(23 Mar 2015, 4:31 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Aye, would have been my ride but my auntie gave me a lift.

Got it into ershington earlier.

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1493 on [Blyth ] 1.

Aye, think I saw that, I was in Bedlington Station, it went through on it's way to Blyth minutes before 7515 roared around the corner, so loud!

2850 is currently on X1 to Tow Law

1492 on 5a Guisborough @ 14.40 towards mbro

(24 Mar 2015, 2:40 pm)Smarty93 wrote 1492 on 5a Guisborough @ 14.40 towards mbro

Replaced 1552 at 1300. Of course, Redcar have 1564 on 22/64/64a...........

(24 Mar 2015, 4:12 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Replaced 1552 at 1300. Of course, Redcar have 1564 on 22/64/64a...........

Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?

(24 Mar 2015, 4:25 pm)Dan wrote Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?

I'm suprised the correct allocations have lasted this long. This is Redcar we're talking about.

(24 Mar 2015, 4:25 pm)Dan wrote Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?

Oh, I missed out that the 64 board it's on today starts with a X3a.

Likewise the 63 1569 worked on Friday does the X4 duplicate.

(24 Mar 2015, 4:25 pm)Dan wrote Any particular reason for the ongoing allocation of a Streetlite to those services at Redcar? Seems strange that it's started all of a sudden, after a long run of not allocating them elsewhere. A trial, perhaps?

Their manager has apparently suggested they don't want to leave one sitting in the yard - hence using it every day. It gets used on one of the extra Sapphire runs which are on 63 or 64 boards. Surprised they put one out today mind given DB delegates were around at Redcar...!

Must have been two Streetlites come off 5s today as there was 10 out from start of play but 1512 appeared mid morning... Saw 1552 coming back to depot at 1310ish

(24 Mar 2015, 5:06 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Oh, I missed out that the 64 board it's on today starts with a X3a.

Likewise the 63 1569 worked on Friday does the X4 duplicate.

(24 Mar 2015, 5:23 pm)tyresmoke wrote Their manager has apparently suggested they don't want to leave one sitting in the yard - hence using it every day. It gets used on one of the extra Sapphire runs which are on 63 or 64 boards.

Thanks, both.

Kind of makes sense in a way, but potentially results in normal specification vehicles being allocated to the "Sapphire" services in the event of a vehicle changeover taking place when 1440 (NK10 CFA) is also allocated elsewhere. The downside to branded spare vehicles, I guess!

1513 has just replaced 1405 on the 1 at Faverdale and is currently heading to Bishop Auckland

MAX E400 on 34, 7518 replaced a broken down bus at Ashington, which in turn 7518 failed in the stand, 7519 is now on the X21/X22.

(25 Mar 2015, 10:32 am)John_R wrote 1513 has just replaced 1405 on the 1 at Faverdale and is currently heading to Bishop Auckland

Yep, it is indeed on the 1/5A.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...otostream/

1307 and also 2852 are on max service X26/X27 today along with 1416


Also either 1510 or 1511 are on sapphire service 7 

4664 on service 53.

7518 is back on X21 and X22s.

7519 is back on standby

(25 Mar 2015, 4:39 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote 7518 is back on X21 and X22s.

7519 is back on standby

A number of the runs I saw today had unhealthy sounding buses on them , do you think Ashington are going for full Sapphire allocation over making sure buses are mechanically sound?

(25 Mar 2015, 5:04 pm)mb134 wrote A number of the runs I saw today had unhealthy sounding buses on them , do you think Ashington are going for full Sapphire allocation over making sure buses are mechanically sound?

Na, I think buses are buses and Sapphire are just buses.

The supervisor has transformed me.

4505 on early 6s

2803 on 21A, 13.25 to mbro from stockton

7601 on 308.

1494 was on X12 yesterday for Stockton

Today was the turn of the Scanias to go wandering with 4652 on 28 and 4658 on 17A, with 4654 in the depot. 4508 and 2803 two of the buses on 21A in their place

2814 on 23.

1766 on 61/62
1415 on 24
1494 on X12/X2.

1584 (I think) is on a 54 going through Shiremoor towards Newcastle now

I think that 1794 has just gone onto the sapphire service 7 in darlington due to a incident involving 1518 and a MAX Scania omnicity

The scania omnicity has clipped the back window of the sapphire pulsar and put its back window out

YJ58CAO on 53

7532 on X21

(30 Mar 2015, 9:11 am)mb134 wrote 7532 on X21

Didn't take long. I bet 7518 is on Coast and Castles.

7515 also on the X22

(30 Mar 2015, 9:44 am)mb134 wrote 7515 also on the X22

7515 is a liar.

Nothing is quick into Newcastle.