(31 Jul 2018, 5:18 pm)Dan wrote Think you may have mixed it up with 6104.
6103 has been VOR since the end of June - it's currently at Volvo (Crowther Industrial Estate, Washington) having some work done to its engine.
(31 Jul 2018, 5:18 pm)Dan wrote Think you may have mixed it up with 6104.
6103 has been VOR since the end of June - it's currently at Volvo (Crowther Industrial Estate, Washington) having some work done to its engine.
(01 Aug 2018, 12:19 am)L469 YVK wrote No wayI'm sure it'll be back soon.. If Volvo engineers are anything like IKEA meatballs, it'll be delicious.. Bit gutted to see that one go down as that was the first ever Volvo B9TL I rode on and even caught it on it's first day in actual service.
No way. Bit gutted to see that one go down as that was the first ever Volvo B9TL I rode on and even caught it on it's first day in actual service.
(24 May 2018, 1:04 pm)Jamie M wrote Moving swiftly on, currently on a few routes and buses are the new displays present at Stanley.
- 5451 & 62 plate B9TLs on X31, X30, X70, X71, 6, 6A and Short M6 to Crookgate only
- Most buses for short M6 to crookgate only (for Sunday and 2 evening runs)
When are the rest of them planned to be migrated over for all routes?
When is Stanley also going to be following the shift-oriented boards for drivers, rather than the old bus boards? I believe Stanley's now the only depot that operates in this format.
(24 May 2018, 1:47 pm)Dan wrote I wouldn't expect to see any changes to the destination lists now before July.
There's a couple of things in the pipeline, but a lot of what is being done isn't possible just yet (some firmware upgrades are required on each controller). This is currently being tested prior to being rolled out fleet-wide.
The larger terminal point only destinations actually take up more memory than a 'standard' display, and this is proving troublesome on the controllers on some older buses at Riverside, where the database is now quite some size. Go North East have also carried out some research into the display types, which may mean that further routes aren't converted to the large terminal point only display.
(01 Aug 2018, 6:50 am)Dan wrote Going back to this one, I think most routes that Stanley operate are now in the new larger terminal point only style now. The ex-London B9s and Durham Diamond Streetlites all received a firmware upgrade on their destination controllers this morning, and were subsequently updated with a file that I think(!) has most displays updated.Great stuff, the Omnicities also seldom have the new display. One or two do.
Within the next few weeks, the Red Kite Streetlite and Volvo B9s are all going to receive new Wi-Fi enabled destination controllers, which is when these will be updated.
And at some point this month, I'll get myself to Stanley on a Sunday to update the firmware (and then displays afterwards) on all of the minibuses.
(03 Aug 2018, 5:35 pm)Michael wrote Where did 718 and 719 go?, just the fleet list say, they are unallocated still.
(03 Aug 2018, 5:38 pm)Dan wrote Both destined for Peterlee (as is 720, when it is delivered).
719 has been in service at Peterlee for a couple of weeks.
After being used at Washington as a taxi (shuttle van), then used for some Next Stop Announcement testing, 718 was temporarily allocated to Washington as a result of their PVR increase (Nexus contract service 23, 2 PVR).
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(03 Aug 2018, 5:50 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Is 723 still at Washington or has it returned to Hexham ?
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(03 Aug 2018, 5:38 pm)Dan wrote Both destined for Peterlee (as is 720, when it is delivered).
719 has been in service at Peterlee for a couple of weeks.
After being used at Washington as a taxi (shuttle van), then used for some Next Stop Announcement testing, 718 was temporarily allocated to Washington as a result of their PVR increase (Nexus contract service 23, 2 PVR).
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(03 Aug 2018, 6:10 pm)Michael wrote Thanks, has Peterlee still got an of the Scania L94's?
(03 Aug 2018, 11:45 pm)Acky81 wrote Tunstall Bank closed 8pm till 6am
God knows what the diversion will be.
Surely the 2 2a and 39 won’t be using tunstall hope road.
8th-10th August
(03 Aug 2018, 6:17 pm)Dan wrote 5205 replaces one of the Waggonway L94s (but neither have been withdrawn yet).
(04 Aug 2018, 5:57 pm)BFK wrote Why ? I've drove numerous buses on the Hope Road (Including Double deckers) and never had any problem at all. It is the only road they can use due to the road closures in place. What do you want them do ?The magic GNE tractor beam to come to the rescue.