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(29 Aug 2015, 2:42 pm)buss14 wrote yes but i have realised now that they put anything on those routes for example 7518 on quite frequently and i have notice 7491/7492 have been on once or twice. i wouldn't put it past them putting those two on those routes
(29 Aug 2015, 2:43 pm)Cock Robin wrote They'll have 3 Max spares then!Stockton are doing two turns on the X66/X67 I believe.
Or are Stocton having two turns on X66/7?
(29 Aug 2015, 2:42 pm)buss14 wrote yes but i have realised now that they put anything on those routes for example 7518 on quite frequently and i have notice 7491/7492 have been on once or twice. i wouldn't put it past them putting those two on those routes
(29 Aug 2015, 2:43 pm)Cock Robin wrote They'll have 3 Max spares then!
Or are Stocton having two turns on X66/7?
(29 Aug 2015, 2:46 pm)Jimmi wrote Stockton are doing two turns on the X66/X67 I believe.
(30 Aug 2015, 11:15 am)MrPottski wrote Solos back on the 5A on a Sunday! Gerrin!4809 was on the 1045 journey from Darlington Town Centre, perhaps the Solo was a changeover possibly?
(30 Aug 2015, 11:33 am)John_R wrote 2866/7 are on 1B today, not sure if there are any delays due to Bondgate being closed for resurfacing.Not an ideal allocation for the 1B. Wonder if the Solos are down to the roadworks for whatever reason, delays or perhaps it may be easier to get a Solo round the diversion route.
(30 Aug 2015, 12:45 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Do you have an estimated cost for all these, Davey?
(30 Aug 2015, 1:18 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Would cost a fair bit but would clean up the services massively:
- New vehicles for services X21 / X22 creating more passenger growth and further improving reliability. Also, a further 2 spare vehicles would be available improving reliability and making allocations more consistent.
- Sapphire upgrade for services X10/X11 using very similar vehicles with only a year between them. This would further build upon the passenger growth created by the MAX upgrade and offer a new level of service. Also, a spare vehicle would be available improving reliability and making allocations more consistent. Blyth would however need to promise not to send out any 14/15 plate vehicles off route on the Quorums, X9 or 308 unless an absolute emergency (Thunder Thursday e.t.c).
- Spare vehicle for service 308 allowing the PVR to increase to 10 vehicles by giving the service more time to complete the journey to improve reliability. Also, this spare vehicle would be rarely needed owing to the better reliability of the 308 meaning that it could be used on the X7/X8/X9 when not required.
- Full double deck allocation with 3-4 year old 61 plate MAX spec vehicles for services X7 and X8 making sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency. This service would also have a spare vehicle (shared with the X9) to improve reliability.
- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on service X9 to make sure that passengers can get a seat on all jouneys and improve consistency.
- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on service X12 to make sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency.
- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on service X14 to make sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency.
- Full 1 year old MAX spec double deck vehicles on service X15 to improve reliability on this route and making sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency.
- Relatively new MAX spec double deck vehicles on service X20 to further improve reliability and create new growth on this route with the extension to Alnwick. Would also encourage more passengers to use this service.
- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on services 35/35a to improve capacity at certain times and improve consistency.
- Service X93 would benefit from more powerful vehicles in the summer season to supplement the existing B9TLs on the route.
- The spare vehicle ratios would be improved and in the summer when the Scanias would go away to Redcar / Whitby, extra B7TLs whether they're ex-London or not, could be deployed to Ashington to be used if needed.
(31 Aug 2015, 1:14 pm)mb134 wrote Just had a quick look at the ANE Live Map to see if there are any massive delays, but most of the buses aren't being tracked...
(31 Aug 2015, 1:16 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Funny that...
They've got today down as a normal Monday, all the timetables are displaying Mon-Fri online.
(31 Aug 2015, 1:18 pm)mb134 wrote Haha,
I'm in Aberdeen, curiosity got the better of me, actual Mon-Fri service up here, Olympians and everything! All Stagecoach and First though...
(31 Aug 2015, 5:15 pm)Smarty93 wrote Would hope it's a normal mon-Friday service with it not being a bank holiday in Scotland! Caught myself out, on the way back from Perth this morning there was Olympians galore out on works services!
