(07 Apr 2019, 1:48 pm)JP6004 wrote Seems like GNE will be using 6000 for the city site seeing.......stagecoach are going to be using their open topper on a coastliner service from Whitley Bay to North Shields.

Hopefully if GNE go on to secure this service for a number of years they may invest in Streetdeck open top like those in Edinburgh........or perhaps this is one of the 33 DD on order.....with the 6000 being back up......specially if Newcastle planning low emission zone in city centre

Where will the Go North East one go, Newcastle and Gateshead?, as i heard that once wasn't running this year.

Good to see via points back on the 9 today seems like Dan has been busy

(07 Apr 2019, 2:01 pm)Michael wrote Where will the Go North East one go, Newcastle and Gateshead?, as i heard that once wasn't running this year.

Website says its scheduled to operate....only operates at weekends until 30th June then every day from 1st july

(07 Apr 2019, 2:12 pm)JP6004 wrote Website says its scheduled to operate....only operates at weekends until 30th June then every day from 1st july

What website? The Official City Sightseeing site has nothing listed for 2019 (and until a few weeks ago, was still showing the 2018 details)

(07 Apr 2019, 2:16 pm)Kuyoyo wrote What website? The Official City Sightseeing site has nothing listed for 2019 (and until a few weeks ago, was still showing the 2018 details)

Ah I was looking on NewcastleGateshead website

(20 Mar 2019, 12:46 pm)JACK6081 wrote Passed saltmeadows earlier 709 is in  plain black livery 6104 is back and 6000 is in corporate livery

(07 Apr 2019, 2:19 pm)JP6004 wrote Ah I was looking on NewcastleGateshead website

i'm looking on there now and I cannot find anything.

(07 Apr 2019, 2:25 pm)Malarkey wrote i'm looking on there now and I cannot find anything.

Just Google city sight seeing Newcastle 2019 and pops up

(07 Apr 2019, 2:42 pm)JP6004 wrote Just Google city sight seeing Newcastle 2019 and pops up

Just Googled it and I get a page on the City Sightseeing website showing the Gateshead Newcastle tour but its only showing some of the sights, if you go onto the all destinations part of the CSS website Gateshead Newcastle is not there so must have come to an end.

Also looked on that Newcastle Gateshead site and dates & times were shown to only be provisional.

If GNE were operating it wouldn't City Sightseeing have specified their livery must be applied? I can't recall ever seeing City Sightseeing operating in other cities in the operator's own livery.

I presumed GNEs open top was just for corporate events, private hire etc?
Has anyone captured it out of Saltmeadows depot?

(07 Apr 2019, 2:01 pm)N1cholas wrote Good to see via points back on the 9 today seems like Dan has been busy

Glad you like them.

In the midst of everything else going on at the moment, not every service has been updated, but all being well they should be done by mid-May.

Via points are only shown on the "full length" of the route, with a few exceptions where another location on the route is just as regular a terminus point (i.e. Gateshead/Wrekenton on the 1, Chester-le-Street/Newcastle on the 21). The large displays are still used for "part route" services.

The end result won't be to everyone's tastes, just as the last version wasn't either (indeed for every person that preferred the larger display only showing terminal point, there was one or two who hated it!) but it aims to compromise on the larger display by having a bolder font for the terminus whilst retaining the bold Arial route number which has been used by Go North East for around five years now.

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Has there been any other fleet movements this weekend apart from the ex-Stanley onmicities to Riverside/Saltmeadows and 5481-85 to Consett?

(07 Apr 2019, 6:28 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Has there been any other fleet movements this weekend apart from the ex-Stanley onmicities to Riverside/Saltmeadows and 5481-85 to Consett?

Nothing else other than the movements already established - there haven't been any other changes to allow for any other movements, really.

5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.

5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.

5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:31 pm)Dan wrote Nothing else other than the movements already established - there haven't been any other changes to allow for any other movements, really.

