Go North East: 2014/15 Financial Year Order Predictions
Go North East: 2014/15 Financial Year Order Predictions
(05 Dec 2013, 8:08 pm)tyresmoke Been at Thornton's haven't they? Probably more like a thorough clean though... they were refurbished when they arrived obviously! They did need a good clean inside mind!
(05 Dec 2013, 8:08 pm)tyresmoke Been at Thornton's haven't they? Probably more like a thorough clean though... they were refurbished when they arrived obviously! They did need a good clean inside mind!
(06 Dec 2013, 9:09 am)BJ10VUS I thought it was just the '54' plates that got refurbished? The '57' plates carry London moquettes, I think?
(06 Dec 2013, 9:09 am)BJ10VUS I thought it was just the '54' plates that got refurbished? The '57' plates carry London moquettes, I think?
As I was bored I decided to go through a list of Various Buses Available, to Compare there Seating Capacities on a (Every 6 Minutes Frequency) Per Hour, For Service X66.
Optare Versa 11.7m - 43 seats - 430 each hour
Mercedes Citaro – 32 seats – 320 each hour
Wright Streetlite 11.5m – 45 seats – 450 each hour
Wright Pulsar 2 Lightweight – 44 seats – 440 each hour
Wright Esclipse 2 Full Size – 45 seats – 450 each hour
Wright Solar K230 (Rural Variation) – 55 seats – 550 each hour
Wright Streetcar RTV – 44 seats – 440 each hour
Volvo 7900H – 41 seats - 410 each hour
Volvo 7900H Artic – Would depend on Overall Layout and Specification - ??? each hour
Man Ecocity – 42 seats – 420 each hour
(22 Dec 2013, 2:53 pm)Michael That Wright solar K230 (rural) sounds a good bus for the X66, due to its 550 seats a hour.
(22 Dec 2013, 2:53 pm)Michael That Wright solar K230 (rural) sounds a good bus for the X66, due to its 550 seats a hour.
(21 Dec 2013, 9:21 pm)Adam Malarkey As I was bored I decided to go through a list of Various Buses Available, to Compare there Seating Capacities on a (Every 6 Minutes Frequency) Per Hour, For Service X66.
Optare Versa 11.7m - 43 seats - 430 each hour
Mercedes Citaro – 32 seats – 320 each hour
Wright Streetlite 11.5m – 45 seats – 450 each hour
Wright Pulsar 2 Lightweight – 44 seats – 440 each hour
Wright Esclipse 2 Full Size – 45 seats – 450 each hour
Wright Solar K230 (Rural Variation) – 55 seats – 550 each hour
Wright Streetcar RTV – 44 seats – 440 each hour
Volvo 7900H – 41 seats - 410 each hour
Volvo 7900H Artic – Would depend on Overall Layout and Specification - ??? each hour
Man Ecocity – 42 seats – 420 each hour
(21 Dec 2013, 9:21 pm)Adam Malarkey As I was bored I decided to go through a list of Various Buses Available, to Compare there Seating Capacities on a (Every 6 Minutes Frequency) Per Hour, For Service X66.
Optare Versa 11.7m - 43 seats - 430 each hour
Mercedes Citaro – 32 seats – 320 each hour
Wright Streetlite 11.5m – 45 seats – 450 each hour
Wright Pulsar 2 Lightweight – 44 seats – 440 each hour
Wright Esclipse 2 Full Size – 45 seats – 450 each hour
Wright Solar K230 (Rural Variation) – 55 seats – 550 each hour
Wright Streetcar RTV – 44 seats – 440 each hour
Volvo 7900H – 41 seats - 410 each hour
Volvo 7900H Artic – Would depend on Overall Layout and Specification - ??? each hour
Man Ecocity – 42 seats – 420 each hour
(22 Dec 2013, 3:05 pm)Kuyoyo Since when have Citaros only had 32 seats? They have 40 seats.
(22 Dec 2013, 3:05 pm)Kuyoyo Since when have Citaros only had 32 seats? They have 40 seats.
(22 Dec 2013, 9:48 pm)Adam Malarkey From the Mercedes Website
http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/...itaro.html
(22 Dec 2013, 9:48 pm)Adam Malarkey From the Mercedes Website
http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/...itaro.html
I think we'll be able to look forward to a number of demonstration vehicles over the course of the next few months leading up to the final decision of which vehicles are to be ordered. This will strongly influence the decision as to which vehicles will be purchased.
The depot blueprints for Riverside will no doubt allow for the building of eco-friendly infrastructure, and it would be wise to take such an opportunity to invest in eco-friendly buses this way.
