(22 Jan 2014, 9:29 pm)speedwheels22 wrote I rekon gne should by some enviro 200 dart to replace the old one there nice buses

(22 Jan 2014, 9:32 pm)Dan wrote Remember, the Enviro 200 has been trialled with Go North East already (was allocated to services 39, 42 and 60/61 while at Deptford). If the Enviro 200 proved to be superior over other vehicles in the fleet, I think some would have been purchased last year.

(22 Jan 2014, 9:44 pm)ADLEnviro wrote Nice to see the correct term used citaro5284, one of my little pet hates when someone call's destination displays, blinds.

(22 Jan 2014, 9:47 pm)Dan wrote Forgive my ignorance (I unknowingly use both terms for the same thing), but what is the difference?

(22 Jan 2014, 9:50 pm)Arcticrossy92 wrote With the destination blinds are there a few types, Im not familar with how it all works to be honest. basically all i know is

There are the green ones (which are shit and you cant see)
The orange ones
The oranges ones with coloured numbers

Are the coloured numbers just programmed into the display as sorts, or does it have to be a certain type of display.

Also what displays do GNE currently use.

Any finally completly off topic, I think i read something about the displays on the back of the new Cobalt vechiles, being wrong, was this because they are suppoed to have the complete display rather than just the number (or have i just made that up)

I Noticed the 56 deckers just have the numbers, which is all you need really. Never seen the point in having a destination of a bus on the back ....

the only time you might see it is when its pulling away or your running for it.

(22 Jan 2014, 10:00 pm)citaro5284 wrote Currently GNE use flipdot and LED. Flipdot (yellow dots) were the first blinds, but now GNE buy LED.
The LED displays are either all amber or amber with a colour panel for the route number. They are a different blind compared to a normal amber one as they have a panel of tri-colour LED's.
Answered your own question on the last one, if you are running for a bus you want to know where it is going

(22 Jan 2014, 10:09 pm)aureolin wrote Surely you'd be waiting for the said bus though, and not be expecting it to wait for you running towards it. :p

(22 Jan 2014, 10:16 pm)citaro5284 wrote Not always.....How many times do people run out of a shop and the bus is at the stop.

(22 Jan 2014, 10:00 pm)citaro5284 wrote Currently GNE use flipdot and LED. Flipdot (yellow dots) were the first blinds, but now GNE buy LED.
The LED displays are either all amber or amber with a colour panel for the route number. They are a different blind compared to a normal amber one as they have a panel of tri-colour LED's.
Answered your own question on the last one, if you are running for a bus you want to know where it is going

(22 Jan 2014, 10:20 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Me most days when I come out of my Front Door, Guaranteed as soon walk around the Corner of the Bush, there'll be a Bus sitting at Lambton Village Centre.

(22 Jan 2014, 11:38 pm)andreos1 wrote You forgot the '...and my oap neighbours peddling drugs' bit ;D

(22 Jan 2014, 10:16 pm)citaro5284 wrote Not always.....How many times do people run out of a shop and the bus is at the stop.

(23 Jan 2014, 7:34 am)aureolin wrote Is running out of a shop to see the bus exclusive to Cobalt Clipper passengers then? Plenty of shops on the Ten, Angel and Red Arrows routes, but they don't have the benefit of a full rear destination display.

(23 Jan 2014, 7:34 am)aureolin wrote Is running out of a shop to see the bus exclusive to Cobalt Clipper passengers then? Plenty of shops on the Ten, Angel and Red Arrows routes, but they don't have the benefit of a full rear destination display.

(23 Jan 2014, 10:15 am)Michael wrote Anyone stopped 6099,6100 out in service yet?

Has 6098 being out yet?

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(23 Jan 2014, 10:15 am)Michael wrote Anyone stopped 6099,6100 out in service yet?

Has 6098 being out yet?

(23 Jan 2014, 4:39 pm)nk55 wrote 3 dual door volvo b7s on chester services X21, X22 & X25, is this a temporary move?, seen the new 13/14 timetable and its a single deck on the cover also the X25 has a decker on the front. Just wondering if the repainted 4926-4931 could be allocated to the 13/14/X22 and the dual door b7s be allocated to the X25, therefore seeing a few of the older tridents leaving the fleet?

(23 Jan 2014, 8:01 am)Dan wrote Entirely possible it was thought of as an unnecessary cost before last year? I notice all buses last year came with full rear destination displays and did not have coloured displays (exception being the B9TL order where it seems there was a cock up somewhere along the line and indeed the Connections4 Mercs which received both too).

Perhaps last year it was decided that having a full rear is more advantageous to customers than coloured displays?

(23 Jan 2014, 5:30 pm)aureolin wrote I don't disagree, as I'm personally a fan of full rear displays. If that was the reason you'd expect the Fab Fifty Six batch to also have been converted though?