(16 Jan 2020, 8:34 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I think it was mid-late 2017 they were done, so not that long ago really
My guess is the Citaros will live on in the fleet for quite a bit longer, assuming they don't catch fire

The Bluestars are my favourite of them, purely because of the layout. I like having a seat to myself!

(16 Jan 2020, 8:59 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Never been on a Bluestar Citaro, what is the layout? Yes, a seat to yourself is good!

Where are the X84/X85 Citaros going to go when they go X-lines? There hasn't been a Citaro on the 74 for a while now.

(16 Jan 2020, 9:01 pm)streetdeckfan wrote It's a 2-1 layout. So two seats on one side, and one on the other. Arriva did that with some of their Streetlites as well

(16 Jan 2020, 9:04 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Nice! What services do the Bluestar Citaros operate?

(16 Jan 2020, 9:09 pm)V514DFT wrote Shame about the loop being dropped,always have liked the brand,and the livery,especially on the bus which is black

(16 Jan 2020, 9:04 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Nice! What services do the Bluestar Citaros operate?

(16 Jan 2020, 9:09 pm)V514DFT wrote Shame about the loop being dropped,always have liked the brand,and the livery,especially on the bus which is black

(16 Jan 2020, 9:13 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Was not aware The Loop brand is being dropped. The Loop has existed for a long time.

(16 Jan 2020, 9:44 pm)Ds1197 wrote 5481-5485 are at Deptfords
Can appear on the 9/35/55 and X-lines services

5486 and 5487 are at Washington
Are the spares for the 4/5/50

(16 Jan 2020, 8:59 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Never been on a Bluestar Citaro, what is the layout? Yes, a seat to yourself is good!

Where are the X84/X85 Citaros going to go when they go X-lines? There hasn't been a Citaro on the 74 for a while now.

(16 Jan 2020, 5:59 pm)Dan wrote Not the plan at all.

Route branding is being rationalised and not used to the extent it was in years gone by, but the main effort now is to keep all brands within a "house style".

The new "house style", i.e. a two-tone livery with "road-stripes" (at a 55-degree angle - a la 55 degrees north!) separating them, was designed by Beacon Creative (not Best Impressions as suggested a few posts earlier).

The logic is that if all brands are kept within one "house style", then it is more recognisable as a Go North East bus, as it will have the signature "road-stripes" to identify it as such. X-lines and Toon Tour, being special brands, have these stripes in the opposite direction, so they're still inkeeping with the main theme, but look different enough so they stand out. The idea with X-lines was also so that it could create an "X" shape, denoting the express nature of the route.

(16 Jan 2020, 11:25 pm)Arcticrossy92 wrote Cheers Dan, I'm interested to see how the brand changes in the coming years, so far so good. Loving the improvements to overall bus standards & tickets all around, and from an outside perspective the MD's changes are noticeable to a standard passenger like myself.

(17 Jan 2020, 6:21 pm)Michael wrote Confirmed the X1 B9's will go for a refurb after the new E400's arrive, would imagine they B9's will be temporary withdrawn before they're reallocated?


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It sounds like we’ve got the timing of our new bus order just about right then!
New X1 buses are due May. The older ones will then be refurbished (including seats) and moved elsewhere. Thanks for the feedback ??

(17 Jan 2020, 6:40 pm)cbma06 wrote Wonder where the B9’s would go after refurb


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(17 Jan 2020, 7:11 pm)Michael wrote There's 14 of them (spare is a B7)


Only route i can think of is the 13/14/25 - 8 PVR? - with the others heading out as spares to other depots to replace the Omnidekka's

(17 Jan 2020, 7:35 pm)Andreos1 wrote Would they go to the expense of a refurb if they're gonna be sending nearly half of them out as spares?

(17 Jan 2020, 7:39 pm)Michael wrote Not sure, but i can't see any other routes which might get them?

93/94 are getting the Toonlink B9's

X84/X85 are getting the Volvo B5TL's from the X9/X10

ALSO:

Just spotted this on a reply from Martjin


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I have already replied to say that the vehicle in question is due for replacement and will be refurbished soon before use elsewhere. Ten feedback noted, thank you. Hopefully some good news for that route later this year. Anything seriously bad will be replaced in the meantime


New buses for the TEN too?

(17 Jan 2020, 8:29 pm)NewcastleOne wrote Maybe the 6/6a/12/12a?

(18 Jan 2020, 10:08 am)TEN 6083 wrote

New route branding for the Tyne Valley Ten coming soon? , NSA screens have been updated


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(18 Jan 2020, 10:08 am)TEN 6083 wrote

New route branding for the Tyne Valley Ten coming soon? , NSA screens have been updated


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(18 Jan 2020, 10:08 am)TEN 6083 wrote

New route branding for the Tyne Valley Ten coming soon? , NSA screens have been updated


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(18 Jan 2020, 9:25 pm)GNE6312 wrote They also seem to have cut the N off Newcastle

(18 Jan 2020, 9:26 pm)JP6004 wrote No it happens a lot on that system. The display doesn't sit in centre of screen so cuts off some of the display

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