(31 Dec 2012, 8:27 pm)W179SCU wrote [quote='Daniel' pid='999' dateline='1356981970']
[quote='Michael' pid='997' dateline='1356971748']
Daniel what time were u at south shields and jarrow?, i was at both places today to, i decided to go on a adventure haha
(01 Jan 2013, 8:52 pm)Liam wrote Just realised how out of place the "Stopping" sign on the Tyne Tees Xpress B9s looks. You would have thought the screen would have been located their and the "Stopping" sign at the back of the stairs where the screen is currently positioned.
(02 Jan 2013, 8:09 pm)Brandon wrote Got a shock this morning seeing 4944 on the 9A this morning still carrying full The Nine vinyls! Been so used to seeing the ex-West Durham Swift Omnicities on the service lately.
(02 Jan 2013, 8:33 pm)Brandon wrote Not joking! And bad luck getting your dates mixed! It was running on the 0602 from Sunderland that goes all the way through to North Shields. I was on the bus sitting at the lights at the Wheatsheaf when it went flying past. First time this journey has operated since before Christmas with it being all Saturday timetables! To be fair, I've even see a ShowStopper on that particular journey recently as well as a Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7 a few times, but the ex-West Durham omni's are usually the norm.
I'm surprised 4944 has stayed so long at Percy Main and especially in full branding, with the other examples having moved to Highwayman a little while ago...
(02 Jan 2013, 9:09 pm)Brandon wrote Just checked the fleet list, and you're right Percy Main don't have any at the moment. When it's dark outside and I'm in a passing bus, it's very hard to see fleet numbers, but they were definitely B7's for sure! The first two journeys from Sunderland appear to run light from Percy Main depot before service. Perhaps the times I've seen B7's on the 9A, they have been supplied by Deptford instead; if Percy Main for whatever reason were unable to get a vehicle down in time.
The next time I see a B7 on the 9A, I'll try my best to get a fleet number just to see if that's the case.
(02 Jan 2013, 9:10 pm)W179SCU wrote(02 Jan 2013, 9:09 pm)Brandon wrote Just checked the fleet list, and you're right Percy Main don't have any at the moment. When it's dark outside and I'm in a passing bus, it's very hard to see fleet numbers, but they were definitely B7's for sure! The first two journeys from Sunderland appear to run light from Percy Main depot before service. Perhaps the times I've seen B7's on the 9A, they have been supplied by Deptford instead; if Percy Main for whatever reason were unable to get a vehicle down in time.
The next time I see a B7 on the 9A, I'll try my best to get a fleet number just to see if that's the case.
Couldn't it be a Lolyne? - Or a DFDS President? - I forgot about them!
(02 Jan 2013, 9:12 pm)Brandon wrote(02 Jan 2013, 9:10 pm)W179SCU wrote(02 Jan 2013, 9:09 pm)Brandon wrote Just checked the fleet list, and you're right Percy Main don't have any at the moment. When it's dark outside and I'm in a passing bus, it's very hard to see fleet numbers, but they were definitely B7's for sure! The first two journeys from Sunderland appear to run light from Percy Main depot before service. Perhaps the times I've seen B7's on the 9A, they have been supplied by Deptford instead; if Percy Main for whatever reason were unable to get a vehicle down in time.
The next time I see a B7 on the 9A, I'll try my best to get a fleet number just to see if that's the case.
Couldn't it be a Lolyne? - Or a DFDS President? - I forgot about them!
Definitely Northern B7's!
It would be great to see a DFDS President sometime though!
(03 Jan 2013, 8:47 pm)Adam wrote So with the 11 now becoming the 10B, am I right in saying that that would release some of the Toon Link branded buses? If so, does anyone have any idea what route they'll be placed on?
(03 Jan 2013, 8:57 pm)W179SCU wrote(03 Jan 2013, 8:47 pm)Adam wrote So with the 11 now becoming the 10B, am I right in saying that that would release some of the Toon Link branded buses? If so, does anyone have any idea what route they'll be placed on?
Doubt it - You really think they will put deckers on a low passenger number service like that? - There is never more than 10 people on the service when I see it! The other day, I saw it leave with only one person, having a deckers would be a waste of fuel, and quite franky pointless...
(03 Jan 2013, 9:13 pm)Liam wroteTrough the day it aunt though!(03 Jan 2013, 8:57 pm)W179SCU wrote(03 Jan 2013, 8:47 pm)Adam wrote So with the 11 now becoming the 10B, am I right in saying that that would release some of the Toon Link branded buses? If so, does anyone have any idea what route they'll be placed on?
Doubt it - You really think they will put deckers on a low passenger number service like that? - There is never more than 10 people on the service when I see it! The other day, I saw it leave with only one person, having a deckers would be a waste of fuel, and quite franky pointless...
At peak times the 11 is really busy, very few seats left by the time you get to Blaydon on mornings. And leaving Newcastle at peak times it is full. Even on a morning when one of the X66 Mercs is used it is still well filled. Never been on at non-peak times though so can't really tell you what its like then.
(04 Jan 2013, 10:37 am)eezypeazy wrote This service would replace the existing 69A, which would be withdrawn, but on the upside, together with existing service 47, Blackhall Mill, Chopwell and High Spen get a bus every fifteen minutes towards Newcastle via two different routes