(20 May 2017, 12:15 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Anyone know where 9098 is at the minute ?
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(20 May 2017, 5:25 am)Dan wrote Initially withdrawn having sustained defects uneconomical to repair, there may have been a change of plan subject to the availability of a part from a Trident recently withdrawn for scrap.
This is because there will be a large number of Park and Ride / shuttle services in operation again this summer - so any double-decks which can be retained, will be, for now.
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(20 May 2017, 1:30 pm)dannygee wrote Wonder what the shuttles and park and rides could entail.
I know percy main do the port of tyne stuff for cruise ships (single decks) and the 327 services
Great north run most likely GNE
Wonder what else could be thrown into it
(20 May 2017, 1:30 pm)dannygee wrote Wonder what the shuttles and park and rides could entail.
I know percy main do the port of tyne stuff for cruise ships (single decks) and the 327 services
Great north run most likely GNE
Wonder what else could be thrown into it
(20 May 2017, 2:25 pm)GTom wrote With the new ticket machines are they meant to update the boarding stage automatically or does the driver do it? Just they seem to have random points no where near the boarding stage - unless the driver hasn't updated it
(20 May 2017, 2:56 pm)Cock Robin wrote When are the new deckers for the 10, X9/X10 due?
(19 May 2017, 6:25 am)S813 FVK wrote The TEN deckers couldn't go on the Toon Link anyway because of their height.
(20 May 2017, 5:18 pm)Rapidsnap wrote What prevents them like?Their height.
(20 May 2017, 5:30 pm)Jamie M wrote Their height.
X30 has a low bridge of 14"3 in Dunston, although it's a tad shorter in reality.
Sometimes (quite rare), but a full sized decker ended up on and was sent left before Aldi onto the A1114 some way down the road, before continuing its normal route. It adds a lot of time onto it, and it sorta stops being anything like an express.
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(20 May 2017, 8:34 pm)Rapidsnap wrote I've been under that bridge at Dunston on a Gemini before a couple of years back.The tridents had to crawl under it, I remember when 3873 was on it. You're not wrong to say it does happen, but if you were to take a B9TL (14"6 I believe..) you'd be short of a roof.
(20 May 2017, 11:57 am)AIG20 wrote There was an empty "Fab Fifty Six" decker sat on Wessington Way in Sunderland with its hazard lights on at approximately 11:00 this morning.
There was no driver present.
(20 May 2017, 9:15 pm)Michael wrote Any fleet movements due tomorrow because of service changes, if yes, whats planned to move?
(21 May 2017, 9:05 am)Dan wrote There's not really many fleet movements planned, just changes to the allocations at each depot mainly. Most of the changes which were planned were to allow the withdrawal of further double-decks from the fleet, but as noted yesterday, any of these which can be retained over the summer, will be.
5237 is still pending transfer to Stanley having been replaced at Riverside following the return of the refurbished Merc Citaros for the 12/12A. 6124 is currently VOR - once repairs are completed, this will be repainted black and branded for Toonlink. So until both of these buses are in service at Stanley, the Toon Link group of services may see the frequent allocation of fleet liveried OmniCitys/OmniDekkas.
713 has now returned to Stanley following loan to Chester-le-Street - it, and the others, are all pencilled in to receive Metrocentre Mini branding today. 648 is due to be repainted into fleet livery shortly - this and 649 will be the spare buses for the minibus network at Stanley. No minibuses scheduled to be out in service on a Sunday anymore, which is another reason why the Next Stop Announcement kits could be removed from the "Venture" minibuses.
(21 May 2017, 9:05 am)Dan wrote No minibuses scheduled to be out in service on a Sunday anymore, which is another reason why the Next Stop Announcement kits could be removed from the "Venture" minibuses.
(21 May 2017, 9:50 am)S813 FVK wrote What are the revised Sunday allocations for Stanley now?
I imagine what some buses do after operating scholars will have changed too (823 in particular - which went onto a V8)
(21 May 2017, 9:50 am)S813 FVK wrote What are the revised Sunday allocations for Stanley now?
I imagine what some buses do after operating scholars will have changed too (823 in particular - which went onto a V8)
(21 May 2017, 10:00 am)Michael wrote I would imagine mostly Red Kite and Durham Diamond Streetlites as they're euro 5 and can allow Go North East to get that payment (can't remember its name).
Whats allocated to the 8 (South Hylton to Docks) today?
(21 May 2017, 10:31 am)Dan wrote 16 - Durham Diamond Streetlite
16A/M6/X30 - Durham Diamond Streetlite
6/47 - Fleet livery OmniDekka
45/47/X71 - Red Kite Streetlite/Volvo B9
15A/46 - Red Kite Streetlite
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(21 May 2017, 10:31 am)Dan wrote 16 - Durham Diamond Streetlite
16A/M6/X30 - Durham Diamond Streetlite
6/47 - Fleet livery OmniDekka
45/47/X71 - Red Kite Streetlite/Volvo B9
15A/46 - Red Kite Streetlite
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