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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - December 2013

 
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BJ10VUS



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08 Dec 2013, 9:40 pm #221
(08 Dec 2013, 9:36 pm)GMitchelhill Would cause the service to miss out key stops at Team Valley North End.

Well could it not go to Team Valley North End, then the way Adam said?
BJ10VUS
08 Dec 2013, 9:40 pm #221

(08 Dec 2013, 9:36 pm)GMitchelhill Would cause the service to miss out key stops at Team Valley North End.

Well could it not go to Team Valley North End, then the way Adam said?

citaro5284



3,235
08 Dec 2013, 10:08 pm #222
(08 Dec 2013, 9:40 pm)BJ10VUS Well could it not go to Team Valley North End, then the way Adam said?

Askew Road can just be as bad
citaro5284
08 Dec 2013, 10:08 pm #222

(08 Dec 2013, 9:40 pm)BJ10VUS Well could it not go to Team Valley North End, then the way Adam said?

Askew Road can just be as bad

09 Dec 2013, 1:30 am #223
But this cock up was not a result of the roadworks as the incoming bus arrived on time, with destination set for next service and then had no driver for 18 minutes, either because it was a driver changeover and the one taking over was late, presumably coming from Stanley depot, or the continuing driver took an unscheduled break. It highlights however that GNE needs a number for passengers to contact about problems whenever buses are running.
Greg in Weardale
09 Dec 2013, 1:30 am #223

But this cock up was not a result of the roadworks as the incoming bus arrived on time, with destination set for next service and then had no driver for 18 minutes, either because it was a driver changeover and the one taking over was late, presumably coming from Stanley depot, or the continuing driver took an unscheduled break. It highlights however that GNE needs a number for passengers to contact about problems whenever buses are running.

Wellsey18



226
09 Dec 2013, 8:34 am #224
Can i just ask, how are the Lolynes not DDA compliant?
Wellsey18
09 Dec 2013, 8:34 am #224

Can i just ask, how are the Lolynes not DDA compliant?

Michael



19,178
09 Dec 2013, 8:47 am #225
3 car accident on the A19,north bound, just after the A183 slip road, will effect the X9/X10 heading to Newcastle.

Just passed on the 8, which is running late.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
09 Dec 2013, 8:47 am #225

3 car accident on the A19,north bound, just after the A183 slip road, will effect the X9/X10 heading to Newcastle.

Just passed on the 8, which is running late.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

tyresmoke



5,323
09 Dec 2013, 10:03 am #226
(09 Dec 2013, 1:30 am)Greg in Weardale But this cock up was not a result of the roadworks as the incoming bus arrived on time, with destination set for next service and then had no driver for 18 minutes, either because it was a driver changeover and the one taking over was late, presumably coming from Stanley depot, or the continuing driver took an unscheduled break. It highlights however that GNE needs a number for passengers to contact about problems whenever buses are running.

Wonder if it had something to do with the incoming driver coming in late for his break, therefore impacting on the 2nd half of his duty. Happens quite regularly at our depot on certain duties with short breaks (35-40 mins).

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tyresmoke
09 Dec 2013, 10:03 am #226

(09 Dec 2013, 1:30 am)Greg in Weardale But this cock up was not a result of the roadworks as the incoming bus arrived on time, with destination set for next service and then had no driver for 18 minutes, either because it was a driver changeover and the one taking over was late, presumably coming from Stanley depot, or the continuing driver took an unscheduled break. It highlights however that GNE needs a number for passengers to contact about problems whenever buses are running.

Wonder if it had something to do with the incoming driver coming in late for his break, therefore impacting on the 2nd half of his duty. Happens quite regularly at our depot on certain duties with short breaks (35-40 mins).


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09 Dec 2013, 10:18 am #227
(09 Dec 2013, 10:03 am)tyresmoke Wonder if it had something to do with the incoming driver coming in late for his break, therefore impacting on the 2nd half of his duty. Happens quite regularly at our depot on certain duties with short breaks (35-40 mins).

Do they have back up drivers just in case this happens? If they dont i strongly suggest they get some.
northtynelinks2
09 Dec 2013, 10:18 am #227

(09 Dec 2013, 10:03 am)tyresmoke Wonder if it had something to do with the incoming driver coming in late for his break, therefore impacting on the 2nd half of his duty. Happens quite regularly at our depot on certain duties with short breaks (35-40 mins).

Do they have back up drivers just in case this happens? If they dont i strongly suggest they get some.

