Does anyone know if, when the quaylinks change at the end of July if there are any other service changes happening

I was on one of Washington's Merit's (8262) about 2pm on the 82A between Washington and Barley Mow and I was disgraced that Go North East would actually let a bus on the road in the state that that was in!

I was actually appalled by the state of the bus. Seats were falling apart, there were about 20 different designed seats, there were stains all over the seats, massive marks all over the windows, sticky marks on the floor and the list goes on and on.



Obviously I couldn't go up and down the bus taking photos but there were two more seats which were in half, there were partially blue moquetted seats and partially graffiti moquetted seats. There were things scribed into the window.

Go North East should be ashamed that they have put a bus like this out in service. I have never ever had a go at GNE like this before but today it just sums up exactly why I am always moaning about the 82/82A. Disgrace.

Unfortunately I forgot the fleet number of the bus but I made sure the driver fully understood the situation.

I now know that the fleet number is 8262

@Lee I'd still report it mate, that's absolutely disgraceful!

(11 Jun 2015, 11:12 pm)Davie wrote @Lee I'd still report it mate, that's absolutely disgraceful!

It really really did take the piss and there were several people on the bus making comments about the state of the bus. 

(11 Jun 2015, 11:13 pm)LeeCalder wrote It really really did take the piss and there were several people on the bus making comments about the state of the bus. 

It could have been 8262  https://flic.kr/p/rVi7iN

It certainly was.

(11 Jun 2015, 11:16 pm)LeeCalder wrote It certainly was.

You unlucky person, I had that on the 67, horrible thing to say at the least!

(11 Jun 2015, 11:06 pm)LeeCalder wrote I was on one of Washington's Merit's (8262) about 2pm on the 82A between Washington and Barley Mow and I was disgraced that Go North East would actually let a bus on the road in the state that that was in!

I was actually appalled by the state of the bus. Seats were falling apart, there were about 20 different designed seats, there were stains all over the seats, massive marks all over the windows, sticky marks on the floor and the list goes on and on.



Obviously I couldn't go up and down the bus taking photos but there were two more seats which were in half, there were partially blue moquetted seats and partially graffiti moquetted seats. There were things scribed into the window.

Go North East should be ashamed that they have put a bus like this out in service. I have never ever had a go at GNE like this before but today it just sums up exactly why I am always moaning about the 82/82A. Disgrace.

Unfortunately I forgot the fleet number of the bus but I made sure the driver fully understood the situation.

I now know that the fleet number is 8262

i had the same problem on a then branded Whey Aye Five 0 Solar back in 2013ish or 2014ish the seat infront of me the bottom was falling away nowadays that bus would be a red spare

(11 Jun 2015, 11:26 pm)Diamond One wrote i had the same problem on a then branded Whey Aye Five 0 Solar back in 2013ish or 2014ish the seat infront of me the bottom was falling away nowadays that bus would be a red spare

It wasn't just 1 seat mate, it was 3! 

(11 Jun 2015, 11:26 pm)Diamond One wrote i had the same problem on a then branded Whey Aye Five 0 Solar back in 2013ish or 2014ish the seat infront of me the bottom was falling away nowadays that bus would be a red spare

4926-4931 are in my opinion the worst Scania L94UB / Wright Solar buses in the fleet!

(11 Jun 2015, 11:33 pm)Davie wrote 4926-4931 are in my opinion the worst Scania L94UB / Wright Solar buses in the fleet!

there the oldest batch when new they had the original Red Blue and Yellow Livery after the spike one they got rid of

(11 Jun 2015, 11:36 pm)Diamond One wrote there the oldest batch when new they had the original Red Blue and Yellow Livery after the spike one they got rid of

I'd rather have them over Omnicities 

(11 Jun 2015, 9:55 pm)Andreos1 wrote Haven't long seen 548 on the 239. There seemed to be 3 on.

Couple of things - it still appeared to have branding for NTL and displayed 'Fencehouses' (bet eezypeazy loves that), rather than 'Fence Houses' - like the 36 and 4 have.

