(18 Oct 2021, 11:00 am)JP6004 wrote Another cherry has popped up...

Mistakenly so.

5324 has been off the road for MOT preparation and test, but I guess someone has assumed that it was off the road for paint and wrongly updated bustimes.

(18 Oct 2021, 11:05 am)Dan wrote Mistakenly so.

5324 has been off the road for MOT preparation and test, but I guess someone has assumed that it was off the road for paint and wrongly updated bustimes.

I was wondering why another one had popped up

(17 Oct 2021, 9:35 pm)Keeiajs wrote Wonder the spares for the 65, consider one has been off since the 4th Oct. really bad reliability, Crazy to think there is more Peterlee Purples Solo's at Deptford than Peterlee.

The 'on the morning' spare will be a fleet livery Solo.

For planned maintenance, Deptford will replace a branded Streetlite with a fleet livery Streetlite.

(18 Oct 2021, 12:52 am)peter wrote Why would these be sent for the 71 - they already have Solo's at Chester-le-Street for that. I imagine they might hold off on the Venture Solo's until the 71/730 contracts are sorted out. All the fleet livery Solo's have left Consett (except 638 though I imagine that will follow suit). They need two for the Venture and 1 for the 30/31. Say they keep 641-643 and 644 as a spare, if they repaint 645 but then win the 730 contract it would make sense to keep another Venture for that. And then 646 is VOR atm so that's not doing anything soon. I imagine when the DCC contracts get sorted out if they don't end up being needed a couple more SR's will go to Percy Main to replace the last 4 10-reg Solo's

Indeed.

There's a 3 PVR for Venture minibuses, with 1 PVR for Tynedale Links (service 689). The V3 and 689 both need to be minibuses, so two spares are carried. That accounts for the five Venture Solos at Consett. 646 is the only spare Venture Solo, and it's long-term VOR awaiting an engine.

As well as 638 being float/reserve at Consett, there's also five float/reserve Solo currently in use at Deptford (648 - 651) - two covering air con mods and three covering the former indiGo branded Solo repaints. These will be used to replace the oldest Solo at Percy Main.

(18 Oct 2021, 3:29 pm)Dan wrote The 'on the morning' spare will be a fleet livery Solo.

For planned maintenance, Deptford will replace a branded Streetlite with a fleet livery Streetlite.


Indeed.

There's a 3 PVR for Venture minibuses, with 1 PVR for Tynedale Links (service 689). The V3 and 689 both need to be minibuses, so two spares are carried. That accounts for the five Venture Solos at Consett. 646 is the only spare Venture Solo, and it's long-term VOR awaiting an engine.

As well as 638 being float/reserve at Consett, there's also five float/reserve Solo currently in use at Deptford (648 - 651) - two covering air con mods and three covering the former indiGo branded Solo repaints. These will be used to replace the oldest Solo at Percy Main.

Some people on here will be pleased to here newer vehicles off to percy main...

(18 Oct 2021, 3:43 pm)JP6004 wrote Some people on here will be pleased to here newer vehicles off to percy main...

I'm not sure anyone is going to be excited over 8 year old Solos that used to be based at Percy Main ironically replacing the buses that sent them elsewhere.

(18 Oct 2021, 5:41 pm)Storx wrote I'm not sure anyone is going to be excited over 8 year old Solos that used to be based at Percy Main ironically replacing the buses that sent them elsewhere.

People who have a vendetta against the 10-reg Solo's might 

(18 Oct 2021, 3:29 pm)Dan wrote The 'on the morning' spare will be a fleet livery Solo.

For planned maintenance, Deptford will replace a branded Streetlite with a fleet livery Streetlite.

I would still put atleast 1 at Peterlee, also what is up with 5392

(17 Oct 2021, 9:18 pm)Michael wrote Dan has confirmed on Twitter that after the Peterlee Purples are done, they're moving on to Silver and Blonde, while also confirming which solo's will be allocated to them.


653-661 are the Peterlee Purples (657-661 Deptford for X6/38A and 62)
662/3 Silver
664 Blonde
665/6 in fleet livery.

Should be completed in that order (658 is away for repaint at the mo).

Peterlee require four Peterlee Purples (653 - 656) for the 62A, 201, 206, 209 and 210.
Service 204 is unbranded and will be a fleet livery Solo, and the spare will also be in fleet livery (665/6).
Deptford run 5 buses on the 62/X6, all of which are Peterlee Purples (657 - 661).




https://twitter.com/Dan3942/status/14497...21156?s=19

So there’s only going to be 1 solo branded up as Blonde for the 38, would of been better having the 33 and 38 in the silver brand, the 204/204A and 59 should have its own brand as “Durham and District” , and then could of have Durham and District Purples instead of Peterlee Purples?


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(18 Oct 2021, 6:51 pm)cbma06 wrote So there’s only going to be 1 solo branded up as Blonde for the 38, would of been better having the 33 and 38 in the silver brand, the 204/204A and 59 should have its own brand as “Durham and District” , and then could of have Durham and District Purples instead of Peterlee Purples?


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The PVR of the 38 is 1, so yes, one bus is branded.

