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(25 Aug 2021, 4:15 pm)CookieMonster wrote So are all these repaints going to be up and running for the service changes on 5th Sep. I think they still have most of the Tyne valley ten buses to do yet.
Could someone compile a list of the the new liverys and the number associated with the livery. Preferably with the type of buses aswell. I'm a little lost with all these changes to be honest.
(25 Aug 2021, 5:17 pm)Ancelljb wrote If I have missed any, or made any mistakes, do let me know and I'll change itPeterlee Purples, and I believe the Drifter 60 is turning into Sunderand District Drifter however I could be wrong / 47 is being re-done I believe.
Optare Solo SRs - 673->679 - from XLines Purple to new Sunderland District Graphite (for the 39)
Volvo B7TL Wright Eclipse Gemini - 3941 & 3941 - from GNE 2019 to new Metrocentre Green and Grey (for the X22)
Mercedes-Benz Citaro - 5294 & 5295 - from Citylink 57 to new Sunderland District Cherry (for 35) am guessing '93, '96 and '97 along with a few others will go into this
Mercedes-Benz Citaro - 5334, 5335 and 5336 - from GNE Pride to new Sunderland District Violet (for 55)
Wright StreetLite DF - 5391 - from GNE 2019 to new Cream and Brown livery (destination unknown) am guessing 5392-5394 (ex-metrocentre shuttles) will go into this?
Wright StreetLite DF - 5442 - from Durham Diamond to East Gateshead Orbits (for new 51/52, Q1/Q2 replacement) guessing 5443-5450 will go into this too
Wright StreetLite DF - 5470-5478 - from Black Cats to new Coaster (for new 1, 1A/1B replacement) unsure if this is all the new repaints for coaster. Black Cats 5463-5469 not yet repainted
Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse 2 - 5501-5503 - from East Yorkshire to new Metrocentre red, yellow and blue (for X66) and 5504 from EY to GNE 2019
Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 - 6056-6060 - from Coaster to new Durham Diamond (for 16/16A) guessing a few more are to be done, 6061-6063 and 6065-6068,70 still in old coaster
Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 - 6071 - from Tyne Valley Ten to new blue and green (rumoured as the new TVT) with 6072-6083 and 6045-6047 still in old TVT.
Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 - 6149-6154 - from Toon Link to new East Gateshead Rider (for 58)
Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 - 6155-161 - from GNE 2016 to new East Gateshead Loop (for 93/94) with 6160 still to be done
Optare Versa - 8332-8334 and 8336-8338 - from Quaylink to new Sunderland District Berries (for 2/2A) with 8329-8331 and 8335 still to be done?
Upcoming Changes (some rumoured, not sure which are confimed etc.)
Wright StreetLite DF - 5395-5408 - from Coast and Country to new Country Ranger (to remain on 8 and 78)
Wright StreetLite DF - 5422-5437 - from Prince Bishops to new updated Prince Bishops (to remain on 20)
(25 Aug 2021, 6:08 pm)Keeiajs wrote Peterlee Purples, and I believe the Drifter 60 is turning into Sunderand District Drifter however I could be wrong / 47 is being re-done I believe.
(25 Aug 2021, 7:12 pm)cbma06 wrote I’m sure Dan mentioned before that all services in Sunderland will be under Sunderland and district apart from services 20/56/60.The reason I think the 60 is being re-branding as it is advertised as the Sunderland District 60 on the X6 Timetables. Never mind the timetable has been changed.
Since the 56 got the red rear, I bet that service 20 and 60 won’t get the red rear, if there don’t then what’s the point having the 56 with red rear, there might as well had it 2 tone orange .
Since there classing service 5/9 as south Tyneside and not Sunderland district, then I think it’s just going into corporate livery?.
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(25 Aug 2021, 5:17 pm)Ancelljb wrote Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 - 6071 - from Tyne Valley Ten to new blue and green (rumoured as the new TVT) with 6072-6083 and 6045-6047 still in old TVT.Given that both the 25 and 47/47A will have a PVR of 6, no doubt 6084 & 85 will replace 6045-47 (TVT PVR reduced by 1 since 2017) with 6043-48 subsequently refurbished then either forming the PVR for the 25 or the 47/47A.
(25 Aug 2021, 9:22 pm)L469 YVK wrote Given that both the 25 and 47/47A will have a PVR of 6, no doubt 6084 & 85 will replace 6045-47 (TVT PVR reduced by 1 since 2017) with 6043-48 subsequently refurbished then either forming the PVR for the 25 or the 47/47A.There's enough Streetdecks to make up the PVR of the X45/46 tho
Obviously 6001, 6049, 6050 (Crusader PVR now 11) 6086 and 6099 will all be available as spares. CityRider 56 only needs 1 spare (6087) with a PVR of 11
Also, what's happening with 6338-40? Will they form the PVR on the X45/X46?
