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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 19 Jul 2014
(19 Jul 2014, 10:59 am)Kuyoyo wrote 4659 just replacing 1512 on 9s
Presume 4040 replaced 4659 on the 5... It should have been replaced by 1512 if they have any sense
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 19 Jul 2014
(19 Jul 2014, 10:59 am)Kuyoyo wrote 4659 just replacing 1512 on 9s
(19 Jul 2014, 12:16 pm)tyresmoke wrote Presume 4040 replaced 4659 on the 5... It should have been replaced by 1512 if they have any sense
4040 wasn't replaced - and remained on until its final trip (the 1730 5a to Brotton).
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Andy - 20 Jul 2014
Qurom Express 7602 was on 308 today
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 21 Jul 2014
1491 on 17 as a replacement for a Cadet.
1909 on 29/29A could be counted as unusual too! First day of revised service 6 has 1771
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Simmy - 21 Jul 2014
4515 is on X15s.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Jimmi - 21 Jul 2014
2812 on Service 6
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - coldav - 21 Jul 2014
(21 Jul 2014, 5:41 pm)Simmy wrote 4515 is on X15s.Not for long - it was on the 43 at about 1615 this afternoon!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Roland Pratt - 22 Jul 2014
(21 Jul 2014, 4:01 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1491 on 17 as a replacement for a Cadet.
1909 on 29/29A could be counted as unusual too! First day of revised service 6 has 1771
1769 was on 6 earlier.
Re: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - MrFozz - 22 Jul 2014
Don't know if this is rare...
Paxton Centro on the 21A to 'Boro
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Thought he was a bit off course when he Came into Peterlee displaying 7A Yarm Willey Flatts
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 22 Jul 2014
(22 Jul 2014, 10:16 am)marxistafozzski wrote Don't know if this is rare...
Paxton Centro on the 21A to 'Boro
Thought he was a bit off course when he Came into Peterlee displaying 7A Yarm Willey Flatts
1923 ... 7A Yarm will be the next code down on the destinations as Mobitecs work on a 3 digit code rather than by route like the Hanovers. The amount of drivers that still struggle to work them is crazy...
Re: RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - MrFozz - 22 Jul 2014
(22 Jul 2014, 10:46 am)tyresmoke wrote 1923 ... 7A Yarm will be the next code down on the destinations as Mobitecs work on a 3 digit code rather than by route like the Hanovers. The amount of drivers that still struggle to work them is crazy...
So would that be deemed to be a rare working, I have only ever noticed Solos and MPDs on the 21/21A
thanks for clearing that up, 2 things crossed my mind when I saw it, either the driver was very or it was a practical demonstration of a Malarkey Marathon in action...I love you really Adam, my friend [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES]
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Jimmi - 22 Jul 2014
(22 Jul 2014, 11:36 am)marxistafozzski wrote So would that be deemed to be a rare working, I have only ever noticed Solos and MPDs on the 21/21A
Yes it is an odd working.
21 uses Solos and the 21A is usually a Prestige.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 22 Jul 2014
Well... Poor day for Blyth again today.
7608, which originally started out on the X10/X11 this morning, was on the 308 this evening.
7624, departing soon after, was on the Quorum Express.
Jesmond seemed a bit off too.
Had a white Solo on the 51, a Solo on the 306, an ALX400 on the 306, and an ALX300 worked the X85 this evening (does this run off the 306? If so, there's another one). Had a few others too, but it's so hard to photograph things in Newcastle after about 4-5pm.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Roland Pratt - 22 Jul 2014
(22 Jul 2014, 5:33 pm)Dan wrote Well... Poor day for Blyth again today.
7608, which originally started out on the X10/X11 this morning, was on the 308 this evening.
7624, departing soon after, was on the Quorum Express.
Jesmond seemed a bit off too.
Had a white Solo on the 51, a Solo on the 306, an ALX400 on the 306, and an ALX300 worked the X85 this evening (does this run off the 306? If so, there's another one). Had a few others too, but it's so hard to photograph things in Newcastle after about 4-5pm.
Why's it hard?!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 22 Jul 2014
(22 Jul 2014, 5:47 pm)Roland Pratt wrote Why's it hard?!
Oh sorry, I forgot 7625 was pretending to be a Hybrid on the 308 too. Obviously, these are just a few examples of odd workings spotted within a 15-20 minute window. You can expect there was actually a lot more in reality.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Philly rf - 22 Jul 2014
V712 dnl bus has been running 1 today
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Jimmi - 23 Jul 2014
Sapphire 1514 is on Service 1/5A today.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - neilwatson - 23 Jul 2014
4004 working 52 in West Moor just now
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 8:27 am)neilwatson wrote 4004 working 52 in West Moor just now
"Enjoy" them while you can! I suspect their days are into single figures now...
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Jimmi - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 7:56 am)Jimmi wrote Sapphire 1514 is on Service 1/5A today.
Dart 1647 has replaced 1514 on the 1/5A.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Roland Pratt - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 9:22 am)tyresmoke wrote "Enjoy" them while you can! I suspect their days are into single figures now...
Probably end up at Redcar!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 23 Jul 2014
1907 on 15s, will probably become more regular once 4659 goes...
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Roland Pratt - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 1:12 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1907 on 15s, will probably become more regular once 4659 goes...
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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Jimmi - 23 Jul 2014
After its appearance on the 1/5A earlier Sapphire 1514 is now on the 1/5.
220 & 221 are on service 6 again today.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Jimmi - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 1:57 pm)Jimmi wrote After its appearance on the 1/5A earlier Sapphire 1514 is now on the 1/5.
220 & 221 are on service 6 again today.
1514 on Service 5 in Bishop Auckland this afternoon.
220 on Service 6
221 on Service 6
Sorry the camera didn't catch the LED screens on 220 and 221.
Re: RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 4:12 pm)Jimmi wrote 1514 on Service 5 in Bishop Auckland this afternoon.What's with the Sapphires escaping onto other routes all of a sudden?!
220 on Service 6
221 on Service 6
Sorry the camera didn't catch the LED screens on 220 and 221.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Jimmi - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 5:25 pm)Dan wrote What's with the Sapphires escaping onto other routes all of a sudden?!
No idea, can only imagine that Darlington depot must be short on buses or other buses don't want to work in this heat.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - ross13 - 23 Jul 2014
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No idea, can only imagine that Darlington depot must be short on buses or other buses don't want to work in this heat.
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wen i drove past faverdale depot this morning all that was in the yard spare was a sapphire pulsar a solo parked in dead corner a ex classic solo that was parked by the wash. inside was a solo and a pulsar getting worked on
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - John_R - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 5:25 pm)Dan wrote What's with the Sapphires escaping onto other routes all of a sudden?!
There is pretty much always a Sapphire Pulsar spare at Faverdale, so its inevitable one will have to go out on another route if necessary. Presumably a few buses failed with the heat.
Also there was X-GGO Dart on the 3/19 this morning
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - John_R - 23 Jul 2014
(23 Jul 2014, 6:06 pm)ross13 wrote [quote='Jimmi' pid='53921' dateline='1406136865']
No idea, can only imagine that Darlington depot must be short on buses or other buses don't want to work in this heat.
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wen i drove past faverdale depot this morning all that was in the yard spare was a sapphire pulsar a solo parked in dead corner a ex classic solo that was parked by the wash. inside was a solo and a pulsar getting worked on
They were working on the ex Classic Solo when I went past this morning and was gone this afternoon, with a 11 reg Solo parked up in its place