It wouldn't have been better having the 33 and 38 in one brand, because the idea behind the new Sunderland network was that each service had its own individual colour.

(18 Oct 2021, 6:51 pm)cbma06 wrote So there’s only going to be 1 solo branded up as Blonde for the 38, would of been better having the 33 and 38 in the silver brand, the 204/204A and 59 should have its own brand as “Durham and District” , and then could of have Durham and District Purples instead of Peterlee Purples?


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GNE could trial 59 via Amazon.

(18 Oct 2021, 7:12 pm)Dan wrote The PVR of the 38 is 1, so yes, one bus is branded.

It wouldn't have been better having the 33 and 38 in one brand, because the idea behind the new Sunderland network was that each service had its own individual colour.

Recognising the operational need for interworking, it would've made more sense to have not branded the 62/X6 (or branded them as something non-area-specific if the corporate livery isn't favoured) as it does really undermine the principle above having purple buses branded for a local Peterlee network runnning on a "blonde" route in Sunderland's east end.

The 59 only runs on Sundays, they are hardly going to brand a service that runs one day a week!

(18 Oct 2021, 8:39 pm)Wybus wrote The 59 only runs on Sundays, they are hardly going to brand a service that runs one day a week!

Service 59 have always been a branded service until September just gone under the east Durham brand and the indigo brand


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(18 Oct 2021, 9:05 pm)cbma06 wrote Service 59 have always been a branded service  until September just gone under the east Durham brand and the indigo brand


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Not a specific brand though and barely ever advertised as such

(18 Oct 2021, 9:14 pm)Wybus wrote Not a specific brand though and barely ever advertised as such

Maybe Because it was a Sunday service which did 4 round trips.

Black cats lives on with 5463 for now anyway

(21 Oct 2021, 10:23 am)ThomasBooth123 wrote Black cats lives on with 5463 for now anyway

Albeit on the Prince Bishops

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Two more of the six serviceable branded Graphites. The scribble shows up perfectly - when the sun hits it straight on. I don't care for broadside photographs, so being a three quarter angle photographer, you wont see much of this silvery grey scribble.

674 NK16BXR | Optare Solo SR M925 674 travels along Ryhope R… | Flickr
677 NK16BXV | Optare Solo SR M925 677 travels along the B152… | Flickr

One of two little DF's on the Graphite's today, 8343 (the other was 8340)

8343 NL63XBN | Wright Streetlite DF 8343 travels along the B… | Flickr

The Berrie that should have been but isn't 8331 on the 2/2A circuit 

8331 NK11HJX | Optare Versa V1110 8331 travels along Ryhope … | Flickr

Clinging to life on the 'Blue' 61 service Mercedes 0530N Citaro 5484

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184063238@...en-public/

Dan has confirmed 5463 is off to Saltmeadows tomorrow

(21 Oct 2021, 6:15 pm)ThomasBooth123 wrote Dan has confirmed 5463 is off to Saltmeadows tomorrow

I was on it today, nice ride.

The final Sunderland District Berrie, 8329 took up duties yesterday, caught inbetween Autumn shadows on Ryhope Road with a 2A to Silksworth on it's first journey south

8329 NK11HDN | Optare Versa V1110 8329 travels along Ryhope … | Flickr

(06 Nov 2021, 7:30 am)54APhotography wrote The final Sunderland District Berrie, 8329 took up duties yesterday, caught inbetween Autumn shadows on Ryhope Road with a 2A to Silksworth on it's first journey south

8329 NK11HDN | Optare Versa V1110 8329 travels along Ryhope … | Flickr

That was on the 60 as its first day back into service, while the other 60's have been allocated all over the place.

Aye, I should have said on it's first s/b Berrie trip!

Taken a few days to catch up with Solo 673 with the branding 673 NK16BXP | Optare Solo SR M925 673 travels along Ryhope R… | Flickr

And corporate colours Versa 8331 on Berries routes 2/2A 8331 NK11HJX | Optare Versa V1110 8331 travels along Ryhope … | Flickr

Not tracking, but Peterlee Purple 654 is on Blonde 38 this morning

Am i right in thinking the pvr of the 33 is 2?

(24 Nov 2021, 4:39 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Am i right in thinking the pvr of the 33 is 2?

correct

Latest ex CityLink Mercedes 0530N Citaro to appear on the Cherry route is 5297
5297 NK08CGZ | Mercedes 0530N Citaro 5297 travels along Sout… | Flickr
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S&D Blue - 5323-5326 
S&D Cherry 5293-97 - 5304 - 5288-91 

Leaving PRIDE for spare + 5284-87.

What has confused me so much. Watching a video on the NSA. Why branding it Sunderland District when the NSA just mentions the end part. Take example from the NSA video. It says this is the Berries 2A service or this is the Graphite 38A service

(26 Nov 2021, 9:57 am)Train8261 wrote What has confused me so much. Watching a video on the NSA. Why branding it Sunderland District when the NSA just mentions the end part. Take example from the NSA video. It says this is the Berries 2A service or this is the Graphite 38A service

I like how you picked that up and not the fact that it announces Silksworth incorrectly. "This is the Berries 2A service to silk worth"