(26 Oct 2016, 12:45 pm)Dan wrote Brighton & Hove's training fleet is being upgraded. As such, two Scania OmniDekkas will be retained by Brighton & Hove to release two single-decks from their own fleet to the training fleet.

Therefore the transfer of three Scania OmniDekkas is outstanding - not five. They will be numbered as follows:

• 628 (YN04 GKA) - 6143
  
• 664 (YN55 NFC) - 6145
  
• 661 (YN55 NFE) - 6146
  

6145 is arriving today, and the other two will arrive on Sunday.

(26 Oct 2016, 2:16 pm)JP6004 wrote Maybe due to a potential upgrade from cascaded TEN B9s...? 

(26 Oct 2016, 2:19 pm)JP6004 wrote Cheers Dan. Take it these will be for the DFDS replacements

(26 Oct 2016, 2:23 pm)L469 YVK wrote Clippers must have taken a hammering today. Noticed 6106 went NIS at Whitley Bay Cemetery towards Newcastle with one closely behind then about 15 minutes later, went back in service. Could be down to half-term passenger numbers as well as no show 306/308s due to the roadworks at Billy Mill and the general maintenance taking place on the Coast Road.

(26 Oct 2016, 1:43 pm)Jamie M wrote 6130 and 6125 have been debranded.

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(26 Oct 2016, 2:42 pm)Jamie M wrote I retract my statement.
All of them have been debranded.

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(26 Oct 2016, 2:55 pm)Jimmi wrote Still some out with Northern branding today.

6124 has lost the branding.

(26 Oct 2016, 2:58 pm)Jamie M wrote Really? I've seen all but 6131 today and that didn't seem to have out last night. Must be blind!

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(26 Oct 2016, 3:08 pm)Jimmi wrote 6131 still has branding as I photographed it parked up in Consett Bus Station this morning.

6127 (which I'm on now) still does, as does 6126 which passed me a few minutes since.

(26 Oct 2016, 4:09 pm)S813 FVK wrote I always thought that the Northern branding looked like a temporary job but never thought that it would only last a year on the Omnidekkas.

Will certainly be nice to see what comes out of the debrandings, thats for sure!


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(26 Oct 2016, 3:33 pm)Michael wrote GNE have updated the routes on their site to show, if they have WIFI etc

(26 Oct 2016, 12:45 pm)Dan wrote 6145 is arriving today, and the other two will arrive on Sunday.

(26 Oct 2016, 8:46 pm)Dan wrote Go North East: 6145 / YN55NFC by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(26 Oct 2016, 2:16 pm)JP6004 wrote Maybe due to a potential upgrade from cascaded TEN B9s...? 

(26 Oct 2016, 2:27 pm)Michael wrote Maybe!, would be good to see the TEN have an allocation of the same bus some day! 

(26 Oct 2016, 10:32 pm)thetravelman wrote I do agree and I have mentioned before that I think the TEN brand needs a full allocation of branded vehicles, whether this be by getting just a few new buses to make up the allocation to fully branded or even if we are really lucky a full set of brand new buses for the brand and the current vehicles cascaded elsewhere.

(26 Oct 2016, 8:46 pm)Dan wrote Go North East: 6145 / YN55NFC by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(26 Oct 2016, 11:09 pm)G-CPTN wrote In my opinion, the B9TLs are ideal for the TEN.
Those who think they are over-specified should consider that this makes them more durable and ensures that they will last longer than B5s, and the current vehicles are far from worn out.
I cannot imagine a better model of bus from any of the available current or new stock to fill this arduous role, so suggestions to cascade vehicles from other routes don't appeal (unless they are B9TLs of course).
It also helps a depot if they have identical vehicles for a route rather than a mixed fleet.

Leave the TEN alone (though maybe some additional correctly-liveried B9TLs would make the fleet complete).

(26 Oct 2016, 11:09 pm)G-CPTN wrote In my opinion, the B9TLs are ideal for the TEN.
Those who think they are over-specified should consider that this makes them more durable and ensures that they will last longer than B5s, and the current vehicles are far from worn out.
I cannot imagine a better model of bus from any of the available current or new stock to fill this arduous role, so suggestions to cascade vehicles from other routes don't appeal (unless they are B9TLs of course).
It also helps a depot if they have identical vehicles for a route rather than a mixed fleet.

Leave the TEN alone (though maybe some additional correctly-liveried B9TLs would make the fleet complete).

(26 Oct 2016, 4:09 pm)S813 FVK wrote I always thought that the Northern branding looked like a temporary job but never thought that it would only last a year on the Omnidekkas.

Will certainly be nice to see what comes out of the debrandings, thats for sure!


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(27 Oct 2016, 6:03 am)Dan wrote 6122, 6124, 6125, 6129 and 6130 were de-branded on 25/10/16.

Perhaps weaker brands are being removed, in line with the new, more striking, corporate livery being rolled out? With the allocation of Scania OmniDekkas at Stanley being fluid between branded and non-branded services (as opposed to being dedicated buses for the 6 and X70/X71 as they should be), it makes sense to remove this brand from the network first.