Unsure whether these are a one-off or are now the regular Sunday allocation but...

4805 on service 76A
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...351309740/

4807 on service 1B
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...351369290/

(15 Feb 2015, 4:09 pm)atlantean542 wrote Standard Enviro 400 7519 out on X15 today 13:45 off Haymarket

While 7517 was on Metro Replacement...... 

I could see loads of MAX E400s from Asda, don't the X15/X18 interwork on Sundays?

(15 Feb 2015, 7:25 pm)mb134 wrote While 7517 was on Metro Replacement...... 

They also sent Sapphire 7503... along with plain 7520

Blyths offerings were plain 7607 and MAX 7613 & 7622

Poor allocating going on again today, Quorum 7601 on MAX X10/X11 and there was a MAX one (7611?) on Quorums. X15 branded Enviro on the X18 stood out and Jesmonds Streetlites on 43/52 and 45s etc while 1500 trundled around on 306s

(15 Feb 2015, 9:44 pm)tyresmoke wrote They also sent Sapphire 7503... along with plain 7520

Blyths offerings were plain 7607 and MAX 7613 & 7622

Poor allocating going on again today, Quorum 7601 on MAX X10/X11 and there was a MAX one (7611?) on Quorums. X15 branded Enviro on the X18 stood out and Jesmonds Streetlites on 43/52 and 45s etc while 1500 trundled around on 306s

Were you on Metro Replacements again today?

(15 Feb 2015, 7:33 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote I could see loads of MAX E400s from Asda, don't the X15/X18 interwork on Sundays?

No. Way back in the days when the 505 and 501 both ran to Berwick they swapped over at Berwick, but since X15 and X18 were introduced they don't. 

2864 is on X1

(16 Feb 2015, 12:13 am)passenger_10 wrote No. Way back in the days when the 505 and 501 both ran to Berwick they swapped over at Berwick, but since X15 and X18 were introduced they don't. 

Did they run behind each other when they ran as those? I remember being on 7507 on whichever the quick one was (505?) and we followed 7410 from about Belford, it arrived in Berwick a few minutes ahead of us. However it didn't leave straight away, surely meaning it wasn't late?

(16 Feb 2015, 9:46 am)mb134 wrote Did they run behind each other when they ran as those? I remember being on 7507 on whichever the quick one was (505?) and we followed 7410 from about Belford, it arrived in Berwick a few minutes ahead of us. However it didn't leave straight away, surely meaning it wasn't late?

The 501 ran 5 minutes in front of the 505 between Belford and Berwick. Going back the northbound 501 bus operated the southbound 505 (and vice versa). On the way south the 505 left before the 501 despite arriving after it so both buses and drivers had the same amount of layover (roughly 10 mins).

Because they were running so close together they often ended up leapfrogging each other when they stopped to pick up / drop off, which meant you had to be careful to catch the right bus.

A schedule with 2 buses serving Berwick every 2 hours but having them only 5 minutes apart between Belford and Berwick probably wasn't Arriva's finest bit of timetabling.

Sapphire 1514 noted on X66 this afternoon

1306 on the 11.
2853 & 2859 on the 75/6.

1327 is on the 6. Just left Durham for West Auckland (16:39)

(16 Feb 2015, 4:35 pm)peter wrote 1306 on the 11.
2853 & 2859 on the 75/6.

1306 in place of a gas bus that had a accident in town which lead to the town been shut off for a hour and a half 

7458 - 57A

(16 Feb 2015, 4:57 pm)brianr wrote 7458 - 57A

I'm sure I seen that arriving in Morpeth NIS.

Do you know when you seen 7458 on 57a/33/X14?

(16 Feb 2015, 4:42 pm)Stuart Phin wrote 1306 in place of a gas bus that had a accident in town which lead to the town been shut off for a hour and a half 

What happened? 4809 again!? 

1433 on 22/64 today

(16 Feb 2015, 8:49 pm)JoshP wrote What happened? 4809 again!? 

Pedestrian hit by bus in Darlington.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11796775.display/

(16 Feb 2015, 8:53 pm)Jimmi wrote Pedestrian hit by bus in Darlington.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11796775.display/

Well it was only a matter of time to be honest. I'm glad he's ok though, poor guy and poor driver! 

(16 Feb 2015, 8:53 pm)Jimmi wrote Pedestrian hit by bus in Darlington.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11796775.display/

I didn't see it, I was out doing the diversion on the 5/5a that's currently in place, I got told when I got back to Darlington and everything had cleared 

(16 Feb 2015, 10:13 pm)Stuart Phin wrote I didn't see it, I was out doing the diversion on the 5/5a that's currently in place, I got told when I got back to Darlington and everything had cleared 

What's the 5/5A diversion?

Tommy's best mate must be doing Ashington's allocations again today - what appeared to be a 57-reg Sapphire X21/X22 branded ADL Enviro400 is working the X14 today. Currently in Newcastle.

(16 Feb 2015, 10:15 pm)Jimmi wrote What's the 5/5A diversion?

Due to a road closure at coronation railway bridge In shildon the 5/5A omit Eldon lane and coronation and instead run via Auckland park in bishop and they pick up back at st Andrews road and resume normal route 

1583 on 43

Oh dear Whitby... 4710 on X93!

(17 Feb 2015, 10:25 am)Dan wrote Tommy's best mate must be doing Ashington's allocations again today - what appeared to be a 57-reg Sapphire X21/X22 branded ADL Enviro400 is working the X14 today. Currently in Newcastle.

(His name is Howie, don't tell anyone)


Them Ashington allocations are getting worse, aren't they...

Arriva North East: 1416 / NK09EJE by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

Arriva North East: 7454 / YJ57BVE by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

Just need conformation but I think 2505 is going out on the X59/59, that should be interesting if it does



Just been swapped it was 2859 and not 2505 but 2505 is on 14B 

(17 Feb 2015, 5:18 pm)Stuart Phin wrote Just need conformation but I think 2505 is going out on the X59/59, that should be interesting if it does

Pity the driver who has that if it is indeed on the 59/X59.

Pretty rare to see the ex Classic Solos on anything apart from towns although 2503 was on the X26/X27 on the first day of MAX.

(17 Feb 2015, 5:28 pm)Jimmi wrote Pity the driver who has that if it is indeed on the 59/X59.

Pretty rare to see the ex Classic Solos on anything apart from towns although 2503 was on the X26/X27 on the first day of MAX.

It's a shame it was swapped, must have been swapped at fritzwilliam drive as I seen it at 1700 and it was the X59 driver but then when I seen it again at 1725 it had a different driver on it 

Also just seen 1498 at Faverdale grange about to replace something