(16 Nov 2013, 12:03 pm)busmanT wrote I don't think there is a plan to replace all the Olympians before January, and if the 15 year life for a bus that GNE usually work to is still right then the Trident still have a couple of years at least to go.
(16 Nov 2013, 1:13 pm)cbma06 wrote Daniel, Liam, Can we have a separate area to discuss anything about boxing day or Xmas holiday bus services please as im starting to yawn
(16 Nov 2013, 12:58 pm)gtomlinson wrote Dragging back to debate on Boxing Day. I think the provision of festive and new year services are appalling.
These drivers are in a service industry. They know what they signed up for and they are paid well for it.
(16 Nov 2013, 1:47 pm)busman101 wrote There's an alternative way to look at Boxing Day services and that's not to do any at all, as some operators don't do anything & not reading any moans in the Arriva section !
(16 Nov 2013, 1:47 pm)busman101 wrote There's an alternative way to look at Boxing Day services and that's not to do any at all, as some operators don't do anything & not reading any moans in the Arriva section !
(16 Nov 2013, 1:47 pm)busman101 wrote There's an alternative way to look at Boxing Day services and that's not to do any at all, as some operators don't do anything & not reading any moans in the Arriva section !
(16 Nov 2013, 1:47 pm)busman101 wrote There's an alternative way to look at Boxing Day services and that's not to do any at all, as some operators don't do anything & not reading any moans in the Arriva section !
(16 Nov 2013, 4:24 pm)chrisnorthern wrote Can anyone advise the current paint status of 569 please? I've done a quick search of recent posts and seen the details for 566-8 and 570 but not found anything for 569. Is it still in WSS livery?
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(16 Nov 2013, 5:44 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote 2 Notes from Yesterday Evening
I was the 18:10pm X1 Last Night from Newcastle back to Washington and the X3 was on the Stand in Eldon Square also, and there were only 3 Passengers on Board. How is this Journey let alone the X3 itself a Viable route for GNE.
The other note was for Wheyaye50 Scania 4926 which was running late and left the Galleries at 7pm heading as far Chester le Street, I think a Engineer needs to take a look at this Bus as not only did sound worse for ware and smelt smokey inside, worse than a SPD I would say, the Brakes were also rather squealy.
(16 Nov 2013, 5:56 pm)Adam wrote Saw 5259 on the 1 today. It's carrying an identical blue base coat to the Coasters & Drifters
(16 Nov 2013, 5:49 pm)Dan wrote I could ask the same about services such as the M2/M3. On many occasions I've seen those services running with very few passenger numbers - at peaks and non-peaks.
I used to use that X3 journey daily in the summer, and it was always quite full. With it being winter now, I don't use it anymore. I wonder if others are the same? Cold, dark nights... I don't want to be out in Newcastle at that time, returning to Sunderland!
I'm sure Go North East know what they're doing - if any journeys were so bad that they were making a loss, they wouldn't exist.
(16 Nov 2013, 5:49 pm)Dan wrote I could ask the same about services such as the M2/M3. On many occasions I've seen those services running with very few passenger numbers - at peaks and non-peaks.
I used to use that X3 journey daily in the summer, and it was always quite full. With it being winter now, I don't use it anymore. I wonder if others are the same? Cold, dark nights... I don't want to be out in Newcastle at that time, returning to Sunderland!
I'm sure Go North East know what they're doing - if any journeys were so bad that they were making a loss, they wouldn't exist.
(16 Nov 2013, 6:02 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote M2/M3 varies throughout the Day though, as I use it daily some journey will be packed and some won't while others might run empty, the main influx in Passenger is between Washington Galleries and Birtley without doubt, Passenger Numbers between Washington and Heworth pale in comparison.
As for the X3 I have rarely seen it packed to be honest and it's the same with the X36, and it doesn't whether I am standing taking photos at Park Lane - Heworth - Gateshead or Newcastle either, Passenger Number are still low in my opinion, Maybe GNE should consider using the Newcastle to Sunderland via Washington Corridor again as it was very well used before they chopped it in the place of the 2A/2C and the X1 Every 10 Minutes.
(16 Nov 2013, 8:16 pm)thetravelman wrote What is happening with the Merc bendies when they come off 58. Are they going to be used on other routes or scapped/sold. Are the bendies on X66 staying?
(16 Nov 2013, 8:44 pm)atlantean542 wrote Going back briefly to the thread about Boxing Day, I have just uploaded a few photos of buses running around in 2004 when it was more interesting - Stagecoach, Classic Buses, Stanley Buses and Low Fell Travel all running around on Go North East services.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99435494@N02/
(16 Nov 2013, 8:54 pm)andreos1 wrote Some great photos there and some decent vehicles too.
Never knew about the 194 and it being operated by Stagecoach on Boxing Day 2004 either.
Mind, the lass I was seeing at the time made sure my attention was elsewhere *coughs* that Christmas.