(28 Nov 2022, 6:25 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Is this unstriped one a new arrival?I wonder if that's the one that has been VOR at Consett since its arrival, minus front panels . Its been there for a couple of months and hadn't had the roadstripes added. It moved onto the pits last week so could well be that one.
https://flic.kr/p/2o2RLQr
(28 Nov 2022, 7:17 pm)Tiger5105 wrote I wonder if that's the one that has been VOR at Consett since its arrival, minus front panels . Its been there for a couple of months and hadn't had the roadstripes added. It moved onto the pits last week so could well be that one.If you look on Flickr there was an image of it taken June 16th, looking all ready except for the missing road stripes.
(28 Nov 2022, 7:19 pm)nova347 wrote If you look on Flickr there was an image of it taken June 16th, looking all ready except for the missing road stripes.If you mean the one at Consett, it had the front panel removed and the offside drivers light cluster removed and then stayed like that for a coue of months.
(28 Nov 2022, 7:31 pm)Tiger5105 wrote If you mean the one at Consett, it had the front panel removed and the offside drivers light cluster removed and then stayed like that for a coue of months.If that one was 6944 then yes. What I was saying is that it was pictured at Saltwellmedows on June 16th it still has the same amount of branding then as now it has entered service, so it could have been the one at Consett.
(20 Jun 2024, 6:24 pm)ne14ne1 wrote 6240 in Fleet livery
https://flic.kr/p/2pYwY8R
(Yesterday, 9:11 am)mb134 wrote Surely they should all be going?
It's an absolute disgrace that "the region's largest transport provider" are discriminating against a protected group of individuals.
(Yesterday, 11:15 am)Dan wrote I'd say that it's good that the issue of these dual-door buses being used on frontline work is being addressed, with the conversion of the youngest E400s.
(Yesterday, 11:15 am)Dan wrote Hopefully some better 'on the ground' management can prevent the remaining examples being used on frontline work, and be isolated on schools only as was always intended, as it wouldn't be cost-effective to convert the older examples.
(Yesterday, 11:41 am)mb134 wrote They shouldn't have been on frontline work with this blatant wheelchair access issue anyway. It would be like praising the Conservatives for slightly reducing NHS waiting lists, after they were directly responsible for them skyrocketing.Sadly, Go North East were given incorrect information about the ex Oxford Volvo B9TL vehicles, being told that they were Euro VI compliant.
The use of these, the spending on non-complaint open toppers, and the overall state of the fleet show serious issues with the oversight of vehicle procurement and decision making.
(Yesterday, 9:11 am)mb134 wrote Surely they should all be going?
It's an absolute disgrace that "the region's largest transport provider" are discriminating against a protected group of individuals.
(Yesterday, 9:11 am)mb134 wrote Surely they should all be going?
It's an absolute disgrace that "the region's largest transport provider" are discriminating against a protected group of individuals.
(Yesterday, 11:41 am)mb134 wrote They shouldn't have been on frontline work with this blatant wheelchair access issue anyway. It would be like praising the Conservatives for slightly reducing NHS waiting lists, after they were directly responsible for them skyrocketing.Sadly, Go North East were given incorrect information about the ex Oxford Volvo B9TL vehicles, being told that they were Euro VI compliant.
The use of these, the spending on non-complaint open toppers, and the overall state of the fleet show serious issues with the oversight of vehicle procurement and decision making.
(Yesterday, 5:40 pm)busmanT wrote Surely it makes little sense to convert 15/16/17 year old dual doorway buses to single doorway especially, as someone else has said, apparently GNE have apparently lost a large number of Nexus contracts from September so will need fewer double decks.
Converting the 60 plate vehicles makes sense.
Sadly, Go North East were given incorrect information about the ex Oxford Volvo B9TL vehicles, being told that they were Euro VI compliant.
(Yesterday, 5:40 pm)busmanT wrote Surely it makes little sense to convert 15/16/17 year old dual doorway buses to single doorway especially, as someone else has said, apparently GNE have apparently lost a large number of Nexus contracts from September so will need fewer double decks.
Converting the 60 plate vehicles makes sense.
Sadly, Go North East were given incorrect information about the ex Oxford Volvo B9TL vehicles, being told that they were Euro VI compliant.
(Yesterday, 9:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote There's absolutely no way anyone can be daft enough to spend a load of money on vehicles without doing background checks beforehand.