(18 Mar 2017, 4:33 pm)cbma06 wrote I was wondering if there were earmarked for service 23.


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Have you heard when the 23 is going Sapphire


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(18 Mar 2017, 5:30 pm)2bagstew wrote Have you heard when the 23 is going Sapphire


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Last I heard it was sometime this year, would of perfered that the sapphire 22 buses go onto service 23 and then service 22 goes max.


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1436 now has a next stop announcement screen

(18 Mar 2017, 6:15 pm)cbma06 wrote Last I heard it was sometime this year, would of perfered that the sapphire 22 buses go onto service 23 and then service 22 goes max.


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What' "Max" about the 23?

Best case is that the 22, 23 and 24 are marketed equally to complement each other, as they do, anyhow.

Edit: and ye'll tek wor naice buses off of wor ower wor deed bodies, like! (need more wine)

(18 Mar 2017, 6:30 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote 1436 now has a next stop announcement screen

All redcar frequenta pulsars do

(18 Mar 2017, 3:33 pm)Multi21 wrote Nothing is to say they are staying at Stockton..

Debranding two gives flexibility in which ones you can allocate elsewhere.
As nice as it would be to transfer them elsewhere I can't see it happening.

(18 Mar 2017, 2:00 pm)RobinHood wrote 1552 was apparently debranded by mistake by the vinyl applicators, who were there to remove branding from 1550 and 1551 only (plus update internal maps on the remainder).

They were supposed to be debranding 1558 and 1559 but as they had got onto the fourth one when it was discovered, there had to be a change of plan!

Stocktons 1452 is away for repaint. Could this be the start of the new livery in the north east?

(20 Mar 2017, 11:59 pm)Multi21 wrote Stocktons 1452 is away for repaint. Could this be the start of the new livery in the north east?

Maybe starting on Frequenta 27. Will be interesting to see which Frequenta livery is used though.

Pretty sure it's been asked before, but I can't seem to find it - Does anyone know which X20 runs are scheduled to be Omni operated?

What's NFC technology?

(22 Mar 2017, 11:31 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote What's NFC technology?

"Near Field Communication" so I assume in this context it means contactless payment.

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(21 Mar 2017, 6:50 pm)mb134 wrote Pretty sure it's been asked before, but I can't seem to find it - Does anyone know which X20 runs are scheduled to be Omni operated?

Different every day. The 0819 X20 Ashington-Alnwick on Saturdays is OmniCity ran, if that helps.

Btw the two E400s without the rear ads are 7527/8.

(23 Mar 2017, 1:10 am)omnicity4659 wrote Different every day. The 0819 X20 Ashington-Alnwick on Saturdays is OmniCity ran, if that helps.

Btw the two E400s without the rear ads are 7527/8.

Cheers. Should be getting the 12:33 from Newcastle in a few weeks and want a MAX B7 as I've not had one yet.

Seems logical to send two from one end of the batch rather than a random two in the middle like.

Forgot to note that 7475 has transferred to Ashington depot.

(21 Mar 2017, 6:50 pm)mb134 wrote Pretty sure it's been asked before, but I can't seem to find it - Does anyone know which X20 runs are scheduled to be Omni operated?

(23 Mar 2017, 1:10 am)omnicity4659 wrote Different every day. The 0819 X20 Ashington-Alnwick on Saturdays is OmniCity ran, if that helps.

Btw the two E400s without the rear ads are 7527/8.

From experience of using the x20 5 days a week the boards that start southbound from Hadston at 05:53 and northbound from Ashington bus station at 06:04 appear to pretty much always allocated to the Omnicities if everything's working as it should.

(22 Mar 2017, 11:45 pm)Mark P wrote "Near Field Communication" so I assume in this context it means contactless payment.

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It's actually called EMV on the ticket machines. When it works its so easy to use! However with it being new when it has problems it causes hell!

Anyone want to hazard a guess what EMV stands for? WITHOUT GOOGLEING IT!

(23 Mar 2017, 10:29 pm)Multi21 wrote It's actually called EMV on the ticket machines. When it works its so easy to use! However with it being new when it has problems it causes hell!

Anyone want to hazard a guess what EMV stands for? WITHOUT GOOGLEING IT!

Electromotive venison?

Wondering if the system that arrive adopt will be anything like transdev's on the 36, which means that if you don't let the driver know before they issue the ticket that you're using contactless, they end up having to reissue the whole ticket!

(23 Mar 2017, 10:50 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Electromotive venison?

Wondering if the system that arrive adopt will be anything like transdev's on the 36, which means that if you don't let the driver know before they issue the ticket that you're using contactless, they end up having to reissue the whole ticket!

Venison? That would be far too dear

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(24 Mar 2017, 1:48 am)Sinky.1 wrote Yeah, you're right boss. 
This is what I was on about the other night, Stuart.

