1455 on 21a

2850 on 1/5, 1510 on 7's

2865 on X66

2865 on X66

Well this additional MAX spare has been coming in handy for these services! No doubt its on either the 5/5A again.

Well this additional MAX spare has been coming in handy for these services! No doubt its on either the 5/5A again.

It's reported to be on 7s

It's reported to be on 7s

Oh dear, what on earth is going on with the 7 allocations at the moment, 1506 & 2861 on yesterday and 1416 & 13 reg Pulsar today.

There's a Lowlander on the X2/X12 not sure if that is rare or not

Unidentified ALX400 on the X2/X12
Unidentified MAX Gemini 2 on the X4

There's a Lowlander on the X2/X12 not sure if that is rare or not

Not necessarily rare at the moment with the Geminis in the process of being refurbished to MAX.

Not necessarily rare at the moment with the Geminis in the process of being refurbished to MAX.

Ahh right cheers Robert

2850 on 1/5, 1510 on 7's

1416 on 7s (should be out all night unless it gets changed)
1510 on 7s
2854 on 7s (should be out all night unless it gets changed)
1307 on X26/X27

an X18 branded E400 on the X15 leaving Berwick this afternoon.

1416 on 7s (should be out all night unless it gets changed)

1510 on 7s

2854 on 7s (should be out all night unless it gets changed)

1307 on X26/X27

What on earth is going on at Darlington depot, anyone know if there is a reason why they seemed to have so many Sapphire Pulsars that couldn't be allocated to the 7 today for whatever reason?

I know why 2854 is on there if that's any help?? It was on there because earlier in the day (early morning) one of the sapphire pulsars tyres went BANG, this was the only thing in the depot spare at the time

On Wednesday 2 of them had burst radiators (thanks to a sapphire driver telling me this) so maybe that's where the other 2 are

Also the X1 had 1425,1498 on it while 1405 was on the 1/5s

Big thank you to Neil wise for informing me the 1516/1520 are currently awaiting radiators 

Unidentified ALX400 on the X2/X12
Unidentified MAX Gemini 2 on the X4

Was the utterly gutless 7474 - no wonder it was late all day

No odd workings to report up my end...
7518 is currently doing the X21/35 circuits, don't know about the Coast & Castles routes.

No odd workings to report up my end...
7518 is currently doing the X21/35 circuits, don't know about the Coast & Castles routes.

All over the place :
7532 was the only X18 branded E400 that I saw on the X18
7513, 7516 and one other 57 reg (7511 or 12) were all on the X18 as well.
As well as one Omnicity, sure there would have been another one somewhere but I didn't see it


7530 had just finished a X15 when I arrived in Alnwick as well.

Un-IDd hybrid Streetlite on the 56/57/57A cycle.

2868 is on X1

Not so much sparkle on the 7 again: https://flic.kr/p/rg3z5o

Un-IDd hybrid Streetlite on the 56/57/57A cycle.

1574. Spent the entire day on it, which is a bit bizarre. Not to mention that it would have been one of the first buses, allocated to those boards, out of the garage. 

It didn't half struggle between Houghall and Bowburn. By the time it got to the Bowburn Estate, you could smell the clutch burning.

1574. Spent the entire day on it, which is a bit bizarre. Not to mention that it would have been one of the first buses, allocated to those boards, out of the garage. 

It didn't half struggle between Houghall and Bowburn. By the time it got to the Bowburn Estate, you could smell the clutch burning.

Smell of burning plastic is nothing new on Streetlites.... Doesn't get noticed as a driver but I had a trip on one of Redcar's on the 4 back from Whitby and it was very noticeable by Staithes! Which 56 board was this on out of interest?

Smell of burning plastic is nothing new on Streetlites.... Doesn't get noticed as a driver but I had a trip on one of Redcar's on the 4 back from Whitby and it was very noticeable by Staithes! Which 56 board was this on out of interest?

It done the 0720 57 from Durham to Kelloe, and then ended up being the 1640 57 Durham to Kelloe. 

Not entirely sure how the interworking works, but I assumed it to be something like this:

0720 Durham - Kelloe 0751 - 57

0751 Kelloe - Durham 0829 - 57
0840 Durham - Bishop 0943 - 56
0950 Bishop - Durham 1054 - 56
1100 Durham - Hartlepool 1200 - 57A
1202 Hartlepool - Durham 1304 - 57A
1310 Durham - Bishop 1413 - 56
1420 Bishop - Durham 1524 - 56
1535 Durham - Kelloe 1606 - 57
1606 Kelloe - Durham 1639 - 57
1650 Bishop - Durham 1753 - 56
1800 Bishop - Durham 1904 - 56

Obviously wrong though

Doesn't the 56/57 also interwork with the 86?

Doesn't the 56/57 also interwork with the 86?

Not sure - they may be where I was going wrong if it does.

1419 on 306

Might have been mentioned earlier but 1405 is on sapphire service 7

Might have been mentioned earlier but 1405 is on sapphire service 7

Photo here: 
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...8#pid91478

It done the 0720 57 from Durham to Kelloe, and then ended up being the 1640 57 Durham to Kelloe. 

Not entirely sure how the interworking works, but I assumed it to be something like this:

0720 Durham - Kelloe 0751 - 57
0751 Kelloe - Durham 0829 - 57
0840 Durham - Bishop 0943 - 56
0950 Bishop - Durham 1054 - 56
1100 Durham - Hartlepool 1200 - 57A
1202 Hartlepool - Durham 1304 - 57A
1310 Durham - Bishop 1413 - 56
1420 Bishop - Durham 1524 - 56
1535 Durham - Kelloe 1606 - 57
1606 Kelloe - Durham 1639 - 57
1650 Bishop - Durham 1753 - 56
1800 Bishop - Durham 1904 - 56

Obviously wrong though

That's all correct until end of the bold it then works
1417 Bishop - Toft Hill 1445 86
1447 Toft Hill - Bishop 1515 86
1520 Bishop - Durham 1624 56
1640 Durham - Kelloe 1711 57
1711 Kelloe - Durham 1744 57
1750 Durham - Bishop 1900 56
Light back to Durham depot

That's all correct until end of the bold it then works
1417 Bishop - Toft Hill 1445 86
1447 Toft Hill - Bishop 1515 86
1520 Bishop - Durham 1624 56
1640 Durham - Kelloe 1711 57
1711 Kelloe - Durham 1744 57
1750 Durham - Bishop 1900 56
Light back to Durham depot

Very helpful - cheers!

I'll keep an eye out tomorrow to see if it's on the same board. I was wondering if they were possibly route testing with it, as it makes no sense that one of the first out the depot would be that.