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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015

Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015

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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
Unidentified Nexus Solo on 55
Unidentified MAX Gemini on 308
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
Haven't seen 7491/2 today.

MPD 1790 is still on the 35A.
StreetLite 1579 is on standby (now, guess who's on allocations today?)
Enviro400 7518 is on the X21/X22 circuits

There is a MAX X18 branded E400 in the depot ATM.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(14 Mar 2015, 4:59 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Haven't seen 7491/2 today.

MPD 1790 is still on the 35A.
StreetLite 1579 is on standby (now, guess who's on allocations today?)
Enviro400 7518 is on the X21/X22 circuits

There is a MAX X18 branded E400 in the depot ATM.
Must have kept it on then, having said that, it went up the bank out of Morpeth faster than I'd have expected it to.

Saw 7518, but it left on an X22 when I was arriving in Ashington on 1790, didn't want to wait around till it came back over 2 hours later!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(14 Mar 2015, 2:32 pm)Jimmi wrote Solos are unfortunately pretty normal on the 1/5/5A at the minute due to the lack of Pulsar's available. Doesn't help that 1426 is confined to town's at the moment - on the 11 again today.

Yeah they don't have a spare Pulsar so if they're wasting one on towns then they've got no chance.

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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(14 Mar 2015, 2:24 pm)Jimmi wrote Solo on the 12/12A in Darlington.

That's not really a rare working now but it kind of is, there's usually one on either the 2/11/12 due to the 21/X21 needing EcoCities
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(14 Mar 2015, 9:02 pm)Stewy wrote That's not really a rare working now but it kind of is, there's usually one on either the 2/11/12 due to the 21/X21 needing EcoCities

However, there was also Pulsar 1426 on the 11. So at least one of them shouldn't have been there!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(14 Mar 2015, 9:50 pm)peter wrote However, there was also Pulsar 1426 on the 11. So at least one of them shouldn't have been there!

Yeah there was 2 on the 12s
4 on the 2s one of them was 4813
3 on the 11 with 1426 acting as the 4th bus 
4 on the 21/x21 
2 spare in the depot 
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(15 Mar 2015, 2:30 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote No odd workings to report today. Wonder what's been happening on the Coast and Castles today. Rolleyes

Two X15 branded Enviro 400's were on the X18, didn't see any other buses to know if there was anything else.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
Are Streetlites booked for the 52/53 on Sundays?
If not 1584 was on there today.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(15 Mar 2015, 2:54 pm)Tom wrote Are Streetlites booked for the 52/53 on Sundays?
If not 1584 was on there today.

I think it it's just down to Arriva's famously poor allocation system
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(15 Mar 2015, 2:54 pm)Tom wrote Are Streetlites booked for the 52/53 on Sundays?
If not 1584 was on there today.

43/46/52/53 all interwork on a Sunday but as there's only 3 306s out (4 from next week) I suppose they could use spare Streetlites on there, after all they don't have a huge allocation of Pulsars to cover everything

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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 11:58 am)Tommy_1581 wrote 4653 replaced a Sapphire E400 on X21/22


7468 ran light from Ashington to Morpeth

Any idea which run?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 12:10 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Cant tell you that, I lost the ticket with the time on

Hmm, do you have an idea on approximately when, and on which service? 
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 12:12 pm)mb134 wrote Hmm, do you have an idea on approximately when, and on which service? 

10ish on X22

EDIT: on X21

It'll be on the X22 now I think, next working X21 possibly
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 12:14 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote 10ish on X22

Cheers, going to try and see if it's still on later, as I'd like a ride on it, haven't been on one for ages and I quite like them. Was it heading towards Newcastle? 
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 12:17 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Aye towards Newcastle
Right cheers, X21 you said didn't you?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 12:25 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Aye

Just to make sure:
X21 x21 x21 x21 x21

Yep on the x21  Big Grin

Cheers, if possible could you let me know if you see it again later on?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 2:10 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Aye sure, a Max E400 went into the layovers earlier so this might be the next Sapphire replacement.

After all that I went and missed it bbecause unlike the Enviro's, it was on time! 
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
58 plate solo on the X1 at around half 12 in Darlington today.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 4:24 pm)GUG wrote 58 plate solo on the X1 at around half 12 in Darlington today.

2841 was on X1, but that's an 08 reg.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - March 2015
(16 Mar 2015, 4:47 pm)John_R wrote 2841 was on X1, but that's an 08 reg.

my mistake  Big Grin