(31 Dec 2014, 3:13 pm)Acky81 wrote One thing I've noticed since the announcement of the axing of 42 coming in jan. 39 and 42 seem to have switched allocations with 8306-8309 on route 42 and simplicity on 39.

Anyone know the logic behind GNE being the only one running a Saturday service tomorrow?

Causing havoc with doing staff rotas since most can't get in too early. It's a normal working day, all but a few offices are open, shops are normal hours, banks too... Pretty much everyone but GNE

My only theory is whoever does rotas couldn't be arsed to do one day and had already written in Saturday.... (:

Hi do you think stagecoach on Teesside well get some more second hard Enviro 400 or will it be more Dennis trident again like some 51 Reg or 02 Reg or some like that. And want will be the last of the alx 300 buses to get replace by new buses or second hard buses.

(23 Dec 2014, 2:08 pm)alibill_36 wrote 36087 left keppel st about 10 mins ago working an E2 to Sunderland.

Is that a Sunderland bus

(31 Dec 2014, 5:45 pm)tyresmoke wrote They probably just want turning down. All of our drivers know how to do it at Stockton, but we are 'forbidden' from touching them. If they're too high they'll get turned down though!

Seems sensible that they don't want everyone fiddling with them. If there's an inconsistency across the fleet, they'll end up with complaints they're too loud and complaints they're too quiet. 

To get things started heres a photo of 60092. This Class have been making a comeback as of late

https://www.flickr.com/photos/68287403@N06/15910572968/

A thread for smaller operators in County Durham that don't necessarily require a thread of their own

News to start us off is that Cochranes have sold VDL Bova Magiq YJ06GNN to JB Tours, while joining the fleet is DAF SB4000 YJ03PHA

Well, it's New Years Eve!

Bring 'em in, what was your last bus of 2014?

Mine: Angel-branded Volvo B5HL/Wright Gemini 2 6060 from Durham Bus Station to Chester-Le-Street.

On 2nd January, post what you're first bus of 2015 was!

Marcus

Most of you may have been able to guess that this post was coming sooner or later, and I've decided to make it now in case I end up going out later tonight...

After making a post, I often sit on the "Who's Online" page to see the amount of people who pounce onto a post to read it straight away. On this occasion, I noticed Michael viewing a thread I made earlier this year, entitled, "We've done it!". This post celebrated the landmark achievement of the forum reaching 500 members, and discussion within this thread set our future goals for the forum. At the time, I suggested that we'd be 'setting the bar too high' by trying to reach 750 members, but I come with good news!

Our members have made a total of 70,098 posts in 669 threads.

We currently have 788 members registered.
Please welcome our newest member, dannygee
The most users online at one time was 176 on 13-10-2013 at 18:14

After multiple clear-outs from that post, with the intention of deleting older members who have not posted or been online in a number of months, we have actually accumulated 750 members and we've managed to exceed our 50,000 post goal too!

It's been another magnificent year for NEB. Our community is growing larger in size by the day, and our forum and other features are forever expanding too. I aspire that they will continue to do so in 2015, and the community will be even better this time next year.

Name and shame time... Our Top 10 Posters (as at 31/12/14, 11:25):
1: Dan - 10,468
2: Andreos1 - 5,841
3: Michael - 5,708
4: aureolin - 4,163
5: Tom - 3,424
6: Malarkey - 3,260
7: MrFozz - 2,723
8: tyresmoke - 2,584
9: Kuyoyo - 1,975
10: Jimmi - 1,904
I must note that MarcTheA4 probably would have been up there, but he requested that his post count was reset a month or two ago!


Happy New Year, everyone! All the best for 2015.

Although mentioned elsewhere, NCC have started ground surveys for the new bus station in Hexham.
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default...um=twitter

All other NCC related posts can be added to this thread

Labour’s Passenger Power campaign targets bus regulation
http://www.busandcoach.com/news/articles...egulation/

Sedgefield MP to back new bus service campaign
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11..._campaign/