(20 Oct 2017, 12:29 pm)JP6004 wrote Spare for 35? To be allocated 5329-5336?

That is a good possible idea.

Maybe, the see it do it brand will be dropped from the 35, leaving only the 36 as the brand.

35 in "Go North East"

Or like it was said.... Could be the spare.

(20 Oct 2017, 12:02 pm)Ambassador wrote Not sure if this is the right forum or if its service suggestions but I propose ditching the Angel brand, which is now imo, irreversibly damaged and tainted.

Suggestions on other names? I quite like 'The 21'...says it all

I'm doubtful that Go North East will move away from the "Angel" brand name - it is, by far, the company's top performing service. The brand can't be that tainted, if customers keep coming back to use service 21.

It would be even more illogical to move away from this brand name, when the Angel turns 20 next year (which is naturally going to attract people to the structure).

It'll be even better in 2019 - "catch the Angel 21 bus to celebrate the Angel of the North's 21st birthday!" 

(20 Oct 2017, 10:31 am)S813 FVK wrote Blackburn for Refurbishment? It's Friday so 5328 should have returned allowing 5335 (fleet number order seems logical) to go down.

Is it just me or were they returning buses on a Monday aswell as a friday? Aroundthe time when the crusaders were done

(20 Oct 2017, 3:21 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Is it just me or were they returning buses on a Monday aswell as a friday? Aroundthe time when the crusaders were done

They were originally taking two a week and bringing back two a week (one early on in the week and the other late on in the week) but the most recent examples have all been Friday morning drop-off and collect jobs.

Obviously taking more time now, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

(20 Oct 2017, 3:43 pm)Dan wrote They were originally taking two a week and bringing back two a week (one early on in the week and the other late on in the week) but the most recent examples have all been Friday morning drop-off and collect jobs.

Obviously taking more time now, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

They also might have other work on at the same time. Its going to take a while to get through the last of the batch if only 1 a week is going.

(20 Oct 2017, 5:28 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote They also might have other work on at the same time. Its going to take a while to get through the last of the batch if only 1 a week is going.

Suspect as we approach the end of the batch, it will speed up again with two per week delivered, but the refurbishment work is likely to be ongoing until the end of January at the earliest, with 13 more to go.

Still means that Go North East have 8 buses away at any given time, and they couldn't really afford to have any more than that away at once (especially when they have their own repaint programme ongoing at Saltmeadows Road).

(20 Oct 2017, 12:02 pm)Ambassador wrote Not sure if this is the right forum or if its service suggestions but I propose ditching the Angel brand, which is now imo, irreversibly damaged and tainted.

Suggestions on other names? I quite like 'The 21'...says it all

Damaged by what? Is it the subject of some scandal silenced only by a superinjunction? Caught snorting a line of diesel behind the bus shed with an elderly loop?

(20 Oct 2017, 3:01 pm)Dan wrote I'm doubtful that Go North East will move away from the "Angel" brand name - it is, by far, the company's top performing service. The brand can't be that tainted, if customers keep coming back to use service 21.

It would be even more illogical to move away from this brand name, when the Angel turns 20 next year (which is naturally going to attract people to the structure).

It'll be even better in 2019 - "catch the Angel 21 bus to celebrate the Angel of the North's 21st birthday!" 

Top performing service...which it has been since year dot, since it was the 723, the 221, the '21/24hr' etc, it's hardly down to any stroke of genius on GNE's part that its successful. It's on a very busy and lucrative (with those fare rises even more so!) corridor where there is extremely limited to no competition. It's a bit like praising a turkey farm for great sales at Christmas.

I've not been on a branded vehicle all week. I've been on 4 Solars (5215 today's example) and some B7s. It's entirely conceivable a visitor using the 21 would be entirely unaware that its even branded!

(20 Oct 2017, 5:33 pm)Dan wrote Suspect as we approach the end of the batch, it will speed up again with two per week delivered, but the refurbishment work is likely to be ongoing until the end of January at the earliest, with 13 more to go.

Still means that Go North East have 8 buses away at any given time, and they couldn't really afford to have any more than that away at once (especially when they have their own repaint programme ongoing at Saltmeadows Road).

What's next to go in for repaint, after 5229-5232?

