good! but now the specs are all messed up

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surprised it hasnt been changed on bustimes tho

(14 Nov 2023, 3:04 pm)Unber43 wrote good! but now the specs are all messed up

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surprised it hasnt been changed on bustimes tho

Why good? 
They have the most unstable network in the region. What’s to say the PVR won’t reduce in a month or two?
Is what passengers really need at the moment for it to be orange rather than red?
Now it’s restricted on where it can be moved.

(14 Nov 2023, 2:51 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Seriously? 6099 has been repainted out of fleet livery:


https://flic.kr/p/2pfJPDT

Does that say every 15 mins still on the side?

Yes it does.

Ffs.

(14 Nov 2023, 3:54 pm)deanmachine wrote Does that say every 15 mins still on the side?

On cab side every 15
On door side every 12

(14 Nov 2023, 3:34 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Why good? 
They have the most unstable network in the region. What’s to say the PVR won’t reduce in a month or two?
Is what passengers really need at the moment for it to be orange rather than red?
Now it’s restricted on where it can be moved.

I can only assume that GNE see the 56 as one of the services it will still be running when it has drivers.
There are probably plenty of their services that they won't want to run even when they have drivers.

I forsee Gateshead Central on a recruitment drive to staff all the extra Nexus and Durham tenders that they win as GNE cut back.

Money for pointless repaints. No money for drivers. #priorities.

Workers of the world, unite!

(14 Nov 2023, 11:47 pm)mb134 wrote Money for pointless repaints. No money for drivers. #priorities.

Workers of the world, unite!

If it was painted in house, then the expenditure would have been minimal, the cost of paint is minuscule compared to the cost of the labour. 
And if they aren't striking, then it gives them something to do instead of sitting around.

(14 Nov 2023, 11:47 pm)mb134 wrote Money for pointless repaints. No money for drivers. #priorities.

Workers of the world, unite!

Plenty of money for drivers, the 10.3% offered is a far bigger increase than most people will receive this year - I doubt many of the passengers who travel on the buses will receive anything like a 10.3% pay increase.

6970 looking smart: 

https://flic.kr/p/2pgd47S

Of course a matching front panel would be even better but hey ho.

Looked better before: https://flic.kr/p/2p91kAF

(17 Nov 2023, 5:07 pm)ne14ne1 wrote 6970 looking smart: 

https://flic.kr/p/2pgd47S

Of course a matching front panel would be even better but hey ho.

Looked better before: https://flic.kr/p/2p91kAF

Any knowledge of what depot?

(17 Nov 2023, 5:33 pm)Retro Nero wrote Any knowledge of what depot?

Sorry I don’t have that level of knowledge but I’m sure one of the other guys will be along to answer shortly. 
 

(17 Nov 2023, 5:33 pm)Retro Nero wrote Any knowledge of what depot?

Riverside

(17 Nov 2023, 5:07 pm)ne14ne1 wrote 6970 looking smart: 

https://flic.kr/p/2pgd47S

Of course a matching front panel would be even better but hey ho.

Looked better before: https://flic.kr/p/2p91kAF

Passenger side:

https://flic.kr/p/2pgiXVw

I rather like that !

Seems Gemini 6155 has been wrapped in an advert to aide driver recruitment as seen here https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/8...613837.jpg

(20 Nov 2023, 7:31 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Seems Gemini 6155 has been wrapped in an advert to aide driver recruitment as seen here https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/8...613837.jpg

I'll be waiting Roger French's comments on that, as the covering on the back 4 windows downstairs is horrific, but no doubt it'll be ignored because of the company.

I'm not even going to waste my time on the content and the website, who they going for, complete morons...?

(20 Nov 2023, 7:43 pm)Storx wrote I'll be waiting Roger French's comments on that, as the covering on the back 4 windows downstairs is horrific, but no doubt it'll be ignored because of the company.

I'm not even going to waste my time on the content and the website, who they going for, complete morons...?

Wonder what the old go-to design studio thinks about it? Silence or comments full of bitterness on their twitter?

(20 Nov 2023, 8:42 pm)Andreos1 wrote Wonder what the old go-to design studio thinks about it? Silence or comments full of bitterness on their twitter?

Probably radio silence, mind it probably deserves their criticism. It looks like they're trying to advertise joining the army, and ironically that advertising is 'really working'.

(20 Nov 2023, 7:31 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Seems Gemini 6155 has been wrapped in an advert to aide driver recruitment as seen here https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/8...613837.jpg

I just visited that daft web address they’ve put on the side of that bus to see what site it lands on - Go North West’s recruitment page which highlights the hourly rates you could be earning in Manchester. What a shambles.

(20 Nov 2023, 7:31 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Seems Gemini 6155 has been wrapped in an advert to aide driver recruitment as seen here https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/8...613837.jpg

Fantastic idea to do it while your drivers are on strike. Ironic ain't it. Arriva or Stagecoach would get slated for doing something like this. Just the way it goes now it seems

(20 Nov 2023, 9:57 pm)Aaron21 wrote Fantastic idea to do it while your drivers are on strike. Ironic ain't it. Arriva or Stagecoach would get slated for doing something like this. Just the way it goes now it seems

Why would Arriva or Stagecoach get slated?

Surely, a recruitment campaign is needed at anytime, I dont see the connection between drivers on strike and looking for new recruits

(21 Nov 2023, 7:00 am)citaro5284 wrote Why would Arriva or Stagecoach get slated?

Surely, a recruitment campaign is needed at anytime, I dont see the connection between drivers on strike and looking for new recruits

Cause Arriva & Stagecoach seem to get slated for anything these days. To big of a gne fan base. Imo so up for debate

(20 Nov 2023, 7:31 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Seems Gemini 6155 has been wrapped in an advert to aide driver recruitment as seen here https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/8...613837.jpg

Ironic.

(21 Nov 2023, 11:42 am)Aaron21 wrote Cause Arriva & Stagecoach seem to get slated for anything these days. To big of a gne fan base. Imo so up for debate

No they dont get slated for everything - fire away with a list of what Stagecoach and Arriva have been slated for recently as I am struggling

(21 Nov 2023, 12:37 pm)citaro5284 wrote No they dont get slated for everything - fire away with a list of what Stagecoach and Arriva have been slated for recently as I am struggling

Services, State of the buses. List can go on. But I'll let your imagine run wild. Just making a point so I'll wait for the slate

(21 Nov 2023, 12:45 pm)Aaron21 wrote Services, State of the buses. List can go on. But I'll let your imagine run wild. Just making a point so I'll wait for the slate

The point of a forum is discussion and debate, but the danger of flippant remarks is that you'll get called out on them. 

I don't know if you've seen the strike thread, but I think that would suggest GNE gets more of a pasting than most on here. Especially at the moment.

(21 Nov 2023, 12:48 pm)Adrian wrote The point of a forum is discussion and debate, but the danger of flippant remarks is that you'll get called out on them. 

I don't know if you've seen the strike thread, but I think that would suggest GNE gets more of a pasting than most on here. Especially at the moment.

I'm enjoying the strike debate

This forum has always had bias towards GNE. It's nothing new, if anything it's not half as bad as it used to be. Felt like someone would lose their left leg so the GoAhead shareholders could take more money a few year back.

A, what I think is ex-First streetlite heading towards GNE, has been painted yellow..

https://flic.kr/p/2phTHnq