(10 May 2018, 12:20 am)Acky81 wrote Why is 4969 black cats running around on a 78? 
Also I past an x7 yesterday on the coast road at Seaham displaying just the destination TOWN CENTRE on it. Which town centre?

Because its on loan, probables due to vehicle shortages.

(10 May 2018, 12:20 am)Acky81 wrote Also I past an x7 yesterday on the coast road at Seaham displaying just the destination TOWN CENTRE on it. Which town centre?

That was probably the driver showing the display for the journey that runs from Oakerside to the Bus Station in Peterlee. From the Sunderland side i’d imagine that the destination would say Peterlee for those terminating at the bus station.

I understand 3819 is now withdrawn and is at Saltmeadows

(10 May 2018, 6:53 pm)westy3738 wrote I understand 3819 is now withdrawn and is at Saltmeadows

Aye it is, bet there is not a dry eye in the house!

(10 May 2018, 6:53 pm)westy3738 wrote I understand 3819 is now withdrawn and is at Saltmeadows

On the busnortheast Facebook page, someone called Finlay Whelan post


"This is being replaced with one of the 12 metre OmniDekka’s due up from Brighton & Hove I believe"

"There are 3 currently WD. 907/8/15 and they are apparently being prepped to be sent up to GNE (well what I’ve heard from fitters). All of the 12M OmniDekka’s are apparently going to GNE because they aren’t wanted in Brighton due to their size and awkwardness on 99% of Brighton routes"

Not sure how true but thought i would share.


The 12m ones (looks like 901-918 are all 12M), could replace the current Omnidekka's so they can move to in to the special service fleet to remove some/all of the Vykings and the last few presidents from active service.

(10 May 2018, 6:34 am)S813 FVK wrote That was probably the driver showing the display for the journey that runs from Oakerside to the Bus Station in Peterlee. From the Sunderland side i’d imagine that the destination would say Peterlee for those terminating at the bus station.

Yep, got that spot on.

(11 May 2018, 6:13 am)Michael wrote On the busnortheast Facebook page, someone called Finlay Whelan post


"This is being replaced with one of the 12 metre OmniDekka’s due up from Brighton & Hove I believe"

"There are 3 currently WD. 907/8/15 and they are apparently being prepped to be sent up to GNE (well what I’ve heard from fitters). All of the 12M OmniDekka’s are apparently going to GNE because they aren’t wanted in Brighton due to their size and awkwardness on 99% of Brighton routes"

Not sure how true but thought i would share.


The 12m ones (looks like 901-918 are all 12M), could replace the current Omnidekka's so they can move to in to the special service fleet to remove some/all of the Vykings and the last few presidents from active service.

Whilst it is true that there are further OmniDekkas due to migrate north, with the first three of the batch heading up this weekend, 3819 had of course already been replaced (by the ex-Toonlink OmniDekkas now at Riverside). The others in the batch aren't expected for a while yet.

On a similar note, the first three ex-London Volvo B7s to join the Go North East fleet have now been allocated fleet numbers:
- 6901 (LX06 EAY)
- 6903 (LX06 EBC)
- 6918 (LX06 ECC)

These fleet numbers clearly indicate there's quite a few coming...

(11 May 2018, 6:26 am)Dan wrote Whilst it is true that there are further OmniDekkas due to migrate north, with the first three of the batch heading up this weekend, 3819 had of course already been replaced (by the ex-Toonlink OmniDekkas now at Riverside). The others in the batch aren't expected for a while yet.

On a similar note, the first three ex-London Volvo B7s to join the Go North East fleet have now been allocated fleet numbers:
- 6901 (LX06 EAY)
- 6903 (LX06 EBC)
- 6918 (LX06 ECC)

These fleet numbers clearly indicate there's quite a few coming...

Will they join the special services fleet to replace the Vykings?, as i can't see them being on main services due to then staying duel door.

I heard a batch of 14 and then a further batch of 18 ex London deckers coming but that may be wrong.

Tell ya what for an 03 plate,omnidekka 6136 cant half shift,currently on it right now,think this may be another 1 to make its way into my favourite bus collection

(11 May 2018, 6:38 am)Pulsar wrote I heard a batch of 14 and then a further batch of 18 ex London deckers coming but that may be wrong.

That's a lot of 2nd hand buses, they must of won more contracts for schools etc.


I would imagine most of the ex London batch will head to Deptford for the Tall ships shuttles, although not sure how many will be required, its odd that they've been giving 69** in the fleet list, unless, after the tall ships, that sequence will become the new special fleet numbers?

Wonder if they'll be repainted in to a special fleet colour scheme?, like the driving training buses have.

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At a guess..........

901 replace 6009
902 replace 6010
903 replace 6017
904 replace 6023
905 replace 6025
906 replace 6030
907 replace 6031
908 replace 6033
909 - 918 replace the oldest Omnidekka’s in the fleet.
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6901 replaces 3967
6902 replaces 3968
6903 replaces 3970
6904 replaces 3971
6905 replaces 3973
6906 replaces 3974
6907 replaces 3975
6908 replaces 3976
6909 replaces 3977
6910 replaces 3983
6911 - 6918 added to the special fleet
 
Special fleet total = 18

It wud have better size for crusader to have omnidekkers and move mers to replace some of older scainas in the fleet.

(11 May 2018, 5:10 pm)Panasonic44 wrote It wud have better size for crusader  to have omnidekkers  and move mers to replace some of  older scainas in the fleet.

