Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2016

[NK06JXC]

Struggle? They cope no bother up the A69

I agree, I've never had a bad experience on one of them Scanias.

[Morgandee16]

That's your opinion but like I say it's a struggle up.no bother going down into corbridge

[NK06JXC]

That's your opinion but like I say it's a struggle up.no bother going down into corbridge

Surely if they did struggle Go North East would have looked to replace them, like they did with the Volvos off the Wear Tees Express.

[Ryan99]

All Sunderland connects are branded

[Michael]

All Sunderland connects are branded

Has the brand design changed in anyway?

[Ryan99]

Has the brand design changed in anyway?

Nope just the same livery

[Dan]

Optare MetroDecker 9099 (YJ16 DFG) has been acquired by Go North East for a period of use of up to 4 months.

It will first be allocated to Washington for use on the X1 for four weeks.

[G-CPTN]

Optare MetroDecker 9099 (YJ16 DFG) has been acquired by Go North East for a period of use of up to 4 months.

It will first be allocated to Washington for use on the X1 for four weeks.

Seems to be powder blue.

[Jimmi]

Optare MetroDecker 9099 (YJ16 DFG) has been acquired by Go North East for a period of use of up to 4 months.

It will first be allocated to Washington for use on the X1 for four weeks.

Photo of it when it was on trial with First South Yorkshire earlier in the year: https://flic.kr/p/G48LLp

[cbma06]

Photo of it when it was on trial with First South Yorkshire earlier in the year: https://flic.kr/p/G48LLp

There's a picture of the bus at Washington depot on Facebook page "simply go north east".

Should get these for the X9/X10


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[streetlite5402]

Optare MetroDecker 9099 (YJ16 DFG) has been acquired by Go North East for a period of use of up to 4 months.

It will first be allocated to Washington for use on the X1 for four weeks.

Allocated to scholars service 885 this afternoon.

[S813 FVK]

Optare MetroDecker 9099 (YJ16 DFG) has been acquired by Go North East for a period of use of up to 4 months.

It will first be allocated to Washington for use on the X1 for four weeks.

After that they can send it to Stanley for the 6/X70/X71

[citaro5284]

There's a picture of the bus at Washington depot on Facebook page "simply go north east".

Should get these for the X9/X10


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I think it is the same engine that is in the Streetdeck, and we all know what people think about putting the Streetdeck on the TTX

[South Tyne Lad]

I think it is the same engine that is in the Streetdeck, and we all know what people think about putting the Streetdeck on the TTX

Same engine, But with a 6 speed ZF Ecolife in it instead of the Voith.
It's also not limited to 50mph unlike the Streetdecks.

[citaro5284]

Same engine, But with a 6 speed ZF Ecolife in it instead of the Voith.
It's also not limited to 50mph unlike the Streetdecks.

It can be thou....so Operators can claim the extra money for using it.

[South Tyne Lad]

It can be thou....so Operators can claim the extra money for using it.

It can be if specified, But the demonstrator isn't.

Do buses have to be limited to 50mph to claim the BSOG grant?
I know the E200MMC with the ZF AS-Tronic Gearboc qualifys for BSOG but is not limited to 50.

[Jimmi]

After that they can send it to Stanley for the 6/X70/X71 [emoji14]

I'm guessing that a stint on the 21 will feature at some point.

[Adrian]

There's a picture of the bus at Washington depot on Facebook page "simply go north east".

Should get these for the X9/X10

They wouldn't last 5 minutes. The B9TLs are already dying a slow death, and they're not even 5 years old.

[S813 FVK]

I'm guessing that a stint on the 21 will feature at some point.

Yeah - I was thinking that along with the TENs

[citaro5284]

It can be if specified, But the demonstrator isn't.

Do buses have to be limited to 50mph to claim the BSOG grant?
I know the E200MMC with the ZF AS-Tronic Gearboc qualifys for BSOG but is not limited to 50.

No, vehicles qualify as below, so by limiting the vehicle, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved:

From April 2009, operators of Low Carbon Emission Buses (LCEB) have been eligible for an additional payment of 6p per kilometre. An LCEB is a bus that is able to achieve a 30% reduction in its Greenhouse Gas Emissions compared to an average Euro 3 diesel bus of the same total passenger capacity. 
A vehicle will not qualify as an LCEB simply by using a fuel type which allows it to achieve a 30% reduction in its Greenhouse Gas Emissions, unless the fuel it uses is a biogas. 
In order to identify that a particular vehicle is eligible for the LCEB incentive, the vehicle’s manufacture will need to issue the bus operator with a certificate, certifying the vehicle as an LCEB based upon an independently witnessed emission test of a vehicle of the same type. An original certificate must be provided for every LCEB purchased by a bus operator. However, there is no requirement for each individual bus to be tested. The process is based on a type approval.