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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018

Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018

RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(18 May 2018, 2:12 pm)Cock Robin wrote Thought it could have been coming in to do the 0850 X93 but if it was it had changed over to 7425 by the evening.

Also yesterday 1511 on 5/5A, and 1470 on the 5s by the evening at least.

Could have been involved in a 3 way swap, could have been at Redcar for maintenance then swapped onto the X93 at Middlesbrough to be then swapped once it arrived at Whitby
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
1511 is on a normally-Durham worked X12 board - Stockton covering one today.
Darlington also covering both Durham 7 boards today - as one of Durham’s Pulsars is on X12s
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(19 May 2018, 8:23 am)Kuyoyo wrote 1511 is on a normally-Durham worked X12 board - Stockton covering one today.
Darlington also covering both Durham 7 boards today - as one of Durham’s Pulsars is on X12s

I've heard that Stockton are running three of Belmont's X12 boards today as Belmont are mega short of driver's
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(19 May 2018, 8:36 am)Jimmi wrote I've heard that Stockton are running three of Belmont's X12 boards today as Belmont are mega short of driver's

Defined by the fact there’s at least one of Stockton’s drivers working for Belmont today.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(19 May 2018, 9:01 am)Kuyoyo wrote Defined by the fact there’s at least one of Stockton’s drivers working for Belmont today.
Think it's something insane like 3 drivers from Stockton, 2 from Jesmond, 2 from Ashington and 2 driver's from Darlington working at Belmont today.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(19 May 2018, 9:04 am)Jimmi wrote Think it's something insane like 3 drivers from Stockton, 2 from Jesmond, 2 from Ashington and 2 driver's from Darlington working at Belmont today.

How on earth will those drivers be familiar with the routes Belmont  operate?
'Illegitimis non carborundum'
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(19 May 2018, 9:07 am)Andreos1 wrote How on earth will those drivers be familiar with the routes Belmont  operate?

Believe some of the leading drivers at Darlington know some of the Durham routes, I know Neil wise certainly knows the 6 as there’s a phot of him somewhere with him on a tempo on said route
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(19 May 2018, 3:17 pm)Rockstar666 wrote 4715 on X4

Sure it wasn't the X3/X3A?

YESTERDAY
4711 X4
4715 X3/X3A
2862, 1438 62/64A
1562 63
1523 X12
Due to 'staff shortage' the travel office in M'bro bus station was shutting at 1200 rather than 1300!!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(19 May 2018, 9:07 am)Andreos1 wrote How on earth will those drivers be familiar with the routes Belmont  operate?

Some of us know some Durham routes Big Grin
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
(22 May 2018, 9:00 am)GuyParkRoyal wrote 1460 & 1478 on X12.

Stockton now have 8 MAX boards and only 8 MAX Pulsars - expect regular appearances of the 'Frequenta' Spares on X12 and X66/X67
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - May 2018
Hi everyone Smile
This is my first post but I have followed the forum for some months so have an idea of what to discuss.

Hectic in Durham City Centre over the course of this afternoon with the number of odd workings. Many odd appearances - more than usual, as follows:
(I didn't manage to catch the fleet numbers, sorry)

- Sapphire 6-branded vehicles used on X12, 22|24 and 43 services
- Sapphire 22|24-branded vehicles used for X46, 56 and 64 services
- Frequenta 64-branded vehicles used for 49|49A and 22 services
- MAX X12-branded vehicles used for X46 and 48 services
- MAX X46-branded vehicles used for 64 services
- Corporate livery vehicles used for 22, X12 and 6 services

Apologise for the formatting here - will look out for fleet numbers next time.