(23 Jan 2016, 12:53 am)GX03 SVC wrote As mentioned before, 7415 attended the MAX launch at Woodhorn on Thursday.
Taking it to the MAX by Thomas Simms, on Flickr
(23 Jan 2016, 11:57 am)Cock Robin wrote 4513's back on the road?! It was in the corner with 4507/11 last week, with just 4515 out.
(23 Jan 2016, 4:41 pm)S813 FVK wrote 7507s destination needs sorting...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansnorthe...datetaken/
(23 Jan 2016, 12:12 pm)scania driver wrote Amazing how we are squeezing the last breaths out of these old stalwarts. Interesting how we have Dormanstown Streetlites running on 22/64/64A. Is the X3/4 PVR lower on a Saturday or is it they are juggling fleet to meet the PVR?
(23 Jan 2016, 7:17 pm)tyresmoke wrote Yeah 4513 has just come back out this week - I guess not for long given 4726 entered service yesterday, and 4721 is also ready at Redcar.
The Streetlites regularly get used in other work when not required on X3/X4 as they have 2 spares (one being 1440). Stockton only have the one (1512) which usually appears on the town services 9/27/27A when not required.
(23 Jan 2016, 7:17 pm)tyresmoke wrote Yeah 4513 has just come back out this week - I guess not for long given 4726 entered service yesterday, and 4721 is also ready at Redcar.
The Streetlites regularly get used in other work when not required on X3/X4 as they have 2 spares (one being 1440). Stockton only have the one (1512) which usually appears on the town services 9/27/27A when not required.
(23 Jan 2016, 12:12 pm)scania driver wrote Amazing how we are squeezing the last breaths out of these old stalwarts. Interesting how we have Dormanstown Streetlites running on 22/64/64A. Is the X3/4 PVR lower on a Saturday or is it they are juggling fleet to meet the PVR?
(25 Jan 2016, 4:57 pm)Ambassador wrote I have to say the X12 diversion is absolutely doing me in. I actively avoid it at peak times because Gateshead flyover is rammed solid.Baffles me why it's even diverting at all. It's adding no more than a minute on to GNE services that I've used, which now have to divert down Jackson Street.
Why it can't just replicate the outbound diversion I don't know.
Using the 21, the added time is barely noticeable as you don't get stuck on the West St lights (esp if someone alights at Civic Centre)
(25 Jan 2016, 10:27 pm)Adrian wrote Baffles me why it's even diverting at all. It's adding no more than a minute on to GNE services that I've used, which now have to divert down Jackson Street.
(27 Jan 2016, 1:56 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote White screens look so much better than orange I must admitIt certainly suits the Eco Green livery much better. Sadly I only managed to get a terrible photo of some of the front of the bus in the rain and I got the timings mixed up when it came back so I just missed it.
(27 Jan 2016, 11:07 am)Kuyoyo wrote 1407 has received a skirt repaint, leaving just 1409/10/20 totally in the original livery.
(27 Jan 2016, 4:36 pm)BusLoverMum wrote I somehow managed not to see that one, today, despite a trip to Sunderland with part of the journey back on the 23, as I stopped off at my Mother in Law's on the way home.Unless it is Hexham fog and you think the NCC gritter is a bus!
I do prefer those to the orange displays - they show up a lot better in poor conditions. They go well with the lights on the streetlites, too and they're so distinctive and bright that you can tell the bus is coming from a long way off, even in heavy fog.
(27 Jan 2016, 4:41 pm)Andreos1 wrote Unless it is Hexham fog and you think the NCC gritter is a bus!Unfortunately I'd just come out of Pop Recs Ltd when I took that photo and it was coming up the road as soon as I set foot out of the door, so I had no time to prepare the camera, so it's looks a fair bit darker than it actually was at that point as it was not set on the right shutter speed, although it was lashing it down at the time as well.
Those lights didn't do gcptn any favours at all.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:06 pm)Ambassador wrote The 16.55 X12 has just gotten a bit lost. Took a wrong turn off Wellington Street towards the Tyne Bridge and ended up having to loop around Hills St up to Gateshead.
This diversion strikes again!