Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2014
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2014
GNE are advertising for upcoming events at Beamish museum
http://www.simplygo.com/news/beamish-museum-evenings
(08 Oct 2014, 12:12 pm)jaimz13 so how many buses does Chester le street have on lime service 78-8
(08 Oct 2014, 1:59 pm)Michael 6 i think
Only 3 branded remain though.
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Heard that the first of the fab fifty B10's will be in the paint shop in the next couple of weeks...
(08 Oct 2014, 1:59 pm)Michael 6 i think
Only 3 branded remain though.
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Heard that the first of the fab fifty B10's will be in the paint shop in the next couple of weeks...
(08 Oct 2014, 4:03 pm)Dan The PVR of the Lime at Chester-le-Street Depot sits at seven vehicles at present, and they previously had seven branded vehicles to cover that PVR (4850/51/52/53/54/55/96).
The PVR of the Lime at Stanley Depot sits at six vehicles at present, and they previously had six branded vehicles to cover that PVR (4897/98/99, 4900/01/02).
Now of course the majority of the allocation has been repainted, with just 4853/54/55 remaining in "Lime" livery.
(08 Oct 2014, 4:03 pm)Dan The PVR of the Lime at Chester-le-Street Depot sits at seven vehicles at present, and they previously had seven branded vehicles to cover that PVR (4850/51/52/53/54/55/96).
The PVR of the Lime at Stanley Depot sits at six vehicles at present, and they previously had six branded vehicles to cover that PVR (4897/98/99, 4900/01/02).
Now of course the majority of the allocation has been repainted, with just 4853/54/55 remaining in "Lime" livery.
(08 Oct 2014, 4:34 pm)DaveyBowyer Are the B5LH's reliable on the 21?
Quote:yes i've never seen one of them breakdown within the last 2 years since they have been on the roadJust because you've never seen one breakdown doesn't necessarily mean they are reliable (although they are probably okay) for example I never saw a Waggonway DAF breakdown but that doesn't mean they never broke down (we all know how bad they were and I probably never saw one breakdown because they probably did somewhere en route to Newcastle or Chester-le-Street)
Quote:yes i've never seen one of them breakdown within the last 2 years since they have been on the roadJust because you've never seen one breakdown doesn't necessarily mean they are reliable (although they are probably okay) for example I never saw a Waggonway DAF breakdown but that doesn't mean they never broke down (we all know how bad they were and I probably never saw one breakdown because they probably did somewhere en route to Newcastle or Chester-le-Street)
(08 Oct 2014, 9:28 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Whilst in Gateshead This Afternoon I once again Witnessed Fab56's being Regulated, If I was a Passenger in Newcastle I would be furious with the level of Service that they are currently Receiving.
(08 Oct 2014, 9:28 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Whilst in Gateshead This Afternoon I once again Witnessed Fab56's being Regulated, If I was a Passenger in Newcastle I would be furious with the level of Service that they are currently Receiving.
(09 Oct 2014, 6:46 am)stubus Does anyone know if there is a current service from Newcastle through to Dalton Park?
Thanks!
(09 Oct 2014, 6:46 am)stubus Does anyone know if there is a current service from Newcastle through to Dalton Park?
Thanks!
(09 Oct 2014, 6:49 am)Tom Hi,
No there isn't. There are however several ways you could get there. You could get the X36 from Newcastle to Sunderland, then the 24 or 61 from Sunderland to Seaham. Or, you could get the X9 from Newcastle to Peterlee, then the 202 from there, or a X1 from Newcastle to Hetton, then a 265 from there.
Thanks Tom
That's much appreciated.
Looks like it's going to be a bit of a road trip!
(09 Oct 2014, 6:49 am)Tom Hi,
No there isn't. There are however several ways you could get there. You could get the X36 from Newcastle to Sunderland, then the 24 or 61 from Sunderland to Seaham. Or, you could get the X9 from Newcastle to Peterlee, then the 202 from there, or a X1 from Newcastle to Hetton, then a 265 from there.
(09 Oct 2014, 5:55 am)Dan Service 56 is regularly regulated at Sunderland too.
The truth of the matter is, it is clearly operating to Go-Ahead's (very high) standards - otherwise Go North East would have to make service changes.
They are limited in what they can achieve. Go North East is currently concentrating on improving the engineering departments, making sure that there are fewer VORs and the quality of repairs is better than it was previously. Additional spare vehicles help with this. Having 6099 and 6100 around makes Deptford's lives a lot easier, which is why service changes which would result in one or both of them becoming a part of the PVR is unlikely.
Of course this is not to suggest that it won't happen - see recent Cobalt Clipper changes...
(09 Oct 2014, 5:55 am)Dan Service 56 is regularly regulated at Sunderland too.
The truth of the matter is, it is clearly operating to Go-Ahead's (very high) standards - otherwise Go North East would have to make service changes.
They are limited in what they can achieve. Go North East is currently concentrating on improving the engineering departments, making sure that there are fewer VORs and the quality of repairs is better than it was previously. Additional spare vehicles help with this. Having 6099 and 6100 around makes Deptford's lives a lot easier, which is why service changes which would result in one or both of them becoming a part of the PVR is unlikely.
Of course this is not to suggest that it won't happen - see recent Cobalt Clipper changes...
(09 Oct 2014, 11:51 am)NEBCD Malarkey To be honest I think it pretty obvious what the Problem is with the 56, and that is the fact it stops at Every Single Stop between Sunderland and Newcastle, so if it then Stops at each of the 49 Stops for 30+ Seconds then it's clearly going to accumulate added time to the Journey and this where they start running in 2's and 3's because they can't keep to Timetable.That's the problem with stage carriage services.
(09 Oct 2014, 11:51 am)NEBCD Malarkey To be honest I think it pretty obvious what the Problem is with the 56, and that is the fact it stops at Every Single Stop between Sunderland and Newcastle, so if it then Stops at each of the 49 Stops for 30+ Seconds then it's clearly going to accumulate added time to the Journey and this where they start running in 2's and 3's because they can't keep to Timetable.That's the problem with stage carriage services.
