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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015

Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015

RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(13 Aug 2015, 6:27 pm)Kuyoyo wrote What time? The 1720 from Redcar Clock and the 1805 return from Lingdale to Redcar work off the 63 so are booked for either a Pulsar or a Temsa.

No, it was at about half twelve in Saltburn!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(13 Aug 2015, 6:27 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Probably a result of DaveyB's worst enemy... regulation.  Big Grin Don't know if anything was odd or rare on the 1/X21 as the road I live on was closed.

Wink err, well yesterday 7518 found it's way onto the route it was refurbished for, didn't notice anything on the X21/22 today, although some 2's were running in tandem through Bedlington this afternoon so at some point there may have been some odd workings there to sort that out.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
1469 worked two trips on 5/5a this morning before coming off again (replaced 1555 and replaced by one of 54/55)
1433 worked the first X93 from Whitby to Middlesbrough, replaced by 7403 in Boro

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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(13 Aug 2015, 6:29 pm)peter wrote No, it was at about half twelve in Saltburn!

Certainly was on this morning as I was leaving at 0905. My fellow Sapphire drivers said there was 2 on X3s and one on X4s... Streetlites must be playing up! lol

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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(13 Aug 2015, 6:42 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1469 worked two trips on 5/5a this morning before coming off again (replaced 1555 and replaced by one of 54/55)
1433 worked the first X93 from Whitby to Middlesbrough, replaced by 7403 in Boro

1469 got replaced by 1555 I was in boro bus station at the time
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(13 Aug 2015, 6:45 pm)tyresmoke wrote Certainly was on this morning as I was leaving at 0905. My fellow Sapphire drivers said there was 2 on X3s and one on X4s... Streetlites must be playing up! lol

There was only one street lite in Redcar depot though and that was 1571, I paid a visit to Redcar depot and saw 1431,1571,4719,4711 and 1105

1440 was on the 63 around lunch time
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(14 Aug 2015, 8:35 pm)tyresmoke wrote Interesting choice! Wonder if that may happen again soon?

They seem to be appearing everywhere lately, 7619 was on the X24 last Saturday. Other apperances recently have included service 43 and even an appearance on the 24!

Would have been more amusing if it had been either of 7626/7627 as they were delivered new to Durham depot for the 49A Durham - Crook I believe.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(15 Aug 2015, 2:07 pm)BusLoverMum wrote 1449 on x12

One X12 is currently booked for a non-MAX vehicle due to there being 5 boards at Stockton but only 4 MAX Pulsars
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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(15 Aug 2015, 2:15 pm)Kuyoyo wrote One X12 is currently booked for a non-MAX vehicle due to there being 5 boards at Stockton but only 4 MAX Pulsars
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I've tried to explain that to big'un a few times Smile
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(13 Aug 2015, 6:29 pm)peter wrote No, it was at about half twelve in Saltburn!

I saw it on the 0915 ex Middlesbrough.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(15 Aug 2015, 2:15 pm)Kuyoyo wrote One X12 is currently booked for a non-MAX vehicle due to there being 5 boards at Stockton but only 4 MAX Pulsars
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In a ideal world, They could transfer this board to Belmont and there could use 1415 on there and then it would be a full MAX allocation or transfer 1415 to Stockton in exchange for a Corporate VDL Pulsar. Though the first suggestion I would think would require a lot of work so would be unlikely but the second sounds more realistic.
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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
(15 Aug 2015, 5:44 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote In a ideal world, They could transfer this board to Belmont and there could use 1415 on there and then it would be a full MAX allocation or transfer 1415 to Stockton in exchange for a Corporate VDL Pulsar. Though the first suggestion I would think would require a lot of work so would be unlikely but the second sounds more realistic.

For the summer, Stockton are covering 1 Belmont board plus the additional vehicle required for the Milburngate Bridge work. 1415 is already at Stockton (and could possibly be staying there). Hence all the reports of one of Belmont's Geminis on other Belmont work.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - August 2015
2 Frequenta Solos are on 1B today instead of the usual Ecocities, meaning some journeys have had standing loads.