Chesterfield optare 47318 is currently at Walkergate depot Tonight (29/08) we've been told its moving down to Stockton some time tonight or tomorrow So one to watch out for

Tony

The Crusader-branded Mercedes-Benz Citaro 5315 on the X84/X85.

Dan has post on his Twitter today, that GNE are to receive more Omnidekka's from Brighton, in the photo's - i can see 4 but not sure if there's more or only those 4.


https://twitter.com/Dan3942/status/1299674149879779329

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Will they take the fleet numbers: 6172, 6173, 6174, 6175? (currently there's a gap between 6171-6176)

Newcastle City Council, in their infinite wisdom, have decided that it's a fantastic idea to make Gosforth single file. Virtually everything bus wise is therefore running late, which is only likely to worsen when schools return and more people return to work.

Didnt really know where to post this so I've made a new thread. Feel free to move if required. 
Just thought I would post this long service suggestion document. Hopefully some of these services see future introduction.

Following the unexpected demise of the domain that had hosted the Stagecoach Bus Depot website for the last 15+ years the site has had to move to a new home - http://stagecoachbus.000webhostapp.com/

The old domain won't be coming back so please update any bookmarks etc if you are a user of the site.

These have appeared on Bustimes.org


20S - Sunderland - Framwellgate Moor (college) via East Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, East Rainton, West Rainton, Belmont - 1 run AM/1 run PM

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265S - Seaham - Durham via New Seaham, Dalton Park, Murton, Hetton-le-Hole, Low Moorsley, Low Pittington, Belmont - 1 run AM/1 run PM

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16S - https://bustimes.org/services/16s-conset...uth-stanle

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28S - Pelton Schools - Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy via Perkinsville, Urpeth Grange, Ouston

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50S - Washington - Durham via Chester-le-Street, Waldridge Park, Arnison Centre

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X21S - Spennymoor - Durham - Framwellgate Moor

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X15S - Shotley Bridge - Durham via Consett, Leadgate, Lanchester, Witton Gilbert

From the 30th August services 29, X4A and X66 will see enhanced evening services while service 64A will additionally serve Norman Conquest as part of a package of improvements to bus services in conjunction with the Tees Valley Combined Authority. These improvements will be in place until at least April 2021. 

More details available on Arriva's website here.

Just had a message from a friend on the bus and it looks like drivers are no longer updating the capacity of the vehicle, or bothering with the Bus Full signs.

On the bus she is on, there is at least one person per row and the driver is still letting people on. I tracked the bus on the website and the capacity is still saying "Quiet, this vehicle is mostly empty"

Quite worrying if this is the case.

I mean, on the X21 yesterday it seemed like it was getting quite busy, ie. at least one every other row, and it was still showing as 'Quiet', but I never thought anything of it at the time.

Dan has asked on Facebook, if anyone has photo's of certain buses for their new timetables from the 5th September.

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Daniel

?❗️ PHOTO APPEAL ❗️ ?

Hello folks,

At Go North East we're currently typesetting individual timetables for all of our services, which will be added online and also in print, for the next set of service revisions taking place from 5 September 2020.

Our style-sheet allows for a photo of a bus to be added to the front cover, and we thought what better way to engage with the enthusiast community, than to invite everyone to showcase one of their photos on the front cover.

If you have any of the photographs below and would like us to showcase your photo on the front cover, please send the high-resolution image to daniel.graham@gonortheast.co.uk.

Obviously as the timetable is a promotional piece, the bus will need to be in good condition (no body damage, no missing vinyls, and preference would be that the wheels on the bus are clean and tidy).

Thanks in advance!?

Images required are as follows:


- 1A/1B (Coaster Hybrid)
- 2/2A (Black Cats Streetlite)
- 4 (Connections4 Citaro)
- 5 (2019 fleet livery Omnicity)
- 6/6A (2019 fleet livery Citaro)
- 9 (2019 fleet livery Citaro)
- 10/A/B/X (Tyne Valley Ten Volvo B9)
- 12/12A (2019 fleet livery Citaro)
- 13 (2019 fleet livery Omnicity)
- 20 (Prince Bishops Streetlite)
- 21 (Angel StreetDeck)
- 25 (2019 fleet livery Omnicity)
- 28/28A (2016 fleet livery Versa)
- 29 (Fleet livery Versa)
- 30/31/32 (2016 fleet livery Solo)
- 33 (2016 fleet livery Solo)
- 33/33A (2019 fleet livery Streetlite)
- 34 (2019 fleet livery Omnicity)
- 35/35A (2019 fleet livery Citaro)
- 38/38A (2016 fleet livery Solo)
- 39/39A (Black Cats Streetlite)
- 49/49A (49 Streetlite, with no '49' roundel on the back).
- 50/50A (2019 fleet livery Omnicity)
- 53/54 (Saltwell Park Streetlite)
- 55 (2019 fleet livery Citaro)
- 56 (Fab56 Volvo B9)
- 57 (Citylink57 Citaro)
- 58 (Citylink58 Versa)
- 60 (Drifter Streetlite)
- 61 (2019 fleet livery Citaro)
- 67 (2016 fleet livery Versa)
- 69 (2016 fleet livery Versa)
- 71 (2016 fleet livery Solo)
- 93/94 (2016 fleet livery Versa)
- 309/310/311 (Cobalt & Coast branded Volvo B9, ideally without adverts)
- M6/M7/M8 (2016 fleet livery Versa)
- Q1/Q2 (Quaylink branded Versa)
- Q3 (Quaylink branded Versa)
- X6/X7 (2016/2019 fleet livery Solo)
- X66 (X66 Streetlite)