(07 Nov 2015, 8:38 am)tyresmoke wrote Yes as I understand it the next routes to gain next stop announcements are the 21/X21 and also the 8/8a at Darlington. There are plans to roll these out to further routes in 2016 so watch this space!

As Dan mentioned Hanover have been in to deliver training on the software to our management teams and they have now produced the first of their own sets of next stops which have been tested on 1512 on the 5/5A on Teesside, and should be rolled out to the rest of the fleet soon. Expect everything else to be on a rolling program of updates and corrections!

(07 Nov 2015, 8:49 am)GX03 SVC wrote Post Box, Road End, More Cock, Three Horsehoes, See Ham... 

(07 Nov 2015, 8:38 am)tyresmoke wrote Yes as I understand it the next routes to gain next stop announcements are the 21/X21 and also the 8/8a at Darlington. There are plans to roll these out to further routes in 2016 so watch this space!

As Dan mentioned Hanover have been in to deliver training on the software to our management teams and they have now produced the first of their own sets of next stops which have been tested on 1512 on the 5/5A on Teesside, and should be rolled out to the rest of the fleet soon. Expect everything else to be on a rolling program of updates and corrections!

(07 Nov 2015, 11:24 am)Jimmi wrote So many mistakes at the moment. Still hoping to get the new stops on the 5/5A, 7 added, the worst problem is the new stop between Chilton Working Mens Club and Eden Arms Hotel on Darlington bound journeys, sure I have seen people pressing the bell for this new stop when they wanted Eden Arms.

Oh and to add to annoying announcements "Big Club W.M.C." announced as I have typed it.

(07 Nov 2015, 11:25 am)Dan wrote Hopefully not "W dot M dot C dot"...? 

(07 Nov 2015, 12:00 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Due to a flood at the bottom of Newsham Road Blyth service X10 is unable to service the bottom section of Newsham Road. It will operate via Waterloo Road, Cowpen Farm Estate, Isabella then turn right at Southend Avenue back onto Newsham Road. Service X8 will operate via Waterloo Road and Albion Way omitting Newsham Road, Isabella and Cowpen Farm Estate. Authorities are aware of flooded road

(07 Nov 2015, 3:03 pm)Dan wrote Temsa Avenue 4722 (YJ11 GHA) has now been repainted into Arriva's corporate livery:

Also looks like it has been refurbished internally with e-leather seating (that'll be fun!)

(07 Nov 2015, 3:07 pm)GX03 SVC wrote I bet it will be as bad as the e-leather seating on Durham's E200s.

(07 Nov 2015, 8:23 pm)buss14 wrote is it true that once blyth vehicles that are being maxd up will see off X537 GGO and X524 GGO and T313 FGN to scrap

(08 Nov 2015, 5:55 pm)mb134 wrote Can anyone shed any light on the following?

Went through Warkworth on 7527 at approx 17:40, then pulled up behind 7481, with it's hazards on, screened for the X18. No passengers, our driver went and talked to the one on 7481, came back and we drove off.

Was it allocated and broke down? Was it sent by mistake? Seems very strange, especially as when we were leaving Amble we passed it, all lights off, no destination on, making it look like it definitely hadn't broke down?

(08 Nov 2015, 6:36 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Bingo Bus

(08 Nov 2015, 6:54 pm)mb134 wrote Screened for the X18?

(08 Nov 2015, 7:22 pm)Davie wrote Should MPDs be allocated to service 43 (Newcastle - Cramlington)?

(08 Nov 2015, 7:29 pm)GX03 SVC wrote 1774/1775

I don't know what Sunday workings are like at Jesmond. How many did you see on there?

(08 Nov 2015, 6:56 pm)mb134 wrote Also, when we were on the road to Widdrington, we passed two buses 'NIS' (didn't see vehicle type, both in complete darkness) followed closely by an Alnwick bound X18.

(08 Nov 2015, 7:30 pm)Davie wrote I saw it last night but I forgot to ask.

(08 Nov 2015, 7:31 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Could possibly run off an X16 but overwise it's a rare working.

(08 Nov 2015, 7:31 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Could possibly be route learning. Very strange that there are 3 vehicles NIS up there overwise.

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Could possibly run off an X16 but overwise it's a rare working.

(08 Nov 2015, 7:46 pm)tyresmoke wrote Could possibly be swapping buses between Ashington & Alnwick? Redcar do this quite a lot with Whitby to balance the fleet depending on requirements. This is on top of swapping buses on service runs.

(08 Nov 2015, 7:54 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Forgot about Alnwick! That makes sense now that I think of it.