Sadly "Fence Houses" was removed for the changes at both locations on 31 May. They were all altered to read "Fencehouses" instead.

Not sure what your preference is, but I have always spelled it the latter way, and I don't think either are deemed "wrong"?

Most, if not all of the Olympians (think there was one president too) based at Stanley have all gained new advertisements. Most are for the new Batman movie.

(11 Jun 2015, 11:33 pm)Davie wrote 4926-4931 are in my opinion the worst Scania L94UB / Wright Solar buses in the fleet!

Id say there the best in the fleet, My opinion is the prince bishops 5211-5217 are the worst with 5214 being the worst one if you hadn't noticed in my little rant about it a few days ago

Y Reg : Very good 
51 Reg: alright but a few have old style slipped ZF gearboxes which makes this batch a bit more interesting
02 Reg : Very rare to ride as there's only 4 of them
52 Reg : Second best,have these every day on the 88 and still running smooth
53 Reg : not bad,but some have been finished by the curse of the prince bishops!
54 Reg : mostly awful , though some are still good most have again been cursed by the prince bishops
55 Reg : Great but one has a broken emissions thing as once I arrived in Hexham I was more than half dead!

(12 Jun 2015, 3:23 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Id say there the best in the fleet, My opinion is the prince bishops 5211-5217 are the worst with 5214 being the worst one if you hadn't noticed in my little rant about it a few days ago

Y Reg : Very good 
51 Reg: alright but a few have old style slipped ZF gearboxes which makes this batch a bit more interesting
02 Reg : Very rare to ride as there's only 4 of them
52 Reg : Second best,have these every day on the 88 and still running smooth
53 Reg : not bad,but some have been finished by the curse of the prince bishops!
54 Reg : mostly awful , though some are still good most have again been cursed by the prince bishops
55 Reg : Great but one has a broken emissions thing as once I arrived in Hexham I was more than half dead!

The Prince Bishops Solars are horrendous. 

(12 Jun 2015, 3:42 pm)LeeCalder wrote The Prince Bishops Solars are horrendous. 

The only route there good on is the road to Alphas scrapyard   or will they struggle up that road aswell?!!

I've just seen 6127 (GX03SVA) formally of Brighton and Hove on Blackett Street working on X71.

(12 Jun 2015, 4:04 pm)neilwatson wrote I've just seen 6127 (GX03SVA) formally of Brighton and Hove on Blackett Street working on X71.

It has been for a couple of days

(12 Jun 2015, 4:07 pm)Davie wrote It has been for a couple of days

Indeed it has. Was on Scholars 827 on Wednesday evening.

(12 Jun 2015, 4:04 pm)neilwatson wrote I've just seen 6127 (GX03SVA) formally of Brighton and Hove on Blackett Street working on X71.

Here's a photo of it https://flic.kr/p/usGmRb

(11 Jun 2015, 11:06 pm)LeeCalder wrote I was on one of Washington's Merit's (8262) about 2pm on the 82A between Washington and Barley Mow and I was disgraced that Go North East would actually let a bus on the road in the state that that was in!

I was actually appalled by the state of the bus. Seats were falling apart, there were about 20 different designed seats, there were stains all over the seats, massive marks all over the windows, sticky marks on the floor and the list goes on and on.

Obviously I couldn't go up and down the bus taking photos but there were two more seats which were in half, there were partially blue moquetted seats and partially graffiti moquetted seats. There were things scribed into the window.

Go North East should be ashamed that they have put a bus like this out in service. I have never ever had a go at GNE like this before but today it just sums up exactly why I am always moaning about the 82/82A. Disgrace.

Unfortunately I forgot the fleet number of the bus but I made sure the driver fully understood the situation.

I now know that the fleet number is 8262

Most of those seem cosmetic and regarding the different seat covers, then maybe there was no more spares of that particular design but I got to say window etchings does annoy me. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems most bus operators(with the exception of Stagecoach I think) uses the 'trick' to deal with window etchings. 

I know they use it on the Metro and it no doubts saves money and most important of all to a passenger it saves them from seeing windows being etched . 

