NK66CXD / 688 - Optare Solo by Jamie MP, on Flickr

Pink solo operating the 933. Does look a sight though Sunniside like..

Seen 6168 at Heworth and 6169 at Gateshead today. Anyone know if they’re in service or is it driver familiarisation?

(26 Jul 2018, 8:19 pm)JM03 wrote Seen 6168 at Heworth and 6169 at Gateshead today. Anyone know if they’re in service or is it driver familiarisation?

Service X for the Little Mix concert.

(26 Jul 2018, 8:23 pm)pbjd wrote Service X for the Little Mix concert.

GX03SVA / 6127 - Scania Omnidekka by Jamie MP, on Flickr

I'm impressed with the "Big days out by bus" leaflet that's being put out on the buses recently. Although I've been to most of the places, it's a good guide and I can see it being genuinely useful with routes to the said places included too.

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Seen a Crusader parked in the yard at Hexham Depot, wonder why it’s there for


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Hexham are undertaking PSV preparation on one Riverside bus each week at the moment.

5317 was this weeks bus, a fleet livery Solo next.

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On fleet lists it states that there are 7
Ex Bluestar Mercedes Citaros arriving and will be given the Numbers 5481-5487.

(28 Jul 2018, 9:20 am)NewcastleOne wrote On fleet lists it states that there are 7
Ex Bluestar Mercedes Citaros arriving and will be given the Numbers 5481-5487.

Was mentioned in the 2017/18 Financial Year Order Predictions thread yesterday

6920 appears to be the first of the Presidents to gain LED destination screens. It’s working A1s at present

9089 is out on the 23 today

(28 Jul 2018, 9:57 am)Kuyoyo wrote 6920 appears to be the first of the Presidents to gain LED destination screens. It’s working A1s at present

Yes, it is.

6901/02/12/14 are the Geminis to have LEDs fitted so far.

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5482 is in Riverside depot minus its front end.

Go North East 6914 / LX06 EBU by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Go North East 6902 / LX06 EBA by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6902 & 6914 at Sunderland Air Show today

Go North East 6920 / LX54 GYZ by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6920 now with LED destinations fitted

The different sized vinyls on those Geminis are somewhat triggering.

6914 doesn't appear to have black paint surrounding the gaskets either...

(29 Jul 2018, 8:30 pm)omnicity4659 wrote The different sized vinyls on those Geminis are somewhat triggering.

6914 doesn't appear to have black paint surrounding the gaskets either...

Oh dear, how will we survive? [emoji6]

I think they look smart, especially since it's completely unneeded in the scheme of things, the extra mile of making vehicles look smart.

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(29 Jul 2018, 8:30 pm)omnicity4659 wrote The different sized vinyls on those Geminis are somewhat triggering.

6914 doesn't appear to have black paint surrounding the gaskets either...

(29 Jul 2018, 8:33 pm)Jamie M wrote Oh dear, how will we survive? [emoji6]

I think they look smart, especially since it's completely unneeded in the scheme of things, the extra mile of making vehicles look smart.

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I don't think anyone can suggest anything other than it being an improvement on what they looked like previously...

As I've said before, I don't think the corporate livery sits very well on these being dual-door, but the differing vinyl sizes are largely due to the fact that London have cobbled them together with different (wrong) panels over the years. That's just my opinion of course and a number of you said they look good. Saltmeadows Road are changing as many of these panels as possible, such as the one underneath the driver's cab window, which comes at a higher cost, but this ultimately relies on solid delivery times for parts. Each one is different so can't really order them in advance, as they mightn't all need one. The advert holders are also in a different place to what is standard for Go North East, meaning the company logo on the offside has to go on the bottom of the bus rather than in between the two decks as is standard at Go North East. Even the external emergency door buttons are in different places on each bus!

Older ex-London stock is always usually the same - look at Arriva's examples in the North East, who have similar issues with lacking consistency...

