(25 May 2017, 6:14 pm)L469 YVK wrote New orders:
- 17x + 2x spare Wright Streetdeck for Angel 21
- 17x + 2x spare Wright Streetdeck for Cobalt Clipper 309/310/X39
Cascades:
- 6056 to 6068 = Riverside - Crusader
- 6069/70 = Riverside - Corporate Spares
- 6084(T) = Riverside - Corporate Spare
- 6101(T) = Riverside - Corporate Spare
- 6102/03= Riversde/Hexham - Corporate Spares
- 6104/05/06 = Riverside/Hexham - TEN (or Tyne Valley Ten)
- 6107/08/09/10/11/12 = Stanley - Toon Link
* Extra Mon-Fri Toon Link decker kept as car working*
- 6113/14/15/16 = Stanley - Red Kite
- 6117 = Stanley - Corporate Spare
- 6118 = Washington - Red Arrows (frequency re-increased)
- 6119/20 = Washington - Corporate Spares
- 6121 = Crook - Corporate Spare (private reg applied)
- 5310/11 = Stanley - Corporate Spare
- 5312/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 = Stanley - Toon Link
- 5328/29/30 = Stanley - Toon Link
Vehicles freed up for further cascades:
- 9x Scania OmniDekka (6x Stanley / 2x Washington / 1x Crook)
- 7x Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini
- 13x Scania OmniCity
Notes:
- If new vehicles were ordered for TTX, no'new' spare vehicles ordered with 6084/6101 stepping in if needed
(24 May 2017, 4:37 pm)Michael wrote Hey, it's only 5 weeks until Go North Easts new financial year so thought i would make a thread, and we know the last buses from the 2016/2017 financial year is 18 Streetlites.
It was said by BusmanT in the 2016/2017 thread: "can't see many new single decks coming for a few years after these"., this was a post after it was confirmed 18 more Streetlites would arrive - this can be found here: http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...p?tid=1759&page=57
My predication's:
New buses:
Angel: 19 Streetdecks 17 PVR + 2 Spares
Tyne Tees Express: 6 Street decks +1 spare
Red Arrows: 14 PVR – 2 spares
Cascades:
B5LH
Coaster (PVR 13 PVR – 2 spares)
B9’s
Tyne Tees Express
4 to Hexham/Riverside for the TEN
1 to Percy Main for the Cobalt Clipper (spare)
1 to Stanley for the Red Kite
Red Arrow
14 B9’s to spare roles replacing 14 Presidents
B7’s (from various depots)
B7’s in to a spare role replacing 7 Presidents
Omnicities
5251, 52, 54, 61 - 72 to Chester for 13/14/X25 and for the 28/28A
5273, 5274 - spares
Total new buses:
39 new Streetdecks
Total Cascades:
16 Omnicites to Chester
7 B7’s to various depots
Withdrawals:
15 older Scania’s
21 Presidents (B7/Trident)
Vykings start to be replaced by Omnidekka’s from Brighton (if we get more than the 2 known)
(04 Jun 2017, 5:26 pm)Ambassador wrote I'm not entirely sure they'll go to for Streetdecks.
I'd be more interested in the spec. The Ten could use tables spec but the 21 has to be capacity over gimmicks.
(04 Jun 2017, 7:45 pm)Michael wrote Not sure the X9/X10 would have tables, i think they would go for more seats than gimmics for the route, could be wrong though.
(30 Jul 2017, 12:06 pm)V514DFT wrote The only predictions i have is that the coaster 1/1A gets an upgrade possibly,the 93/94 loop gets an upgrade,and either the cascades from the 1 go over to CLS for 13/14/X25 and the solars from 93/94 go onto to the 28/28A,or vice versa solars onto 13/14/X25 and the omnies onto 28/28A
(30 Jul 2017, 12:06 pm)V514DFT wrote The only predictions i have is that the coaster 1/1A gets an upgrade possibly,the 93/94 loop gets an upgrade,and either the cascades from the 1 go over to CLS for 13/14/X25 and the solars from 93/94 go onto to the 28/28A,or vice versa solars onto 13/14/X25 and the omnies onto 28/28A
(30 Jul 2017, 12:34 pm)Michael wrote Only if they're deckers, it was said a while back that single decker orders would be low for the next few years unless Go North East have changed their mind.
