(13 May 2017, 10:49 pm)park5354 Took me three goes to get payg to work. Need to tell the driver that you are using payg, then your destination or fare. They then select the fare/destination, using the page that has boxes with +- on. Once instructed to, put your card on the reader and driver presses issue.
(13 May 2017, 10:49 pm)park5354 Took me three goes to get payg to work. Need to tell the driver that you are using payg, then your destination or fare. They then select the fare/destination, using the page that has boxes with +- on. Once instructed to, put your card on the reader and driver presses issue.
(11 May 2017, 6:23 pm)JP6004 Just noticed that all the refurbed mercs appear to be having manual ramps installed while down in Blackburn. Are GNE still carrying this out in the fleet or is it only the refurbs that are getting them done?
(11 May 2017, 8:48 pm)ne14ne1 Are the NSAs up and running on the refurbished mercs out on the Blaydon Racer 12s and Citylink57s?
(13 May 2017, 2:53 pm)thetravelman How are the New Ticket machines performing?
I heard from someone the other day that some of the drivers at Percy Main are dreading them being installed there and some just don't understand them from the training.
Is it this week that Percy Main get them? I suppose it is all just practice, but if you are not a techy/gadget type person you may struggle for a while.
(13 May 2017, 6:40 pm)Jamie M They take longer to scan GNE passes for me.
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(11 May 2017, 6:23 pm)JP6004 Just noticed that all the refurbed mercs appear to be having manual ramps installed while down in Blackburn. Are GNE still carrying this out in the fleet or is it only the refurbs that are getting them done?
(11 May 2017, 8:48 pm)ne14ne1 Are the NSAs up and running on the refurbished mercs out on the Blaydon Racer 12s and Citylink57s?
(13 May 2017, 2:53 pm)thetravelman How are the New Ticket machines performing?
I heard from someone the other day that some of the drivers at Percy Main are dreading them being installed there and some just don't understand them from the training.
Is it this week that Percy Main get them? I suppose it is all just practice, but if you are not a techy/gadget type person you may struggle for a while.
(13 May 2017, 6:40 pm)Jamie M They take longer to scan GNE passes for me.
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(14 May 2017, 7:32 am)Dan Yes - any of the Mercedes Citaros which haven't had manual ramps fitted locally by Go North East will have them fitted as part of the refurbishment work at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.A long second for me then!
Go North East are still carrying these conversions out locally on other buses, but the next lot aren't likely to be done until July, now.
Yes - they're working on 12/12A, 27 and 57. Should be working on the Nexus-secured 32A service from Wednesday, all being well.
Largely positive feedback. The main gripes from a driver perspective tend to be with the placement of various ticket options and the majority think the new machines are really easy to use. After using them for a while, it'll become second nature.
They are slightly slower than the old machines (it's only a difference of about a second) but probably faster overall; as the scanners on the old machines weren't quite as robust, and the pass had to be positioned in an exact place on the machine otherwise it would take a hissy-fit.
(14 May 2017, 7:32 am)Dan Yes - any of the Mercedes Citaros which haven't had manual ramps fitted locally by Go North East will have them fitted as part of the refurbishment work at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn.A long second for me then!
Go North East are still carrying these conversions out locally on other buses, but the next lot aren't likely to be done until July, now.
Yes - they're working on 12/12A, 27 and 57. Should be working on the Nexus-secured 32A service from Wednesday, all being well.
Largely positive feedback. The main gripes from a driver perspective tend to be with the placement of various ticket options and the majority think the new machines are really easy to use. After using them for a while, it'll become second nature.
They are slightly slower than the old machines (it's only a difference of about a second) but probably faster overall; as the scanners on the old machines weren't quite as robust, and the pass had to be positioned in an exact place on the machine otherwise it would take a hissy-fit.
(14 May 2017, 7:32 am)Dan Yes - they're working on 12/12A, 27 and 57. Should be working on the Nexus-secured 32A service from Wednesday, all being well.
(14 May 2017, 7:32 am)Dan Yes - they're working on 12/12A, 27 and 57. Should be working on the Nexus-secured 32A service from Wednesday, all being well.
(14 May 2017, 1:33 pm)Michael When did the 27 gain stop announcements?
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How many Citaro's can get refurbished at once at Blackburn because i didn't realise how many Citaro's were down Blackburn at the same time.
(14 May 2017, 1:33 pm)Michael When did the 27 gain stop announcements?
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How many Citaro's can get refurbished at once at Blackburn because i didn't realise how many Citaro's were down Blackburn at the same time.
(14 May 2017, 3:57 pm)Dan The Next Stop Announcements were enabled on services 12/12A, 27 and 57 when the first Mercedes Citaro received "Blaydon Racer" branding. 5320 will be the first example to return as a Crusader (its place on the Citylink57 taken by the former Blaydon Racers branded examples), so it'll probably be a while before anyone gets to hear the announcements on service 27 (though they'll work if any of the 49 Streetlites are allocated - for whatever reason!)
