Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2016
(16 Apr 2016, 8:51 am)Kuyoyo 636 on 682
(16 Apr 2016, 9:09 am)Dan As such, MPD 557 has transferred to Riverside Depot, for use on the Byker ASDA contract. This will release 9105 to be returned to Optare, if this hasn't occurred already.
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Go North East 0636 (NK61 FMD) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr
(16 Apr 2016, 8:51 am)Kuyoyo 636 on 682
(16 Apr 2016, 9:09 am)Dan As such, MPD 557 has transferred to Riverside Depot, for use on the Byker ASDA contract. This will release 9105 to be returned to Optare, if this hasn't occurred already.
Go North East 0636 (NK61 FMD) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr
549 (NK53 TKD), 559 (NK53 TKY), 666 (NK15 EMJ), 5308 (NK08 CHX), 5369 (NL63 XAZ), 6099 (NL63 YJC), 6100 (NL63 YJD), (7121 (BX65 WDC) & 8326 (NK11 GWX) all in attendance at the Driver Recruitment Day, at the Stadium of Light. 549/559 & 666 were doing the laps around the Car Park while the rest were on the show.
Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.
(17 Apr 2016, 12:56 pm)Malarkey 549 (NK53 TKD), 559 (NK53 TKY), 666 (NK15 EMJ), 5308 (NK08 CHX), 5369 (NL63 XAZ), 6099 (NL63 YJC), 6100 (NL63 YJD), (7121 (BX65 WDC) & 8326 (NK11 GWX) all in attendance at the Driver Recruitment Day, at the Stadium of Light. 549/559 & 666 were doing the laps around the Car Park while the rest were on the show.
Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.
(17 Apr 2016, 12:56 pm)Malarkey 549 (NK53 TKD), 559 (NK53 TKY), 666 (NK15 EMJ), 5308 (NK08 CHX), 5369 (NL63 XAZ), 6099 (NL63 YJC), 6100 (NL63 YJD), (7121 (BX65 WDC) & 8326 (NK11 GWX) all in attendance at the Driver Recruitment Day, at the Stadium of Light. 549/559 & 666 were doing the laps around the Car Park while the rest were on the show.
Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.
(17 Apr 2016, 10:44 am)Dan Saltmeadows Road will probably give them a bit of an internal spruce up when they're repainted, similar to the East Lancs Vyking bodied Volvo B7TLs...
I think Andreos1 reported a Prince Bishops Scania L94 with various poles and backs of seats being the wrong colour a few weeks back, and this bus was promptly sent to Saltmeadows Road for a bit of TLC.
(17 Apr 2016, 10:44 am)Dan Saltmeadows Road will probably give them a bit of an internal spruce up when they're repainted, similar to the East Lancs Vyking bodied Volvo B7TLs...
I think Andreos1 reported a Prince Bishops Scania L94 with various poles and backs of seats being the wrong colour a few weeks back, and this bus was promptly sent to Saltmeadows Road for a bit of TLC.
(17 Apr 2016, 1:15 pm)Malarkey Small queue of about 20 waiting to do the Test Drive, with a few others standing around talking to the staff on hand when I got there at around 11am, was there for 20 minutes before heading back home.
(17 Apr 2016, 1:15 pm)Malarkey Small queue of about 20 waiting to do the Test Drive, with a few others standing around talking to the staff on hand when I got there at around 11am, was there for 20 minutes before heading back home.
(17 Apr 2016, 12:56 pm)Malarkey Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.
(17 Apr 2016, 12:56 pm)Malarkey Furthermore having passed Washington Depot this morning, only Omnicities in the Depot were 5257 (NK56 KJJ) & 5260 (NK56 KJU), while 5255 (NK56 KJE) performed the first "Washington Operated" 50 from Chester le Street this morning, no sign of any of the Percy Main examples, guess they will transfer over this evening once the B7RLEs arrive from Riverside.
(17 Apr 2016, 1:39 pm)Dan As noted here, the only outstanding transfer from Percy Main is 5244. 5243/45-47 are all in Washington Depot at the moment, but parked in the back yard. You wouldn't have been able to see them from the main road.
4978 - 4982 are all now at Percy Main, too.
(17 Apr 2016, 1:39 pm)Dan As noted here, the only outstanding transfer from Percy Main is 5244. 5243/45-47 are all in Washington Depot at the moment, but parked in the back yard. You wouldn't have been able to see them from the main road.
4978 - 4982 are all now at Percy Main, too.
(17 Apr 2016, 1:43 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com 4978-82 should be on the 9 on sunday to prevent renowns escaping on the 9.
(17 Apr 2016, 1:43 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com 4978-82 should be on the 9 on sunday to prevent renowns escaping on the 9.
Oh no a random type of bus has turned up in place of what is meant to be allocated. Guess we have to cancel the service so no one gets upset that the wrong type of bus has been used.
Howay get real. A bus is a bus, any normal punter will be glad a bus as turned up. They wouldn't be bothered if it's a Volvo or a Scania. Yes if it was years ago and a high floor bus turning up on a low floor route and someone had a pushchair. But that doesn't affect the overall majority of bus passengers.
Heck I've had minibuses (of the Optare MetroRider variety) turning up on big bus routes like the 302 and the 314 on Weekdays. (Strangely enough it was J-Reg MetroRider 345 both times.) And I've also had big buses turn up on Minibus routes, 4768 on the 321 being on memorable one because there is a photo in my Flickr pile awaiting to be uploaded.
(17 Apr 2016, 2:37 pm)park5354 dannygee Wrote:What's 3983 looking like
6031 was spotted at chester yesterday? Any reason
Not sure but it's on the 327 today
3983 was involved in an RTC in Tynemouth whilst on Metro Replacements. 6031 may have been provided as a replacement.
(17 Apr 2016, 2:37 pm)park5354 dannygee Wrote:What's 3983 looking like
6031 was spotted at chester yesterday? Any reason
Not sure but it's on the 327 today
3983 was involved in an RTC in Tynemouth whilst on Metro Replacements. 6031 may have been provided as a replacement.
(17 Apr 2016, 3:28 pm)S813 FVK A bus with its drivers side light cluster thing missing.
