(21 Jan 2014, 5:32 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Lambton is quiet other than when my Neighbour is getting raided, which has happended on Several occasions in the 14 Years I have lived Next Door to them, There no Gangsters by all means, just OAP's trying to make an easy living. Things in Washington mainly kick off over Concord way to be Honest. And must Kick Off all the time in Fencehouses when you and eezypeazy come face2face in the street.

WTF, OAPs being raided, what there doing, drug dealing or selling smuggled duty free?

(21 Jan 2014, 5:30 pm)fozzovmurton wrote That Birtley Republican Army are very dangerous indeed

The came to takeover our Turf, but failed realise there were only 30 of them or Something, Half of them Female, and about 50+ of Us, They didn't stand a Chance, Credit where Credit is Due though, They split up into Little Groups and Surrounded Us, Some came Direct from the Services, then some through the Forest next Park and others came Around in the Back of Us from Ayton Village Centre, Then all sadly Ran Away with there Bricks/Stones/2X4's Planks of Wood and Baseball Bats etc.

(21 Jan 2014, 5:34 pm)fozzovmurton wrote WTF, OAPs being raided, what there doing, drug dealing or selling smuggled duty free?

Dealing from the Front Door, Haven't done for over 2 Years now though, There in there Late 70's. One Raid did connect with the ones in Birtley a few Years ago.

(21 Jan 2014, 5:32 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Lambton is quiet other than when my Neighbour is getting raided, which has happended on Several occasions in the 14 Years I have lived Next Door to them, There no Gangsters by all means, just OAP's trying to make an easy living. Things in Washington mainly kick off over Concord way to be Honest. And must Kick Off all the time in Fencehouses when you and eezypeazy come face2face in the street.

Speaking of which, he hasn't been about much recently.

Used to get upto Lambton quite a bit, but you probably weren't living in Lambton during my heydey - over a period of time, I had a girlfriend in 3 consecutive streets and enjoyed trolley rides home from The Oasis (when it was the place to be).

I hadn't long been off the w2 or 3 (can't remember which) before it ploughed through someone's front window one day either.

It wasn't that long ago that The Highwayman was raided if I remember correctly.

(21 Jan 2014, 5:43 pm)andreos1 wrote Speaking of which, he hasn't been about much recently.

Used to get upto Lambton quite a bit, but you probably weren't living in Lambton during my heydey - over a period of time, I had a girlfriend in 3 consecutive streets and enjoyed trolley rides home from The Oasis (when it was the place to be).

I hadn't long been off the w2 or 3 (can't remember which) before it ploughed through someone's front window one day either.

It wasn't that long ago that The Highwayman was raided if I remember correctly.

Last Year that was when The Highwayman got Raided, I believe it's one of those Pubs being Monitored by the Police, as there is CCTV Posters on a few of the Windows, I also believe it is up for Sale again.

(21 Jan 2014, 5:47 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Last Year that was when The Highwayman got Raided, I believe it's one of those Pubs being Monitored by the Police, as there is CCTV Posters on a few of the Windows, I also believe it is up for Sale again.

For a moment there I thought you meant the Highwayman bus .

(21 Jan 2014, 5:51 pm)Simm101 wrote For a moment there I thought you meant the Highwayman bus .

Haha nope, GNE should perhaps Brand the M2/M3 as Highwayman as stops Directly outside the Pub, and Rebrand the 97 etc Something else, All joking aside I think we should perhaps get back on the Topic of GNE, And this Conversation for the Off Topic Thread.

(21 Jan 2014, 5:41 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Dealing from the Front Door, Haven't done for over 2 Years now though, There in there Late 70's. One Raid did connect with the ones in Birtley a few Years ago.

haha, supplementing their pension with a bag of dope and a few E's?
There's you calling Birtley too :p

6088 photo can be seen here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/12072458933/

547 photo can bee seen here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/12072824596/

5210 now at Hexham but unusually working out of Winlaton photo can be seen here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/12072467393/

8318 on Highwayman 97 photo can be seen here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/12072145375/

(21 Jan 2014, 6:02 pm)andreos1 wrote haha, supplementing their pension with a bag of dope and a few E's?
There's you calling Birtley too :p

While we may have the odd Drugs Raid, at least we don't have people threatening to commit suicide and have a Several Hour stand off with the Police.

I think that GNE are in a perfect position buying the B9TL's for the 309 and more people will hopefully use it between Blyth and New York to Newcastle City Centre. The added bonus is that the 309's timetable could accomodate a full double decker and still make a seift and relatively quick journey, but Arriva's 308 can't do that and the odd time I've got the 308 home instead, it could only keep to time every now and then whilst making safe and relatively quick progress. Put it this way, if Arriva need to add a few more minutes to the 308 the next time they revise the buses, GNE with a bit of marketing luck, could boost the 309 passenger numbers of people travelling from between Blyth and New York to Newcastle and back.

The 58 city link needed bigger buses so they get versas :s smaller buses liked it when they had the mercedes on,

Should routes be served by vehicles sized to manage the maximum capacity, or should timetables be staggered according to demand throughout the day?