Regarding this page on GNE website: http://www.simplygo.com/news/thehoppings - unless I'm missing something on the x40 timetable, it doesn't actually stop there does it? (Although the 40A does, clearly).

(12 Jun 2015, 6:53 pm)Bus_User wrote most bus operators(with the exception of Stagecoach I think) uses the 'trick' to deal with window etchings. 

I know they use it on the Metro and it no doubts saves money and most important of all to a passenger it saves them from seeing windows being etched . 

The 'trick' being?

(12 Jun 2015, 3:23 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Id say there the best in the fleet, My opinion is the prince bishops 5211-5217 are the worst with 5214 being the worst one if you hadn't noticed in my little rant about it a few days ago

Y Reg : Very good 
51 Reg: alright but a few have old style slipped ZF gearboxes which makes this batch a bit more interesting
02 Reg : Very rare to ride as there's only 4 of them
52 Reg : Second best,have these every day on the 88 and still running smooth
53 Reg : not bad,but some have been finished by the curse of the prince bishops!
54 Reg : mostly awful , though some are still good most have again been cursed by the prince bishops
55 Reg : Great but one has a broken emissions thing as once I arrived in Hexham I was more than half dead!

all scanias perform well in my opinion they are a rather decent bus although before the highwayman brand came onto the scanias the Y reg ones the interiors looked hideous and needed a refurb now they look immaculate thanks to Thornton Brothers i've ridden on a few examples before but the 5 at Hexham have decent ones for Tynedale Links plus the Northern spare 

(12 Jun 2015, 3:50 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote The only route there good on is the road to Alphas scrapyard   or will they struggle up that road aswell?!!

Scanias are the best bus around one of my favourites the MPDs are the worse only decent one is 569 had that on an unlucky day literally which was Friday December 13th 2013

(12 Jun 2015, 7:02 pm)JakeSavage wrote Regarding this page on GNE website: http://www.simplygo.com/news/thehoppings - unless I'm missing something on the x40 timetable, it doesn't actually stop there does it? (Although the 40A does, clearly).

As there are bus stops en route to Newcastle, the bus can stop there.

(12 Jun 2015, 7:02 pm)JakeSavage wrote Regarding this page on GNE website: http://www.simplygo.com/news/thehoppings - unless I'm missing something on the x40 timetable, it doesn't actually stop there does it? (Although the 40A does, clearly).

(12 Jun 2015, 7:08 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote As there are bus stops en route to Newcastle, the bus can stop there.

A VOSA registration was submitted for the X40 service in April (or thereabouts) to allow the service to additionally stop here from 19th until 27th June inclusive for The Hoppings.

If my memory serves; when this was discussed at the time of the registration submission, Robert originally suggested this could coincide with the QuayLink changes (which were due to commence the following month). Clearly not...

(12 Jun 2015, 7:07 pm)Diamond One wrote all scanias perform well in my opinion they are a rather decent bus although before the highwayman brand came onto the scanias the Y reg ones the interiors looked hideous and needed a refurb now they look immaculate thanks to Thornton Brothers i've ridden on a few examples before but the 5 at Hexham have decent ones for Tynedale Links plus the Northern spare 
Scanias are the best bus around one of my favourites the MPDs are the worse only decent one is 569 had that on an unlucky day literally which was Friday December 13th 2013

I wasn't saying all Scanias were bad, im just saying most of the ones on the prince bishops are, the rest are ok

I like Scanias aswell.................Just not as much as Volvo

Yellow Optare Versa 8318 has returned to service at Riverside.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nebp2/18748894251/

(12 Jun 2015, 7:11 pm)Dan wrote If my memory serves; when this was discussed at the time of the registration submission, Robert originally suggested this could coincide with the QuayLink changes (which were due to commence the following month). Clearly not...

Known me, i proably did 
What is happening with the 40A in general though? Will there be a Q3A on evenings and Sundays or will the Q3 just be rerouted to go via the 40A route rather than going non-stop between Barras Bridge and Gosforth?