(15 Aug 2021, 2:44 pm)TEN 6083 wrote 5501/2/3 have entered service today


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(15 Aug 2021, 4:02 pm)Keeiajs wrote One has already broken down

(15 Aug 2021, 4:14 pm)V514DFT wrote Oh dear,thats unfortunate,i have also been informed off Dan that BU54 MCE is the spare bus

(16 May 2022, 7:11 am)Rob44 wrote Sorry this is a bit of a bump but ive got 2 questions ive been meaning to ask

1 the new livery of the x66 does anyone agree that one of them looks like an arriva bus with the color used

and

2 there are much more knowledgeable poster on here compared to me when it come to the make and model of buses but are the ones now operating the X66 not the same as they had a party for when they got taken off the 93/94 loop?  Obviously cant tell there ages due to the private reg on them?

(16 May 2022, 7:11 am)Rob44 wrote Sorry this is a bit of a bump but ive got 2 questions ive been meaning to ask

1 the new livery of the x66 does anyone agree that one of them looks like an arriva bus with the color used

and

2 there are much more knowledgeable poster on here compared to me when it come to the make and model of buses but are the ones now operating the X66 not the same as they had a party for when they got taken off the 93/94 loop?  Obviously cant tell there ages due to the private reg on them?

(16 May 2022, 8:40 am)Storx wrote As someone said but they're just the same body design wise.

Wright Eclipse 1 / 2 - Volvo B7RLE (These)
Wright Pulsar 1 / 2 - SB200 (Arriva's)
Wright Solar 1 (no 2) - Scania L94UB (Old GNE)

1 = old lights at the front
2 = new lights at the front

You can barely tell the difference between them but if you really want to know then

Pulsar = Vent on driver side
Eclipse = Vent on nearside, fuel tank behind back wheel
Solar = Vent on nearside, fuel tank in front back wheel

It's why it looks like an Arriva bus since GNE have no other of the type in the fleet now.

(16 May 2022, 7:11 am)Rob44 wrote Sorry this is a bit of a bump but ive got 2 questions ive been meaning to ask

1 the new livery of the x66 does anyone agree that one of them looks like an arriva bus with the color used 

and

2 there are much more knowledgeable poster on here compared to me when it come to the make and model of buses but are the ones now operating the X66 not the same as they had a party for when they got taken off the 93/94 loop?  Obviously cant tell there ages due to the private reg on them?

(16 May 2022, 8:46 am)Andreos1 wrote Seating arrangements too. All forward facing off memory, bar the Solars.
GNE also had some of these Eclipse from new.

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Aye, it does look very similar to the colouring Arriva would use.
According to Daniel, its to do with the colours of the Mall https://twitter.com/Dan3942/status/1419045794196467713?t=tJTMRJi67QchEVdV1D3JFw&s=19

(16 May 2022, 8:46 am)Andreos1 wrote Seating arrangements too. All forward facing off memory, bar the Solars.
GNE also had some of these Eclipse from new.

(29 Jun 2022, 9:50 am)Aaron21 wrote I'm gonna admit this now. The X66 needs a change of buses. In fact the Volvo B7RLE don't seem to be performing well.

5501 seems to be performing well

5502 is doing dreadful. Saw it parked on death row at Riverside a few days ago. 5502 struggling a lot as it can barely put a week in service

5503 is doing I'd say a bit better than 5502 but not the level of 5501.

5504 tracking ability on bustimes.org is broken but was in service on the 27th June. It was also out on the 22nd June but must have leaked something at Metrocentre as NK56 KHT 5247 replaced it and sand was on the ground at the stand with cones round it

Also the X66 seems to Getting full a lot. Since it's the only direct bus to Gateshead (shocked at that) with the 49/49A/96/97 taking long routes to get there

(29 Jun 2022, 9:50 am)Aaron21 wrote I'm gonna admit this now. The X66 needs a change of buses. In fact the Volvo B7RLE don't seem to be performing well.

5501 seems to be performing well

5502 is doing dreadful. Saw it parked on death row at Riverside a few days ago. 5502 struggling a lot as it can barely put a week in service

5503 is doing I'd say a bit better than 5502 but not the level of 5501.

5504 tracking ability on bustimes.org is broken but was in service on the 27th June. It was also out on the 22nd June but must have leaked something at Metrocentre as NK56 KHT 5247 replaced it and sand was on the ground at the stand with cones round it

Also the X66 seems to Getting full a lot. Since it's the only direct bus to Gateshead (shocked at that) with the 49/49A/96/97 taking long routes to get there

(29 Jun 2022, 11:15 am)ASX_Terranova wrote Because the X66 gets so busy, I always go for the 49/49A because its only an extra ten minutes.

(29 Jun 2022, 11:15 am)ASX_Terranova wrote Because the X66 gets so busy, I always go for the 49/49A because its only an extra ten minutes.

(29 Jun 2022, 9:50 am)Aaron21 wrote I'm gonna admit this now. The X66 needs a change of buses. In fact the Volvo B7RLE don't seem to be performing well.

5501 seems to be performing well

5502 is doing dreadful. Saw it parked on death row at Riverside a few days ago. 5502 struggling a lot as it can barely put a week in service

5503 is doing I'd say a bit better than 5502 but not the level of 5501.

5504 tracking ability on bustimes.org is broken but was in service on the 27th June. It was also out on the 22nd June but must have leaked something at Metrocentre as NK56 KHT 5247 replaced it and sand was on the ground at the stand with cones round it

Also the X66 seems to Getting full a lot. Since it's the only direct bus to Gateshead (shocked at that) with the 49/49A/96/97 taking long routes to get there

(29 Jun 2022, 9:50 am)Aaron21 wrote I'm gonna admit this now. The X66 needs a change of buses. In fact the Volvo B7RLE don't seem to be performing well.

5501 seems to be performing well

5502 is doing dreadful. Saw it parked on death row at Riverside a few days ago. 5502 struggling a lot as it can barely put a week in service

5503 is doing I'd say a bit better than 5502 but not the level of 5501.

5504 tracking ability on bustimes.org is broken but was in service on the 27th June. It was also out on the 22nd June but must have leaked something at Metrocentre as NK56 KHT 5247 replaced it and sand was on the ground at the stand with cones round it

Also the X66 seems to Getting full a lot. Since it's the only direct bus to Gateshead (shocked at that) with the 49/49A/96/97 taking long routes to get there

(29 Jun 2022, 5:21 pm)KingSlayerRBLX wrote To be fair it was something different the B7RLE's. On the first days they were good but now they are just not gonna be used to their full potential which is speeding. Should of kept the Artic Citaros

(30 Jun 2022, 2:28 pm)MurdnunoC wrote All recent buses on the X66 have been crap.

Should have kept the Nationals and Deltas

(30 Jun 2022, 7:39 pm)KingSlayerRBLX wrote and the Paladins/Prestiges.

(30 Jun 2022, 7:51 pm)Storx wrote Prestige's... They were the biggest lumps of junk around and rightly were both withdrawn early at Arriva and GNE. Awful awful buses.

(30 Jun 2022, 8:06 pm)KingSlayerRBLX wrote they were great, waggonway batch sounded best but the other ones i understand.

(01 Jul 2022, 9:14 am)wibblejunior wrote I didn't really care about buses when the Prestiges were still around, though I can remember the Lime Renowns (since they outlived the Prestiges by a few years)