Dan

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18,128
09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm #228
Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.
- 7111 7112 new vehicles in service at Chester le Street
- 641 - 652 new vehicles in service at Consett
- 545 560 565 618 619 Consett to Peterlee
- 501 510 519 520 withdrawn from Peterlee
- 526 530 531 withdrawn from Washington
- 8225 Gateshead to Deptford
- 7087 Chester le Street to Driver Training
Dan
09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm #228

Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.
- 7111 7112 new vehicles in service at Chester le Street
- 641 - 652 new vehicles in service at Consett
- 545 560 565 618 619 Consett to Peterlee
- 501 510 519 520 withdrawn from Peterlee
- 526 530 531 withdrawn from Washington
- 8225 Gateshead to Deptford
- 7087 Chester le Street to Driver Training

Dan

Site Administrator

18,128
09 Dec 2013, 5:51 pm #229
(09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm)Dan Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.

These vehicles are all listed as Percy Main based on Go North East's official fleetlist.
As we already know, the Deptford-based B9s are to be allocated fleet numbers 6084 – 6100, and the Percy Main-based B9s 6101 – 6117.

With this in mind, we know that 6093 (NL63 YHW), 6094 (NL63 YHX), 6096 (NL63 YHZ) and 6098 (NL63 YJB) are orange, while 6102 (NL63 YJF) is silver.

6097 (NL63 YRA) and 6103 (NL63 YRG) were the examples photographed at the docks yesterday, bringing the totals to:

Fab56: 6*/15
Deptford spares: 0/2
Cobalt Clipper: 2/15
Percy Main spares: 0/2

*Only five are listed as having arrived (inc. 6097), but I believe six have actually arrived.
Dan
09 Dec 2013, 5:51 pm #229

(09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm)Dan Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.

These vehicles are all listed as Percy Main based on Go North East's official fleetlist.
As we already know, the Deptford-based B9s are to be allocated fleet numbers 6084 – 6100, and the Percy Main-based B9s 6101 – 6117.

With this in mind, we know that 6093 (NL63 YHW), 6094 (NL63 YHX), 6096 (NL63 YHZ) and 6098 (NL63 YJB) are orange, while 6102 (NL63 YJF) is silver.

6097 (NL63 YRA) and 6103 (NL63 YRG) were the examples photographed at the docks yesterday, bringing the totals to:

Fab56: 6*/15
Deptford spares: 0/2
Cobalt Clipper: 2/15
Percy Main spares: 0/2

*Only five are listed as having arrived (inc. 6097), but I believe six have actually arrived.

CatsFast101

Unregistered

 
09 Dec 2013, 6:18 pm #230
(09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm)Dan Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.
- 7111 7112 new vehicles in service at Chester le Street
- 641 - 652 new vehicles in service at Consett
- 545 560 565 618 619 Consett to Peterlee
- 501 510 519 520 withdrawn from Peterlee
- 526 530 531 withdrawn from Washington
- 8225 Gateshead to Deptford
- 7087 Chester le Street to Driver Training

Is 545 VOR? It is the only MPD destined for Peterlee not to be transferred? 502/503 retained at Peterlee, one to cover for 545 and one to cover for vehicles getting branded? Total guess work this mind.
CatsFast101
09 Dec 2013, 6:18 pm #230

(09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm)Dan Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.
- 7111 7112 new vehicles in service at Chester le Street
- 641 - 652 new vehicles in service at Consett
- 545 560 565 618 619 Consett to Peterlee
- 501 510 519 520 withdrawn from Peterlee
- 526 530 531 withdrawn from Washington
- 8225 Gateshead to Deptford
- 7087 Chester le Street to Driver Training

Is 545 VOR? It is the only MPD destined for Peterlee not to be transferred? 502/503 retained at Peterlee, one to cover for 545 and one to cover for vehicles getting branded? Total guess work this mind.

Michael



19,178
09 Dec 2013, 6:21 pm #231
(09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm)Dan Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.
- 7111 7112 new vehicles in service at Chester le Street
- 641 - 652 new vehicles in service at Consett
- 545 560 565 618 619 Consett to Peterlee
- 501 510 519 520 withdrawn from Peterlee
- 526 530 531 withdrawn from Washington
- 8225 Gateshead to Deptford
- 7087 Chester le Street to Driver Training

nice to see Consett still has MPD's

Also by the fleet allocation - 4926 is Fleet Livery, not sure if it has being re-painted, sorry if someone had already posted that it had being re-painted.
Edited 09 Dec 2013, 6:23 pm by Michael.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
09 Dec 2013, 6:21 pm #231

(09 Dec 2013, 5:44 pm)Dan Movements during the week:
- 6093 6094 6096 6098 6102 new vehicles received but not yet in service.
- 7111 7112 new vehicles in service at Chester le Street
- 641 - 652 new vehicles in service at Consett
- 545 560 565 618 619 Consett to Peterlee
- 501 510 519 520 withdrawn from Peterlee
- 526 530 531 withdrawn from Washington
- 8225 Gateshead to Deptford
- 7087 Chester le Street to Driver Training

nice to see Consett still has MPD's

Also by the fleet allocation - 4926 is Fleet Livery, not sure if it has being re-painted, sorry if someone had already posted that it had being re-painted.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Dan

Site Administrator

18,128
09 Dec 2013, 6:23 pm #232
(09 Dec 2013, 6:18 pm)CatsFast101 Is 545 VOR? It is the only MPD destined for Peterlee not to be transferred? 502/503 retained at Peterlee, one to cover for 545 and one to cover for vehicles getting branded? Total guess work this mind.

