(07 Jun 2015, 10:52 am)mb134 Something I've been thinking recently, is there any reason for Arriva's switch to Gemini's after the '09 E400 batch, and the switch back after 2011/12?

(07 Jun 2015, 10:52 am)mb134 Something I've been thinking recently, is there any reason for Arriva's switch to Gemini's after the '09 E400 batch, and the switch back after 2011/12?

(07 Jun 2015, 11:01 am)Simmy Possibly fuel efficiency? No idea personally.

(07 Jun 2015, 10:58 am)Tommy_1581 Because Geminis were crap.

(07 Jun 2015, 11:01 am)Simmy Possibly fuel efficiency? No idea personally.

(07 Jun 2015, 11:14 am)tyresmoke More than likely because they're a VDL product and Arriva are the importers for VDL products into the UK. Same reason we ended up with a ton of Pulsars!

(07 Jun 2015, 11:14 am)tyresmoke More than likely because they're a VDL product and Arriva are the importers for VDL products into the UK. Same reason we ended up with a ton of Pulsars!

(07 Jun 2015, 11:23 am)Simmy And the Temsas, dreaded things

(07 Jun 2015, 11:28 am)Jimmi I think Tesma's actually perform quite well, the things that let them down though is the body, the wacky seating layout and the worst of all the seats themselves, makes sitting on the Urban90's seats in the Lowlander's feel like a sofa in comparison to them and I saw a photo of some of them being held in place with what looks like Velcro.

Is there anymore news about the extra ones coming to Redcar yet?

(07 Jun 2015, 11:36 am)tyresmoke Also reported that some deckers from London have arrived at Thorntons - can anyone go down this week and check what is in the yard?

(06 Jun 2015, 9:19 pm)tyresmoke 30 by the top with a decent one/light load. Redcar's are fitted with Greenroad so they tend to lay off a bit whereas we can go flat out, lol

(07 Jun 2015, 3:29 pm)Andreos1 I never noticed which one it was, the queue and people trying to overtake it, was the main focus of my attentions.
Interesting to see the Greenroad effect in full swing, if it was a Redcar example.
I would be worried sick, if it was a Stockton run!

(07 Jun 2015, 11:36 am)tyresmoke Also reported that some deckers from London have arrived at Thorntons - can anyone go down this week and check what is in the yard?

(07 Jun 2015, 11:21 am)mb134 Cheers all  

Think Arriva need to be looking at B8RLE'S in the future. 

(07 Jun 2015, 11:36 am)tyresmoke There was a report of at least one heading up the A1 last week presumably to Thorntons?
Not expected at Redcar until at least the end of next month is my understanding at present.

Also reported that some deckers from London have arrived at Thorntons - can anyone go down this week and check what is in the yard?

(08 Jun 2015, 5:25 pm)South Tyne Lad 1: they'd put some decent seating in! Maybe.
2: there newer by around 5 years than the omnicitys I can give you that!
3: are they more reliable than omnicitys? I don't recall any OmniCitys with fire damage in the last 10 years.
4: omnicitys would go to running normal routes ( 63/64 and others ) My condolences to Teesside bus users.

Theve got quite a big engine in them aswell if I remember its 6.7 litres                     if only they don't explode when running a X15! I wouldn't have any single decker on the X14/X15/X18, there's already queues out of Morpeth bus station if people have to wait 20+ minutes for a bus. Single deckers are not appropriate for any Morpeth-Newcastle routes.

(08 Jun 2015, 5:25 pm)South Tyne Lad Would it not have been a good idea last year to send all the Temsas to get refurbed to MAX standard and get put on the routes converted to MAX buses?

1: they'd put some decent seating in!
2: there newer by around 5 years than the omnicitys
3: are they more reliable than omnicitys?
4: omnicitys would go to running normal routes ( 63/64 and others )

Theve got quite a big engine in them aswell if I remember its 6.7 litres                     if only they don't explode when running a X15!

(09 Jun 2015, 8:32 am)Andreos1 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/cramlington-hospital-new-bus-service-9415376

Details of the new C1 service linking up the new hospital in Cramlington.

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