GNE Questions about fleet withdrawals/buses VOR/fleet questions
GNE Questions about fleet withdrawals/buses VOR/fleet questions
(25 Apr 2023, 6:38 am)F114TML There was at least three singles on yesterday - one versa and two streetlites (didn't get numbers cos I was driving). In fact, I'm sure I only saw one Cityrider decker yesterday... and it was on the X20 (which still, somewhat hilariously, has 'via Arnison Centre' on the dest screen).Yer. WHenever its the X20 Sunderland on the display its set as the one from Langley Park all the time. Im not sure whether drivers just select the wrong one, but whenever i see it it still seems like the old dest from Langley
There was one parked at the back of Deptford depot, but it seems to have gone.
(25 Apr 2023, 6:38 am)F114TML There was at least three singles on yesterday - one versa and two streetlites (didn't get numbers cos I was driving). In fact, I'm sure I only saw one Cityrider decker yesterday... and it was on the X20 (which still, somewhat hilariously, has 'via Arnison Centre' on the dest screen).Yer. WHenever its the X20 Sunderland on the display its set as the one from Langley Park all the time. Im not sure whether drivers just select the wrong one, but whenever i see it it still seems like the old dest from Langley
There was one parked at the back of Deptford depot, but it seems to have gone.
(25 Apr 2023, 8:18 am)nova347 Yer. WHenever its the X20 Sunderland on the display its set as the one from Langley Park all the time. Im not sure whether drivers just select the wrong one, but whenever i see it it still seems like the old dest from LangleyWell, either there isn't a dest that just says 'Sunderland' or 'Park Lane', or the drivers are just selecting the first one (like how a lot of Stagecoach buses ran around with the 'RIP Queen Elizabeth' display until mid-January - it was the first one that appeared)
(25 Apr 2023, 8:18 am)nova347 Yer. WHenever its the X20 Sunderland on the display its set as the one from Langley Park all the time. Im not sure whether drivers just select the wrong one, but whenever i see it it still seems like the old dest from LangleyWell, either there isn't a dest that just says 'Sunderland' or 'Park Lane', or the drivers are just selecting the first one (like how a lot of Stagecoach buses ran around with the 'RIP Queen Elizabeth' display until mid-January - it was the first one that appeared)
(25 Apr 2023, 8:36 am)F114TML Well, either there isn't a dest that just says 'Sunderland' or 'Park Lane', or the drivers are just selecting the first one (like how a lot of Stagecoach buses ran around with the 'RIP Queen Elizabeth' display until mid-January - it was the first one that appeared)There isn't a code for park lane from Doxford, just the old Langley Park settings, believe it or not they haven't been updated for those trips ( a joke I know).
(25 Apr 2023, 8:36 am)F114TML Well, either there isn't a dest that just says 'Sunderland' or 'Park Lane', or the drivers are just selecting the first one (like how a lot of Stagecoach buses ran around with the 'RIP Queen Elizabeth' display until mid-January - it was the first one that appeared)There isn't a code for park lane from Doxford, just the old Langley Park settings, believe it or not they haven't been updated for those trips ( a joke I know).
(21 Apr 2023, 9:50 pm)DeltaMan To cut a long story short, they're were too clever by half and effectively removed two buses an hour from the peak AM timetable (what would be the 602) and we're surprised buses were overloaded by the time they left Ryton, which ended up with the 11X running.
When GNE took over the routes, they kept the 602 and 604 numbers, but changed the X66 to the X12, so that was clever....
(21 Apr 2023, 9:50 pm)DeltaMan To cut a long story short, they're were too clever by half and effectively removed two buses an hour from the peak AM timetable (what would be the 602) and we're surprised buses were overloaded by the time they left Ryton, which ended up with the 11X running.
When GNE took over the routes, they kept the 602 and 604 numbers, but changed the X66 to the X12, so that was clever....
(27 Apr 2023, 11:49 am)westy3738 The bendys were in use on the 10B long before the Arriva takeover, that was when this service was High Spen/Rockwood Hill to Newcastle (via Scotswood Road).Was the Q3 a thing back then, as the Q3 is mostly the old X40/40A
Not long after the Arriva switch, the number used for short workings via Scotswood Road into Newcastle was turned into 604, again using bendies on certain journeys.
When the 604 turned into the 11, bendies were again used on peak time AM journeys, however they started on the main road at Low Prudhoe, rather than the interchange . Subsequently the journeys were renumbered 11A, when the main 11 service went to Blackhall Mill, using Citaro bendies.
Once the X66 Streetlites arrived, various journeys were operated on other routes prior to going onto the X66 later in the day, including a 12 (Winlaton to Newcastle), M6 (Lanchester to MetroCentre), even an X30/Q3/Q3 at one point.
Regards
(27 Apr 2023, 11:49 am)westy3738 The bendys were in use on the 10B long before the Arriva takeover, that was when this service was High Spen/Rockwood Hill to Newcastle (via Scotswood Road).Was the Q3 a thing back then, as the Q3 is mostly the old X40/40A
Not long after the Arriva switch, the number used for short workings via Scotswood Road into Newcastle was turned into 604, again using bendies on certain journeys.
When the 604 turned into the 11, bendies were again used on peak time AM journeys, however they started on the main road at Low Prudhoe, rather than the interchange . Subsequently the journeys were renumbered 11A, when the main 11 service went to Blackhall Mill, using Citaro bendies.
Once the X66 Streetlites arrived, various journeys were operated on other routes prior to going onto the X66 later in the day, including a 12 (Winlaton to Newcastle), M6 (Lanchester to MetroCentre), even an X30/Q3/Q3 at one point.
Regards
(29 Apr 2023, 8:18 pm)Unber43 Have 3941/43 left Deptford?3941 was duel tracking a few days ago and it just happens that a few days ago 3941 did duel track as a Q3 while that did Depford school routes etc. And today it did a Q3 so it might have been the other bus which is tracking as 3941 as it was a Saturday and 3941 might not have moved.
(29 Apr 2023, 8:18 pm)Unber43 Have 3941/43 left Deptford?3941 was duel tracking a few days ago and it just happens that a few days ago 3941 did duel track as a Q3 while that did Depford school routes etc. And today it did a Q3 so it might have been the other bus which is tracking as 3941 as it was a Saturday and 3941 might not have moved.
Graphite Solo 676 was lurking at the Broomfield Avenue end of Battle Hill Drive with an engineer sat in it at around 5pm today, not sure if it was being used to swap with a B9TL that was on the 41/41A.
EDIT / UPDATE
Just had a nosy on bus times. Looks like 676 was in use on the 41/41A from early afternoon and decided to have enough after doing 5 and a half trips. It was replaced by 6204.
(03 May 2023, 4:39 pm)N1cholas Have all coaches now returned to Nat Ex work, I see 7132 has been rebranded back into Nat Ex, will former Seasider 7128 be rebranded into Nat Ex livery as well
(04 May 2023, 9:19 pm)Tiger5105 Sunderland Graphite solo 677 is now at Consett which probably spells the end for the Venture solos.676 is also there aswell
(04 May 2023, 9:19 pm)Tiger5105 Sunderland Graphite solo 677 is now at Consett which probably spells the end for the Venture solos.676 is also there aswell
