(10 Sep 2014, 6:51 pm)Dan wrote I certainly do - and I can't imagine standing for the Berwick - Alnwick stretch would be particularly pleasant!

(10 Sep 2014, 8:41 pm)mb134 wrote However the coaches wouldn't allow for any standees, I'd prefer to stand than not get there at all!

(10 Sep 2014, 8:41 pm)mb134 wrote However the coaches wouldn't allow for any standees, I'd prefer to stand than not get there at all!

(10 Sep 2014, 9:00 pm)tyresmoke wrote Actually I think ours do, albeit a limited number (6 rings a bell?) - but yes I am sure they will be allocated to specific boards where the passenger numbers justify it, with deckers on the busier journeys.

(10 Sep 2014, 9:00 pm)tyresmoke wrote Actually I think ours do, albeit a limited number (6 rings a bell?) - but yes I am sure they will be allocated to specific boards where the passenger numbers justify it, with deckers on the busier journeys.

(10 Sep 2014, 9:19 pm)mb134 wrote Ah ok, thought I saw somewhere that no standees were allowed, must be imaging things however as you've said, I don't think that they would allocate them to runs that will be packed, it is Arriva North East though...

(10 Sep 2014, 9:22 pm)Dan wrote I may be wrong, but I think with a service like the X15, it'd be very difficult to monitor passenger trends.

If it's raining, chances are that you're not going to find families going for a day trip out to Berwick, and a bus smaller than an OmniCity could be justified.

However, if it's very hot, coaches or double deckers may be the only suitable option with regards to loadings, regardless of whether it's departing at 9am, 11am, or 1pm...

(10 Sep 2014, 11:18 am)Kuyoyo wrote Redcar depot now have 1562 (NK14 GFA) for type training and Next Stop testing - the later of which it is performing today along the X4/4 route.

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(10 Sep 2014, 9:53 pm)Kuyoyo wrote And, with as ever thanks to Richard Smiles, full Streetlite registration details plus the official E400 fleet number arrangement

(12 Sep 2014, 10:48 am)tyresmoke wrote Been told the new E400s are out on X18 today - go get em!

(12 Sep 2014, 4:56 pm)Roland Pratt wrote 'Max' X10/X11 yesterday included 2 Quorum single deckers, a Pulsar, two Hybrids and 7481! And the Max I was on when it got to Blyth went onto 308s.

7491 on X14, at least one Spectra on 20/X20.

(12 Sep 2014, 10:48 am)tyresmoke wrote Been told the new E400s are out on X18 today - go get em!

(12 Sep 2014, 6:14 pm)coldav wrote 7529/30/32 were on the X18. 7531/33 on the X21/22

(13 Sep 2014, 9:20 am)MrPottski wrote 2830 was attacked by mindless scumbags last night, three offside windows were put out while on the 4. Thankfully no injuries to passengers or driver.

(13 Sep 2014, 6:15 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote ANE should have their GBF stripped for the 308  It's a disgrace!

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(15 Sep 2014, 7:48 am)tyresmoke wrote So today's the day that Stockton launch their Streetlites with an event in Middlesbrough town centre (outside BHS) between 1200-1330 I'll be there along with other Sapphire drivers and managers too, plus of course one of our new Streetlites!
They go into service tomorrow...

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(15 Sep 2014, 6:19 pm)mb134 wrote How often do Arriva wash their buses, just today while I was out a few of the Sapphire E400's looked dirty, especially the rear, is it just a case that they aren't washed often enough, or is there a quality issue with the Bus Wash?

(15 Sep 2014, 6:44 pm)tyresmoke wrote They get washed every evening, so it could be an issue with the bus wash... All of our vehicles will be undergoing a deep clean inside over the next few weeks too, as cleaning contracts are due to change over to a new provider.

(15 Sep 2014, 7:00 pm)mb134 wrote Sounds good, will this be a once off deep clean, or will it happen every few weeks or so? 

(15 Sep 2014, 7:18 pm)tyresmoke wrote It's a one off to allow the new provider to start with a "clean slate" so to speak. Hopefully the interior cleaning will be of a higher standard from now on though. I think (could be wrong!) that it is Mitie taking over (from Carlisle).