Same Bluebird (SF14 HAE) worked the Chester-le-Street shuttles today.

(21 Mar 2015, 5:25 pm)aureolin wrote But it should still fall under GB rules, based on the amount of seats the vehicle has? 

https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/passeng...g-vehicles

You also need to look into how the service is registered, is it even registered? Have the council decided its an emergency service due to utility work ect. Are fares charged? To be fair more loop-holes than regulations in driving hours. That's how a lot of operations are run, look into TaxiBus services, day tours, engineers on test ect ect.

Your major operators follow Domestic and EU/AETR rules by the book but some of the smaller companies use these loop holes. One example is the 13 day rule. With one of the major operators the max you will work is 13 days then have a day off, with one of the smaller operators you could be working for weeks without a day off and its all legal. 

Can think of a few things wrong with this photo.

(27 Mar 2015, 8:05 pm)Jimmi wrote Can think of a few things wrong with this photo.

Fozz's favourite number features!

(27 Mar 2015, 8:05 pm)Jimmi wrote Can think of a few things wrong with this photo.

Aye.

• It's in Gateshead
  
• It's got a 69 in the telephone number
  
• It's a Renault
  
• It would please busman1 if it was on a route that was allocated a bus.
  
• It's a taxi
  
• It's not a bus
  

EDIT: I see now...

• Some lasses bum
  

EDIT 2: Also...

• It's got three Wrightbuses in!
  

(27 Mar 2015, 8:19 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Aye.

• It's in Gateshead
  
• It's got a 69 in the telephone number
  
• It's a Renault
  
• It would please busman1 if it was on a route that was allocated a bus.
  
  
• It's a taxi
  
  
• It's not a bus
  

EDIT: I see now...

• Some lasses bum
  

EDIT 2: Also...

• It's got three Wrightbuses in!
  

Possibly because it's a TaxiBus route?

(27 Mar 2015, 8:05 pm)Jimmi wrote Can think of a few things wrong with this photo.

Would send that off to whoever it may concern for it to be investigated.

I think one of the main issues with that is the fact that a customer has had to walk onto the road in the Interchange to actually board the vehicle, due to a Streetlite on the 53 being parked in front, which is a hazard.

(27 Mar 2015, 9:00 pm)Dan wrote I think one of the main issues with that is the fact that a customer has had to walk onto the road in the Interchange to actually board the vehicle, due to a Streetlite on the 53 being parked in front, which is a hazard.

They were getting out but yeah this is pretty dangerous. This was because Go North East dumped a Yellow Bus Olympian on the 53/54 stand which I think entered and left the Interchange out of service, still shouldn't have dropped people off here though.

Also they have a rear break light out.

(27 Mar 2015, 9:00 pm)Dan wrote I think one of the main issues with that is the fact that a customer has had to walk onto the road in the Interchange to actually board the vehicle, due to a Streetlite on the 53 being parked in front, which is a hazard.

To me that looks like the Vehicle has just pulled into Gateshead Interchange and the Passenger Alighting the Vehicle due to where it is positioned, and I am sure the TB29 Stops on the Stand in front of the 53 Stand, I have often witnessed these doing a U-Turn onto the Stand after a Layover Period on Numerous Occasions.

Blue, Bluebirdy type vehicle on Sainsburys shuttle had an accident with a tyre earlier.
Saw it getting a replacement at Allerdene, heading towards the Gold Medal.

(30 Mar 2015, 8:26 am)Scott wrote There doesn't appear to be any brake lights on in the picture, just the right indicator.

The indicator will appear in the white part iirc.

(30 Mar 2015, 8:26 am)Scott wrote There doesn't appear to be any brake lights on in the picture, just the right indicator.

The right break light was working but the left wasn't.

Also this is one issue with taxis doing "bus" services is that people will get out wherever they want, so the two passengers who are alighting couldn't be bothered to wait until the bus could pull up somewhere safe and got out there, or the GCT driver told them to get out there.

I find taxis being allocated to bus services no matter how many passengers it carries to be totally wrong as you could easily let the "bus" go past as you see a taxi coming towards you so you naturally assume it is a taxi because all there is to identify it is that service is a few white stickers with the Nexus Buses logo on with the service number. Also in a taxi people can open the doors where they want (unless they are locked) so people could think this is close enough I'll get out here and may potentially get out somewhere dangerous.