They could have left them in Go-Ahead London livery of course which would have been a lot simpler, rather than strain resources completing three repaints per week to get them done in time for September, as most of the independent operators who previously operated these Nexus contracts would have done for a one-year contract...

Some of the windscreens are also being replaced at the same time as the LED destinations being fitted as a number have started 'milking' (where a horrible white mark gets into the windscreen and expands over time).

6914 also mistakenly had the contactless vinyl removed (again, this should have stayed for Special Events), and 6902 has had a colour route-number front destination fitted. Mistakes are easily made, some are also easily rectified (when things calm down!)

anyone done a interview in the last 2 months? with go north east buses

(29 Jul 2018, 8:30 pm)omnicity4659 wrote The different sized vinyls on those Geminis are somewhat triggering.

6914 doesn't appear to have black paint surrounding the gaskets either...

I've looked at the picture of 6914 for a solid 5 minutes, where exactly did you want that black paint?

Other than them being dual door, externally they look very smart. I think that the Eclipse family of bodywork works much better with the GNE corporate livery than the Omnidekka. (To be honest, I think the Eclipse bodywork is probably one of the best designs I can remember, in terms of still looking fresh nearly 20 years later).

Repainting them for the event will give a better impression of the company than having what is obviously tired ex-London stock running the services.

(30 Jul 2018, 11:59 am)mb134 wrote I've looked at the picture of 6914 for a solid 5 minutes, where exactly did you want that black paint?

Around the windows - he just referred to the window type rather than using a term that everyone will understand. 

They would look similar to the ex-London B9TLs if they were painted black.

I thought I will bring this up I was on the 50 this morning going towards Shields and there was a man with a network one pass which ran out yesterday and the bus driver took the pass off him and said this is the rules i dont see how that is allowed its happend alot of people ive seen it happen to

(30 Jul 2018, 12:29 pm)gneasy91 wrote I thought I will bring this up I was on the 50 this morning going towards Shields and there was a man with a network one pass which ran out yesterday and the bus driver took the pass off him and said this is the rules i dont see how that is allowed its happend alot of people ive seen it happen to

Why wouldn't it be allowed? It stops them from using the pass again. Last time I checked they're within their rights to do so.

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Noticed a Solent Mercedes-Benz Citaro at the rear of Riverside this morning.

(30 Jul 2018, 12:23 pm)S813 FVK wrote Around the windows - he just referred to the window type rather than using a term that everyone will understand. 

They would look similar to the ex-London B9TLs if they were painted black.

Just got confused as 6902 is exactly the same, and wasn't mentioned!

Depending on the livery, I think it's sometimes smarter that way anyway.

(30 Jul 2018, 12:35 pm)Tyne_Traveller wrote Noticed a Solent Mercedes-Benz Citaro at the rear of Riverside this morning.

Go North East: 5482 / HW07CXS by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 5482 / HW07CXS by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(30 Jul 2018, 3:17 pm)Dan wrote Go North East: 5482 / HW07CXS by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 5482 / HW07CXS by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

What on earth is going on with that seating configuration?

Also, why wouldn't a driver withdraw an expired pass off a customer? It's no use to them anymore, it stops them trying to use it again, and we get a reward!

(30 Jul 2018, 8:17 pm)MrBoyt wrote What on earth is going on with that seating configuration?

Also, why wouldn't a driver withdraw an expired pass off a customer? It's no use to them anymore, it stops them trying to use it again, and we get a reward!

First few days of August is Christmas come early for drivers, plenty of kids using expired Under16 POP cards Which "they didn't know had expired."

Yeah that's true, I'll keep an eye out for them!

(30 Jul 2018, 8:19 pm)pbjd wrote First few days of August is Christmas come early for drivers, plenty of kids using expired Under16 POP cards Which "they didn't know had expired."

1 year remaining for me. Woo

Has anyone seen 6103 recently or know whats happening with it as I havent seen it since march