(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today.
Go North East NK62FAA - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10632/category
Go North East NK62FDM -http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10633/category
Go North East NK62FDN - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10634/category
Go North East NK62FHE - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10635/category
These seem to be coming fast now, looks like these are gonna be really early, wonder if GNE will keep them until march or put them out when ready and move the citaros to the 27 so they can get ridf of more old buses.
(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today.
Go North East NK62FAA - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10632/category
Go North East NK62FDM -http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10633/category
Go North East NK62FDN - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10634/category
Go North East NK62FHE - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10635/category
These seem to be coming fast now, looks like these are gonna be really early, wonder if GNE will keep them until march or put them out when ready and move the citaros to the 27 so they can get ridf of more old buses.
(27 Jan 2013, 7:06 pm)Daniel(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today.
Go North East NK62FAA - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10632/category
Go North East NK62FDM -http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10633/category
Go North East NK62FDN - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10634/category
Go North East NK62FHE - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10635/category
These seem to be coming fast now, looks like these are gonna be really early, wonder if GNE will keep them until march or put them out when ready and move the citaros to the 27 so they can get ridf of more old buses.
Well the driver of my 10 to Hexham yesterday said that although the deckers had already started to arrive, the changes weren't going to be made until March still.
I believe it'll be a definitive date which is already in the books.
(27 Jan 2013, 7:06 pm)Daniel(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today.
Go North East NK62FAA - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10632/category
Go North East NK62FDM -http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10633/category
Go North East NK62FDN - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10634/category
Go North East NK62FHE - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10635/category
These seem to be coming fast now, looks like these are gonna be really early, wonder if GNE will keep them until march or put them out when ready and move the citaros to the 27 so they can get ridf of more old buses.
Well the driver of my 10 to Hexham yesterday said that although the deckers had already started to arrive, the changes weren't going to be made until March still.
I believe it'll be a definitive date which is already in the books.
(27 Jan 2013, 9:39 pm)busmanT(27 Jan 2013, 7:06 pm)Daniel(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today.
Go North East NK62FAA - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10632/category
Go North East NK62FDM -http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10633/category
Go North East NK62FDN - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10634/category
Go North East NK62FHE - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10635/category
These seem to be coming fast now, looks like these are gonna be really early, wonder if GNE will keep them until march or put them out when ready and move the citaros to the 27 so they can get ridf of more old buses.
Well the driver of my 10 to Hexham yesterday said that although the deckers had already started to arrive, the changes weren't going to be made until March still.
I believe it'll be a definitive date which is already in the books.
I'm told the changes are planned for the 24th March, but the new B9 will be on the road before then
(27 Jan 2013, 9:39 pm)busmanT(27 Jan 2013, 7:06 pm)Daniel(27 Jan 2013, 3:28 pm)Michael 4 more GNE deckers at Heysham Docks today.
Go North East NK62FAA - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10632/category
Go North East NK62FDM -http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10633/category
Go North East NK62FDN - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10634/category
Go North East NK62FHE - http://maljoe.piwigo.com/picture?/10635/category
These seem to be coming fast now, looks like these are gonna be really early, wonder if GNE will keep them until march or put them out when ready and move the citaros to the 27 so they can get ridf of more old buses.
Well the driver of my 10 to Hexham yesterday said that although the deckers had already started to arrive, the changes weren't going to be made until March still.
I believe it'll be a definitive date which is already in the books.
I'm told the changes are planned for the 24th March, but the new B9 will be on the road before then
Investment to meet the particulates and emissions requirements of the Euro 5 engine standard saw 39 new vehicles introduced with the withdrawal of a similar number of older Euro 2 vehicles.
A further 80 Euro 5 buses are planned for 2012/2013 and we remain on track to achieve Euro 3 standards or above throughout our network by 2015.
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Glad to see more will be delivered this year, expect for the Deckers for the TEN, wonder what GNE have in mind for rest of the euro 5 standard delivery's, there have being trails but don't know how they went.
(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today.
NK62 FCC - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/84093...0a62_b.jpg
NK62 FDN - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/84082...8f7d_b.jpg
NK62 FGJ - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/84093...47ec_b.jpg
NK62 FEU - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/84093...109b_b.jpg
Photos by Ian Simpson
(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today.
NK62 FCC - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/84093...0a62_b.jpg
NK62 FDN - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/84082...8f7d_b.jpg
NK62 FGJ - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/84093...47ec_b.jpg
NK62 FEU - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/84093...109b_b.jpg
Photos by Ian Simpson
(29 Jan 2013, 8:24 pm)northtynelinks(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today.
