(26 Jan 2024, 10:37 pm)Unber43 wrote They should be re-trimmed and get USBs

Do you actually have any idea how much it costs to fully refurbish a bus?


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(27 Jan 2024, 10:11 am)adavies3774 wrote Do you actually have any idea how much it costs to fully refurbish a bus?


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In fairness, if bus operators actually bothered to do full refurbs, then people wouldn't care about the age. It's a good way to prolong the length of a bus. Arriva used to be pretty good in that regard, the Wright B7's which came from London felt like new buses pretty much and apart from the number plate at the front, most people wouldn't have a clue.

It's very different to sitting on a First, GoAhead London, Brighton and Hove or whatever other scruffy rubbish is floating around with GoNorthEast.

Transdev and Wellglade are very good at this, aswell.

So are Lynx I remember seeing a photo of a G1, it was a 04/54 Plate and it looked about 2 years old, it was immaculate, posted it somewhere ages ago

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(21 Aug 2023, 11:22 pm)Unber43 wrote https://twitter.com/SamLarke/status/1693...71712?s=20, this is how you properly refurbish the bus, you wouldn't believe this bus is 19 year old bus

Here it is,looks amazing for a nearly 20 year old bus. Wouldnt mind older buses if they all looked like this

(27 Jan 2024, 11:25 am)Unber43 wrote So are Lynx I remember seeing a photo of a G1, it was a 04/54 Plate and it looked about 2 years old, it was immaculate, posted it somewhere ages ago

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Here it is,looks amazing for a nearly 20 year old bus. Wouldnt mind older buses if they all looked like this

Looks good that, think Reading buses done that as some form of test with Bus and Coach, if I'm right there's befores and afters here: http://jordnatransportphotographs.blogsp...s-530.html

You'd never know it's an ex Arriva DLA from London though.

Tbf even looking closer at home, the Cobalt Clipper refurbs were decent, much of an improvement over the exact same Fab 56 lot with it's reupholstered seats only that clash as an understatement, it's a shame the refurbs got scrapped tbh. One of the few decent things before Covid.

Passed Riverside today,DOE24 is there plus another two in London red

(27 Jan 2024, 5:12 pm)MCN881L wrote Passed Riverside today,DOE24 is there plus another two in London red

The latest - and final - three are:

• DOE3 (6974) ex Oxford, albeit not used there
  
• DOE22 (6975) ex Oxford, albeit not used there
  
• DOE24 (6976) ex Swindon
  

These replace the three which were initially loaned to East Yorkshire (6968, 6969, 6971) which have now been permanently transferred to Hull.

Will they be renumbered to fill the gaps?

cheers Dan

(27 Jan 2024, 8:25 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Will they be renumbered to fill the gaps?

No, they were intentionally allocated 6974-76, as the numbers 6968/69/71 have technically already been used (despite the fact they never formally entered service at GNE).


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Ah right.

Also DOE3 did see use in Oxford - https://www.flickr.com/photos/168738906@...416557650/

(27 Jan 2024, 10:55 pm)Dan wrote No, they were intentionally allocated 6974-76, as the numbers 6968/69/71 have technically already been used (despite the fact they never formally entered service at GNE).


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So we'll never get a chance to ride 6969

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(28 Jan 2024, 6:48 am)streetdeckfan wrote So we'll never get a chance to ride 6969

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only if you go to Hull

(29 Jan 2024, 9:03 am)ian foster wrote only if you go to Hull

summer away trip for the forum with Dan driving?  I'll bring the beer!

Is 6192 just recently back or recently repainted?

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

(07 Feb 2024, 8:29 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Is 6192 just recently back or recently repainted?

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

Was repainted in December at Bus & Coach World Blackburn.

(07 Feb 2024, 10:30 pm)Malarkey wrote Was repainted in December at Bus & Coach World Blackburn.

Thanks

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Do the Olympus’ not have NSA equipment fitted?

(09 Feb 2024, 1:46 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Thanks

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Do the Olympus’ not have NSA equipment fitted?

no not from an yt vids ive watched from bbbc ( bus boy bus channel)

Just seen this, about the Stagecoach takeover at Queens, and the cascades...

MX58s, BN61s, Shuttles, Scanias to SC
E400s, some evosetis and the newest B7s to Heywood
Rest of the B7s and evos for storage
Rest spread between different opcos such as Konectbus, Plymouth, EYMS, GNE...


Looks like GNE getting more 2nd hand crap.. or is it the crap, what's already here?
https://twitter.com/cw_315/status/1760340230828159476

I was on a second hand B7 from EYMS I think, and the ticket machine had a metal chain around it, presumably due to lack of assault screen or sufficient fixings?
Didn’t look great.

Cannot stand these hybrids, more trouble than they're worth man. You could smack an old Olympian with a hammer & it would start gannin again. Nee computers tellin you not to move!

(21 Feb 2024, 6:17 pm)Michael wrote Just seen this, about the Stagecoach takeover at Queens, and the cascades...

MX58s, BN61s, Shuttles, Scanias to SC
E400s, some evosetis and the newest B7s to Heywood
Rest of the B7s and evos for storage
Rest spread between different opcos such as Konectbus, Plymouth, EYMS, GNE...


Looks like GNE getting more 2nd hand crap.. or is it the crap, what's already here?
https://twitter.com/cw_315/status/1760340230828159476

Only thing I could see GNE taking is 14reg E400's 3101-06 / 15/16/66reg E200's 4011-19 & 14reg Streetlites 6001-10 if these are available for cascade, would see off the remaining oldest Omnidekka's and potentially some of the 10/11reg Versa's.

(25 Feb 2024, 10:09 pm)Malarkey wrote Only thing I could see GNE taking is 14reg E400's 3101-06 / 15/16/66reg E200's 4011-19 & 14reg Streetlites 6001-10 if these are available for cascade, would see off the remaining oldest Omnidekka's and potentially some of the 10/11reg Versa's.

Would imagine it's also dependent on what other ops want/require, East Yorkshire will likely need to source more buses (most likely more E200s) soon as they've won some tendered services in North Yorkshire from April.

Any up to date news or pictures of the Enviros that are having their center doors removed.

(25 Feb 2024, 10:09 pm)Malarkey wrote Only thing I could see GNE taking is 14reg E400's 3101-06 / 15/16/66reg E200's 4011-19 & 14reg Streetlites 6001-10 if these are available for cascade, would see off the remaining oldest Omnidekka's and potentially some of the 10/11reg Versa's.

14 reg E400s are staying at GNW.

(11 Mar 2024, 11:27 pm)cnjb800 wrote 14 reg E400s are staying at GNW.

Enviros are coming from London

Are the E400s that are being refurbished being repainted into Durham Diamond or are they all going into fleet livery?

I have noticed on bus times fleet list that 6188 is now back with Go North East. However it is still in GNW livery so I would assume it has gone for re paint before entering service again

(17 Mar 2024, 4:57 pm)Iamtheone8483748 wrote Are the E400s that are being refurbished being repainted into Durham Diamond or are they all going into fleet livery?

Fleet livery, I'd imagine same as dual door E400s . Difference being fleet number allocations as there going into 6300s rather than 6900s

6232 onwards.

(18 Mar 2024, 9:07 pm)Rapidsnap wrote 6232 onwards.

Yes , sorry I meant 6200 not 6300