What's the PVR for the Masters Golf Shuttles?

(27 Sep 2017, 2:48 pm)Malarkey wrote What's the PVR for the Masters Golf Shuttles?

It will vary depending on the day. 6043/44/45/47/48 and 6084 allocated today - 6084 covering for 6046 which is still at Saltmeadows Road being repainted etc.

Should be some buses from Stanley and Washington making an appearance this weekend as more buses are required.

So, what the Jeff is this with 6070 being green and black?(tried to add a screenshot of the snap I took, but I think the forum is still fried)

(28 Sep 2017, 1:39 pm)BusLoverMum wrote So, what the Jeff is this with 6070 being green and black?(tried to add a screenshot of the snap I took, but I think the forum is still fried)

Night bus for N21


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Like the one for the Fab 56. It's to promote thr night buses

(28 Sep 2017, 1:41 pm)cbma06 wrote Night bus for N21


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Of course.

5307 at wheatsheaf with engineer broken down and something off engine is on the floor doesnt look good

Go North East is running the 101 this year for the Sunderland Illuminations 2017

We will be running special service 101, from Thursday 5 October - Sunday 5 November on Thursdays, Friday, Saturdays and Sundays, plus every day during half term week (23-27 October)
Buses run every 20 minutes from Keel Square (north side bus stop near to St Mary’s Car Park) via the Wheatsheaf, Newcastle Road and Sea Road, and will drop off at Seaburn Tram Shelter. Return journeys will be from any bus stop on the sea front starting at the Tram Shelter going southwards, and the bus will run towards Bungalow Café, along Harbour View and then back to Keel Square.

• £1.50 per adult single trip
  
• £2.50 per adult return
  
• £1 single fare per journey for everyone aged 18 and under
  

All buses are wheelchair and pushchair accessible. Concessionary Passes and all other Network One or Go North East tickets/passes will not be valid.

http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/b...017-264062

USB points on the streetlites are not good enough to charge a phone - clever that!

(29 Sep 2017, 9:32 am)idiot wrote USB points on the streetlites are not good enough to charge a phone - clever that!

I've never had problems with USB chargers, usually putting it in airplane mode charges the phone quicker.

(29 Sep 2017, 9:32 am)idiot wrote USB points on the streetlites are not good enough to charge a phone - clever that!

(29 Sep 2017, 9:49 am)omnicity4659 wrote I've never had problems with USB chargers, usually putting it in airplane mode charges the phone quicker.

Not just Streetlites, and not just an issue unique to Go North East.

Most new Android devices support 'fast charging' - as soon as you're used to charging your device by this means, any charger which doesn't support 'fast charging' becomes a bit... naff.

I find USB chargers on all buses only just manage to retain your charge if you carry on using your device during the journey. It charges quicker if you don't use the device  - but then what's the point in having free Wi-Fi on the bus? Personally think that three-pin sockets are much better and a shame all operators seem to be moving away from them (cost of maintenance, health and safety gone mad, etc).

The only plus to USB chargers is that because of the lower power supply, they can be left 'on' by default. Manufacturers don't permit the 240v three-pin sockets to be left 'on' by default and as such every time the driver turns on the ignition, also has to switch the sockets on (which they rarely do - let's face it, it'd be on the bottom of the list of things for drivers to be worrying about on the road!)

(29 Sep 2017, 9:32 am)idiot wrote USB points on the streetlites are not good enough to charge a phone - clever that!

I think they're 0.5A. enough to keep it stable with undemanding usage, but not to quick charge.

Might be a good idea to invest in a decent battery pack.

I have USB charger in the house on am extension lead which charges okay. I have a power bank but it was dead yesterday unfortunately lol

(27 Sep 2017, 5:06 am)Dan wrote The trouble with the Mercedes Sprinters is that, because they have such a small capacity, they are unsuitable for 95% of the services which Go North East operates. The 5% of the services they could be allocated to are fine, but as all of these are contracted services, what happens with the bus at the end of that contract? It can't always be guaranteed that Go North East would retain the contract, or that the council would continue funding this contract.