I'm not sure, sorry. Hopefully one of our GNE reps will be able to answer that one!

(09 Dec 2013, 6:21 pm)Michael nice to see Consett still has MPD's

The MPDs below 545 have been withdrawn from Consett - they must have been missed off the allocation, but actually appear on the fleet list. Hard day in the office, me thinks!
Dan
09 Dec 2013, 6:23 pm #232

(09 Dec 2013, 6:18 pm)CatsFast101 Is 545 VOR? It is the only MPD destined for Peterlee not to be transferred? 502/503 retained at Peterlee, one to cover for 545 and one to cover for vehicles getting branded? Total guess work this mind.

I'm not sure, sorry. Hopefully one of our GNE reps will be able to answer that one!

(09 Dec 2013, 6:21 pm)Michael nice to see Consett still has MPD's

The MPDs below 545 have been withdrawn from Consett - they must have been missed off the allocation, but actually appear on the fleet list. Hard day in the office, me thinks!

Michael



19,178
09 Dec 2013, 6:25 pm #233
(09 Dec 2013, 6:23 pm)Dan I'm not sure, sorry. Hopefully one of our GNE reps will be able to answer that one!


The MPDs below 545 have been withdrawn from Consett - they must have been missed off the allocation, but actually appear on the fleet list. Hard day in the office, me thinks!

Ah right, defiantly a hard day in the office.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
09 Dec 2013, 6:25 pm #233

(09 Dec 2013, 6:23 pm)Dan I'm not sure, sorry. Hopefully one of our GNE reps will be able to answer that one!


The MPDs below 545 have been withdrawn from Consett - they must have been missed off the allocation, but actually appear on the fleet list. Hard day in the office, me thinks!

Ah right, defiantly a hard day in the office.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Malarkey



6,064
10 Dec 2013, 12:11 am #234
(09 Dec 2013, 5:51 pm)Dan These vehicles are all listed as Percy Main based on Go North East's official fleetlist.
As we already know, the Deptford-based B9s are to be allocated fleet numbers 6084 – 6100, and the Percy Main-based B9s 6101 – 6117.

With this in mind, we know that 6093 (NL63 YHW), 6094 (NL63 YHX), 6096 (NL63 YHZ) and 6098 (NL63 YJB) are orange, while 6102 (NL63 YJF) is silver.

6097 (NL63 YRA) and 6103 (NL63 YRG) were the examples photographed at the docks yesterday, bringing the totals to:

Fab56: 6*/15
Deptford spares: 0/2
Cobalt Clipper: 2/15
Percy Main spares: 0/2

*Only five are listed as having arrived (inc. 6097), but I believe six have actually arrived.

Looks like the Reg Plates are not even in alphabetical order like they usually are
Malarkey
10 Dec 2013, 12:11 am #234

(09 Dec 2013, 5:51 pm)Dan These vehicles are all listed as Percy Main based on Go North East's official fleetlist.
As we already know, the Deptford-based B9s are to be allocated fleet numbers 6084 – 6100, and the Percy Main-based B9s 6101 – 6117.

With this in mind, we know that 6093 (NL63 YHW), 6094 (NL63 YHX), 6096 (NL63 YHZ) and 6098 (NL63 YJB) are orange, while 6102 (NL63 YJF) is silver.

6097 (NL63 YRA) and 6103 (NL63 YRG) were the examples photographed at the docks yesterday, bringing the totals to:

Fab56: 6*/15
Deptford spares: 0/2
Cobalt Clipper: 2/15
Percy Main spares: 0/2

*Only five are listed as having arrived (inc. 6097), but I believe six have actually arrived.

Looks like the Reg Plates are not even in alphabetical order like they usually are

nk55



372
10 Dec 2013, 5:42 am #235
(09 Dec 2013, 10:18 am)northtynelinks2 Do they have back up drivers just in case this happens? If they dont i strongly suggest they get some.

All depots have leading drivers but they're stanley based, with the 43/44 suffering delays due to resurfacing of the road at sacriston there may not have been any spare leading driver and as tyresmoke pointed out the likely hood being the driver was late in from the first part of his duty and legally needing to take his break into the next part of his duty, happened a lot whilst i worked at crook.
nk55
10 Dec 2013, 5:42 am #235

(09 Dec 2013, 10:18 am)northtynelinks2 Do they have back up drivers just in case this happens? If they dont i strongly suggest they get some.

