When dose service AD122 start

(06 Feb 2017, 5:57 pm)jaimz13 wrote When dose service AD122 start

14th April.

(06 Feb 2017, 5:59 pm)Dan wrote 14th April.

Ah right thanks

(06 Feb 2017, 5:59 pm)Dan wrote 14th April.

What will replace 636 at percy main and the solo at depford

5290 has a WiFi access point, although no WiFi access just yet!

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Red kite 5414 was on 15/15a's late morning. Makes a change from B7's!

How many buses now have the new GNE logos? I've seen 3967, 3969 and 8316 with the new logos today.

(07 Feb 2017, 4:15 pm)EL1TE wrote How many buses now have the new GNE logos? I've seen 3967, 3969 and 8316 with the new logos today.

I know 5275 does, saw it on the X9 before

(07 Feb 2017, 4:15 pm)EL1TE wrote How many buses now have the new GNE logos? I've seen 3967, 3969 and 8316 with the new logos today.

5220 is one.
Horrendous markings on the rear window where the old sticker was.

(07 Feb 2017, 4:15 pm)EL1TE wrote How many buses now have the new GNE logos? I've seen 3967, 3969 and 8316 with the new logos today.

All of Riverside's fleet are having the new logos fitted at present.

(07 Feb 2017, 5:11 pm)Dan wrote All of Riverside's fleet are having the new logos fitted at present.

Will the blobs etc come at a later date with the (hopefully slightly amended) 'yellow flash' then? I believe it was said (it may have been you, I can't remember) that they would gain the blobs with this livery refresh but no sign as of yet.

It is a subject that I have kept banging on about and I do apologise, but it does just make me wonder why spare vehicles need to gain a special livery in order to gain the blobs. The idea that passengers will find out soon enough whether the bus has wifi, plug sockets etc, but then the same could be said for the branded vehicles. I wouldn't personally stick the NSA blob on the spare vehicles, as it does not form part of the allocation for that service which is why I wouldn't have put one on 6099 although at the time, SunFM were a provider of Next Stop Announcements (and I believe they still exist on the 60?)

On the topic of blobs (and I appreciate this one has been around for a long time now), the Tynedale Links SRs have lost their 'seatbelts' blob and have had the wifi blob shifted forward a bit. I hate to provide fuel for this argument and don't expect anybody to know (mainly putting my thoughts out there), but were people complaining about a lack of visibility out of those windows?

(06 Feb 2017, 10:01 pm)dannygee wrote What will replace 636 at percy main and the solo at depford

I think the AD122 solo is now a spare at Deptford, as it was allocated to the 238 as 699 took a while longer to enter service but now it's entered service, i don't think it's allocated to a specific route, i'm probables wrong though.

(Go North East) NK66EVG / 5446 - Wright Streetlite by Jamie MP, on Flickr

Updated NIS on displays at Stanley, currently only on Diamonds, featuring a cycle of icons on the route number portion of the displays.

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(07 Feb 2017, 9:37 pm)Jamie M wrote (Go North East) NK66EVG / 5446 - Wright Streetlite by Jamie MP, on Flickr

Updated NIS on displays at Stanley, currently only on Diamonds, featuring a cycle of icons on the route number portion of the displays.

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Very smart indeed - I approve

(07 Feb 2017, 9:37 pm)Jamie M wrote (Go North East) NK66EVG / 5446 - Wright Streetlite by Jamie MP, on Flickr

Updated NIS on displays at Stanley, currently only on Diamonds, featuring a cycle of icons on the route number portion of the displays.

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Seen before quite a few days ago on peterlee allocations when returning light back to depot


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(07 Feb 2017, 10:22 pm)cbma06 wrote Seen before quite a few days ago on peterlee allocations when returning light back to depot


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Riverside and Chester seem to have their own 'Go North East - {Name} depot" displays with the same bus icon when running dead, too. This doesn't replace the NIS option, though. I believe it's a different number.

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5275 has been de-branded, not sure when the news was or if it's been out, but I've not been aware of it.
(Go North East) NK07KPG / 5275 - Mercedes Citaro by Jamie MP, on Flickr

(08 Feb 2017, 1:21 pm)Jamie M wrote 5275 has been de-branded, not sure when the news was or if it's been out, but I've not been aware of it.
(Go North East) NK07KPG / 5275 - Mercedes Citaro by Jamie MP, on Flickr

Been out like that for a few days now. Think it went to Saltmeadow's on Friday to have the Blaydon Racers branding removed.

(08 Feb 2017, 1:27 pm)Jimmi wrote Been out like that for a few days now. Think it went to Saltmeadow's on Friday to have the Blaydon Racers branding removed.

Yeah, I've seen 5281 a lot, but not this one. Oh well.

(08 Feb 2017, 1:21 pm)Jamie M wrote 5275 has been de-branded, not sure when the news was or if it's been out, but I've not been aware of it.
(Go North East) NK07KPG / 5275 - Mercedes Citaro by Jamie MP, on Flickr

(08 Feb 2017, 1:27 pm)Jimmi wrote Been out like that for a few days now. Think it went to Saltmeadow's on Friday to have the Blaydon Racers branding removed.

http://northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/item.php?operatorF=2&fleetnoF=5275

706 has arrived:

Go North East: 706 WK58EAE Optare Solo by emdjt42, on Flickr

Has 5459, 61 or 62 arrived yet?

(08 Feb 2017, 8:10 pm)Michael wrote Has 5459, 61 or 62 arrived yet?

5461 - yes.

Branded this morning, now at Riverside, will enter service tomorrow.

(08 Feb 2017, 8:12 pm)Dan wrote 5461 - yes.

Branded this morning, now at Riverside, will enter service tomorrow.

Thanks, i'm sure i seen a post the other day saying 1 of the above (in my post) had arrived, i couldn't find it though, so sorry if you were repeating information!

The first two Plymouth Solos have also been repainted red - one yesterday, another today.

(08 Feb 2017, 8:22 pm)Dan wrote The first two Plymouth Solos have also been repainted red - one yesterday, another today.

As in the same colour of the Solar's/solo's at Deptford?.... hopefully they end up at Deptford for the 38 or the X36...

(08 Feb 2017, 8:24 pm)Michael wrote As in the same colour of the Solar's/solo's at Deptford?.... hopefully they end up at Deptford for the 38 or the X36...

No - Go North East red.

The first one which arrived had also had its seats removed today to be re-trimmed.

(08 Feb 2017, 8:25 pm)Dan wrote No - Go North East red.

The first one which arrived had also had its seats removed today to be re-trimmed.

I'd imagine that they would look atrocious in the new corporate livery given their size but as a question purely for speculation purposes:

Could this signal that they will gain branding of some sort?

(08 Feb 2017, 8:25 pm)Dan wrote No - Go North East red.

The first one which arrived had also had its seats removed today to be re-trimmed.

Oh well, are all of the Solo's from down South going in to the new "Go North Cooperate" livery?

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(08 Feb 2017, 8:27 pm)S813 FVK wrote I'd imagine that they would look atrocious in the new corporate livery given their size but as a question purely for speculation purposes:

Could this signal that they will gain branding of some sort?

Could be, they would be set up like "The 49's".

Wonder where they'll end up?

(07 Feb 2017, 6:26 pm)Michael wrote I think the AD122 solo is now a spare at Deptford, as it was allocated to the 238 as 699 took a while longer to enter service but now it's entered service, i don't think it's allocated to a specific route, i'm probables wrong though.

635 will be replaced by 697 when it arrives from Thames Travel.

636 will be replaced by a full size single deck under current plans.