5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.

5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.

5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.

Thanks, im assuming that there must be plans in the future to repaint the Toon Link branded ones? Otherwise seems strange to send the branded ones to Saltmeadows when there isn't enough at Riverside to cover the full PVR.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:31 pm)Dan wrote Nothing else other than the movements already established.

5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.

5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.

5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.

I'm guessing that 5234 to 5238 will be repainted into corporate livery with 5249 possibly be repainted into Toon Link livery.

Just of curiosity which boards do 5234 to 5238 operate, I know there is a couple of 92's which they do.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:31 pm)Dan wrote Nothing else other than the movements already established - there haven't been any other changes to allow for any other movements, really.

5234-37 have been allocated to Saltmeadows for their Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts, 5238 to Riverside for the same purpose. They have had their Wi-Fi units removed, re-fitted to 5481-85.

5481-85 have transferred to Consett in lieu, to be allocated to service X30, and to act as spare vehicles for other single-deck services at Consett.

5239-42 and 5249-53 have all transferred to Riverside, to be allocated to services 6 and X31*
*Note that 5242 is VOR and awaiting transfer (so is technically the only OmniCity other than the spares donor to make the trip to Hownsgill), but will transfer across in due course once repaired.

What will replace 681/89/90 at Deptford?, and when will they transfer to Washington?

(07 Apr 2019, 6:44 pm)Michael wrote What will replace 681/89/90 at Deptford?, and when will they transfer to Washington?

I have suspicions there maybe some more service changes coming as it's been a while since there has been some for the Washington Area with possibly a few minor ones for the Sunderland Network.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:50 pm)Malarkey wrote I have suspicions there maybe some more service changes coming as it's been a while since there has been some for the Washington Area with possibly a few minor ones for the Sunderland Network.

Well you could say that..............lets wait and see.............

(07 Apr 2019, 6:41 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Thanks, im assuming that there must be plans in the future to repaint the Toon Link branded ones? Otherwise seems strange to send the branded ones to Saltmeadows when there isn't enough at Riverside to cover the full PVR.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:43 pm)Malarkey wrote I'm guessing that 5234 to 5238 will be repainted into corporate livery with 5249 possibly be repainted into Toon Link livery.

Just of curiosity which boards do 5234 to 5238 operate, I know there is a couple of 92's which they do.

There's a couple of things in the pipeline for Toon Link, yes.

There are no plans to repaint 5234-38 at this stage; they will be allocated to the Miscellaneous Works contracts in "Toon Link" branding for now, although may be stripped of vinyls in future depending on how badly the bodywork will be affected by the removal of these vinyls. Nexus have invited operators to tender for the Miscellaneous Works contracts due to commence in September 2019, so the current contracts which 5234-38 will be allocated to might not necessarily be retained this year.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:44 pm)Michael wrote What will replace 681/89/90 at Deptford?, and when will they transfer to Washington?

They'll transfer to Washington next month.

I don't think it's yet public knowledge as to what will replace them at Deptford, although I have seen plenty of speculation!

(07 Apr 2019, 6:43 pm)Malarkey wrote I'm guessing that 5234 to 5238 will be repainted into corporate livery with 5249 possibly be repainted into Toon Link livery.

Just of curiosity which boards do 5234 to 5238 operate, I know there is a couple of 92's which they do.

I would think all toon link Omnicities will be painted into corporate livery (same as whey aye 5/50), seen as the X30 (and some X31/X32) will be corporate merc operated, whilst some riverside operated X30s remain Toon Link. I think only the X70/X71/X72 will remains Toon Link branded.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:50 pm)Malarkey wrote I have suspicions there maybe some more service changes coming as it's been a while since there has been some for the Washington Area with possibly a few minor ones for the Sunderland Network.

It might be a little bit more than just some minor changes. Not sure when they'll announce them though.

(07 Apr 2019, 6:57 pm)deanmachine wrote It might be a little bit more than just some minor changes. Not sure when they'll announce them though.

