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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Jimmi - 17 Aug 2015

Frequenta Solo 2850 on 21/X21. Operating the 1415 departure from Darlington (running around 5 minutes late at present).


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - buss14 - 17 Aug 2015

7525 is on the x14


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Jimmi - 17 Aug 2015

(17 Aug 2015, 12:13 pm)peter wrote 1312 is on the 12/12a
2851 also on 12/12A.


Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - MrPottski - 17 Aug 2015

1516 was on X1 duties today.


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - BusLoverMum - 18 Aug 2015

Sapphire 1517 has just taken the passengers off 7627, x12 at Durham. Left 10 minutes late so must have had a problem.

1424 on the 7


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Nicknyks - 18 Aug 2015

(17 Aug 2015, 2:06 pm)Jimmi wrote 2851 also on 12/12A.

1506 on X1  /  2854 on 2  /  1516 on 1/5/19  /  2856 on X26/27  /  1312 on 2


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - DanPicken - 18 Aug 2015

(18 Aug 2015, 2:05 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Sapphire 1517 has just taken the passengers off 7627, x12 at Durham. Left 10 minutes late so must have had a problem.

1424 on the 7
Passenger was taken ill.


Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - S813 FVK - 19 Aug 2015

7525 just about to depart Berwick on an X18


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - tyresmoke - 19 Aug 2015

1422 on 21A today


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Tom - 19 Aug 2015

Sapphire Pulsar on the X18.


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Jimmi - 19 Aug 2015

(19 Aug 2015, 12:41 pm)Tom wrote Sapphire Pulsar on the X18.
MX12KXF (1527)


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - passenger_10 - 19 Aug 2015

Sapphire 7527 has been on the X15 all day.


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - tyresmoke - 19 Aug 2015

4713 was on the last X93 from Middlesbrough to Whitby tonight, presumably replaced a B9 in Middlesbrough for inspection overnight. Should be swapped back in the morning


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Kuyoyo - 20 Aug 2015

1446 on 21A today


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Stuartphin1639 - 20 Aug 2015

Bit of information from up north:

7504 sapphire branded on the short X14
4662 on the 43
7607 on the 308


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Kuyoyo - 20 Aug 2015

1420 today's non-MAX working on the X12 - it shall be the 1155 from Middlesbrough


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - PH - BQA - 20 Aug 2015

7515 on X21/22


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Kuyoyo - 20 Aug 2015

1906 on Crew Buggy


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Stuartphin1639 - 21 Aug 2015

Not rare or odd as such but 1418 on 15s


Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Jimmi - 21 Aug 2015

7485 on 64.


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Stuartphin1639 - 21 Aug 2015

2503 on 49


Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - S813 FVK - 21 Aug 2015

7506 on X18


Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Jimmi - 21 Aug 2015

Sapphire spare 1517 on 6.


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - PH - BQA - 21 Aug 2015

Sapphire Pulsar on the 1


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Kuyoyo - 21 Aug 2015

1409 has spent the day on 21A covering for 4652 (4658 back after missing the last 2 days)

The 17 allocation today starts as 2 Pulsars (1453 & 1492 - one booked working at present), Cadet 1911 (booked turn) and Centro 1924 (again, booked). At 1105, 1924 was replaced by 1512 (I'd like to know why - maybe the driver who brought 1924 in at that time can fill us in Wink......)

1440 was meaning doing what it is meant to do - filling in for a Streetlite on X3/X3a


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - tyresmoke - 21 Aug 2015

(21 Aug 2015, 6:30 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 1409 has spent the day on 21A covering for 4652 (4658 back after missing the last 2 days)

The 17 allocation today starts as 2 Pulsars (1453 & 1492 - one booked working at present), Cadet 1911 (booked turn) and Centro 1924 (again, booked). At 1105, 1924 was replaced by 1512 (I'd like to know why - maybe the driver who brought 1924 in at that time can fill us in Wink......)

1440 was meaning doing what it is meant to do - filling in for a Streetlite on X3/X3a

1924 had the ABS light come on so had to be replaced. 1512 was dragged off again to replace 1557 which I brought in at 1330. 2 in one morning, not bad! That's what you get for working over...

Out of interest Redcar had both 1104 and 1105 on X4s by the end of the day. 1104 replaced a Streetlite which failed in Whitby (passed one being towed back tonight!) and 1105 worked the last trip to Middlesbrough presumably so that there was the right amount of Streetlites in Whitby in the morning.

(21 Aug 2015, 12:16 pm)Jimmi wrote 7485 on 64.

Happens every day now as Redcar have (amazingly!) got all 3 Volvo B7s working every day, 7486/7 do X93s and the spare 7485 goes on 64s


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - DanPicken - 22 Aug 2015

2837? The base livery Solo on 55.
4512 on 306.


Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - S813 FVK - 22 Aug 2015

7478 on MAX E400 X14s


Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - S813 FVK - 22 Aug 2015

MX12 pulsar on X18


RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015 - Cock Robin - 22 Aug 2015

(21 Aug 2015, 7:50 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1924 had the ABS light come on so had to be replaced. 1512 was dragged off again to replace 1557 which I brought in at 1330. 2 in one morning, not bad! That's what you get for working over...

Out of interest Redcar had both 1104 and 1105 on X4s by the end of the day. 1104 replaced a Streetlite which failed in Whitby (passed one being towed back tonight!) and 1105 worked the last trip to Middlesbrough presumably so that there was the right amount of Streetlites in Whitby in the morning.


Happens every day now as Redcar have (amazingly!) got all 3 Volvo B7s working every day, 7486/7 do X93s and the spare 7485 goes on 64s

1105 replaced 1565 at 1455 Whitby and stayed on til the end. Didn't see 1104, what time did you see it? Passed 1440 on a X4.

4652 was on 28B last night.