(29 Sep 2024, 4:38 pm)DeltaMan wrote Irrespective of the fact the sockets never work, this is unacceptable in any setting.

Ummm, that looks at first glance like a distinct safety hazard, and that the vehicle should not be on the road.  Did you report it to the driver?

Just thought about this to sort the shambles out at Riverside.........

- Changes in Derwentside as previously mentioned including increase of X32 to 2bph and X31 dropped. X45 interworks with X32 & X73. X70 re-routed via Lobley Hill Est in place of X32 and interworks with the other hourly X32.

- All E400MMC moved to Riverside, including services X30/X71, interworking with 4 out of the 8 X21 boards. Would allow all driver reliefs to happen at Gateshead Interchange too. Interworking pattern would be X21 > X21 > X71 > X71 > X30 > X30 then back to X21. Driver A would do Gateshead > West Auckland > Gateshead with driver B completing both Tyne crossings as well as doing the X30 & X71. Timings questionable, but X71 would get 23 mins layover in Consett.

Riverside:
- X10 - 3x E400MMC & 1x StreetDeck OM936
- X21 - 4x E400MMC
- X21/X30/X71 - 8x E400MMC
- 3x E400MMC spare.....not counting 6336/37 with them being ex-demo / part availability issues with these. 
** Also option to re-introduce X9, but misc spares or 6336/37 would have to be used on standalone X21 boards to cover VOR's.

- All E200MMC moved to Consett, including service 12 (interworking with 6). Consett would also likely operate evening & Sunday X30's using E200MMC's. Could do interworking pattern at these times with 6/12/X30/X72. X66 would be opetated with stop gap vehicles until EV's arrive.

- All B5TL's, and StreetDecks 6356-63 moved to Consett for X32/X45/X70/X73. X20 instead operated by misc deckers or could eventually use some of the Cobalt B9TL's if PM end up with the current Angel StreetDecks.

(27 Sep 2024, 11:10 pm)Ambassador wrote I know what we need

Waiting for a Liam Hall tweet to tell me how amazing GNE are…

I don't recall saying GNE are amazing but don't worry there will be plenty of other tweets from me this week ?

Noticed a Gemini causing chaos on the Newcastle Bank stop in Birtley last night. 
Appeared to be broken down. Driver had abandoned it and was hanging around in the bus stop.

(28 Sep 2024, 11:26 pm)Storx wrote Yeah I believe so, it always done well the Red Kite imo but it's been a shambles pretty much since it turned into X Lines. Something personally I'd scrap.

I haven't checked what the PVR would be but the 69 Plate Enviro 200 MMC's which are sitting around doing nothing much lately should be enough? Sure they'd be able to do it fine. Need something for the X66, spare Q3's electrics maybe?

Upgrades for everyone really, could easily get some of these second hand Streetlite's that are supposedly coming up to cover the 6, then the B9's and E400MMC's can fill the quota up on the X5/X15/X70/X71/X72.

Be quite an upgrade to what's going around currently imo.

I suspect that the StreetLites from Swindon are only Euro 5, so likely to go to Deptford replacing older Versa.

(09 Oct 2024, 3:18 pm)busmanT wrote I suspect that the StreetLites from Swindon are only Euro 5, so likely to go to Deptford replacing older Versa.

Least they'll get rid of the last 2 berry versa, which just seem to be hanging around.

(09 Oct 2024, 4:01 pm)Michael wrote Least they'll get rid of the last 2 berry versa, which just seem to be hanging around.

Looks like go north have finally debranded berries on the app

I still think the 42 should come back 42 (2 3tph), 43 (2a 2tph). And 2A/2C (every 15 mnis)

(11 Oct 2024, 10:49 pm)Acky81 wrote Looks like go north have finally debranded berries on the app

and on NSA too

Why has 5362 been off road for so long?

(12 Oct 2024, 11:10 am)Liam Hall wrote and on NSA too

I was on the 2 today, and it still had the Berries announcements.

(12 Oct 2024, 7:49 pm)alexanderdennis0312933 wrote I was on the 2 today, and it still had the Berries announcements.

That vehicle must have a WiFi issue so it hasn't taken the latest update then

Notice last night that one of the Durham Diamonds had grafitti over the branding on the offside.
Not sure if thats happened while in depot or out on the road?

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6108 expired outside of Cobalt on middle engine lane at 4.15 whilst doing an X39. Percy Main sent an engineer on 6210 to rescue it.

Two double decker buses blocking a lane of traffic on Middle Engine Lane at rush hour…with an empty bus stop that 6210 could have pulled into just yards away.