The operations around the Go-Ahead Group are much the same, meaning that if Go North East lost the contract, they couldn't easily dispose of the Mercedes Sprinter to another opco.


The way that Go North East procures its buses and then disposes of them means that there has to be solid ground to stand on to buy something, then the asset depreciates over x number of years (if I recall correctly; 10 for a minibus, 12 for a midibus, 15 for a full size single/double deck). A 5-year contract isn't enough - it would have to be a 10-year contract, of which there aren't many! Even if there was, you'd have the issue that you'd be ordering something completely non-standard in the fleet and unproven over that amount of years. More likely Go North East will stick to Solos as their preferred minibus.


9095 left the fleet some time ago - around the time when Tynedale Links Solo 670 returned to service at Hexham following temporary loan to Riverside. Our news/fleet list out of date! Will correct it today.

Yes, I can understand that. It would be a big investment for a one off vehicle to operate a route which is on a short term contract, compared to the life cycle of the vehicle.

Thanks for the info.

4942 looks like its had a repaint, in plain red only.

(29 Sep 2017, 10:58 pm)park5354 wrote 4942 looks like its had a repaint, in plain red only.

Whilst in Costco the other night, a Scania L94 Solar passed with an Engineer at the wheel. It was heading away from Riverside depot blinded up for 10b to Newcastle.

I thought then that this vehicle looked nice and shiny Red, as if it had been repainted. I didn't get its fleet number but it could of possibly been 4942. 

If it has been repainted, why would it be in just Red.

(29 Sep 2017, 11:52 pm)thetravelman wrote Whilst in Costco the other night, a Scania L94 Solar passed with an Engineer at the wheel. It was heading away from Riverside depot blinded up for 10b to Newcastle.

I thought then that this vehicle looked nice and shiny Red, as if it had been repainted. I didn't get its fleet number but it could of possibly been 4942. 

If it has been repainted, why would it be in just Red.

Disposal soon? Therefore no need for the third-party branding company to attend in order to install corporate taglines and further branding?

(29 Sep 2017, 11:52 pm)thetravelman wrote If it has been repainted, why would it be in just Red.

Bodywork in poor condition, so lower panels only repainted red. It isn't likely to be disposed of in the immediate future, so just to up quality standards.

It has also been fitted with side and rear LED destinations - there's a plan in the works for all buses which retain flipdot displays to have them replaced with LEDs, over the coming weeks.

(30 Sep 2017, 5:24 am)Dan wrote Bodywork in poor condition, so lower panels only repainted red. It isn't likely to be disposed of in the immediate future, so just to up quality standards.

It has also been fitted with side and rear LED destinations - there's a plan in the works for all buses which retain flipdot displays to have them replaced with LEDs, over the coming weeks.

Will 6100 ever receive the new Go North East livery?, infact will any of the younger buses such as the red Omnicities ever get the 2016 fleet lvery?

(30 Sep 2017, 8:33 am)Michael wrote Will 6100 ever receive the new Go North East livery?, infact will any of the younger buses such as the red Omnicities ever get the 2016 fleet lvery?

I would like to think that, once they get the TTX B9s completed, they will start to focus on the corporate livery repaints again. They seemed to complete the Omnidekkas and then everything just died.

(30 Sep 2017, 8:47 am)S813 FVK wrote I would like to think that, once they get the TTX B9s completed, they will start to focus on the corporate livery repaints again. They seemed to complete the Omnidekkas and then everything just died.

When ever that'll be, is there anything coming up after the golf?, like as in contracted services, which need a higher amount of buses?

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When 5298 comes back from Blackburn will it be Orange or will that be the spare?, as its yet to go to Blackburn.

Has 4899 been withdrawn? It's in the death row at Riverside.

The Tyne Valley Ten must of had some delays/disruption this afternoon as there were 2 number 10's running together at around 5:30pm today between Corbridge and Riding Mill heading towards Newcastle.