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(15 Sep 2023, 8:52 pm)KingSlayerRBLX wrote Well the answer is a bit of a shock!In that case, why spend money on changing the destinations on the side of the yellow X lines vehicles from Shotley Bridge to Castleside recently, when they've ran around for ages with the wrong place on them, only to show the right place just before withdrawal!
The B5LH's are slowly being withdrawn within the next few weeks. 6057 & 6064 are the first to go!
(17 Sep 2023, 6:08 pm)Tiger5105 wrote In that case, why spend money on changing the destinations on the side of the yellow X lines vehicles from Shotley Bridge to Castleside recently, when they've ran around for ages with the wrong place on them, only to show the right place just before withdrawal!
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(12 Sep 2023, 10:18 am)nova347 wrote https://flickr.com/photos/194860296@N07/...i1-2p2vpqK
An East Gateshead Rider 58 with a grey bumper.
(17 Sep 2023, 6:08 pm)Tiger5105 wrote In that case, why spend money on changing the destinations on the side of the yellow X lines vehicles from Shotley Bridge to Castleside recently, when they've ran around for ages with the wrong place on them, only to show the right place just before withdrawal!
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(18 Sep 2023, 6:48 pm)Unber43 wrote Three X10s broke down in a row todayTo add to this this ended up with the buses from 20 mins late to 90 mins late on the last runs of the day (all depaturtes from Newcastle + there return from Middlesbrough)
17:15 from newcastle going to Gateshead.
18:15 from Newcastle broke down coming back from Peteleree at 17:15
19:15 from Newcastle broke down at Middlesbrough at 17:15
(18 Sep 2023, 9:34 pm)Unber43 wrote To add to this this ended up with the buses from 20 mins late to 90 mins late on the last runs of the day (all depaturtes from Newcastle + there return from Middlesbrough)Doesn't help the X10 is contending with two closures on the A19 Northbound tonight which adds about 25 minutes onto each trip from Boro to Newcastle, didn't help some drivers were seemingly caught unaware by the one just beyond Dalton Park so had some having to double back or further divert to get back on track, buses appear to be diverting via Redheugh Bridge heading into Newcastle instead of the Tyne Bridge too.
17:15 ended up being 90 mins late coming back to Newcastle - 6357
18:20 ended up being about 30 mins late - 6312
19:20 so far at Hartlepool is about an 60 mins late - 6353
20:20 so far leaving Middlesbrough is about 30 mins late - 6355
(18 Sep 2023, 10:58 pm)Jimmi wrote Doesn't help the X10 is contending with two closures on the A19 Northbound tonight which adds about 25 minutes onto each trip from Boro to Newcastle, didn't help some drivers were seemingly caught unaware by the one just beyond Dalton Park so had some having to double back or further divert to get back on track, buses appear to be diverting via Redheugh Bridge heading into Newcastle instead of the Tyne Bridge too.Breakdowns the buses whcih were meant to run 18:20 from Newcastle broke down at Peterlee (towards Newcastle), 19:20 broke down at Middlesbrough (towards Newcastel) and the 17:15 broke down at Gateshead (towards Middlesbrough) none of these
Lord knows what caused the other issues with the service tonight, 6357 ended up sat in Middlesbrough Bus Station for 20 mins for some reason resulting in a 30 min delay to the departure (then had to divert due to above).
Whilst some of the issues are out of GNE's control, the other issues tonight only snowballed matters.
(18 Sep 2023, 9:34 pm)Unber43 wrote To add to this this ended up with the buses from 20 mins late to 90 mins late on the last runs of the day (all depaturtes from Newcastle + there return from Middlesbrough)And this is why GNE need a dual X10 & X21 fleet of E400MMC rather than the same 4x getting a hammering up and down the A19. Works perfectly well at Ashington with 7541-52 and 7563-81 being mixed between the X21/X22 and X14/X15/X18/X20.
17:15 ended up being 90 mins late coming back to Newcastle - 6357
18:20 ended up being about 30 mins late - 6312
19:20 so far at Hartlepool is about an 60 mins late - 6353
20:20 so far leaving Middlesbrough is about 30 mins late - 6355
(18 Sep 2023, 11:32 am)xpm wrote Wonder where the TVT is going next fleet wise, more often than not 5 or 6 off service or off route. It’s a particularly bad day today with 9 off. Another example of the demise of a previous gold standard route, 6079 apparently being off since January.
(23 Sep 2023, 8:00 pm)Adrian wrote Was in Sunderland for a bit earlier today. Couldn't help notice the state of some of these Prince Bishops Streetlites now.Look at the Drifters its been a decade, its a nice livery just needs an entire repaint
7 years without a repaint/reapplication of branding is starting to show. More instances of it peeling massively or having been torn off, than anything else.
(23 Sep 2023, 11:26 pm)Unber43 wrote Look at the Drifters its been a decade, its a nice livery just needs an entire repaintThe drifter ones still look OK in comparison, but hard to believe a brand has survived that long without a repaint.
(24 Sep 2023, 1:14 am)Adrian wrote The drifter ones still look OK in comparison, but hard to believe a brand has survived that long without a repaint.
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(23 Sep 2023, 8:00 pm)Adrian wrote Was in Sunderland for a bit earlier today. Couldn't help notice the state of some of these Prince Bishops Streetlites now.
7 years without a repaint/reapplication of branding is starting to show. More instances of it peeling massively or having been torn off, than anything else.
(23 Sep 2023, 5:59 am)adavies3774 wrote 6079 went for an engine at Saltmeadows and the engine that went into it was also knackered. It’s been sat at Saltmeadows around the back ever since
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(24 Sep 2023, 7:40 pm)Malarkey wrote The state of the fleet is a shambles and in some services are crying out of investment in new buses now but that looks highly unlikely with Go North East who appear now only willing to purchase new buses if it's supported by Government Grants such as ZEBRA, we might see something from Zebra 2 but that would mean potentially no new buses until 2024 and I don't think we can wait that long.2/2A are very much more popular than people think I would defo upgrade them to newer buses, the 16/17 plates can be moved to Consett/Washington and kept at Deptford for the 35, 34, 28, 29, 8, 78, 12 (with an increased frequency).
I'd say order the following:
95 New Deckers - Angel 21 / Cobalt & Coast 307/309 & X-Lines Services
35 - Electric Buses (Angel 21 /Cobalt & Coast 307/309) under Zebra 2
60 - New Deckers (X-Lines)
41 (Streetdeck's), 7 (B5TL Gemini 3), 20 (E400MMC), 17 (B9's) free'd up to be allocated to other routes, 12 remaining (B5LH's) withdrawn, latter 2 by other cascades.
This would see the likes of the Tyne Valley 10's, Durham Diamond 16's, Crusader 27, Red Kite Ranger 47, City Rider 56 & upgraded with the B9's replacing older deckers in the fleet.
56 New Single Deckers - Connections 4, Prince Bishops 20, Go North East 5/24/26/49's/96, Drifer 60 & Tynedale Links 74/680 & 684
This would see off the 10/11 & 63 plate Versa's, 63 Plate Streetlites & 63 Plate Citaro which would all be withdrawn, services in Sunderland such as the 2/2A & 35 would be upgraded to 16 plate Streetlites.
9 Electric Mini Buses - Tynedale Links under Zebra 2 (Rural Services)
Solo SR's would be cascaded elsewhere within Go-Ahead.
