Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2014
Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2014
(10 Jun 2014, 5:41 pm)Roland Pratt So not holding them back for a big launch then?!
(10 Jun 2014, 5:44 pm)mb134 Will the MAX vehicles recieve some kind of route sub-branding?
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(10 Jun 2014, 5:41 pm)Roland Pratt So not holding them back for a big launch then?!
(10 Jun 2014, 5:44 pm)mb134 Will the MAX vehicles recieve some kind of route sub-branding?
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(10 Jun 2014, 5:41 pm)Roland Pratt So not holding them back for a big launch then?!
Updated & "Refurbished" Pocket Fleet List for Blyth attached.
Would it not have been sensible to do the Sapphire and Max refurbishments at different times, so that there were enough spare double deckers to cover because on the X21, for example, yesterday at least 4 of the allocation were B10's and 1213 was even on there (I think it replaced a DB250 at some point). Also it would enable both the MAX and Sapphire services to have proper launches
(10 Jun 2014, 6:01 pm)Dan You're joking...?
(10 Jun 2014, 6:01 pm)Dan You're joking...?
(10 Jun 2014, 6:14 pm)DaveyBowyer Nope. Here's an advert for the X10 and X11 when they get launched:
- New MAX buses operating as of now, enjoy your early morning commute to work on one (A.K.A, when most of our punters ain't using them) and if you like turbocharging, you'll like our even greener and slower hybrids that will take you home. Unfortunately, they won't be MAX spec and they will be slow, but feel free to bring a book and if you're tall, make sure you can sloutch as they don't have high back seating either!
(10 Jun 2014, 6:14 pm)DaveyBowyer Nope. Here's an advert for the X10 and X11 when they get launched:
- New MAX buses operating as of now, enjoy your early morning commute to work on one (A.K.A, when most of our punters ain't using them) and if you like turbocharging, you'll like our even greener and slower hybrids that will take you home. Unfortunately, they won't be MAX spec and they will be slow, but feel free to bring a book and if you're tall, make sure you can sloutch as they don't have high back seating either!
(10 Jun 2014, 6:21 pm)Kuyoyo Yawn!
I think you'll find 'MAX' will be the same as 'Sapphire' - the vehicles will only be allocated to the X10/X11 and that's it.
(10 Jun 2014, 6:21 pm)Kuyoyo Yawn!
I think you'll find 'MAX' will be the same as 'Sapphire' - the vehicles will only be allocated to the X10/X11 and that's it.
Just looking at the new timetables for X21/22 from July 6th and unless the X21 waits at Haymarket for 17 minutes before it's return journey, it looks like they might interwork. For example an X21 arrives at Newcastle at 17 mins past and the next X21 to Newbiggin is at 34 mins past, whereas the X22 is at 24 mins past. So could they do this: X21 to Newcastle, X22 to Ashington X22 back to Newcastle then X21 to Newbiggin?
A quick update regarding the closure of Haymarket Bus Station from Arriva's Facebook page, still nothing from Go North East, however...
"Haymarket Bus Station will be closed for the remainder of the evening. Coast Road services will be leaving from St Mary's Place. All other services will be leaving from Claremont Road outside the Hancock Museum. Drivers have been asked to leave stops 5 minutes later to give people the chance to reach these alternate bus stops."
(10 Jun 2014, 6:54 pm)Dan But if a sighting has already been confirmed of one on service 308, that hasn't really happened...
Branded or not, the specification is still the same.
(10 Jun 2014, 6:54 pm)Dan But if a sighting has already been confirmed of one on service 308, that hasn't really happened...
Branded or not, the specification is still the same.
4660 is working the 0635 85/685 to Carlisle with someone who looks like a route learner.
Something I've noticed over the last few days is that many Belmont buses are now displaying the service number in a more bold text.
(11 Jun 2014, 5:01 pm)DaveyBowyer Here's another one again! Spotted a MAX spec DB300 working the X13 towards Blyth at 18:00 near Polwarth Drive!
(11 Jun 2014, 5:01 pm)DaveyBowyer Here's another one again! Spotted a MAX spec DB300 working the X13 towards Blyth at 18:00 near Polwarth Drive!
Came back from Guisborough on 7484 this afternoon on the 1345 dep from Scarborough, while waiting for its arrival the Arriva app had it on time as far as the Moorsholm area but then it dropped 18 minutes we arrived at Middlesbrough at about 1620 where it was taken out of service and replaced by 7488 which had presumably been at Redcar.
Forgot to mention that yesterday morning in Barnard Castle (just after 8 o'clock) there were THREE Arrivas buses in Galgate, two dennis dart SLFs and an X1 The Best One branded Pulsar. One of the Darts was screened with 76A Barnard Castle, the Pulsar was not in service and the remaining Dennis Dart was screened with 76 Darlington which I then followed out of the town. Any ideas why this happened???
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