(02 Jan 2015, 10:21 pm)aureolin 7619 and 7620 still seem to be out and about judging from this past week. Seen both again today. I'd have thought they'd have both been sent away for their MAX refurbishment by now, but seems not.

(02 Jan 2015, 10:23 pm)Dan Arriva's fleet allocation document is often ahead of time - Belmont's X1/X2 allocation cannot be refurbished until the Enviro200s enter service.

So in theory, they should depart imminently, with the Enviro200s now entering service!

(02 Jan 2015, 10:21 pm)aureolin 7619 and 7620 still seem to be out and about judging from this past week. Seen both again today. I'd have thought they'd have both been sent away for their MAX refurbishment by now, but seems not.

(02 Jan 2015, 10:25 pm)Kuyoyo 7618/9/20 are all still in service - so it looks like 7626/7 have gone away while Durham are still using the T-reg DAFs and 7435.

(03 Jan 2015, 2:35 pm)Jimmi 7454 and 7455 have joined 7453/7456 at Belmont depot.

7453/54/56 are on the X1/X2 while 7455 was on the 49/49A this morning.

(03 Jan 2015, 2:44 pm)mb134 Would it be possible to refurbish one of the Lowlanders for a MAX spare for the X1/X2? Perfectly good for the route?

(03 Jan 2015, 2:35 pm)Jimmi 7454 and 7455 have joined 7453/7456 at Belmont depot.

7453/54/56 are on the X1/X2 while 7455 was on the 49/49A this morning.

(03 Jan 2015, 3:56 pm)Jimmi Ex Arriva Southern Counties Enviro 200's in service today.

1320 on service 6
1323 on service 64
1327 on service 64

(03 Jan 2015, 5:26 pm)Dan Having seen them in the flesh, I can't believe how dreadful the application of the Arriva livery is.

It's certainly not unknown for Thorntons to mess up repaints (it irritates me to this day that they painted over the black 'strip' below the windscreen on GNE's South Tyne Versas), but that's just awful. The fact that Arriva accepted them in that state is even more worrying.

(03 Jan 2015, 5:26 pm)Dan Having seen them in the flesh, I can't believe how dreadful the application of the Arriva livery is.

It's certainly not unknown for Thorntons to mess up repaints (it irritates me to this day that they painted over the black 'strip' below the windscreen on GNE's South Tyne Versas), but that's just awful. The fact that Arriva accepted them in that state is even more worrying.

(03 Jan 2015, 5:42 pm)Jimmi ANE will accept any livery application no matter what state it is in.

I can confirm that they do have charging points, Slightly surprised there is charging points but no WiFi? There was also a screen behind the drivers cab but was just displaying a white screen (next stop announcements maybe?). Not keen on the seats but anytime I use the 64 I won't be going far and the amount of legroom is a major improvement on the Darts. Passengers did seem to be impressed with 1327 with many thinking it was a new bus and they thought it was posh.

(03 Jan 2015, 5:42 pm)Jimmi ANE will accept any livery application no matter what state it is in.

I can confirm that they do have charging points, Slightly surprised there is charging points but no WiFi? There was also a screen behind the drivers cab but was just displaying a white screen (next stop announcements maybe?). Not keen on the seats but anytime I use the 64 I won't be going far and the amount of legroom is a major improvement on the Darts. Passengers did seem to be impressed with 1327 with many thinking it was a new bus and they thought it was posh.

(03 Jan 2015, 5:48 pm)mb134 Just out of curiosity, whats the 64 route like, is it mainly in town or rural? Only asking because, if rural, they may not think fitting Wi-Fi would be suitable, signal wise etc. Just a suggestion like

(03 Jan 2015, 5:44 pm)Dan I didn't get to have a ride of one today, but had a little look in from the pavement and I was bewildered to see that the bus definitely did have power sockets and had e-leather seats, yet it was in normal Arriva livery...

May as well have gone to the next step to add the Wi-Fi, and you've practically got a Sapphire-spec bus...