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RE: Arriva North East - Latest - tyresmoke - 24 Oct 2013
(24 Oct 2013, 6:21 pm)Dan wrote Arriva have already demonstrated that they can have some pretty decent liveries (I'm thinking about the SightSeeker livery), but the additional X10/X11 vinyls just seem like an afterthought to me.
Blyth already seem to struggle somewhat with the allocation of their vehicles, and surely limiting themselves even further with branding on these Geminis is a bit of a step backwards?
Problem with branding at Blyth is the reliability of services where they make effective use of spare vehicles to ensure services leave on time, of course this could see a hybrid replaced on the 308, this then becomes spare and then heads out on the next required replacement which maybe on the X4 or X10.
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - citaro5284 - 24 Oct 2013
(24 Oct 2013, 6:29 pm)tyresmoke wrote a hybrid replaced on the 308
A hybrid on the 308 in the first place.....I don't think so
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - tyresmoke - 24 Oct 2013
(24 Oct 2013, 6:32 pm)citaro5284 wrote A hybrid on the 308 in the first place.....I don't think so
Haha very true! Best I've ever seen was 3 coming out of Regent Centre at once...
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - Davey Bowyer - 24 Oct 2013
What is up with the 308 Hybrids lately?
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - busman101 - 24 Oct 2013
(24 Oct 2013, 6:02 pm)citaro5284 wrote How does it look good??
Exactly - not much imagination went in there !
Let's make sure we don't lose any advertising space (tick), not too fancy (tick), get them on the right service (oops !!!)
Still amazed the Coastliner branding lives on - a good idea that one
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - Adrian - 24 Oct 2013
(24 Oct 2013, 8:54 pm)busman101 wrote Exactly - not much imagination went in there !
Let's make sure we don't lose any advertising space (tick), not too fancy (tick), get them on the right service (oops !!!)
Still amazed the Coastliner branding lives on - a good idea that one
Almost as bad as putting advertising boards over brand names eh?
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - Tom - 25 Oct 2013
Does 4502 still carry its 35 branding?
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RE: Arriva North East - Latest - Coppercap40 - 25 Oct 2013
4502 is now in the current fleet livery
Raymond
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - Tom - 25 Oct 2013
(25 Oct 2013, 6:09 pm)Coppercap40 wrote 4502 is now in the current fleet livery
Raymond
Cheers
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - Kuyoyo - 26 Oct 2013
Anyone after a photo of 1512, it is once again on the same X1/X2 working it has done for the entire week - 0935 and 1405 off Middlesbrough.
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - JoshP - 28 Oct 2013
Major revamp of Darlington town centre bus stand departures yesterday. In my opinion it's made the congestion a lot more worse!!
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - tyresmoke - 29 Oct 2013
Allocation changes as above, from 28th October, as follows:
1409 Jesmond-Durham
4653 Durham-Jesmond (for trials on service 685)
1512 new-Stockton
4052 Stockton-Darlington
1613 Darlington-disposal
7466 Blyth-Ashington (PVR transfer)
RE: Arriva North East - Latest - peter - 29 Oct 2013
Does anybody know what has happened/is happening to the Waddington Street Depot? Has it been demolished?