If there are service changes planned, I'd expect to see some VOSA registrations go online early next week...

(07 Apr 2019, 6:59 pm)Dan wrote If there are service changes planned, I'd expect to see some VOSA registrations go online early next week...

time for the guessing to start 

(07 Apr 2019, 6:57 pm)deanmachine wrote It might be a little bit more than just some minor changes. Not sure when they'll announce them though.

Sunderland and minor-changes don't tend to go hand in hand!

36 has seen the Versa's lose their branding.
35 are to lose Solars in this financial year. 
North Sunderland being the hot bed of seemingly super frequent changes.

I wonder

4978-4982 rumored to be leaving to go to Go North West next month, unsure what's replacing them.

(07 Apr 2019, 7:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote Sunderland and minor-changes don't tend to go hand in hand!

36 has seen the Versa's lose their branding.
35 are to lose Solars in this financial year. 
North Sunderland being the hot bed of seemingly super frequent changes.

I wonder

When were the last major changes in North Sunderland..? Go North East have had a pretty stable network for quite some time now, especially when compared to Stagecoach in the same area... 

I'm sure you'll be a fan of what's to come! 

(07 Apr 2019, 7:14 pm)pbjd wrote 4978-4982 rumored to be leaving to go to Go North West next month, unsure what's replacing them.

Do they really need five life-expired Volvo B7RLEs?

When the Bluestars Citaros came on board, wasn't it said they wouldn't see public service much hence the lack of any attention apart from repaints.

Can't help but feel that these buses on the X30 are a short term measure, as it makes no sense to swap them over at the moment - obviously there is some sort of thinking behind it that isn't public knowledge, but from a customer point of view, seems strange.

(07 Apr 2019, 7:19 pm)Arcticrossy92 wrote When the Bluestars Citaros came on board, wasn't it said they wouldn't see public service much hence the lack of any attention apart from repaints.

Can't help but feel that these buses on the X30 are a short term measure, as it makes not sense to swap them over at the moment - obviously there is some sort of thinking behind it that isn't public knowledge, but from a customer point of view, seems strange.

They've seen an increasing amount of use at Riverside and Washington on normal service work anyway.

They aren't too shabby inside, and are actually better from a passenger point of view than the OmniCitys they're replacing (fitted with USB sockets, bit more legroom, 2+1 seating, etc).

(07 Apr 2019, 7:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote Sunderland and minor-changes don't tend to go hand in hand!

36 has seen the Versa's lose their branding.
35 are to lose Solars in this financial year. 
North Sunderland being the hot bed of seemingly super frequent changes.

I wonder

Better not touch North Sunderland, or change the 36, i rely on that for work alongside the 8.

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(07 Apr 2019, 7:17 pm)Dan wrote When were the last major changes in North Sunderland..? Go North East have had a pretty stable network for quite some time now, especially when compared to Stagecoach in the same area... 

I'm sure you'll be a fan of what's to come! 

Hopefully that confirms nothing will change in North Sunderland....

(07 Apr 2019, 7:25 pm)Michael wrote Hopefully that confirms nothing will change in North Sunderland....

Confirms nothing - I'm just commenting on the lack of any major changes for quite some time now. There's been a pretty stable network over the last year or two, changes few and far between.

Arriva and Stagecoach in the meantime have had quite a few major changes (some admittedly have been improvements) - just look at the 12 in Sunderland being re-routed to compete with the Go North East 56, then reverted back to its original route some three to six months later...

(07 Apr 2019, 7:21 pm)Dan wrote They've seen an increasing amount of use at Riverside and Washington on normal service work anyway.

They aren't too shabby inside, and are actually better from a passenger point of view than the OmniCitys they're replacing (fitted with USB sockets, bit more legroom, 2+1 seating, etc).

Omnicities are terrible for rattles, hopefully these Mercs won’t be as bad.