Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2013
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2013
(02 Nov 2013, 12:19 pm)Michael Silver, looks better than in Blue or Mint green.. lol
(02 Nov 2013, 12:35 pm)Andreos1 Can anyone explain why both of these demonstrators have NI plates - but other Wright demonstrators (as far as I'm aware) didn't.
I know the obvious answer will be because they were registered in Northern Ireland - but if they spent a big chunk of time here, would it have made more sense to give them 'mainland' GB plates?
(02 Nov 2013, 12:19 pm)Michael Silver, looks better than in Blue or Mint green.. lol
(02 Nov 2013, 12:35 pm)Andreos1 Can anyone explain why both of these demonstrators have NI plates - but other Wright demonstrators (as far as I'm aware) didn't.
I know the obvious answer will be because they were registered in Northern Ireland - but if they spent a big chunk of time here, would it have made more sense to give them 'mainland' GB plates?
Aye, that is where the Wright factory is - so it makes sense vehicles allocated to operators in Northern Ireland get NI plates.
But unless these demonstrators were doing work over there before coming to England, then why give them NI plates?
As I say, there will be a reason for these two having them and the others not having them, just not sure what that reason will be.
It's like the Scania Gas bus demonstrator having Swedish plates (or plates from wherever it was constructed) or a VDL vehicle coming over on Dutch plates.
The Renown with the NI plate has always bugged me too - espec when other vehicles in the batch have GB plates.
(02 Nov 2013, 5:06 pm)Andreos1 Aye, that is where the Wright factory is - so it makes sense vehicles allocated to operators in Northern Ireland get NI plates.
But unless these demonstrators were doing work over there before coming to England, then why give them NI plates?
As I say, there will be a reason for these two having them and the others not having them, just not sure what that reason will be.
It's like the Scania Gas bus demonstrator having Swedish plates (or plates for wherever it was constructed) or a VDL vehicle coming over on Dutch plates.
The Renown with the NI plate has always bugged me too - espec when other vehicles in the batch have GB plates.
(02 Nov 2013, 5:06 pm)Andreos1 Aye, that is where the Wright factory is - so it makes sense vehicles allocated to operators in Northern Ireland get NI plates.
But unless these demonstrators were doing work over there before coming to England, then why give them NI plates?
As I say, there will be a reason for these two having them and the others not having them, just not sure what that reason will be.
It's like the Scania Gas bus demonstrator having Swedish plates (or plates for wherever it was constructed) or a VDL vehicle coming over on Dutch plates.
The Renown with the NI plate has always bugged me too - espec when other vehicles in the batch have GB plates.
(02 Nov 2013, 5:20 pm)fozzovmurton What actually happens with demonstrators once they have done the rounds, do they ultimately end up going back to Ballymena, which could be why it always keeps it Northern Ireland registration...
A LITTLE OFF TOPIC HERE...A little funny story about Northern Irish reg plates, my uncle got married 25 years ago to a Belfast girl, they married in our local church, because my aunts family and friends are N.Irish and this was a time when everyone was wary of the IRA, the local constabulary got in a flap wondering why so many N.Irish people and cars descended on Murton...Could just see the conversation now, worrying if the IRA were about to bomb Murton...As if, blow this dump up and it would cause millions of improvements
(02 Nov 2013, 5:20 pm)fozzovmurton What actually happens with demonstrators once they have done the rounds, do they ultimately end up going back to Ballymena, which could be why it always keeps it Northern Ireland registration...
A LITTLE OFF TOPIC HERE...A little funny story about Northern Irish reg plates, my uncle got married 25 years ago to a Belfast girl, they married in our local church, because my aunts family and friends are N.Irish and this was a time when everyone was wary of the IRA, the local constabulary got in a flap wondering why so many N.Irish people and cars descended on Murton...Could just see the conversation now, worrying if the IRA were about to bomb Murton...As if, blow this dump up and it would cause millions of improvements
(02 Nov 2013, 5:14 pm)Andreos1 The Renown with the NI plate has always bugged me too - espec when other vehicles in the batch have GB plates.
