(25 Aug 2021, 4:31 pm)CookieMonster wrote Did hear they were going to be replaced as soon as possiable so doubt it. This has been getting said for the last 2 years though and its not happened yet. There are too many other problems with them to spend a lot of money on them.
(25 Aug 2021, 5:09 pm)cbma06 wrote Last I heard that all the citarios and omnicities except for Washington depot allocation were going to be withdrawn , but looks like all changed due to the pandemic started.I believe the 60 should be upgraded. As when I have checked the 60 is quite a bit more popular than the 8/78.
Also heard e200’s for the 8/78, but looks like either order was cancelled or it was neither placed due to the pandemic. Could be wrong as it was in the air of chatter, there was also chatter about Peterlee operations moving to deptford but don’t know how reliable that is.
GNE won’t upgrade the citarios to euro6, but GNW upgraded the ex GNE citarios to euro6
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(25 Aug 2021, 6:10 pm)Keeiajs wrote I believe the 60 should be upgraded. As when I have checked the 60 is quite a bit more popular than the 8/78.
(25 Aug 2021, 7:23 pm)cbma06 wrote the 60 is the only bus you can get to Seaham , except for X6 coast road and 61 hitting the side before going to murton.
With the 8/78 with new buses, I think someone high up in GNE wants new buses and a million xlines services coming out of consett depot [emoji2958]
Doesn’t need upgrading , it just wants extending to shields [emoji23] [emoji2357]
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(25 Aug 2021, 8:00 pm)Dan wrote The 8/78 aren’t getting new buses - never have been planned to get them either.I mean with 60/20 running every 12 mins surely they could have 20 / 60 going to South Sheilds every 24 mins. 1 goes to South Sheilds the other terminates at Sunderland etc. And give the 60 new E200 MMC's. And then the old Drifters can go on the 50. With the left over 20's which have been displaced as spares.
There’s actually a fair bit of traffic using the 20 to go beyond Park Lane and across the bridge. To terminate the 20 at Sunderland would break that link, and would likely be criticised by passengers (as much as it would be great to have a Drifter running all the way along the coast).
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(25 Aug 2021, 7:32 pm)deanmachine wrote Can't see why anybody from Shields would want to go to Seaham tbh.
(26 Aug 2021, 12:27 am)Drifter60 wrote You’ve said this before but I don’t understand the logic. Just because you’ve got a beach and coastline in one location doesn’t mean you wouldn’t visit somewhere else with a beach and coastline. I’m guessing your point is Shields has a ‘superior’ seaside offering but I’d argue both have a different sort vibe, you have amusements/arcades and a funfair in South Shields, Seaham doesn’t and perhaps has less to offer in a wider sense but you do have Tommy (recently voted the UK’s favourite sculpture), the marina development etc. Different offerings. And sometimes you just fancy a change of scenery for a day out? It’s also about cross city links, Ryhope to Fulwell etc. as Dan points out about the current 20.
(26 Aug 2021, 12:27 am)Drifter60 wrote You’ve said this before but I don’t understand the logic. Just because you’ve got a beach and coastline in one location doesn’t mean you wouldn’t visit somewhere else with a beach and coastline. I’m guessing your point is Shields has a ‘superior’ seaside offering but I’d argue both have a different sort vibe, you have amusements/arcades and a funfair in South Shields, Seaham doesn’t and perhaps has less to offer in a wider sense but you do have Tommy (recently voted the UK’s favourite sculpture), the marina development etc. Different offerings. And sometimes you just fancy a change of scenery for a day out? It’s also about cross city links, Ryhope to Fulwell etc. as Dan points out about the current 20.
(26 Aug 2021, 1:32 pm)Michael wrote Spotted at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn - 6043 (photo was taking on the 18.8.21)I know money is tight after covid, but if nothing else I would of like to seen the new wood flooring installed. Think been mentioned a few times how grubby and tired the blue flooring on the B9s are. Damn covid
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62607125@N08/51403417461/
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/62607125@N...datetaken/ - 6072 is now also in the TEN colours.
Photos by Chris Hinds
(01 Sep 2021, 10:29 am)Rapidsnap wrote About 3 or 4 Streetlites were heading along the Coast Road towards Percy Main depit this morning. All were in fleet livery.
(01 Sep 2021, 12:23 pm)Keeiajs wrote When will the enthusiast page be updated (just wondering) + are anymore going to Percy Main temporary?
(01 Sep 2021, 11:33 pm)N391OTY wrote The enthusiast page stopped being updated, it seems to me, round about the same time as the fuss broke out in the local press about the amount of money being spent by GNE on new liveries on vehicles. It was argued in the local press that the money could have been better used to give GNE staff a better pay rise. Maybe it was felt that publicizing the amount of reliverying going on would strengthen that argument.
I could be completely wrong, of course.
(01 Sep 2021, 11:44 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Wasn't it something to do with the person who updates the enthusiast page also being the person who does the timetables (or something like that), so they have more important things to do at the minute?
(02 Sep 2021, 6:09 am)Dan wrote Precisely - and the same person that does lots of other things, with the enthusiast page only being done in spare timeYou could also look at the website quack77 and bus fleet lists. Go North East list is 31/8 at the moment. Lots of other bus companies fleet lists also on this website
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