(12 Apr 2015, 12:58 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote I'll change the 1 to standard spec  

(12 Apr 2015, 12:58 pm)Tom wrote Yeah that'll make more sense.
The 1 could definitely do with new buses though. E200's possibly.

(12 Apr 2015, 12:58 pm)Tom wrote Yeah that'll make more sense.
The 1 could definitely do with new buses though. E200's possibly.

(12 Apr 2015, 1:00 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Do ASC have E200s that could be displaced this/next year? Or do you mean new ones? 

(12 Apr 2015, 1:02 pm)Tom wrote Yeah I mean new ones. 

(12 Apr 2015, 1:18 pm)Jimmi wrote On Sundays should the 5A passengers be dropped off at Northgate and Tubwell Row then the bus goes back to Northgate to start the 19 to Faverdale depot or should it wait at Northgate until the 19 departure time still with the 5A passengers on-board then round to Tubwell Row as the latter has just happened to me and I am not happy about it.

(12 Apr 2015, 1:24 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote I would assume that the 5a passengers got dropped off first on Northgate and Tubwell Row then it goes back to Northgate and starts the 19.

However just dropping off on Northgate, sound like plain laziness to me.

(12 Apr 2015, 1:41 pm)Jimmi wrote I believe it should drop off 5A passengers first then head back to Northgate to start the 19 as the 5A should terminate at Tubwell Row before the 19 should leave Northgate.

Not happy missed a shot of an EcoCity on the 76A and only JUST caught a shot of the Sapphire Enviro going round Darlington Town Centre.

(12 Apr 2015, 3:28 pm)MrPottski wrote On the RTC, it shows to drop off at Northgate, then Tubwell, then return back to Northgate.

(12 Apr 2015, 3:38 pm)Jimmi wrote Thought that was the case.

Shouldn't be a problem from next month when the 19 will no longer pick up at Northgate.

(12 Apr 2015, 6:08 pm)RobinHood wrote I believe from next month, the 5A will continue as the short Morton Park Service 12 instead, every hour. The times seem to fit.

The 19 looks like it will interwork with the Sapphire 7, possibly instead of running dedicated shuttles. Again, the times fit perfectly.

The two hourly Hurworth 12 also sits perfectly in the layover of the Sunday two hourly X75.

Its some pretty efficient (and sensible) vehicle workings!

On rough calculations, it appears that one vehicle is saved on a Sunday from May (the current Service 12 bus), but that is possibly reinvested into the 13A/13B, which looks like a Sunday frequency increase.

(12 Apr 2015, 9:38 pm)Andrew Stopford wrote Anyone know what's happening here?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thespian/16910613887/in/photostream/

(12 Apr 2015, 9:38 pm)Andrew Stopford wrote Anyone know what's happening here?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thespian/16910613887/in/photostream/

(12 Apr 2015, 9:46 pm)Jimmi wrote Probably just buses heading back to Belmont depot.

(12 Apr 2015, 9:48 pm)Andrew Stopford wrote I think they were headed away from the depot.

• Friends of would-be passengers giving bad reviews eg. power sockets and wifi doesn't work, dirty bus.
  
• Seeing Sapphire buses being towed, off putting for would-be customers.
  
• 57-reg buses being used and very noisy and smelly
  
• Generally sick of the constant late running of the services
  
• Wasn't well advertised, never saw anything in local newspapers
  
• There is an alternative X20 express
  
• Hard to understand frequency on Bedlington Front Street, although being marketed as every 10 minutes
  

(13 Apr 2015, 3:43 pm)Robert wrote Some of the sapphire streetlites entered service today, it was allocated to service 24. Have plans changed yet again?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16042610@N07/16512150584/in/photostream/

(13 Apr 2015, 3:46 pm)aureolin wrote The bus I'm on has a notice of lower fares on the 56, but only for Coundon Village and Leeholme? Between those points and Bishop Auckland bus station will drop to £1.70 single/£3.20 return.

Is this in competition with the GNE OK way service or something? I don't know the area that well.

(13 Apr 2015, 3:50 pm)cbma06 wrote Unless the driver inserted wrong destination.

How long does it take to put the Sapphire markings up on the bus?

The 24 should of been done max spec with pulsars, then passengers have a choice between a Sapphire on service 22 and a Max on service 24 to peterlee lol.

(13 Apr 2015, 3:50 pm)cbma06 wrote Unless the driver inserted wrong destination.

How long does it take to put the Sapphire markings up on the bus?

The 24 should of been done max spec with pulsars, then passengers have a choice between a Sapphire on service 22 and a Max on service 24 to peterlee lol.

(13 Apr 2015, 5:02 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1595 was on service 22 I understand!

(13 Apr 2015, 7:47 pm)Stewy wrote Just been speaking to a new driver for Darlington depot, he went to the depot yesterday and as it happened he got asked by the leading driver if he had a spare 20 mins to be familiarised with the Sapphire Double Deckers, he thought it was a wind up, the leading driver then went on to say it's incase we put them on different services

I was lead to believe that the Sapphire Double Deckers were for sapphire service 7 so I don't see any point in other drivers needing to be familiarised on them,

If there going to be used on any service then why not just paint them into normal Arriva livery

(13 Apr 2015, 7:47 pm)Stewy wrote Just been speaking to a new driver for Darlington depot, he went to the depot yesterday and as it happened he got asked by the leading driver if he had a spare 20 mins to be familiarised with the Sapphire Double Deckers, he thought it was a wind up, the leading driver then went on to say it's incase we put them on different services

I was lead to believe that the Sapphire Double Deckers were for sapphire service 7 so I don't see any point in other drivers needing to be familiarised on them,

If there going to be used on any service then why not just paint them into normal Arriva livery