NK62 FCC - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/84093...0a62_b.jpg
NK62 FDN - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/84082...8f7d_b.jpg
NK62 FGJ - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/84093...47ec_b.jpg
NK62 FEU - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/84093...109b_b.jpg
Photos by Ian Simpson
are these hybrids like the angels or ordinary like the red arrows?
(29 Jan 2013, 8:24 pm)northtynelinks(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today.
NK62 FCC - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/84093...0a62_b.jpg
NK62 FDN - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/84082...8f7d_b.jpg
NK62 FGJ - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/84093...47ec_b.jpg
NK62 FEU - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/84093...109b_b.jpg
Photos by Ian Simpson
are these hybrids like the angels or ordinary like the red arrows?
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So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs.
The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56.
(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs.
The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56.
(30 Jan 2013, 5:41 pm)Daniel(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs.
The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56.
Looks like a good few Peterlee services are being completely cut - unless the variation of other services make up for it... 203, 207, 210, 260/261? Quite extreme, really...
So chuffed about the X7 though - I just hope it doesn't go under the "East Durham" brand. With the cancellation of quite a few of their services, they potentially have a good few MPDs lying around spare. I can't imagine a long journey from Sunderland to Middlesbrough being oh-too-pleasing.
I'm glad that we finally have that link, and it just shows that service suggestions do get listened to! If we go back a few months ago, I suggested that the X9/X10 were re-routed to include Sunderland. Perhaps this may have seemed unfeasible, and the best workaround that they could come up with was a new X7 service. Love it!
(30 Jan 2013, 5:41 pm)Daniel(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs.
The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56.
Looks like a good few Peterlee services are being completely cut - unless the variation of other services make up for it... 203, 207, 210, 260/261? Quite extreme, really...
So chuffed about the X7 though - I just hope it doesn't go under the "East Durham" brand. With the cancellation of quite a few of their services, they potentially have a good few MPDs lying around spare. I can't imagine a long journey from Sunderland to Middlesbrough being oh-too-pleasing.
I'm glad that we finally have that link, and it just shows that service suggestions do get listened to! If we go back a few months ago, I suggested that the X9/X10 were re-routed to include Sunderland. Perhaps this may have seemed unfeasible, and the best workaround that they could come up with was a new X7 service. Love it!
Must say those changes do seem interesting.
However, I'm now going to speculate on something completely different. I saw a Crusader branded 27 today (don't know which one though) and on the front destination board, the number 27 was in green. Now, does this mean that the Citaro's currently on the Ten are going to be in a silver and green livery when they transfer to the 27?
(30 Jan 2013, 5:55 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:41 pm)Daniel(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs.
The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56.
Looks like a good few Peterlee services are being completely cut - unless the variation of other services make up for it... 203, 207, 210, 260/261? Quite extreme, really...
So chuffed about the X7 though - I just hope it doesn't go under the "East Durham" brand. With the cancellation of quite a few of their services, they potentially have a good few MPDs lying around spare. I can't imagine a long journey from Sunderland to Middlesbrough being oh-too-pleasing.
I'm glad that we finally have that link, and it just shows that service suggestions do get listened to! If we go back a few months ago, I suggested that the X9/X10 were re-routed to include Sunderland. Perhaps this may have seemed unfeasible, and the best workaround that they could come up with was a new X7 service. Love it!
Just have to see if theres any further registrations etc.. through VOSA before March 24th, theres about time that GNE did a express between Sunderland and Peterlee direct, Dont know why the X7 is in 2 registrations though, the X7 registration for Peterlee to Middlesbrough has got down limitied stop and normal stopping, wonder if the normal stopping means that it goes via Hartlepool.
(30 Jan 2013, 5:55 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:41 pm)Daniel(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.
I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.
Customer consultations, Go North East? No?
i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs.
The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56.
Looks like a good few Peterlee services are being completely cut - unless the variation of other services make up for it... 203, 207, 210, 260/261? Quite extreme, really...
So chuffed about the X7 though - I just hope it doesn't go under the "East Durham" brand. With the cancellation of quite a few of their services, they potentially have a good few MPDs lying around spare. I can't imagine a long journey from Sunderland to Middlesbrough being oh-too-pleasing.
I'm glad that we finally have that link, and it just shows that service suggestions do get listened to! If we go back a few months ago, I suggested that the X9/X10 were re-routed to include Sunderland. Perhaps this may have seemed unfeasible, and the best workaround that they could come up with was a new X7 service. Love it!