Ah right, most if not everything now has theses on

(24 Mar 2017, 1:50 pm)Sinky.1 wrote 1511 is the only Pulsar at Darlington Depot to have it fitted, thus far.

1463 had it when I was on it this morning

All solos have them

Just seen on the Arriva Enthusiasts Facebook page that the 308 Hybrids once completed into MAX branded will be kept out at night to operate the X10 / X11.

Don't know if this is true or not.

(24 Mar 2017, 10:00 pm)L469 YVK wrote Just seen on the Arriva Enthusiasts Facebook page that the 308 Hybrids once completed into MAX branded will be kept out at night to operate the X10 / X11.

Don't know if this is true or not.

Do you mean like a night bus service?

(24 Mar 2017, 10:01 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Do you mean like a night bus service?

I assume he means the evening X10/X11s will be operated by the B5LHs, presumably down to fuel economy if true.

Ive heard a RUMOUR that in Darlo, the gas busses will potentially be moved to the 1/5/5A/19/12 with the 2 gaining pulsars and the X21 getting pulsars which will become MAX/Express. I reiterate this is rumour. Could there be any truth in this?

(24 Mar 2017, 11:00 pm)JoshP wrote Ive heard a RUMOUR that in Darlo, the gas busses will potentially be moved to the 1/5/5A/19/12 with the 2 gaining pulsars and the X21 getting pulsars which will become MAX/Express. I reiterate this is rumour. Could there be any truth in this?

I've heard the same too. I also heard that it was going too be in the Summer at the the time the X22 Peterlee - Middlesborough supposedly goes MAX. Also I heard the said X22 is to be extended too Sunlderland. But it all can be just pie in the Sky and a total load of tosh.


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(24 Mar 2017, 11:00 pm)JoshP wrote Ive heard a RUMOUR that in Darlo, the gas busses will potentially be moved to the 1/5/5A/19/12 with the 2 gaining pulsars and the X21 getting pulsars which will become MAX/Express. I reiterate this is rumour. Could there be any truth in this?

I'm not a driver, but speaking to drivers and speaking from experience if the 1/5/5A/12/19 did become Gas bus operated then it would be a dream, the driver I know and speak to had both 4809 and 4810 on the 1/5/5a/12/19 today, 4809 for the first part and 4810 for the second part and he loved every minute of it, they are much more suited to out of town routes than in town

(24 Mar 2017, 10:02 pm)S813 FVK wrote I assume he means the evening X10/X11s will be operated by the B5LHs, presumably down to fuel economy if true.

You know what it is, although it would probably never happen, do you think Arriva could run a viable night service on the following:

- N38 serving normal 308 route but including Battle Hill Drive
- NX11 serving 43 route to Cramlington then X11 route from there to Blyth

Not exactly late as such? Maybe the following services could operate on Fridays / Saturdays):

Board 1:
308 Blyth / Newcastle (23:09/00:05)
N38 Newcastle / Blyth (00:15/01:12)

Board 2:
N38 Blyth / Newcastle (00:09/01:07)
N38 Newcastle / Blyth (01:15/02:12)

Board 3:
X10 Blyth / Newcastle (23:10/00:02)
NX11 Newcastle / Blyth (00:15/01:16)

Board 4:
NX11 Blyth / Newcastle (00:07/01:08)
NX11 Newcastle / Blyth (01:15/02:16)

(25 Mar 2017, 2:19 am)Sinky.1 wrote I'll believe it when I see it. They were talking about getting rid of the MAX X26/X27 branded OmniCitys and replacing them with gas buses at one point.

That was before the major accident that happened which has cost Arriva quite a lot of money

(25 Mar 2017, 12:22 am)L469 YVK wrote You know what it is, although it would probably never happen, do you think Arriva could run a viable night service on the following:

- N38 serving normal 308 route but including Battle Hill Drive
- NX11 serving 43 route to Cramlington then X11 route from there to Blyth

Not exactly late as such? Maybe the following services could operate on Fridays / Saturdays):

Board 1:
308 Blyth / Newcastle (23:09/00:05)
N38 Newcastle / Blyth (00:15/01:12)

Board 2:
N38 Blyth / Newcastle (00:09/01:07)
N38 Newcastle / Blyth (01:15/02:12)

Board 3:
X10 Blyth / Newcastle (23:10/00:02)
NX11 Newcastle / Blyth (00:15/01:16)

Board 4:
NX11 Blyth / Newcastle (00:07/01:08)
NX11 Newcastle / Blyth (01:15/02:16)

Nobody uses the late night services. The 2045 Ashington-Newcastle X22 was empty when I saw it arrive in Newcastle, and only picked up a few punters heading back, then one person for the Bedlington short. I can't see Blyth, with more services running at this time (which were dead too), getting services past midnight.