(20 Feb 2018, 6:18 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote Thought it can't of been yet. Was reports it had been scrapped, which seemed a pretty quick turnaround! Has it been moved Riverside yet?
Would imagine it was towed to Riverside more or less straight away to allow for a full inspection then subsequent parts removal - better facilities at Riverside than at Stanley.
Only just been re-trimmed recently so all the seats will have to come back out and fitted to another bus for starters!
(20 Feb 2018, 8:19 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Ah so thats two useless destinations rights there.
Someone fancying a trip to Saltwell Pk from Newcastle might think oh well its not that one, thats just arrived back in Newcastle.
Seems stupid that theres 53s & 54s heading out of the City of Newcastle with their destination as 'Newcastle'.
As with the 93 & 94 if they are to change to the new format and simply show 'Gateshead'.
It would be like all the Stagecoach Newcastle routes that run purely within the City of Newcastle upon Tyne having their destinations as 'Newcastle'.
Yes - always has been the case with these circular services, though you could argue that the scrolling via points at least referenced Saltwell Park previously.
Operators are supposed to show the terminal point as whatever is registered with VOSA for that service. The Quaylink Q1/Q2 bend that rule slightly - for example the Q1 shows 'Wrekenton' until it gets to Heworth then this is changed to 'Newcastle' from there. It would be even more impractical to show 'Newcastle' all the way round when you've got Q1s going two different ways in Gateshead Interchange, however.
So with Newcastle and Gateshead being the registered terminal points for the Saltwell Park or Loop services, what is shown ticks the box for being correct on paper, but is probably not the best thing to show for passengers.
(21 Feb 2018, 12:02 am)Rapidsnap wrote When is the switchover for the Toon Link Omnidekkas to B9TLs, just that I need to photo 4 of them still (was 5 until 6130 combusted).
They'll gradually be drip-fed into service from now until the end of March - the displaced OmniDekkas will not allow for any withdrawals until after next weekend at the earliest, as Go North East have been awarded with the contract to operate the Metro Replacement bus service next weekend.