(02 Nov 2013, 5:35 pm)Andreos1 These two possibly did end up back there - but other Wright demonstrators didn't or don't have NI plates (memory and google tell me that).
(02 Nov 2013, 5:14 pm)Andreos1 The Renown with the NI plate has always bugged me too - espec when other vehicles in the batch have GB plates.
(02 Nov 2013, 5:35 pm)Andreos1 These two possibly did end up back there - but other Wright demonstrators didn't or don't have NI plates (memory and google tell me that).
(02 Nov 2013, 6:26 pm)Dan Do you mean 4840 (340 GUP)? If so, I believe it's just a private registration plate. I'm sure Arriva have a few of their pre-2001 registration plate buses with private registrations too.
CRZ7495 ended up with Preston Bus - see photo here.
I don't believe ERZ2028 has been sold to an operator as of yet.
(02 Nov 2013, 6:26 pm)Dan Do you mean 4840 (340 GUP)? If so, I believe it's just a private registration plate. I'm sure Arriva have a few of their pre-2001 registration plate buses with private registrations too.
CRZ7495 ended up with Preston Bus - see photo here.
I don't believe ERZ2028 has been sold to an operator as of yet.
(02 Nov 2013, 6:40 pm)fozzovmurton That most probably is a private plate, N.I plates is always 3 letters, 4 numbers, i.e. ABC 1234
(02 Nov 2013, 6:40 pm)fozzovmurton That most probably is a private plate, N.I plates is always 3 letters, 4 numbers, i.e. ABC 1234
(02 Nov 2013, 6:32 pm)Liam I think you've totally missed the point of me using that hashtag...
Always thought it was an NI plate and have done since first seeing it on the 194 way back when.
Hold my hands up!
Here is a photo of the plate on another vehicle
www.flickr.com/photos/26024754@N07/9420781301/
(02 Nov 2013, 6:05 pm)gtomlinson Tyne Bridge closed both ways. Obvious effect on services into town
(02 Nov 2013, 6:05 pm)gtomlinson Tyne Bridge closed both ways. Obvious effect on services into town
(02 Nov 2013, 7:19 pm)Brandon One of the vehicles seemed to be a complete write-off from the look of it G. I was on the last X36 to Newcastle and got stuck on the Tyne Bridge for 20 minutes. One of the passengers just could not stop swearing about the inconvenience, and all of us ended up disembarking and walking over into Newcastle instead. We had already been 10 minutes late anyway from roadworks in Boldon, but the driver was asked to still stay in service over the radio.
Hopefully there were no fatalities, and my thoughts are with all involved.
(02 Nov 2013, 7:19 pm)Brandon One of the vehicles seemed to be a complete write-off from the look of it G. I was on the last X36 to Newcastle and got stuck on the Tyne Bridge for 20 minutes. One of the passengers just could not stop swearing about the inconvenience, and all of us ended up disembarking and walking over into Newcastle instead. We had already been 10 minutes late anyway from roadworks in Boldon, but the driver was asked to still stay in service over the radio.
Hopefully there were no fatalities, and my thoughts are with all involved.
(02 Nov 2013, 7:21 pm)Michael What was involved?, hope all is ok
(02 Nov 2013, 7:21 pm)Michael What was involved?, hope all is ok
I've been on a TEN, connections 4, and Crusader today, and noticed they've all Got zero internal branding now. I know the Connections 4 won't have had it, but the TEN and Crusader did afaik. Is this being scrapped to utilise advertising space?
(03 Nov 2013, 2:27 pm)aureolin I've been on a TEN, connections 4, and Crusader today, and noticed they've all Got zero internal branding now. I know the Connections 4 won't have had it, but the TEN and Crusader did afaik. Is this being scrapped to utilise advertising space?
(03 Nov 2013, 2:27 pm)aureolin I've been on a TEN, connections 4, and Crusader today, and noticed they've all Got zero internal branding now. I know the Connections 4 won't have had it, but the TEN and Crusader did afaik. Is this being scrapped to utilise advertising space?
If you could access it solely on here then it would be exclusive.
