photos of some of Darlington's odd workings this afternoon.

MAX 4643 on 21/X21.
https://flic.kr/p/APBHzM

Sapphire 1513 on X1.
https://flic.kr/p/BoawCj

2851 and 4654 on X66/X67.
https://flic.kr/p/AYim69
https://flic.kr/p/BqsLfx

4654 looks like the X66 from before Max joined the party!

Big'un has one we missed out on Saturday - an E200 on the 46

1305 on the X9

2804 on 17
10.14 off Kingsmead

Sapphire 6 E400 on the 43

2804 on 17
10.14 off Kingsmead

Worth mentioning that 2808 was on the 17 yesterday too.

Max 1415 on 15 yesterday and 7A last night.

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First time I'd seen a X67 u-turn at the north end of the High Street yesterday.

First time I'd seen a X67 u-turn at the north end of the High Street yesterday.

I've seen that happen a few times.

1406 on X66/X67 today.

1517 was on the 22

1596 is on 23

1479 on the 43

how come a lot of ashington based MPDs are being put on the 35/35a i thought the other three allocation should be double deckers

how come a lot of ashington based MPDs are being put on the 35/35a i thought the other three allocation should be double deckers

If a DAF DB250, StreetLite or a Volvo B7TL are VOR, a MPD will be placed on the 35/35a.
If another route is short of vehicles a StreetLite or another double decker will be removed from the 35 and placed on that route, being substituted by a MPD.

Or some tool thinks the 35s should be on minibus rotas.

If a DAF DB250, StreetLite or a Volvo B7TL are VOR, a MPD will be placed on the 35/35a.
If another route is short of vehicles a StreetLite or another double decker will be removed from the 35 and placed on that route, being substituted by a MPD.

Or some tool thinks the 35s should be on minibus rotas.

thank you

Max 1505 on 308

On Wednesday morning the 7:27 X15 from Berwick, (probably an X20 ALX400) broke down before it left Berwick. Thankfully for the few of us waiting in Belford, Ashington sent up a replacement. Unfortunately it was 1580 and it arrived 40 minutes late. I'm not sure those Streetlites are best suited to cruising at top speed up and down the A1 given the stream of artics that overtook us on the Dual carriageway at Brownieside.

On Wednesday morning the 7:27 X15 from Berwick, (probably an X20 ALX400) broke down before it left Berwick. Thankfully for the few of us waiting in Belford, Ashington sent up a replacement. Unfortunately it was 1580 and it arrived 40 minutes late. I'm not sure those Streetlites are best suited to cruising at top speed up and down the A1 given the stream of artics that overtook us on the Dual carriageway at Brownieside.

1580 was the only suitable vehicle that could get up there to due to the lack of vehicles that could get up there quickly. 1580 was removed at Ashington on the X20 as the journey it should have operated was taken over by a lead driver.

1476 on 61/62.

2843 on the 11:35 X66 running 7 minutes late

7517 X21/X22
7518 X15
7528 X18
2870 553
7625 X9

7517 X21/X22
7518 X15
7528 X18
2870 553
7625 X9

All was fine until a Sapphire broke down at Wansbeck Hospital. 7518/28 are covering for MAX vehicles on PSV, these have been on since this morning whereas the Sapphire broke down at lunchtime.

On Wednesday morning the 7:27 X15 from Berwick, (probably an X20 ALX400) broke down before it left Berwick. Thankfully for the few of us waiting in Belford, Ashington sent up a replacement. Unfortunately it was 1580 and it arrived 40 minutes late. I'm not sure those Streetlites are best suited to cruising at top speed up and down the A1 given the stream of artics that overtook us on the Dual carriageway at Brownieside.

Streetlites will only do 50mph.
Good to hear they were able to sort a replacement and still run the service, albeit late, rather than leaving it off completely.

1473 on the 2320 X12 from Middlesbrough

Although not odd, the X75/6 workings today are all original liveried vehicles, in Scanias 4654/8 and Pulsar 1414.

Although not odd, the X75/6 workings today are all original liveried vehicles, in Scanias 4654/8 and Pulsar 1414.

1414 won't be on there much longer, 4652 is about to be replaced by 4648 on the X26 which in turn should lead to 4652 replacing 1414 on the X75/x76

2852 (13a/13b) on 9/10
2851 (generic) on 9/10
2843 (generic) on 3/3A/3B
4652 on X26 about to be replaced by 4648, (4652 then replaced 1414 on X75/X76 , 1414 now on 1/5/5A/19)
1465 on X66/X67
2863 (9/10) on 13A/13B
2850 (generic) on X66/X67


1512 on X66/X67

Both X14 branded vehicles are on the 35 today along with two MPDs. There are only two StreetLites on the service today.

7470(?) operated the southbound Blyth Bingo Bus earlier.

1512 has replaced 1502 on X66/X67

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1512 has replaced 1502 on X66/X67

1502 ended up on 9s
1504 spent the day on S1s while 1415 covered the other X66/X67
2850 meanwhile worked the last X67 from Middlesbrough to Faverdale