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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 22 Apr 2015
(22 Apr 2015, 7:23 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Slightly right - the advert frame has been removed ready for the branding to be applied.
Ah! that's surprising given that the X1 StreetLite's have been given advert frames so I would have thought it would end up being the same with the X12 Pulsar's.
Speaking of MAX Pulsar's 1415 was on the 43 once again today.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 23 Apr 2015
Solo on 8/8A.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Stewy - 23 Apr 2015
1406 on 2 Darlington to branksome
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 23 Apr 2015
2810 on the 6.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Mark P - 23 Apr 2015
(22 Apr 2015, 5:59 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1104 on 63 and a Pulsar on 81s1432 on 81 this afternoon too
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 23 Apr 2015
Sapphire 1513 on 1/5A.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Stewy - 23 Apr 2015
(23 Apr 2015, 4:06 pm)Jimmi wrote Sapphire 1513 on 1/5A.
Replaced 1498 on the 1/5A
1498 then replaced a streetlite on the X1
Also 1406 on 2's which later for replaced by 1428
1406 later appeared on X1
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - GUG - 23 Apr 2015
an unidentified solo also appeared on the X66
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Adrian - 24 Apr 2015
1491 covering for a MAX spec vehicle on the X12. Though it does have working WiFi? I didn't realise that the standard spec Pulsars had that?
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Stewy - 24 Apr 2015
(23 Apr 2015, 9:19 pm)GUG wrote an unidentified solo also appeared on the X66
Was 2860 I shook my head when I saw that
I'd be looking into getting new vehicles for the X26/7/66 if I was the manager of Arriva Darlington to be honest, those scanias aren't very reliable, there's at least 2 off the road every day
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - neilwatson - 24 Apr 2015
7445,7493 on 306 (yesterday)
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - tyresmoke - 24 Apr 2015
(24 Apr 2015, 7:33 am)Stewy wrote Was 2860 I shook my head when I saw that
I'd be looking into getting new vehicles for the X26/7/66 if I was the manager of Arriva Darlington to be honest, those scanias aren't very reliable, there's at least 2 off the road every day
I believe that replaced a Scania which got hit by a Stagecoach bus in Middlesbrough!
As for 1491 having wifi - first I've heard of it being fitted lol! Must be for the 15s
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 24 Apr 2015
(24 Apr 2015, 7:33 am)Stewy wrote Was 2860 I shook my head when I saw thatAlmost everytime I've been in Darlington the Omnicitys are always been taken off the X26/X27 and replaced with something like a Solo.
I'd be looking into getting new vehicles for the X26/7/66 if I was the manager of Arriva Darlington to be honest, those scanias aren't very reliable, there's at least 2 off the road every day
I think refurbishing buses that are now 10 years old with some of them truly battered from their days on the X93 and to brand them for these services was a bad decision and I see the X26/X27 as getting older buses as a downgrade.
Think the Omnicitys should have been put on less demanding services such as local services.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - RobinHood - 24 Apr 2015
(24 Apr 2015, 7:51 am)Jimmi wrote Almost everytime I've been in Darlington the Omnicitys are always been taken off the X26/X27 and replaced with something like a Solo.
I think refurbishing buses that are now 10 years old with some of them truly battered from their days on the X93 and to brand them for these services was a bad decision and I see the X26/X27 as getting older buses as a downgrade.
Think the Omnicitys should have been put on less demanding services such as local services.
The Scania's are best suited to interurban work. They were also in need of a refurb, so I struggle to see how it was a bad decision.
I think Darlington are simply struggling to operate a service at the same time as trying to correct all of the issues that they recieved the vehicles with. The Omnicities are a great bus when they work, but they are quite advanced bits of kit electronically, which is what causes the vast majority if issues. I think they will get it sorted, but unless they keep them all out of service for a few weeks to do it (which we all know isnt an option), it will take time.
As for the X26/X27, I believe there are even more roadworks within Catterick to contend with, which results in supervisors rotating vehicles around to try and keep a reliable service. Until they settle down, the X26/X27 isnt having a fair show and looks like the buses are the issue - when infact, its probably not.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 24 Apr 2015
7440 has just replaced 7453 on the X12 to Newcastle.
1415 on 43 again!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Kuyoyo - 24 Apr 2015
As it is now technically MAX, 1404/5 are making odd appearances on X1. 1406 is on 75/76 and 1407 is on 1/5A.
2832 and one of the 11-reg batch are on 12/12a
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Kuyoyo - 24 Apr 2015
(24 Apr 2015, 1:40 pm)Kuyoyo wrote As it is now technically MAX, 1404/5 are making odd appearances on X1. 1406 is on 75/76 and 1407 is on 1/5A.
2832 and one of the 11-reg batch are on 12/12a
2867
1416 is on X26 running 20 minutes late
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Multi21 - 24 Apr 2015
4502 made its way onto 15s today after 1460 was involved in a RTC In Thornaby
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - John_R - 24 Apr 2015
(24 Apr 2015, 1:40 pm)Kuyoyo wrote As it is now technically MAX, 1404/5 are making odd appearances on X1. 1406 is on 75/76 and 1407 is on 1/5A.
2832 and one of the 11-reg batch are on 12/12a
I don't think that the 2 Daimler engines streetlites are in service yet, at least one was still on trade plates yesterday.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - John_R - 25 Apr 2015
Former X1 Pulsars are today on 7, X66 & 76 - I didn't catch the fleet numbers.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - PH - BQA - 25 Apr 2015
Pretty sure I saw 7515 on the X21/22 earlier, either that or it was on the 57A, it was next to Northumberlandia
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - tyresmoke - 25 Apr 2015
(25 Apr 2015, 11:53 am)John_R wrote Former X1 Pulsars are today on 7, X66 & 76 - I didn't catch the fleet numbers.
1404 noted on the X66
4709 on 0850 X93 (Redcar board)
4707, 4716, 4720 on 81
Pulsar on 17 and 29/29A
1907 on 28
1453, 1491 on X12
Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 26 Apr 2015
2852 on X66
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 26 Apr 2015
(26 Apr 2015, 9:39 am)Jimmi wrote 2852 on X66MAX spare 1416 also on the X66 (heading to Darlington now).
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - S813 FVK - 26 Apr 2015
(26 Apr 2015, 9:39 am)Jimmi wrote 2852 on X66
Even worse since its a sunday...
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 26 Apr 2015
(26 Apr 2015, 10:14 am)Robert wrote Even worse since its a sunday...Additional fun was having to give the driver directions as the road along the Riverside was closed and was not 100% on which way to go through Stockton because of the closure.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - jaimzm - 26 Apr 2015
1301 was on 94/95 yesterday so i was told
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - MrPottski - 26 Apr 2015
(26 Apr 2015, 9:49 am)Jimmi wrote MAX spare 1416 also on the X66 (heading to Darlington now).This pleases me immensely!
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Jimmi - 26 Apr 2015
(26 Apr 2015, 9:39 am)Jimmi wrote 2852 on X66
Here's a photo taken after I had to ride this to Stockton (at least this Solo has WiFi).
![[Image: 17091785150_2b036c25ef.jpg]](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8785/17091785150_2b036c25ef.jpg)
Arriva North East: 2852 / YJ59 GJK by Jimmi's Bus Photos, on Flickr
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015 - Cock Robin - 27 Apr 2015
(26 Apr 2015, 10:58 am)jaimzm wrote 1301 was on 94/95 yesterday so i was told
Apparently its too heavy for the swing bridge so has to do a diversion! What on earth are they thinking of sending that there?!