Our enthusiast friends in Corbridge aren't allowed to shout at me for the lack of announcements on the TEN, though! There's good reason for them not being done yet!
Eight Mercs are away for refurbishment at a time - and at the moment, they're being turned around one per week, returned to Go North East every Friday with the next Merc being taken down. Hopefully it'll speed up to two per week again soon, as it should only really be taking four weeks to complete all of the work.
(14 May 2017, 3:57 pm)Dan The Next Stop Announcements were enabled on services 12/12A, 27 and 57 when the first Mercedes Citaro received "Blaydon Racer" branding. 5320 will be the first example to return as a Crusader (its place on the Citylink57 taken by the former Blaydon Racers branded examples), so it'll probably be a while before anyone gets to hear the announcements on service 27 (though they'll work if any of the 49 Streetlites are allocated - for whatever reason!)
Our enthusiast friends in Corbridge aren't allowed to shout at me for the lack of announcements on the TEN, though! There's good reason for them not being done yet!
Eight Mercs are away for refurbishment at a time - and at the moment, they're being turned around one per week, returned to Go North East every Friday with the next Merc being taken down. Hopefully it'll speed up to two per week again soon, as it should only really be taking four weeks to complete all of the work.
713 is at Chester le Street again parked next to the ready for service NX coaches this afternoon.
(14 May 2017, 6:09 pm)S813 FVK Wouldn't have anything to do with this 'Tyne Valley Ten' that is attached to the new 10/10A/10B timetable?
(14 May 2017, 6:09 pm)S813 FVK Wouldn't have anything to do with this 'Tyne Valley Ten' that is attached to the new 10/10A/10B timetable?
(14 May 2017, 6:09 pm)S813 FVK Wouldn't have anything to do with this 'Tyne Valley Ten' that is attached to the new 10/10A/10B timetable?
(14 May 2017, 6:09 pm)S813 FVK Wouldn't have anything to do with this 'Tyne Valley Ten' that is attached to the new 10/10A/10B timetable?
(14 May 2017, 6:31 pm)Venturego Hopefully the current buses on the TEN could cascade to Stanley for 6,X30 & X70, with NSA, WiFi, USB/Power sockets etc... and a decent re-brand, suitable for these services. - Omnicities need retrimming and Omnidekkas are complete shambles with worn seats, leaking windows, rattles etc..., although performance on some not bad.I think the omnicities will stay on the 6/X70/X71/X30/X31. Since they're all the same allocation now, it would make no sense to immediately break that link by introducing deckers which can't go on service X30.
I don't think the B9s would look good in Black /Toonlink. I'd Prefer to see possibly Red or Silver and relaunch "(West Durham)"Swift or "Magpie" (Newcastle tenuous link)" executed in the style of Red Kite. Think it could look really great, yet also be a strong mature brand to market. - Know I've mentioned this before!
(14 May 2017, 6:31 pm)Venturego Hopefully the current buses on the TEN could cascade to Stanley for 6,X30 & X70, with NSA, WiFi, USB/Power sockets etc... and a decent re-brand, suitable for these services. - Omnicities need retrimming and Omnidekkas are complete shambles with worn seats, leaking windows, rattles etc..., although performance on some not bad.I think the omnicities will stay on the 6/X70/X71/X30/X31. Since they're all the same allocation now, it would make no sense to immediately break that link by introducing deckers which can't go on service X30.
I don't think the B9s would look good in Black /Toonlink. I'd Prefer to see possibly Red or Silver and relaunch "(West Durham)"Swift or "Magpie" (Newcastle tenuous link)" executed in the style of Red Kite. Think it could look really great, yet also be a strong mature brand to market. - Know I've mentioned this before!
(15 May 2017, 6:15 am)N K53 TKT On what?
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Go North East: 9097 / BT66TZM by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
(15 May 2017, 6:15 am)N K53 TKT On what?
Go North East: 9097 / BT66TZM by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
7098 on training duties seen today in Middlesborough bus station
A serious question here? Given that the current 310 layover in Shields is only 3 minutes, with Norham Road crossover being demolished for a rebuild, will an extra bus get added to the PVR? Is there a possibility that the 309/310 could end up going standalone for most journeys to prevent disruption knocking off each service?
(15 May 2017, 11:53 am)L469 YVK A serious question here? Given that the current 310 layover in Shields is only 3 minutes, with Norham Road crossover being demolished for a rebuild, will an extra bus get added to the PVR? Is there a possibility that the 309/310 could end up going standalone for most journeys to prevent disruption knocking off each service?Maybe 6084 can swap over with some TEN reconfiguration, same spec, same batch n' all.
(15 May 2017, 11:53 am)L469 YVK A serious question here? Given that the current 310 layover in Shields is only 3 minutes, with Norham Road crossover being demolished for a rebuild, will an extra bus get added to the PVR? Is there a possibility that the 309/310 could end up going standalone for most journeys to prevent disruption knocking off each service?Maybe 6084 can swap over with some TEN reconfiguration, same spec, same batch n' all.