(25 Aug 2021, 11:01 pm)peter wrote There's enough Streetdecks to make up the PVR of the X45/46 thoNone of 6338-40 can be spares for the X30's & X70's if they're covered by the bike guarantee unless GNE are planning a bike rack retrofit? And I doubt GNE would suddenly downgrade the X5 / X15 as that's the major Consett to Durham trunk route. The PVR for 56 is also 11 too and not 10.
My prediction
Chester-le-Street
6043-6048 for the 25
6308-6314/34 for the X21 - 6335 as spare
6315-6330 for the 21 - 6301/6331 as spare
Consett
6302-6306 for the 47/47A - 6064 as spare
6056-6063 for the 16/16A - 6069/70 as spare
6065-6068 for the X5/X15
6341-6351 for the X30/31/70/71/72 - 6339/40 as spare
6332/33/56-62 for the X45/6/7 - 6336/8 as spare
Deptford
6088-6097 for the 56 - 6098/99 as spares
Hexham
6352-55 for the X84/5 - 6337 as spare
6071-6076 for the 10 - 6049 as spare
Percy Main
6102-6117 for the 309/10/11 - 6100/01 as spares
Riverside
6002-7/6051-55 for the 27 - 6001/50 as spares
6077-6085 for the 10A/10B - 6086/87 as spare
6149-6154 for the 58
6155-6161 for the 93/94
Washington
6363-6374 for the X1 - 6376/77 as spares
(25 Aug 2021, 11:25 pm)L469 YVK wrote None of 6338-40 can be spares for the X30's & X70's if they're covered by the bike guarantee unless GNE are planning a bike rack retrofit? And I doubt GNE would suddenly downgrade the X5 / X15 as that's the major Consett to Durham trunk route. The PVR for 56 is also 11 too and not 10.Then perhaps shuffle around 6336/7 around if they have bike racks, can't say I know which do tbh. The X5/15 is one of the few double deck routes which doesn't serve Newcastle and would not be affected by the CAZ - possibly a better use of resources to give them the ex-Coaster B5's with an X-lines repaint freeing up the Euro 6 Streetdecks. New 56 timetable from september is possible with 10 buses although turnaround times would be tight, if 11 needed then my suggestion didn't include 9119 which could go back to Percy Main, with 6099/6100 as 56 spares.
(26 Aug 2021, 7:43 am)L469 YVK wrote StreetDecks
- 6301- CLS - Spare
- 6302-6307 - CLS - 25
- 6315-6330 - CLS - 21
- 6331-6333 - Consett - X5/X15 (XLines)
- 6356-6361 - Consett - X45/X46 (XLines)
- 6362 - Consett - X5/X15 (XLines)
- 6363-6375 - Washington - X1 (XLines)
- 6376 - Washington - Spare (XLines)
- 6377 - Riverside - Spare (XLines)
ADL E400MMC
- 6336 - Consett - Spare (XLines)
- 6337 - Hexham - Spare (XLines)
- 6338-6340 - Consett - X45/X46 (XLines)
- 6341-6351 - Consett - X30's/X70's (XLines)
- 6352-6355 - Hexham - X84/X85 (XLines)
Volvo B9TL (** also includes Hexham)
- 6001 - Riverside** - Spare
- 6002-6007 - Riverside - 27
- 6043-6048 - Consett - 47/47A
- 6049 - Consett - Spare
- 6050 - Riverside** - Spare
- 6051-6055 - Riverside - 27
- 6071-6085 - Riverside/Hexham - 10/10A/10B
- 6086 - Riverside** - Spare
- 6087 - Deptford - Spare
- 6088-6098 - Deptford - 56
- 6099 - Consett - Spare (XLines Spec)
- 6100-6101 - Percy Main - Spare
- 6102-6117 - Percy Main - 309/310/311/X39
- 6149-6154 - Riverside - 58
- 6155-6159 - Riverside - 93/94
- 6160 - Riverside - Spare
- 6161 - Riverside - 93/94
Volvo B5TL / Converted Volvo B5LH
- 6056-6063 - Consett - 16/16A
- 6064 - CLS - Spare (Euro 6)
- 6065 - Consett - Spare
- 6066-6070 - Unknown??
- 6308-6314 - CLS - X21 (XLines)
- 6334 - CLS - X21
- 6335 - CLS - Spare (XLines)
(25 Aug 2021, 8:03 pm)Keeiajs wrote The reason I think the 60 is being re-branding as it is advertised as the Sunderland District 60 on the X6 Timetables. Never mind the timetable has been changed.
(26 Aug 2021, 8:18 am)cbma06 wrote When there started putting new timetables up at first online, the 60 timetable did say Sunderland and district drifter, but it looked like it was taken off as the next day it didn’t mention Sunderland and districtI still think the Drifter should either get a refurbished or new buses (i would rather the latter)
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