Whatever happened to DUPLICATEs? - you never see them nowadays whereas they used to be commonplace in the 1950s.

The demand from the shipyards (long gone) at starting and finishing times meant long queues for buses, but those days are over . . .

(21 Jan 2014, 8:57 pm)speedwheels22 wrote The 58 city link needed bigger buses so they get versas :s smaller buses liked it when they had the mercedes on,

it doesnt get packed anymore since the timetable changed reason why they got new vehicles was because the bendies were always tired and ended up broken down inside of the depot thus that is why an off route appearance used to come in e.g Crusader or Highwayman even the 12 plated Tyne Tees Express

(21 Jan 2014, 9:19 pm)Bazza Houston wrote it doesnt get packed anymore since the timetable changed reason why they got new vehicles was because the bendies were always tired and ended up broken down inside of the depot thus that is why an off route appearance used to come in e.g Crusader or Highwayman even the 12 plated Tyne Tees Express

So the reason the 58 doesn't get crowded is because they got newer buses?

I'm surprised that they've kept the 58 beyond Newcastle to Hadrian Park. One suggestion from me though would be to curtail the 58 at Eldon Square and have it running every 7-8 minutes during the day then every 15 minutes evemings and Sundays. Then between Haymarket and Hadrian Park, introduce a 15 minute (30 evenings and Sundays) service 305 operating the same route as the 309 to Battle Hill then into Hadrian Park. It would streamline the 3 services between Newcastle and Battle Hill with the exception of the Coast Road Rising Sun Pub and High Farm. It would form a 4-6 minute frequency between Battle Hill and Newcastle during the day then approximately every 15 minutes during the evening then approximately every 10 minutes on a Sunday daytime.

(21 Jan 2014, 9:05 pm)G-CPTN wrote Should routes be served by vehicles sized to manage the maximum capacity, or should timetables be staggered according to demand throughout the day?

Whatever happened to DUPLICATEs? - you never see them nowadays whereas they used to be commonplace in the 1950s.

The demand from the shipyards (long gone) at starting and finishing times meant long queues for buses, but those days are over . . .

Gone are the days of operating the same frequency all day long, timetables now need to match the demand from your customers and that's why express services like the X9/X39 to Cobalt run at peak times at the expense of other journeys. Changes like this are being seen on Teesside now too with the changes to Arriva services in February.
Duplicates don't happen as the companies simply don't have the spare vehicles and/or drivers to operate them.

(21 Jan 2014, 10:40 pm)tyresmoke wrote So the reason the 58 doesn't get crowded is because they got newer buses?

never see it packed when am out and about

(21 Jan 2014, 10:40 pm)tyresmoke wrote So the reason the 58 doesn't get crowded is because they got newer buses?

Pretty sure it was explained before as it still having the same amount of seats per hour at peak loading times, as there was an extra bus chucked in? Might be completely off the mark like..

Just an Update on the Sighting of Angel Hybrid 6070 at Volvo Yesterday, it was there due to having Electrical Problems.

(21 Jan 2014, 11:29 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Just an Update on the Sighting of Angel Hybrid 6070 at Volvo Yesterday, it was there due to having Electrical Problems.

One hopes it was a fatal error with the audio next stop

(21 Jan 2014, 11:29 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Just an Update on the Sighting of Angel Hybrid 6070 at Volvo Yesterday, it was there due to having Electrical Problems.

Exact reason was fuel rail pressure sensor

(22 Jan 2014, 12:25 am)gtomlinson wrote One hopes it was a fatal error with the audio next stop

So used to it now it fades into the background noise.

Versa 5390 has been fitted with a full white LED blind. I assume this is a trial of some sort given the mention of a few things being planned for the blinds a little while ago?
On Orbits today. Looks very good!

does anyone know what depot mpd 547 is at coz someone said to me its saltmeadows and another person said it still at sunderland

(22 Jan 2014, 1:45 pm)jaimz13 wrote does anyone know what depot mpd 547 is at coz someone said to me its saltmeadows and another person said it still at sunderland

It's at Saltmeadows for 27X. 547 has replaced 564 as the former is in company livery and then 564 can be used on East Durham services.

(22 Jan 2014, 9:28 am)Dan wrote Versa 5390 has been fitted with a full white LED blind. I assume this is a trial of some sort given the mention of a few things being planned for the blinds a little while ago?
On Orbits today. Looks very good!

Any pictures?

I will try and get a better photograph tonight.

(22 Jan 2014, 1:45 pm)jaimz13 wrote does anyone know what depot mpd 547 is at coz someone said to me its saltmeadows and another person said it still at sunderland

Saltmeadows was on 27X yesterday

(22 Jan 2014, 2:10 pm)Dan wrote I will try and get a better photograph tonight.

On Park duties now. Must have been swapped over during the day.

(22 Jan 2014, 5:36 pm)Dan wrote On Park duties now. Must have been swapped over during the day.

i saw an even rarer sighting today that has never happned ever Nexus Bus on 57 Crusader on 57 while 4919 was on 27X got photos of all 3 they have just entered flickr right now

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/12089412286/ - 639 on 57
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/120...otostream/ - 4919 on 27X
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/120...otostream/ - 5332 on 57