(30 Mar 2015, 10:18 am)Jimmi wrote The right break light was working but the left wasn't.

Also this is one issue with taxis doing "bus" services is that people will get out wherever they want, so the two passengers who are alighting couldn't be bothered to wait until the bus could pull up somewhere safe and got out there, or the GCT driver told them to get out there.

I find taxis being allocated to bus services no matter how many passengers it carries to be totally wrong as you could easily let the "bus" go past as you see a taxi coming towards you so you naturally assume it is a taxi because all there is to identify it is that service is a few white stickers with the Nexus Buses logo on with the service number. Also in a taxi people can open the doors where they want (unless they are locked) so people could think this is close enough I'll get out here and may potentially get out somewhere dangerous.

I have often let taxibuses pass, not realising it was a taxibus, until it was too late.

However, to give the driver his/her due, the light could have popped at any stage of the journey.
It is still an offence, but providing they were working when the pre-drive checks were done, then the driver would have no reason to think they had popped.
It happens to all of the operators.

Doors in those sorts of vehicles are generally controlled by the driver, with the release mechanism operated at the drivers volition.

Does anyone know where the depot is 

(24 Apr 2015, 6:35 pm)jaimzm wrote Does anyone know where the depot is 

Between Heworth Metro and Felling Metro, on Stoneygate Road.

(24 Apr 2015, 6:55 pm)Malarkey wrote Between Heworth Metro and Felling Metro, on Stoneygate Road.

Thank you 

Trident / President LT02ZZR is VOR in the GCT yard at Felling with the front N/S quater panel and headlight missing so GCT in their wisdom sent out the Streetlite WF on the Scholars 874 this afternoon. Considering the Trident seats 73 plus 25 standing sending a 33 seater subsitute vehicle seems ridiculous.

(05 May 2015, 4:14 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote Trident / President LT02ZZR is VOR in the GCT yard at Felling with the front N/S quater panel and headlight missing so GCT in their wisdom sent out the Streetlite WF on the Scholars 874 this afternoon. Considering the Trident seats 73 plus 25 standing sending a 33 seater subsitute vehicle seems ridiculous.

I bet that's fun for the children

i think their streetlite must have left the fleet cause its back up for rental http://www.mistral-bus.com/used-bus/10-p...treetlite/

(07 May 2015, 2:53 pm)jaimzm wrote i think their streetlite must have left the fleet cause its back up for rental http://www.mistral-bus.com/used-bus/10-p...treetlite/

Is £65,000 a good price for a 5 year-old Streetlite?

(07 May 2015, 3:24 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Is £65,000 a good price for a 5 year-old Streetlite?

An 11.5m Micro-Hybrid Streetlite comes in anywhere between £150,000 and £165,000. The former quoted price being your bog-standard, run-of-the-mill variants. The latter being to a premium specification - to a slightly higher specification than Go North East's new examples.

You can expect the price to drop a little for 10.8m variants, and again for anything smaller.

With the above example just being 8.8m to a bog-standard specification, I'd suggest that's probably well-priced.

(07 May 2015, 3:24 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Is £65,000 a good price for a 5 year-old Streetlite?

it is wish i had the money for it hahaha

(07 May 2015, 2:53 pm)jaimzm wrote i think their streetlite must have left the fleet cause its back up for rental http://www.mistral-bus.com/used-bus/10-p...treetlite/

It has not yet left the fleet as it was on the 874 yesterday and in the depot this morning. I would assume that it has been put on notice to be off hired.

has GCT ever used the Volvo B6 

GCT Streetlite was out on the 71A this evening.

(13 May 2015, 10:02 pm)GMitchelhill wrote GCT Streetlite was out on the 71A this evening.

It's been kicking about on the 73 a bit too recently. Guessing a Solo is on long-term VOR and they've had to lease the Streetlite again.

A new 15 plate ADL Enviro 200 in white has arrived at Central Taxis depot.

(26 May 2015, 3:09 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote A new 15 plate ADL Enviro 200 in white has arrived at Central Taxis depot.

A demo or is it a buy? 

(26 May 2015, 3:10 pm)Michael wrote A demo or is it a buy? 

Not sure I will try to find out on Friday but could be a replacement for the Streetlite as the ticket machine has just been transferred from the Streetlite to the E200.