(14 Jan 2020, 9:55 pm)Cock Robin wrote 1409 hasnt been on X12 today according to the tracker. Stockton's 1414 looks like it was from 3.55pm.

(14 Jan 2020, 10:38 pm)BusLoverMum wrote I'm sure I saw 1409 on the 64.

(13 Jan 2020, 7:07 pm)Jimmi wrote Never mind, 7424 is now on loan to Blyth depot

(16 Jan 2020, 10:24 pm)NewcastleOne wrote Yes, today was on the 308. Wonder if Arriva are doing work to their Blyth fleet in order to upgrade to Euro 6 for upcoming CAZ

(18 Jan 2020, 9:36 pm)GNE6312 wrote What is happening with the whitby P&R this year as from what I have heard all buses must be less than 10 years old and 7609/10 if they haven't already will be reaching 10 in the next few weeks. Here is my plan:

7609/10 to blyth in trade for 7624/25 as 7624/25 will last the 2020 & 2021 seasons before becoming too old.

(19 Jan 2020, 5:19 pm)RobinHood wrote The age limit is actually 12 years old, however this is waived if the vehicles have had refurbishment and/or agreed with NYCC.

(19 Jan 2020, 9:44 pm)Ryland wrote However 7424/25/26 are all 55 reg plates so this makes them 3 years older the limit

(19 Jan 2020, 7:36 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Arriva 1499 / NK12 FLL by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Not sure if it’s been noted here but 1499 has NHS branding now


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(20 Jan 2020, 7:44 am)omnicity4659 wrote I'm not even going to list what's wrong with this livery......

(20 Jan 2020, 8:08 am)GNE6312 wrote I think it looks fine

(19 Jan 2020, 9:44 pm)Ryland wrote However 7424/25/26 are all 55 reg plates so this makes them 3 years older the limit

(20 Jan 2020, 8:54 pm)RobinHood wrote Spare vehicles don't need to conform to an age limit but must be at least Euro 3, which is why you will always see a B9 deputise if a Gemini is off.

I don't think I've ever seen 7424-6 on the Park and Ride.

(21 Jan 2020, 9:18 pm)Teesside Bus Spotter wrote Managed to get a photo of Stockton Depot 1484 on Sunday (19/01/2020) at Chandlers Wharf Retail Park after colliding with a car.

Photo:https://www.instagram.com/p/B7gYAinnycy/

(22 Jan 2020, 7:53 am)GNE6312 wrote When does the Whitby/Redcar summer timetable start? Is it April when the Whitby P&R starts?

(19 Jan 2020, 11:25 pm)Jimmi wrote B9s get used when 7609/10 are unavailable  downside to that is the X93 allocations suffer as a result, nowt worse than being cramped in on a Lite or Temsa for over 2 hours

(22 Jan 2020, 9:15 am)Kuyoyo wrote X93 Winter Timetable ends 4th April - so 5th April. Which also is reportedly this year's first round of changes on the Teesside and East Cleveland network.

(20 Jan 2020, 8:08 am)GNE6312 wrote I think it looks fine

(22 Jan 2020, 5:19 pm)streetdeckfan wrote A southbound X12 keeps breaking down between Newcastle and Gateshead. Not sure of the fleet number as the back is caked in dirt

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(22 Jan 2020, 6:47 pm)Cock Robin wrote Pulsar?

(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK wrote Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.

- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery

Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.

(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK wrote Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.

- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery

Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.

(23 Jan 2020, 6:23 pm)L469 YVK wrote Sorry to say this but after driving through Gosforth today, Arriva looks very run down. The only decent and or new vehicles within Northumbria now are 7541-52.

- Allocations on Jesmond routes are a joke
- 8-10 year old VDL Geminis still running some of Blyth's 'goldmine' services with cast off E400s and Volvo B7TLs also seeing use.
- Non existent Customer Services and Service Delivery

Not saying GNE and SNE are perfect by any means but the whole of Arriva's operation needs a shake up from top to bottom. Will probably never happen until DB sell it after asset stripping it. I personally hope whoever buys the operations from DB (either in whole or part) give them some much needed TLC.

(23 Jan 2020, 7:32 pm)Jimmi wrote Oh so the 'goldmine' services are using 8 year old VDL Gemini's that were refurbished a few years back (308 ones even more recently) whereas the Durham County arm of Arriva North East has many Pulsars of a similar age and some now 11 years old that have never had any TLC besides a mop and bucket, think we know which part of the North East really gets the good end of the deal, so boo hoo...

Granted I will admit the interior could be a bit more inspiring, not a fan of that droplets of paint splattered on floor look and USBs would be nice but compared to other parts of the network, they ain't doing too badly.