All depots have leading drivers but they're stanley based, with the 43/44 suffering delays due to resurfacing of the road at sacriston there may not have been any spare leading driver and as tyresmoke pointed out the likely hood being the driver was late in from the first part of his duty and legally needing to take his break into the next part of his duty, happened a lot whilst i worked at crook.

Michael



19,178
10 Dec 2013, 8:05 am #236
(09 Dec 2013, 5:51 pm)Dan These vehicles are all listed as Percy Main based on Go North East's official fleetlist.
As we already know, the Deptford-based B9s are to be allocated fleet numbers 6084 – 6100, and the Percy Main-based B9s 6101 – 6117.

With this in mind, we know that 6093 (NL63 YHW), 6094 (NL63 YHX), 6096 (NL63 YHZ) and 6098 (NL63 YJB) are orange, while 6102 (NL63 YJF) is silver.

6097 (NL63 YRA) and 6103 (NL63 YRG) were the examples photographed at the docks yesterday, bringing the totals to:

Fab56: 6*/15
Deptford spares: 0/2
Cobalt Clipper: 2/15
Percy Main spares: 0/2

*Only five are listed as having arrived (inc. 6097), but I believe six have actually arrived.

Wonder if we will get any of the deckers out before Christmas?, gonna be close.

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.
Michael
10 Dec 2013, 8:05 am #236

(09 Dec 2013, 5:51 pm)Dan These vehicles are all listed as Percy Main based on Go North East's official fleetlist.
As we already know, the Deptford-based B9s are to be allocated fleet numbers 6084 – 6100, and the Percy Main-based B9s 6101 – 6117.

With this in mind, we know that 6093 (NL63 YHW), 6094 (NL63 YHX), 6096 (NL63 YHZ) and 6098 (NL63 YJB) are orange, while 6102 (NL63 YJF) is silver.

6097 (NL63 YRA) and 6103 (NL63 YRG) were the examples photographed at the docks yesterday, bringing the totals to:

Fab56: 6*/15
Deptford spares: 0/2
Cobalt Clipper: 2/15
Percy Main spares: 0/2

*Only five are listed as having arrived (inc. 6097), but I believe six have actually arrived.

Wonder if we will get any of the deckers out before Christmas?, gonna be close.


Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

CatsFast101

Unregistered

 
10 Dec 2013, 5:21 pm #237
Appears to be a few bugs on the GNE website. The 1 is now angel branded apparently!
CatsFast101
10 Dec 2013, 5:21 pm #237

Appears to be a few bugs on the GNE website. The 1 is now angel branded apparently!

10 Dec 2013, 6:43 pm #238
Just a quick question, are any of you who have travelled on the venture solos aware of which routes have received next stop announcements? Is it all routes (inc. 689 etc.) or just the main routes such as V1,V2, V8?
Edited 10 Dec 2013, 6:44 pm by randomdude.
randomdude
10 Dec 2013, 6:43 pm #238

Just a quick question, are any of you who have travelled on the venture solos aware of which routes have received next stop announcements? Is it all routes (inc. 689 etc.) or just the main routes such as V1,V2, V8?

Dan

Site Administrator

18,128
10 Dec 2013, 6:49 pm #239
(10 Dec 2013, 6:43 pm)randomdude Just a quick question, are any of you who have travelled on the venture solos aware of which routes have received next stop announcements? Is it all routes (inc. 689 etc.) or just the main routes such as V1,V2, V8?

None were working at the weekend but I believe all are due to get the announcements.
Dan
10 Dec 2013, 6:49 pm #239

(10 Dec 2013, 6:43 pm)randomdude Just a quick question, are any of you who have travelled on the venture solos aware of which routes have received next stop announcements? Is it all routes (inc. 689 etc.) or just the main routes such as V1,V2, V8?

None were working at the weekend but I believe all are due to get the announcements.

10 Dec 2013, 6:51 pm #240
(10 Dec 2013, 6:43 pm)randomdude Just a quick question, are any of you who have travelled on the venture solos aware of which routes have received next stop announcements? Is it all routes (inc. 689 etc.) or just the main routes such as V1,V2, V8?

As far as i am aware it is all routes, i still cant get over the fact that i have seen 2 solo srs off route in 4 days of been in service!
northtynelinks2
10 Dec 2013, 6:51 pm #240

(10 Dec 2013, 6:43 pm)randomdude Just a quick question, are any of you who have travelled on the venture solos aware of which routes have received next stop announcements? Is it all routes (inc. 689 etc.) or just the main routes such as V1,V2, V8?

As far as i am aware it is all routes, i still cant get over the fact that i have seen 2 solo srs off route in 4 days of been in service!

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