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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016

Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016

RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:23 pm)S813 FVK wrote On the topic of these:

I had 6030 last night and I have to say, it really wasn't that bad. Just a shame the idiots I was sitting with decided to steal the newspaper I almost started to read (it was on the floor) and ripped it up leaving a lovely mess. Apologies to the cleaners (although I'm sure they've cleaned worse).

Stanley are lucky they never had a bus on loan to Deptford for my scholars as cheese was thrown across 6099.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:29 pm)R852 PRG wrote Can remember one time a few years ago, everybody downstairs started smacking each other with newspapers on 3865. We had the same driver every night on the 885, and the next afternoon, he sat with all of the newspapers in the cab with him, haha.

Wish they'd do that with us, a newspaper always seems to get ripped up and thrown around by somebody on our bus. Same goes for timetables too (although not as often)!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:30 pm)DanPicken wrote Stanley are lucky they never had a bus on loan to Deptford for my scholars as cheese was thrown across 6099.

Shocking as today my grandma had the 2 and paper and leaflets were thrown round the bus
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:29 pm)R852 PRG wrote Can remember one time a few years ago, everybody downstairs started smacking each other with newspapers on 3865. We had the same driver every night on the 885, and the next afternoon, he sat with all of the newspapers in the cab with him, haha.

In Y7 we were throwing papers out the window, one hit a baby in a pram, the driver threatened to go back to school bearing in mind this was around 3:55 and the driver kept the papers in the cab as did every driver after that.
(01 Mar 2016, 6:30 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Generally, it shows the driver to stop at the next bus stop as the bell has been pushed...

8299 had the warning noise going off every 2 seconds, literally.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:30 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote When did go north east run the 23c as ive seen a picture of it with 492 running it

Wrong thread, where did the 23C go?
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RE: GNE Next Stop Annouments
(01 Mar 2016, 6:20 pm)LeeCalder wrote Although the NSA's on the Connections4 are brilliant, very well presented. They are extremely loud, a couple got off and told the driver.

If you have any concerns regarding the volume of the new Next Stop Announcements, could you please record them via the normal channels, so that customer feedback can be monitored and appropriate action taken if necessary?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:33 pm)S813 FVK wrote Wish they'd do that with us, a newspaper always seems to get ripped up and thrown around by somebody on our bus. Same goes for timetables too (although not as often)!

Think the worst we probably had was a kid getting beaten up while trying to take refuge in that little luggage compartment underneath the stairs on an Olympian. Can vaguely remember somebody going flying down the stairs on a Trident, when the brakes were slammed on.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:20 pm)Michael wrote Ye, all of them are DDA.

Only the Lolyne's and Olympian's are none DDA in the GNE fleet and must be withdrawn by 1.117.

6021 having already gone, 6009, 6012, 6016 are past it, 6027 sounds terrible. Wonder where the pronto buses will end up, chester to see off their lolynes?, stanley to see off the olympians?, or elsewhere in the fleet.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:36 pm)R852 PRG wrote Think the worst we probably had was a kid getting beaten up while trying to take refuge in that little luggage compartment underneath the stairs on an Olympian. Can vaguely remember somebody going flying down the stairs on a Trident, when the brakes were slammed on.

We had a Y7 thrown down the stairs on a President, a couple of girls in my year would sit under the stairs on the President's.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:36 pm)R852 PRG wrote Think the worst we probably had was a kid getting beaten up while trying to take refuge in that little luggage compartment underneath the stairs on an Olympian. Can vaguely remember somebody going flying down the stairs on a Trident, when the brakes were slammed on.

Worst i've ever had kingsmeadow comp throwing pens at the front windscreen, closely followed by ryton comp from winlaton, kids smoking weed.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:35 pm)DanPicken wrote Wrong thread, where did the 23C go?

Sunderland to horden then 24a to hartlerpool
Also was a 23a to peterlee think this is correct
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:38 pm)DanPicken wrote We had a Y7 thrown down the stairs on a President, a couple of girls in my year would sit under the stairs on the President's.

Can also remember when Pat Armstrong covered for a week, a few years ago. Somebody stood past the sign at the cab. Don't think I've ever seen somebody look so fearful for their life before.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:40 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Sunderland to horden then 24a to hartlerpool
Also was a 23a to peterlee think this is correct

Ah, I remember that it was probably Deptford ran.
(01 Mar 2016, 6:40 pm)R852 PRG wrote Can also remember when Pat Armstrong covered for a week, a few years ago. Somebody stood past the sign at the cab. Don't think I've ever seen somebody look so fearful for their life before.

We had a driver who is still the most hated scholars driver for our school, he refused to let people off more than once so the person pressed the emergency door open and walked off, he also when it broke down and got started, forced everyone to sit/stand downstairs.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:46 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote
(01 Mar 2016, 6:44 pm)DanPicken wrote Ah, I remember that it was probably Deptford ran.

Wasnt 492 based at petetlee
Yes but it could  of ran onto the 202.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:37 pm)wise owl wrote 6021 having already gone, 6009, 6012, 6016 are past it, 6027 sounds terrible. Wonder where the pronto buses will end up, chester to see off their lolynes?, stanley to see off the olympians?, or elsewhere in the fleet.
6042 is past it too.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:40 pm)wise owl wrote Worst i've ever had kingsmeadow comp throwing pens at the front windscreen, closely followed by ryton comp from winlaton, kids smoking weed.

Believable! When my dad drove the 876, he used to always say 'I knew they were smoking something and i know it wasn't cigarettes'.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:52 pm)DanPicken wrote As are 6020/39, however 6024 seems fine imo.
The Pronto ones are the worst IMO.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:54 pm)DanPicken wrote 6024 is the only good one, I think.
Iirc, I liked 6009 & 6021 was ok.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 6:52 pm)S813 FVK wrote Believable! When my dad drove the 876, he used to always say 'I knew they were smoking something and i know it wasn't cigarettes'.

Well a girl in my year started stripping on the first day of Year 8.
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RE: GNE Next Stop Annouments
(01 Mar 2016, 6:36 pm)Dan wrote If you have any concerns regarding the volume of the new Next Stop Announcements, could you please record them via the normal channels, so that customer feedback can be monitored and appropriate action taken if necessary?

Fair enough, I just thought you'd be the one to tell seen as you have taken onboard what the others have said etc.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 7:16 pm)Jimmi wrote 6009 can naff off! Sick of freezing to death on that one!
I may have gotten the fleetnumber's mixed up, it was whichever President I had on the X43 last year when I was with Garry Devlin, Bazza and Dan P.
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RE: GNE Next Stop Annouments
(01 Mar 2016, 7:17 pm)LeeCalder wrote Fair enough, I just thought you'd be the one to tell seen as you have taken onboard what the others have said etc.

It's more so to allow all appropriate members of staff to have a record of the feedback as it concerns more departments than one - an informal comment made on a bus enthusiasts' forum for my attention doesn't get to everyone! Smile
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2016
(01 Mar 2016, 7:26 pm)Dan wrote How would scholars get to school, if it is not served by a 'normal' public service, if scholars services were withdrawn?

I agree, my school has a scholars from Boldon ASDA if this wasn't there, they'd have to use the infrequent 5.
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RE: GNE Next Stop Annouments
(01 Mar 2016, 7:21 pm)Dan wrote It's more so to allow all appropriate members of staff to have a record of the feedback as it concerns more departments than one - an informal comment made on a bus enthusiasts' forum for my attention doesn't get to everyone! Smile

Thanks, I'm on it now.