(09 Jun 2015, 8:41 pm)Diamond One wrote if am not mistaken will the new Q1/Q2/Q3 now also use the soon to be former Orbit branded versas along with the existing ones that are out now i've noticed on the fleet list that there are 9 Quaylink Versas 8310 to 8318 while orbit batch are 8330 to 8338 which is 9 orbit buses so i think the PVR will be 20 as soon as everything is sorted with 8328 and 8329 to join Quaylink so is the PVR going to be 20 according to my calculations 

(09 Jun 2015, 8:37 pm)big mac wrote The Q1 is currently timed to take 15 minutes between Gateshead Interchange and Market Street.  Probably worth just remaining on the bus for the sake of five minutes or so.

(09 Jun 2015, 7:41 pm)citaro5284 wrote I just love it when new liveries are shown.....the amount of art critics and professionals that are based in the North East is just unbelievable 

(09 Jun 2015, 7:37 pm)Robert wrote How would you have designed the livery? I wouldnt have chosen green personally. I think its time for a Malarkey Mockup

(09 Jun 2015, 10:10 pm)Drifter60 wrote So you'd rather everyone kept quiet on the issue of new brands? Or is just negative comments about brands you don't like? 

(09 Jun 2015, 10:10 pm)Drifter60 wrote So you'd rather everyone kept quiet on the issue of new brands? Or is just negative comments about brands you don't like?

(10 Jun 2015, 4:51 am)Dan wrote If I had suggested that a burger I'd purchased [at one of the catering facilities you work(ed) at, which you've mentioned on the forum previously] had a dollop of tomato ketchup thrown on without my consent, and I then perhaps listed how it could have been made better despite having no professional experience with making burgers (which is not far from the situation with Malarkey regarding the new "QuayLink" brand), you'd be the first to moan, and I highly doubt you'd do it in a tongue in cheek manner like citaro5284 did.

As I said before, it's the way in which negative feedback is conveyed that is critical - not the issuing of negative feedback in general (like aureolin, I agree the forum would be boring if we all agreed). Especially as there are so many people on this forum who could have been involved in the creation of the livery (regular posters or not), it would be a lot better if the negative feedback comes across as constructive criticism and not like a slanderous remark is being thrown around... This is, of course, just my personal opinion.

(09 Jun 2015, 7:25 pm)pdiddy wrote Wonder what it's gonna be called... 

Remember pink solos years ago... wasn't that called the pink panther!

(10 Jun 2015, 10:18 am)LeeCalder wrote I've just been informed by Neil at GNE's Customer Services department that services 82/82A are being monitored severely due to problems with the services unreliability.

(10 Jun 2015, 10:24 am)Andreos1 wrote Each and every time I have used it or seen it, since the changes - it has been late.
The varying routes drivers seem to take, won't help matters either.

Since the changes, I have seen some go up to Northside and scoot straight along Portmeads.
Others have came back down towards St Josephs and then cut along Birtley Lane towards the monument, before heading up Fell Bank and then Portmeads.

(10 Jun 2015, 10:29 am)LeeCalder wrote Yeah it's all over the place and it really is a horrendous service. One has just passed my house 11 minutes late. 

They tend to go where ever the bloody hell they want and it is very annoying when they take little shortcuts like going straight from Northside to Postmeads without going via Fell Bank.

I got the 9:39am 82A from the Galleries to Barley Mow today and it was roughly 12/13 mins late, the driver didn't care and all the bus station manager said was it's the traffic lights in Birtley. I then pointed out it was going to Birtley and hadn't been, to which he just said "I don't know then, what can I do about it"

(10 Jun 2015, 11:18 am)Dan wrote In addition to "QuayLink" branded Optare Versa V1110/Optare 8318 (NK10 GOU), former "Orbit" branded Optare Versa V1110/Optare 8334 (NK11 HJE) has arrived at Saltmeadows Road for repaint.

Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka 6131 (YN04 GJE) was due to be sent to Stanley yesterday, after receiving a deep clean. Similarly, 6122 (GX03 SSU) and 6126 (GX03 SUY) are also due to transfer across.

(10 Jun 2015, 1:43 pm)Davie wrote 6011 was on the X1 and it sounded horrific!

(10 Jun 2015, 3:44 pm)JP6004 wrote When these 14 Solo arrive for East Durham network, I wonder if GNE will give the last Solo the fleet number of 666, or if they will skip to 667

(10 Jun 2015, 3:49 pm)danpick wrote Why would they do this?

(10 Jun 2015, 3:50 pm)Robert wrote Exactly. They have used fleet numbers with 3 consecutive numbers in the past (555 as an example).

(10 Jun 2015, 3:50 pm)Robert wrote Exactly. They have used fleet numbers with 3 consecutive numbers in the past (555 as an example).

(10 Jun 2015, 3:51 pm)Dan wrote The "problem" does not lie with the three consecutive numbers, rather the number '666' itself... If you believe in that sort of thing, '666' is often associated with the devil. The "problem", if you like, may be that this bus would be prone to more accidents and suchlike, as a result of the devil connotation.

My personal opinion is that I highly doubt GNE would miss out a fleet number simply because it has negative / unlucky connotations.

(10 Jun 2015, 3:51 pm)Dan wrote The "problem" does not lie with the three consecutive numbers, rather the number '666' itself... If you believe in that sort of thing, '666' is often associated with the devil. The "problem", if you like, may be that this bus would be prone to more accidents and suchlike, as a result of the devil connotation.

My personal opinion is that I highly doubt GNE would miss out a fleet number simply because it has negative / unlucky connotations.

(10 Jun 2015, 3:59 pm)citaro5284 wrote Me too, of course if the vehicle does start having loads of incidents....