We must remember that Go North East have a good relationship with both Volvo and Wrights, and remember the manufacturers where relationships are rumoured to have soured as a result of previous incidents.
Despite this - if a demonstration vehicle serves its purpose, proves to be suitable for the route which it has been allocated to, and is generally speaking quite cheap to run, then new partnerships can be formed.
(23 Dec 2013, 9:01 am)Dan I think we'll be able to look forward to a number of demonstration vehicles over the course of the next few months leading up to the final decision of which vehicles are to be ordered. This will strongly influence the decision as to which vehicles will be purchased.
The depot blueprints for Riverside will no doubt allow for the building of eco-friendly infrastructure, and it would be wise to take such an opportunity to invest in eco-friendly buses this way.
We must remember that Go North East have a good relationship with both Volvo and Wrights, and remember the manufacturers where relationships are rumoured to have soured as a result of previous incidents.
Despite this - if a demonstration vehicle serves its purpose, proves to be suitable for the route which it has been allocated to, and is generally speaking quite cheap to run, then new partnerships can be formed.
(23 Dec 2013, 9:01 am)Dan I think we'll be able to look forward to a number of demonstration vehicles over the course of the next few months leading up to the final decision of which vehicles are to be ordered. This will strongly influence the decision as to which vehicles will be purchased.
The depot blueprints for Riverside will no doubt allow for the building of eco-friendly infrastructure, and it would be wise to take such an opportunity to invest in eco-friendly buses this way.
We must remember that Go North East have a good relationship with both Volvo and Wrights, and remember the manufacturers where relationships are rumoured to have soured as a result of previous incidents.
Despite this - if a demonstration vehicle serves its purpose, proves to be suitable for the route which it has been allocated to, and is generally speaking quite cheap to run, then new partnerships can be formed.
(23 Dec 2013, 11:47 am)Michael relationship mustn't of being that bad if GNE ordered 34 new Volvo's and 18 new Streetlites from Wright's, think it might of being blown out of proportion.
(23 Dec 2013, 11:47 am)Michael relationship mustn't of being that bad if GNE ordered 34 new Volvo's and 18 new Streetlites from Wright's, think it might of being blown out of proportion.
(23 Dec 2013, 11:55 am)Dan I said GNE have a good relationship with Volvo and Wrights, but not such a good relationship with others.
I'll not mention a manufacturer's name as all of this is on the public domain, but it has been discussed previously on the main GNE thread.
(23 Dec 2013, 11:55 am)Dan I said GNE have a good relationship with Volvo and Wrights, but not such a good relationship with others.
I'll not mention a manufacturer's name as all of this is on the public domain, but it has been discussed previously on the main GNE thread.
(23 Dec 2013, 12:10 pm)Dan The Citaro does seem the most appropriate vehicle, in my opinion.
A demonstrator could prove us wrong though!
(23 Dec 2013, 12:10 pm)Dan The Citaro does seem the most appropriate vehicle, in my opinion.
A demonstrator could prove us wrong though!
(23 Dec 2013, 12:18 pm)Dan They may cope for a day if allocated, but if it was day in day out... I reckon they would struggle.
(23 Dec 2013, 12:18 pm)Dan They may cope for a day if allocated, but if it was day in day out... I reckon they would struggle.
(23 Dec 2013, 12:25 pm)Michael Shame because i like them... i really want them on a service in Sunderland.
I really think the Citaro's are good, think that could be the choice ahead of other buses so they might just get on to the service, Unless a new Demo proves all of us wrong! - Just to add we all could be wrong and they could get B9's :p
i just hope what ever buses they get it's not painted "Lime" on them, i would go for "Gold" and call it something new... something iv'e yet to decide.... watch this space...
Oh and they only spent 14m on 100 buses this year, isn't bad at all
(23 Dec 2013, 12:25 pm)Michael Shame because i like them... i really want them on a service in Sunderland.
I really think the Citaro's are good, think that could be the choice ahead of other buses so they might just get on to the service, Unless a new Demo proves all of us wrong! - Just to add we all could be wrong and they could get B9's :p
i just hope what ever buses they get it's not painted "Lime" on them, i would go for "Gold" and call it something new... something iv'e yet to decide.... watch this space...
Oh and they only spent 14m on 100 buses this year, isn't bad at all
(23 Dec 2013, 12:55 pm)northtynelinks2 B9s are highly unlikely because of the Bridge at Pelton. If a decker was to go that way it would be converted into an open top! Thats why deckers are never used on 8/78.
(23 Dec 2013, 12:55 pm)northtynelinks2 B9s are highly unlikely because of the Bridge at Pelton. If a decker was to go that way it would be converted into an open top! Thats why deckers are never used on 8/78.