(10 Apr 2018, 12:43 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Thanks for the quick reply.

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Following the recent bus fire at Jarrow Bus Station are the Citaros staying in service? Passengers could be concerned there is a serious issue and it could happen again. Not the first Citaro on fire.

(10 Apr 2018, 12:43 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Thanks for the quick reply.

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Following the recent bus fire at Jarrow Bus Station are the Citaros staying in service? Passengers could be concerned there is a serious issue and it could happen again. Not the first Citaro on fire.

(10 Apr 2018, 12:37 am)Ds1197 wrote Most of the younger ones are still in service and are allocated to the 35, 38 and H1 at Deptford at Chester-le-Street 13, 14, X22 and X25 Riverside 93/94 and 97/97A

(10 Apr 2018, 12:43 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Thanks for the quick reply.

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Following the recent bus fire at Jarrow Bus Station are the Citaros staying in service? Passengers could be concerned there is a serious issue and it could happen again. Not the first Citaro on fire.

(10 Apr 2018, 12:43 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Following the recent bus fire at Jarrow Bus Station are the Citaros staying in service? Passengers could be concerned there is a serious issue and it could happen again. Not the first Citaro on fire.

(10 Apr 2018, 9:54 am)RBZ 5459 wrote After any fire incident you would expect that if there is an identifiable fault it would be steadily checked on like for like vehicles. My thoughts on hearing of the fire were to do with to the new fan and exhaust mods the Mercs have received. It was noted yesterday that allocations of Mercs was a bit mixed, so whatever the possible cause(s), perhaps they were being checked. You would expect the company to have a vigorous approach to such incidents, especially when stuff like this finds it difficult to avoid the Press.

(10 Apr 2018, 9:54 am)RBZ 5459 wrote After any fire incident you would expect that if there is an identifiable fault it would be steadily checked on like for like vehicles. My thoughts on hearing of the fire were to do with to the new fan and exhaust mods the Mercs have received. It was noted yesterday that allocations of Mercs was a bit mixed, so whatever the possible cause(s), perhaps they were being checked. You would expect the company to have a vigorous approach to such incidents, especially when stuff like this finds it difficult to avoid the Press.

(10 Apr 2018, 5:36 pm)Michael wrote Anyone been on the Yutong Demonstrator yet?, if so is it any good?

(10 Apr 2018, 5:36 pm)Michael wrote Anyone been on the Yutong Demonstrator yet?, if so is it any good?

(10 Apr 2018, 5:43 pm)S830OFT wrote I have it's very modern, the seats are comfy. Some passengers told the driver when they first saw it they thought it was a coach.

(10 Apr 2018, 1:05 pm)Dan wrote I've kept very quiet about this over the past few days, but all I'll say on the matter is that it's pointless enthusiasts speculating on the causes of these fires or pointing fingers at specific departments in the company (which I've seen quite a bit of on Social Media recently). This will achieve nothing - it's probably best left to the professionals to investigate and put measures in place to avoid a repeat occurrence, while being thankful that nobody has been hurt in these incidents to date. A fire incident is treated very seriously, not only by the bus operator, but by the traffic commissioner too.

(10 Apr 2018, 7:53 pm)Michael wrote Thanks, will have to try and have a ride before it leaves

(10 Apr 2018, 7:59 pm)makem1 wrote With the kids being off school there could be reasons well outside Go-aheads control

(11 Apr 2018, 9:33 am)TEN 6083 wrote On 6081 to Newcastle and the NSA’s have been activated

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(11 Apr 2018, 10:19 am)Dan wrote The Next Stop Announcements were enabled on the Tyne Valley Ten and Citylink around a month ago, in line with the service changes which took place last month. They were also changed on the Coaster buses, for the new route around Gateshead, and changed on the Red Arrows/Connections4 buses, to remove traces of simplygo.com and to include new graphics. They were also enabled for the first time on the Tynedale Links 680 and Tynedale Express X84/X85 - the announcements will also work on the X84/X85 if a Volvo B9 is allocated.

A handful of buses, mainly those on the Tyne Valley Ten, would not take the load. These have problematic units which require repair from Hanover.

(11 Apr 2018, 1:43 pm)Acky81 wrote Has the 2A changed it’s route to serve ryhope village instead of hollycarrside? Just saw this at McDonald’s

(11 Apr 2018, 10:19 am)Dan wrote The Next Stop Announcements were enabled on the Tyne Valley Ten and Citylink around a month ago, in line with the service changes which took place last month. They were also changed on the Coaster buses, for the new route around Gateshead, and changed on the Red Arrows/Connections4 buses, to remove traces of simplygo.com and to include new graphics. They were also enabled for the first time on the Tynedale Links 680 and Tynedale Express X84/X85 - the announcements will also work on the X84/X85 if a Volvo B9 is allocated.

A handful of buses, mainly those on the Tyne Valley Ten, would not take the load. These have problematic units which require repair from Hanover.

(11 Apr 2018, 8:07 pm)Jordan2104 wrote When will cobalt clippers be updated. These still have metro radio doing them and advertising the old website and logos on them

(11 Apr 2018, 8:15 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote I was previously told on here the Cobalt Clipper NSAs are not a priority as they at least have NSAs which fulfil their purpose. The voice changes on the 309 too, I noticed last year when going to Whitley Bay. What do you mean old logos?

(11 Apr 2018, 8:17 pm)S813 FVK wrote The old Go North East logo (and probably metroradio logo too).

I also remember it being suggested that there may be an upcoming refresh for the Cobalt Clipper buses later in the year, so presumably a new set of NSAs would be prepared in line with that.

(11 Apr 2018, 8:34 pm)JM03 wrote I was on 5274 on the 1. I enjoyed the journey on the omni today but it didn't seem busy at all during rush hour too. Didn't see the point in getting bigger buses because they never needed them in my opinion. Do like the new buses tho.

(11 Apr 2018, 8:26 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote I didn't know the metro radio logo had changed. 

Personally I think GNE should be rolling out NSAs to more services before replacing existing ones, particularly just to change logos or the voice or whatever. What kind of refresh for the Cobalt buses? Just a repaint? Are they going to fix the Newcastle and North Shields mistake as the 309 goes to Blyth and only the 310 goes to North Shields?

(11 Apr 2018, 8:26 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote I didn't know the metro radio logo had changed. 

Personally I think GNE should be rolling out NSAs to more services before replacing existing ones, particularly just to change logos or the voice or whatever. What kind of refresh for the Cobalt buses? Just a repaint? Are they going to fix the Newcastle and North Shields mistake as the 309 goes to Blyth and only the 310 goes to North Shields?

(11 Apr 2018, 8:34 pm)JM03 wrote I was on 5274 on the 1. I enjoyed the journey on the omni today but it didn't seem busy at all during rush hour too. Didn't see the point in getting bigger buses because they never needed them in my opinion. Do like the new buses tho.

(11 Apr 2018, 8:45 pm)S813 FVK wrote I've managed to dig out the post I referenced for you:
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=2063&pid=212577#pid212577

The refresh will include a repaint and I would, personally, like to see revised branding. Not a fan of the current livery myself.