The remaining Scania's have to stay until June 2019 now, although a few outstanding withdrawal's have yet to take place, for the remaining Euro 4 Scania's, although they're likely to be withdrawn once the new Solo's arrive in June for the Durham cathedral bus and the Chester local services, as the current temporary allocations will be removed.

I was having a bit of small talk with an Angel21 driver today when boarding at Eldon Sq bus station and asked if he knew the destination still said Newcastle, rather than Chester-Le-St or Durham. He said he knew but it's supposed to change itself, and that if it didn't he'd change it manually in a minute.
Have the Angel Streetdecks had this feature all along or is it a recent upgrade?

A slight pet peeve of mine is the destinations being changed to Chester-Le-St or Durham on Newcastle bound services that haven't yet announced 'Next stop, Eldon Sq', or in some cases even before Blackett St has been announced/reached. I always presumed it was the drivers changing the destination screen for the return journey too early. Do you think thats probably the case, or has the automatic system been randomly changing it too soon sometimes?

No such feature in place on any Go North East bus at Chester-le-Street. The only buses which have that enabled are the indiGo Solos at Washington on 81/2/3/4.

Don't know why the driver would suggest any different - odd they'd know about it at all really, given it was previously trialled at Riverside.

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(12 May 2018, 4:17 am)Dan wrote No such feature in place on any Go North East bus at Chester-le-Street. The only buses which have that enabled are the indiGo Solos at Washington on 81/2/3/4.

Don't know why the driver would suggest any different - odd they'd know about it at all really, given it was previously trialled at Riverside.

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You know yourself that driver talk is about as reliable as PCL travel

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(12 May 2018, 4:17 am)Dan wrote No such feature in place on any Go North East bus at Chester-le-Street. The only buses which have that enabled are the indiGo Solos at Washington on 81/2/3/4.

Don't know why the driver would suggest any different - odd they'd know about it at all really, given it was previously trialled at Riverside.

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Oh. That is odd then. lol

Does anyone know if Go North East is planning on using the new Wright Bus
Hybrid Electric?

Is the Go North East app meant to track metro replacements

(11 May 2018, 6:13 am)Michael wrote On the busnortheast Facebook page, someone called Finlay Whelan post


"This is being replaced with one of the 12 metre OmniDekka’s due up from Brighton & Hove I believe"

"There are 3 currently WD. 907/8/15 and they are apparently being prepped to be sent up to GNE (well what I’ve heard from fitters). All of the 12M OmniDekka’s are apparently going to GNE because they aren’t wanted in Brighton due to their size and awkwardness on 99% of Brighton routes"

Not sure how true but thought i would share.


The 12m ones (looks like 901-918 are all 12M), could replace the current Omnidekka's so they can move to in to the special service fleet to remove some/all of the Vykings and the last few presidents from active service.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/134741049@...999618912/

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Not my picture

Ex Brighton & Hove 907/8/15 have been spotted today on the M1 this morning making their way to Go North East


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Should drivers of the streetlites rev the engine to stop it shutting off for the environment ?

(13 May 2018, 10:16 pm)idiot wrote Should drivers of the streetlites rev the engine to stop it shutting off for the environment ?

You have to turn the engine off and the passenger lights then cut out rather soon after -- dark bus or idle engine that's doing next to nothing (all modern engines operate extremely efficiently at idle.. since they're well... idle, so there is not really an argument for turning them off anymore). Euro 6 engines definitely don't need to cut engines out.

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(13 May 2018, 10:16 pm)idiot wrote Should drivers of the streetlites rev the engine to stop it shutting off for the environment ?

I'd assume they're doing what happens with most of the buses. If a bus has been idling for a few minutes, RIBAS will cut the bus off, unless you put your foot down.

Did 4899's MOT get renewed? It's on 29 today, was due to be withdrawn inline with it expiring yesterday

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(14 May 2018, 7:56 am)Jamie M wrote Did 4899's MOT get renewed? It's on 29 today, was due to be withdrawn inline with it expiring yesterday

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4899's MOT expires on 25/05/2018.

3819's MOT expired on 11/05/2018 - possible reason for the mix-up.

(14 May 2018, 8:10 am)Dan wrote 4899's MOT expires on 25/05/2018.

3819's MOT expired on 11/05/2018 - possible reason for the mix-up.

Ah thanks, I remember Andrew's photo said 13th May. They were quick to replace it however, replaced by a decker after a small handful of runs.

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Martijn Gilbert appointed as Go North East MD from August 2018

https://twitter.com/MartRDG/status/995987857385885697

(13 May 2018, 10:16 pm)idiot wrote Should drivers of the streetlites rev the engine to stop it shutting off for the environment ?

(14 May 2018, 6:00 am)LeeCalder wrote I'd assume they're doing what happens with most of the buses. If a bus has been idling for a few minutes, RIBAS will cut the bus off, unless you put your foot down.

Pretty sure 'idle' is one of the functions the RIBAS monitors. 

Big Brothers fault they have to rev every so often.

(14 May 2018, 11:31 am)Dan wrote Martijn Gilbert appointed as Go North East MD from August 2018

https://twitter.com/MartRDG/status/995987857385885697

Go Ahead announcement below:

https://www.go-ahead.com/en/media/news/2...go-no.html

(14 May 2018, 11:31 am)Dan wrote Martijn Gilbert appointed as Go North East MD from August 2018

https://twitter.com/MartRDG/status/995987857385885697

I wonder what the new MD can do up here, reading buses is completely different to GNE, do you think the new MD will bring concepts like the flat fare areas and the more simplistic branding?