Just have to see if theres any further registrations etc.. through VOSA before March 24th, theres about time that GNE did a express between Sunderland and Peterlee direct, Dont know why the X7 is in 2 registrations though, the X7 registration for Peterlee to Middlesbrough has got down limitied stop and normal stopping, wonder if the normal stopping means that it goes via Hartlepool.
It also seems the 65 will go to being 265, looks like east Durham branding is on the way to the 65, massive shake up for east Durham services
Sunderland Gain
X7 - Sunderland, Park Lane Interchange -Peterlee Bus Station - Continues from Peterlee Bus Station to Middlesbrough Bus Station
238 - Sunderland, Park Lane Interchange - Houghton Le Spring, The Broadway
Sunderland also loose
202 - seems pointless to have it tbh
X88 - can get better links going other ways but shame
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Looks like the 69/69A will be spilt
Only 69 - Crawcrook, Main Street/Winlaton Bus Station -Wardley, Terminus
New service 67 - Metrocentre Interchange - Wardley Terminus
Other services just timetable changes
Ok guys here's my take on it.
Bearing in mind GNE took on most of the Peterlee network commercially in October (probably because they lost the tender... to Scarlet Band no doubt!), these changes were always going to come.
The 202 is going to Seaham only from Peterlee, removing the Sunderland link there. This straight away gives the X7 an advantage. This is just my thinking and got no fact behind it... but, why number Middlesbrough-Sunderland express X7 and not X8? My thinking is that once the X7 has killed off the top end of X35 (Peterlee-Sunderland) they'll re-route the X7 to cover parts of it, while the Hartlepool-Peterlee part of X35 becomes X8 and gets extended to Newcastle... thereby giving a Hartlepool-Newcastle express with a ready-made customer base to expand from. This would give an X7/8/9/10 numbering too.
It looks as though the X7 split will be down to tacho reasons, to make it "cheaper" and easier to operate from the word go.
As for the 65, becoming 265... is there a reason the dual-door B10BLEs at Percy Main haven't been branded despite being yellow? 265 would of course be inside the East Durham brand numbering system... whereas Percy Main would take on some of the ex Crusader BLEs to replace the yellow ones. The W-reg ones would presumably be used on the X7?
(29 Jan 2013, 8:30 pm)Adam(29 Jan 2013, 8:24 pm)northtynelinks(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today.
NK62 FCC - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/84093...0a62_b.jpg
NK62 FDN - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/84082...8f7d_b.jpg
NK62 FGJ - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/84093...47ec_b.jpg
NK62 FEU - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/84093...109b_b.jpg
Photos by Ian Simpson
are these hybrids like the angels or ordinary like the red arrows?
Just normal diesels like the Red Arrows.
(29 Jan 2013, 8:30 pm)Adam(29 Jan 2013, 8:24 pm)northtynelinks(23 Jan 2013, 10:27 pm)Liam Four more B9s at Haysham docks, the first was parked up in Saltmeadows today.
NK62 FCC - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/84093...0a62_b.jpg
NK62 FDN - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/84082...8f7d_b.jpg
NK62 FGJ - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/84093...47ec_b.jpg
NK62 FEU - http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/84093...109b_b.jpg
Photos by Ian Simpson
are these hybrids like the angels or ordinary like the red arrows?
Just normal diesels like the Red Arrows.
I know that DCC told GNE that there still have to maintain the key links that the ex secured services served.
i wonder if this new 238 service goes the old 202 route from Sunderland to Seaham and also via Hollycarrside (38 section of route) and then the 203 route from Seaham to Houghton. I thought there might of merged the 203 and 71 together.
(30 Jan 2013, 7:49 pm)busmanT I travelled on a couple of the Peterlee minibus services a few weeks back and GNE had staff on the buses asking the passengers about the proposed serviice changes.
(30 Jan 2013, 7:49 pm)busmanT I travelled on a couple of the Peterlee minibus services a few weeks back and GNE had staff on the buses asking the passengers about the proposed serviice changes.
(30 Jan 2013, 5:59 pm)Adam Must say those changes do seem interesting.
However, I'm now going to speculate on something completely different. I saw a Crusader branded 27 today (don't know which one though) and on the front destination board, the number 27 was in green. Now, does this mean that the Citaro's currently on the Ten are going to be in a silver and green livery when they transfer to the 27?
(30 Jan 2013, 5:59 pm)Adam Must say those changes do seem interesting.
However, I'm now going to speculate on something completely different. I saw a Crusader branded 27 today (don't know which one though) and on the front destination board, the number 27 was in green. Now, does this mean that the Citaro's currently on the Ten are going to be in a silver and green livery when they transfer to the 27?
