 64 boards.
Thanks, both.
Kind of makes sense in a way, but potentially results in normal specification vehicles being allocated to the "Sapphire" services in the event of a vehicle changeover taking place when 1440 (NK10 CFA) is also allocated elsewhere. The downside to branded spare vehicles, I guess!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - John_R - 25 Mar 2015
1513 has just replaced 1405 on the 1 at Faverdale and is currently heading to Bishop Auckland
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - omnicity4659 - 25 Mar 2015
MAX E400 on 34, 7518 replaced a broken down bus at Ashington, which in turn 7518 failed in the stand, 7519 is now on the X21/X22.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Jimmi - 25 Mar 2015
(25 Mar 2015, 10:32 am)John_R wrote 1513 has just replaced 1405 on the 1 at Faverdale and is currently heading to Bishop Auckland
Yep, it is indeed on the 1/5A.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@N02/16900077636/in/photostream/
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Stewy - 25 Mar 2015
1307 and also 2852 are on max service X26/X27 today along with 1416
Also either 1510 or 1511 are on sapphire service 7
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Dan - 25 Mar 2015
4664 on service 53.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - omnicity4659 - 25 Mar 2015
7518 is back on X21 and X22s.
7519 is back on standby
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - PH - BQA - 25 Mar 2015
(25 Mar 2015, 4:39 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote 7518 is back on X21 and X22s.
7519 is back on standby
A number of the runs I saw today had unhealthy sounding buses on them , do you think Ashington are going for full Sapphire allocation over making sure buses are mechanically sound?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - omnicity4659 - 25 Mar 2015
(25 Mar 2015, 5:04 pm)mb134 wrote A number of the runs I saw today had unhealthy sounding buses on them , do you think Ashington are going for full Sapphire allocation over making sure buses are mechanically sound?
Na, I think buses are buses and Sapphire are just buses.
The supervisor has transformed me.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Kuyoyo - 27 Mar 2015
4505 on early 6s
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Teessider2014 - 27 Mar 2015
2803 on 21A, 13.25 to mbro from stockton
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Jimmi - 27 Mar 2015
7601 on 308.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - tyresmoke - 27 Mar 2015
1494 was on X12 yesterday for Stockton
Today was the turn of the Scanias to go wandering with 4652 on 28 and 4658 on 17A, with 4654 in the depot. 4508 and 2803 two of the buses on 21A in their place
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Dan - 27 Mar 2015
2814 on 23.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Dan - 28 Mar 2015
1766 on 61/62
1415 on 24
1494 on X12/X2.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - PH - BQA - 28 Mar 2015
1584 (I think) is on a 54 going through Shiremoor towards Newcastle now
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Stewy - 28 Mar 2015
I think that 1794 has just gone onto the sapphire service 7 in darlington due to a incident involving 1518 and a MAX Scania omnicity
The scania omnicity has clipped the back window of the sapphire pulsar and put its back window out
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - Dan - 28 Mar 2015
YJ58CAO on 53
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - PH - BQA - 30 Mar 2015
7532 on X21
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - omnicity4659 - 30 Mar 2015
(30 Mar 2015, 9:11 am)mb134 wrote 7532 on X21
Didn't take long. I bet 7518 is on Coast and Castles.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - PH - BQA - 30 Mar 2015
7515 also on the X22
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015 - omnicity4659 - 30 Mar 2015
(30 Mar 2015, 9:44 am)mb134 wrote 7515 also on the X22
7515 is a liar.
Nothing is quick into Newcastle.