(01 Apr 2016, 12:26 pm)scania driver wrote Good to read Jimmis "review"" of his journey on 1808 on the X93. I hope that, irregadless of the conditions of the vehicles, that this trial is a success and they can take over from the BTL7's. I was thinking of a trip myself but need it to be a little better weatherwise to cross the water into ArrivaLand.

(01 Apr 2016, 10:01 am)BusLoverMum wrote Has 1518 been fitted with econospeed, yet? It sounds and feels like a pulsar should, though I'm wondering if that's not more down to the young hipster driver.

(01 Apr 2016, 12:37 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote The 61/12 reg batch wouldn't need econospeed as there gearbox setup doesn't allow kickdowns, Though the 09 and 63 reg Pulsars have econospeed and some drivers know how to override the feature

(01 Apr 2016, 12:37 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote The 61/12 reg batch wouldn't need econospeed as there gearbox setup doesn't allow kickdowns, Though the 09 and 63 reg Pulsars have econospeed and some drivers know how to override the feature

(01 Apr 2016, 3:34 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Of course, typical of me on my phone, I mis-typed. I was on 1418 (which explains why I was scratching my head about being 61 reg, when I read your reply!)

(01 Apr 2016, 3:38 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Ah right haha, Well then its just a case of the driver overriding the Econospeed, was the bus jerking a lot?

(01 Apr 2016, 3:44 pm)BusLoverMum wrote It was mostly pretty smooth, tbh. We were on the 21A which is about as varied as a route ever gets.

(01 Apr 2016, 12:37 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote The 61/12 reg batch wouldn't need econospeed as there gearbox setup doesn't allow kickdowns, Though the 09 and 63 reg Pulsars have econospeed and some drivers know how to override the feature

(01 Apr 2016, 3:53 pm)palatine3833 wrote I can confirm that the 61 and 12-reg batch of Pulsars do have Kickdowns.  They are sometimes a bit temperamental, but they certainly are there.

(01 Apr 2016, 3:48 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote If it was smooth then you might of caught one that hasn't got it yet then, Drivers have to violently stomp on the pedal a few times to override the econospeed, causing the jerking.

(01 Apr 2016, 3:58 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote They are rarely used in them though, Though the gearbox in them is setup more eco than the 09s, Its more of a forced kickdown, hence why there temprimental.

(01 Apr 2016, 9:04 pm)MrPottski wrote All VDL Pulsars at Darlington have EconoSpeed fitted, 09, 61, 13 and 63 plate versions. As far as I know, Darlington is the only depot with  EconoSpeed activation at the minute, on Pulsars and Solos.

(01 Apr 2016, 8:58 pm)NK53 TKT wrote 7484 has a broken rear destination display

(01 Apr 2016, 9:09 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote My apoligies, I didn't think econospeed was required on the 61 plates. How does econospeed work on solos, Are the hold gears on the gear selector disabled?

(01 Apr 2016, 9:45 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote So! Whats posting it on here going to do about it?
Forgive me for thinking this was a bus forum rather than a fault reporting service?

(01 Apr 2016, 9:58 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Who peed in your cornflakes?

Yes, no one here can do anything about it, but it's a kid, making an observation. As people do.

(01 Apr 2016, 10:08 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote All I'm saying is if it was bothering him that much surely it would be more appropriate e-mailing/phoning arriva about it rather than just posting it on here

(01 Apr 2016, 10:18 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Not exactly, There's 2 GNE Employees on this forums who work on Destination Displays etc, Weave reported a lot of problems on different vehicles to them and they have dealt with it.
No harm in doing the same thing on Arrivas Disscussion page.

(01 Apr 2016, 10:29 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote I understand that but as far as I'm aware there isn't anyone from Arriva on here that deals with the destinations? If I'm wrong please feel free to correct me

(02 Apr 2016, 10:29 am)mb134 wrote Is there any reasoning behind the A4 'On Loan From Arriva Yorkshire' sheet stuck to the front window of 1808?

(02 Apr 2016, 10:29 am)mb134 wrote Is there any reasoning behind the A4 'On Loan From Arriva Yorkshire' sheet stuck to the front window of 1808? 7485 doesn't seem to have anything.

(02 Apr 2016, 10:35 am)Dan wrote I'd imagine the legal lettering on this bus hasn't been altered, hence the need to declare it 'on loan' somewhere on the bus.