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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015

Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015

RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015
This one's more of a 'never to be repeated' sighting

1563 passes through Stockton High Street at 1745 on a Private Hire to the Arriva MAD awards.

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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015
(30 Oct 2015, 12:34 pm)GX03 SVC wrote As 7518 is an 'all routes spare', I can report it on here along with 7410/1 and 7515/6 if I wished...?

In theory, even though it's a spare vehicle, it forms a vital role on the X21 / X22 allegedly providing a backup when any of the 15 in servce fail. Same scenario with 6099/6100 appearing on the Fab 56 and 6116 or 6117 (whichever is spare) appearing on the Cobalt Clipper.

All of red GNE's B9s bar 6084, are 'all routes' spare but have priority on their primary backup routes. Before the PVR increase at Percy Main last year, if the Mackems were playing on a Saturday or extra capacity was needed on the Coaster for events like The Mouth Of Tyne Festival etc, then as long as 6101-6115 weren't off the road, they could use 6116/6117 on the Coaster, 9 or even both to fulfill this but if 2 or even 1 of the 15 were off the road, then it was a no no.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015
(31 Oct 2015, 7:04 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Coastliner 308 on the Max X11

(31 Oct 2015, 7:22 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Happens all the time

Its more of a rare working when a Coastliner 308 is actually on the 308  Big Grin
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015
(31 Oct 2015, 7:41 pm)citaro5284 wrote Its more of a rare working when a Coastliner 308 is actually on the 308  Big Grin

Thing is though, even if Blyth have that vehicle spare and don't need it on the 308, they should not be sending it out unless it's an emergency due to the fact that it has been funded by the GBF.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015
(31 Oct 2015, 7:41 pm)citaro5284 wrote Its more of a rare working when a Coastliner 308 is actually on the 308  Big Grin

Yes
I use the 52 every week, twice since it's BEGINNING I have had a 52 bus on the route.
Same story with the 306
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - October 2015
(31 Oct 2015, 6:12 pm)Kuyoyo wrote This one's more of a 'never to be repeated' sighting

1563 passes through Stockton High Street at 1745 on a Private Hire to the Arriva MAD awards.

Never to be repeated? Happens every year, just like it did last year Tongue