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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017

Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017

Jamie M
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(14 Apr 2017, 8:24 pm)Adrian wrote The latest one on the website should be deemed correct, unless it contains known errors. Your time headings are different too, so it sounds like it is referring to a locally cached copy, rather than downloading the latest?

https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_...17_WEB.pdf
It was a march 2017 one, must have been unlucky when downloading it. I normally do a batch of downloads at once and don't touch them for a while.
Thanks.

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
649 carries the 'Never miss your stop' tagline:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/75698454@N08/34033181105/

On the subject of taglines, have we now seen all of the taglines applied to vehicles, or are there still a few different to come? I didn't expect them to create one for each individual bus in the corporate livery but i did think there would be more than the 6 that we have seen applied so far.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
8319 is looking smart in blue, just entered Park Lane on the 2A (i think).
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
Seen a few buses down whitley bay today driving round with shuttle bus in big letters and T2K shuttle on the front. What were these doing?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:03 pm)dannygee wrote Seen a few buses down whitley bay today driving round with shuttle bus in big letters and T2K shuttle on the front. What were these doing?

Buses for the North Tyneside 10k run
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:10 pm)citaro5284 wrote Buses for the North Tyneside 10k run

Thought might of been but sure the T2k confused people
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:34 pm)dannygee wrote Thought might of been but sure the T2k confused people

They had a special North Tyneside 10K destination display to use for it!

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
Did any more Citaro's arrive back in the North East before the bank holiday weekend?
Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Jamie M
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:35 pm)Dan wrote They had a special North Tyneside 10K destination display to use for it!

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I wasn't even aware of a north tyneside run... even though I cycled to wallsend from stanley and back.

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:35 pm)Dan wrote They had a special North Tyneside 10K destination display to use for it!

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Like most destinations that are programmed, we only find out about them by finding out ourselves, no internal info given.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:52 pm)Michael wrote Did any more Citaro's arrive back in the North East before the bank holiday weekend?

5279 on Thursday - don't know if that one is on the news yet.

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:56 pm)Dan wrote 5279 on Thursday - don't know if that one is on the news yet.

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Ye, thanks =)
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Jamie M
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
6127 seen here in its new black base livery.
2320 V1 leave on sundays, after completing the short-short V7 to Tantobie and the previous 2130 leave 6 from Newcastle.

[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TVG6MR][Image: 34081793415_88c5446e46_k.jpg](Go North East) GX03SVA / 6127 - Scania Omnidekka by Jamie MP, on Flickr


A rather failed light-trails exercise resulted in just this, given the black vehicle in the dense fog. At least there's another Sunday service in order to fail on capturing a light-trail of a vehicle. Hopefully it'll be red, but knowing my luck it's going to be 6126.
Jamie M
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(16 Apr 2017, 4:54 pm)GX03 wrote Like most destinations that are programmed, we only find out about them by finding out ourselves, no internal info given.

Throwback to a short-short Sunday V7 where a certain driver wished for a slightly longer trip to Metrocentre.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 9:07 am)LeeCalder wrote The Blaydon Racers 12/12A..... gets my approval.

MetroCentre Mini M6/M7/M8......

Yes, I don't usually criticise brands but this one doesn't particularly excite me. I'll give it a chance though.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 9:07 am)LeeCalder wrote The Blaydon Racers 12/12A..... gets my approval.

MetroCentre Mini M6/M7/M8......

I'm not keen on the "Metrocentre Mini", however thinking about it, is a minilink service to the Metrocentre (in some sort).
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 9:11 am)Michael wrote I'm not keen on the "Metrocentre Mini", however thinking about it, is a minilink service to the Metrocentre (in some sort).

Catch the Durham Diamond to Durham, Toon Link to the Toon, and Metrocentre Mini to the Metrocentre. It sells some pretty clear messages to the folk of Stanley, in my opinion.

Ex-Plymouth Solos 710 - 714 will be branded for the Metrocentre Mini, which is why they didn't receive branding at Saltmeadows Road prior to entering service.

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 9:07 am)LeeCalder wrote The Blaydon Racers 12/12A..... gets my approval.

MetroCentre Mini M6/M7/M8......

Thought that idea was binned when they went black. Glad to see it wasn't.

Ironically using the longer Solos the M6/M7/M8.


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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
Probably just a massive coincidence and that I am reading too much into it but.......... The M8 route on the route map displayed on the M6/M7/M8 timetable is coloured light blue.....a bit like 8319.
Jamie M
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 9:37 am)Simmy wrote Probably just a massive coincidence and that I am reading too much into it but.......... The M8 route on the route map displayed on the M6/M7/M8 timetable is coloured light blue.....a bit like 8319.
I hope those horrible things stay where ever they are now!

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
Noticed timetable for "Ten" 10/10A/10B is repeated when you scroll down with a Green header background with the service changed to "Tyne Valley Ten" No other changes seem apparent and bus branding image is the same as "Ten"
Wonder if this suggests a change in the pipeline!


https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_...17_WEB.pdf
Jamie M
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 11:12 am)Venturego wrote Noticed timetable for "Ten" 10/10A/10B is repeated when you scroll down with a Green header background with the service changed to "Tyne Valley Ten" No other changes seem apparent and bus branding image is the same as "Ten"
Wonder if this suggests a change in the pipeline!


https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_...17_WEB.pdf
Something tells me we weren't meant to see that haha

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 11:12 am)Venturego wrote Noticed timetable for "Ten" 10/10A/10B is repeated when you scroll down with a Green header background with the service changed to "Tyne Valley Ten" No other changes seem apparent and bus branding image is the same as "Ten"
Wonder if this suggests a change in the pipeline!


https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_...17_WEB.pdf

Yes suggestion is they are due to go green, perhaps they've leaked that one a bit early... 
The full PVR was said to be achieved by the TTX B9s later on.


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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 9:07 am)LeeCalder wrote The Blaydon Racers 12/12A..... gets my approval.

MetroCentre Mini M6/M7/M8......

Blaydon Racers will, once again, be gannin' along the Scotswood Road, so it's the appropriate route. The buses actually serve Blaydon Bus Station too.


As for MetroCentre Mini, I'm sure it's not lost on people that it's been done before (with Renault S56s and Optare Metroriders), just not in the Stanley area.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
(19 Apr 2017, 11:12 am)Venturego wrote Noticed timetable for "Ten" 10/10A/10B is repeated when you scroll down with a Green header background with the service changed to "Tyne Valley Ten" No other changes seem apparent and bus branding image is the same as "Ten"
Wonder if this suggests a change in the pipeline!


https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_...17_WEB.pdf

Tyne Valley Ten, Durham Diamond, Blaydon Racers etc etc - I'm liking the idea of incorporating Place names into route brands if that's the plan.
Jamie M
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2017
5234 on X31s today with the now out of date branding.

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