(20 Oct 2017, 9:48 am)Jamie M wrote X21 now following the new display format. Is this being deployed across every GNE route?

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Have you got any photos of this new layout of the destinationew screens. If n try and get some please.

Task set for tomorrow!

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5211 expired in Jarrow today and was recovered by an Ian Bradley wrecker. Don't know how long it had been there, but it was awaiting a lift at 1330.

(20 Oct 2017, 6:53 pm)Michael wrote What's next to go in for repaint, after 5229-5232?

Id say they will start repainting the following:
Saltwell Park's 8339-8346
Drifter's 5369-5376
Citylink 58's 5377-5384 
Connections 4 5357-5368
Fab fifty six 6086-6098
Cobalt clipper 6101-6117
And ventures are getting done .

Are Washington going to receive any further deckers. There was a rumour a while ago 3941 and 3942 but they show as at Hexham?

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(21 Oct 2017, 7:49 am)Swiny1 wrote Are Washington going to receive any further deckers. There was a rumour a while ago 3941 and 3942 but they show as at Hexham?

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They already moved, according to the fleet list on here.

Ah right Thanks. I checked on the GNE website fleet allocation and it shows Hexham. I aint seen them in Washington but i will keep an eye out

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(21 Oct 2017, 11:26 am)Swiny1 wrote Ah right Thanks. I checked on the GNE website fleet allocation and it shows Hexham. I aint seen them in Washington but i will keep an eye out

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Ye some reason, they've stopped doing the fleet news weekly at the minute.

Aye i noticed may be the person who does it is on hols or summit

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(21 Oct 2017, 11:32 am)Swiny1 wrote Aye i noticed may be the person who does it is on hols or summit

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Been like that for a while though, doesn't really matter though, they're normally behind anyway haha

Haha. Has anything being rumoured about different buses for the 50. A washington driver told me a few weeks ago theyd heard the scanias where going due to reliability and with the Angels going to P M. For the 1 I was wondering if there's any truth in it

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(21 Oct 2017, 12:00 pm)Swiny1 wrote Haha. Has anything being rumoured about different buses for the 50. A washington driver told me a few weeks ago theyd heard the scanias where going due to reliability and with the Angels going to P M. For the 1 I was wondering if there's any truth in it

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Ye, Citaro's for the 5 and 50, although that doesn't seem to be true and the Omnicities to Deptford for the 35, that doesn't seem likely, as Deptford have never had Omnicities on a permanent bases.

Hybrids to the Coaster has been rumoured for ages, not sure how true though, if it was, the Omnicities would likely stay at Percy Main for the 11 and 19, replacing all of the Scania's and Eclipses.

Ah ok. Would love to see mercs on the 50 like

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(21 Oct 2017, 12:09 pm)Swiny1 wrote Ah ok. Would love to see mercs on the 50 like

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I wouldn't mind Omnicities in Sunderland, but i doubt that would happen on a permanent bases.... it was said on here a couple of weeks ago, that the new Streetdecks for the 21, would be arriving in December/January, once again, not sure how true that is.

An Omnideck stil at chester -- when is this meant to transfer over?

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(21 Oct 2017, 3:06 pm)Jamie M wrote An Omnideck stil at chester -- when is this meant to transfer over?

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6135 and 6140 are both at Stanley now - could it not be 6146 at Chester-le-Street for maintenence or whatever?

Fair point, I didn't see id (it was on x22)

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(20 Oct 2017, 7:32 pm)TyneWearTeesGNE wrote Have you got any photos of this new layout of the destinationew screens. If n try and get some please.

NK16BXF / 6306 : Wright Streetdeck by Jamie MP, on Flickr

NK16BXF / 6306 : Wright Streetdeck by Jamie MP, on Flickr

NK16BXF / 6306 : Wright Streetdeck by Jamie MP, on Flickr


Not impressed with the quality - I'll try again on Monday (or tomorrow evening if I'm free)

I can't see what's so special about these new destination screens design

Are we having a discussion about why enthusiasts are being enthusiastic..?

I personally quite like the change, the destination points are never very helpful, so may as well be a bit more presentable. Also allows night photography to be a bit nicer, instead of the bottom row just being a rectangle of orange/white due to the log delay + text.

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