(30 Jul 2017, 1:22 pm)Tom wrote If the B5LHs did be replaced on the 21, it would make sense for them to go on the Coaster then, and then the Omnicities could be shared across the 11/19. The 19 has problems with the B7RLEs to it makes more sense.
(30 Jul 2017, 4:32 pm)L469 YVK wrote The only the B5LHs would be capable on the Coasters would be if they were retrofitted with a standard diesel engine.
If they were to upgrade the 19, I would suggest the 19 to be brought under a revised 'Cobalt Clipper' brand and some refurbished Mercs (WiFi, USB, NSA) with a tagline something like the following:
"Links from the heart of Northumberland and North Tyneside to Cobalt"
They could then to save fuel maybe allocate some to the 310's during the evenings and the 309/310 on Sundays (as long as there's no football, concerts, payday weekends, nice weather or Christmas shoppers).
(01 Aug 2017, 6:27 pm)Michael wrote Sticking to what i said a while back:
Tyne Tees Xpress (confirmed)
Angel
Red Arrows
(01 Aug 2017, 7:58 pm)busmanT wrote With a double deck costing £230,000 each, the 7 X9 X10 and if it happens 19 Angel will cost £6 million.
On top of these, the 5 new National Express coaches will have cost £1.45m and the 28 refurbished Citaro £500,000.
So don't be expecting many more new buses.......
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(01 Aug 2017, 7:58 pm)busmanT wrote With a double deck costing £230,000 each, the 7 X9 X10 and if it happens 19 Angel will cost £6 million.
On top of these, the 5 new National Express coaches will have cost £1.45m and the 28 refurbished Citaro £500,000.
So don't be expecting many more new buses.......
(01 Aug 2017, 7:58 pm)busmanT wrote With a double deck costing £230,000 each, the 7 X9 X10 and if it happens 19 Angel will cost £6 million.
On top of these, the 5 new National Express coaches will have cost £1.45m and the 28 refurbished Citaro £500,000.
So don't be expecting many more new buses.......
(01 Aug 2017, 7:58 pm)busmanT wrote With a double deck costing £230,000 each, the 7 X9 X10 and if it happens 19 Angel will cost £6 million.
On top of these, the 5 new National Express coaches will have cost £1.45m and the 28 refurbished Citaro £500,000.
So don't be expecting many more new buses.......
(13 Aug 2017, 12:00 pm)thetravelman wrote When are the New Volvos expected to arrive for the X9 & X10?
I was wondering if the Angel is to get New buses in the near future, could they maybe get the Optare Metrodecker? Just a thought based on how long they had the Demo Metrodecker and also the fact that Chester le Street depot has a fleet of Optare Versa's, just thinking along the lines of depot standardisation perhaps.
(13 Aug 2017, 12:00 pm)thetravelman wrote When are the New Volvos expected to arrive for the X9 & X10?
I was wondering if the Angel is to get New buses in the near future, could they maybe get the Optare Metrodecker? Just a thought based on how long they had the Demo Metrodecker and also the fact that Chester le Street depot has a fleet of Optare Versa's, just thinking along the lines of depot standardisation perhaps.
(27 Aug 2017, 9:56 am)L469 YVK wrote Disregard what I mentioned about the Red Kites on ANE's main thread. But, if the Angel was to get an upgrade this year lets say to Streetdecks or B5TLs, do you think that 6118-21 could end up also being replaced with either newer single deckers / double deckers?
Not saying that they're old by any means but looking at the spec of them compared to the Streetlites plus the fact that the Angel is more of a hop on / hop off route, do you think they'd make suitable spares for the Angel (3x) and Castles Express (1x) if they were fitted with NSA's? The only thing that they would miss would be plug sockets.