So Arriva not even paying for NSA's themselves.....

As far as I know we are, they're being provided in conjunction with the LSTF bid. Same as the Streetlites for the X1

7438 and 7439 are now in Service at Belmont depot.

7438 on service 56 today
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...650341906/
7439 on service 6 today
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...672130111/

Rear advert for Newtons Solicitors on 1511.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...054068164/

just seen 2865 going down Yarm Road, Darlington displaying not in service but carrying passengers.

Need to ask on Arriva's live map, its got

Bus 23 Hartlepool Yates's Stand M
Last reporting position transmitted 50 minute(s) ago
Stop/Station Scheduled Status
Sunderland Interchange Stand B 14:52
Hartlepool Morrisons Stand Z 16:01 + 25
Hartlepool Yates's Stand M 16:02

What does the +25 mean?

Need to ask on Arriva's live map, its got

Bus 23 Hartlepool Yates's Stand M
Last reporting position transmitted 50 minute(s) ago
Stop/Station Scheduled Status
Sunderland Interchange Stand B 14:52
Hartlepool Morrisons Stand Z 16:01 + 25
Hartlepool Yates's Stand M 16:02

What does the +25 mean?

That it is 25 minutes late.

That it is 25 minutes late.

Cheers, it could say.... 25 mins late

Is 7437 going with the other

If belmont are to receive enviro 200s will those buses allow any buses to disburse to other places

As far as I'm aware the E200's will help to withdraw further darts from the fleet. Also, some of the X-GGO Darts are not DDA compliant.

If belmont are to receive enviro 200s will those buses allow any buses to disburse to other places

Apparently they're not expecting them until the new year. Don't expect they'll have a 'launch'?

Apparently they're not expecting them until the new year. Don't expect they'll have a 'launch'?

Doubt they'll have a launch as I don't think they will have a brand.

As far as I'm aware the E200's will help to withdraw further darts from the fleet. Also, some of the X-GGO Darts are not DDA compliant.

Waste of money refurbishing them Darts and not even making them DDA compliant.

The only thing them Darts are good for are Darlington town services and even that seems to be a challenge some days, I can't wait until they are scrapped as I suffered endless breakdowns endless pain in my legs and knees from the massive cramped seats and fear they were not even going to make up the hill into Ferryhill and I had this hell for 17 months so I am thoroughly looking forward to them sheds being withdrawn.

They could use the x ghost for ashingtons x14 and 57 and 34 routes

I know what you mean Jimmi, I was on 1305 on 64 this week and it really struggled around Newton Hall. Although the last time I was on 1305 was on X4 and the doors blew open on the A66...

Given they were refurbished in 2011 for Arriva Scotland West and from what I've read in the trade press, Arriva are happy with getting 4 years from a refurbishment and given the state of the buses it probably wasn't worth the money modifying them all for the DDA deadline if some won't manage to last that long until the end of 2015.

I know what you mean Jimmi, I was on 1305 on 64 this week and it really struggled around Newton Hall. Although the last time I was on 1305 was on X4 and the doors blew open on the A66...

They all struggle round Newton Hall.
1305 sounded awful when it was at Darlington depot on the 7.

Here's a trip down memory lane. On the note about one of GNE's Vykings being given advertising on the drivers side, who remembers:

- The Yellow Pennine Windows livery on the Leyland Olympians from Jesmond
- The Blue Pennine Windows livery on the M-FTY Palatine II's when they were at Blyth.l

ALL of the 13xx darts are awful. I've driven all of them at Darlington now (1306 yesterday being the latest) and they are an embarrassment in every single way. At the very least they all need new engines, but realistically they have just sent better for scrap. 1308 arrived in Darlington 20 mins late this afternoon and got taken out of service, it is by far the worst of the bunch.

The Darts have been good servants but they are now past it and there should have been a bidding war for those Enviro 200's that Durham have ended up with.

Rant Over!

Although I cannot find the official Arriva announcement, today's Courant is reporting that the 685 service will no longer serve Gilsland (or Greenhead?) - apparently the passenger numbers do not justify the diversion.

Is this a report of an already-implemented change?

Scheduled times are, apparently, being adjusted.