Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2014
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - August 2014
(29 Aug 2014, 11:44 pm)Tom Was swapped for 5375 which will see use on the Lime services.
(29 Aug 2014, 11:47 pm)Marcus Yes, a Streetlite is to be running on the Limes.
(30 Aug 2014, 8:57 am)NEBCD Malarkey Left The Galleries bang on time, infact it was 4 Minutes early.
(30 Aug 2014, 9:25 am)56everyday That'll be because the driver hates it so much he just wants his runs on it over and done with as soon as possible.
(30 Aug 2014, 9:25 am)56everyday That'll be because the driver hates it so much he just wants his runs on it over and done with as soon as possible.
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5375 NL63 XBF Go North East Drifter Wright Streetlite on the 8 to Stanley by North East Transport Photos, on Flickr
(30 Aug 2014, 10:32 am)Tom
(30 Aug 2014, 10:32 am)Tom
(30 Aug 2014, 11:29 am)Robert Looks to be that stupid driver who asks where we are going when boarding the school bus on a morning. I so feel like giving him a sarcastic response but i know what'd happen, thats for sure!
). When I got on and said where I was going he went 'you lazy sod'. I sort of laughed it off, but felt a bit put down.
(30 Aug 2014, 11:29 am)Robert Looks to be that stupid driver who asks where we are going when boarding the school bus on a morning. I so feel like giving him a sarcastic response but i know what'd happen, thats for sure!
). When I got on and said where I was going he went 'you lazy sod'. I sort of laughed it off, but felt a bit put down.
(30 Aug 2014, 11:32 am)Marcus I think I recognise him too. A while back I just felt like getting on an X30 from Stanley Bus Stn to the Royal Hotel (could have walked, I know, but it was a President
. I usually get off at the 2nd stop (Stanley direction) but i can get off either depending on how quick i want to get home. Anyway, we usually stop at the first stop and as soon as i alert the driver of me wanting him to stop he just blurts out 'you lazy thing' (and other things). We then have a convo before getting off and it just makes my day that some drivers are actually nice rather than been miserable buggers and just want to get their shift over and done with as quickly as possible and not really showing any enthusiasm.
(30 Aug 2014, 11:32 am)Marcus I think I recognise him too. A while back I just felt like getting on an X30 from Stanley Bus Stn to the Royal Hotel (could have walked, I know, but it was a President
. I usually get off at the 2nd stop (Stanley direction) but i can get off either depending on how quick i want to get home. Anyway, we usually stop at the first stop and as soon as i alert the driver of me wanting him to stop he just blurts out 'you lazy thing' (and other things). We then have a convo before getting off and it just makes my day that some drivers are actually nice rather than been miserable buggers and just want to get their shift over and done with as quickly as possible and not really showing any enthusiasm.
I guess it's worth noting that buses are starting to gain white "go!" stickers on their ETMs, which instructs passengers to place their smartcards where it is located.
This means that the trial without external card readers has seemingly been successful, and all buses in the fleet will now lose their external card readers.
