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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 29 Jul 2014
(29 Jul 2014, 12:38 pm)Dan wrote Or not...!
Another E400 has just past me, which I'm guessing will be mine from Berwick. This is why coaches wouldn't work on the TTX by the way everyone - customers let down when anything besides a coach turns up, especially when we're talking about v. expensive coaches!
The 1433 to Berwick is 7453 now
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 29 Jul 2014
(29 Jul 2014, 1:32 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The 1433 to Berwick is 7453 now
I wonder if that's what I saw, opposed to an E400, as it was very much a last second sighting.
Complaining less about 7453 being on as I haven't been on a Lowlander yet (well, not properly... I had a short stint on one of Durham's examples on the 24).
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Tom - 29 Jul 2014
(29 Jul 2014, 2:04 pm)Dan wrote I wonder if that's what I saw, opposed to an E400, as it was very much a last second sighting.
Complaining less about 7453 being on as I haven't been on a Lowlander yet (well, not properly... I had a short stint on one of Durham's examples on the 24).
They aren't to bad to be fair!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 29 Jul 2014
Couple of random MPD workings today saw 1743 on the 63 and 1753 trundling around on 9/27A's
Possibly worth mentioning that 1902 made it to Peterlee this morning on service 21A from Deaf Hill. It's on the start of a 28 board.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Philly rf - 29 Jul 2014
1764 nk05 gwc was on the x21 from ashington. I dread to see what happens when the sapphire starts
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - L469 YVK - 29 Jul 2014
(29 Jul 2014, 3:04 pm)Tom wrote They aren't to bad to be fair!
They're mint vehicles and the only low floor deckers that have lived up to the Palatine 2!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 30 Jul 2014
4652 on 21a
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 30 Jul 2014
1912 and 1923 on 15
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 30 Jul 2014
7623 on..you guessed it.. the 308.
7808? The X11!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 30 Jul 2014
7608, 7804 on X13s...
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 30 Jul 2014
7601/24 on X11s.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 30 Jul 2014
Three Pulsars on X10/X11. 1403 likewise.
7611 on X13
These allocations are shameful more than anything else.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 30 Jul 2014
7456 on X15
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 30 Jul 2014
7606 also out on X11s...
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Dan - 30 Jul 2014
7605 on 308
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 30 Jul 2014
223 now working 15s
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 30 Jul 2014
Redcar 3 deckers down I am told (good job 7490 arrived today!) - so 4080 stood in on X93 today. Left Middlesbrough completely wedged at 1020. Not good.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 30 Jul 2014
(30 Jul 2014, 7:59 am)Kuyoyo wrote 1912 and 1923 on 15
1912
1923
(30 Jul 2014, 5:19 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 223 now working 15s
Replaced 1923
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 31 Jul 2014
1908 on 15
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Stuart Phin - 31 Jul 2014
(30 Jul 2014, 5:57 pm)tyresmoke wrote Redcar 3 deckers down I am told (good job 7490 arrived today!) - so 4080 stood in on X93 today. Left Middlesbrough completely wedged at 1020. Not good.
Others on the X93 are 4651 & 4711
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - R852 PRG - 31 Jul 2014
(30 Jul 2014, 5:57 pm)tyresmoke wrote Redcar 3 deckers down I am told (good job 7490 arrived today!) - so 4080 stood in on X93 today. Left Middlesbrough completely wedged at 1020. Not good.
My condolences to whoever was driving......
I love Prestiges - but I hear they are painful to drive!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 31 Jul 2014
(31 Jul 2014, 2:02 pm)Stuart Phin wrote Others on the X93 are 4651 & 4711
Aye I passed 4651 on the 0950 (Redcar diagram) this morning.
4707 on X4 was the only real noteworthy performance that I saw today.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Roland Pratt - 31 Jul 2014
(31 Jul 2014, 2:31 pm)Marcus wrote My condolences to whoever was driving......
I love Prestiges - but I hear they are painful to drive!
I'm told 4080 is OK to drive. And 4044.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - R852 PRG - 31 Jul 2014
(31 Jul 2014, 4:49 pm)Roland Pratt wrote I'm told 4080 is OK to drive. And 4044.
Not much of an Arriva expert - but GNE's Chester drivers constantly complained about driving DAFs - saying they were the worst buses in the depot!
I recall when they were allocated to the Stockton-board X2s - 4052 (?) was an absolute nightmare when I had it from Durham to Chester, but that's the kind of sadistic 'nightmare' I get from a DAF
I also remember one legend of a driver giving me a lift on 4007 from the bottom to the top of Chester.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Coppercap40 - 31 Jul 2014
1712 was on 1318 X14 dep from Haymarket
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 31 Jul 2014
(31 Jul 2014, 4:54 pm)Marcus wrote Not much of an Arriva expert - but GNE's Chester drivers constantly complained about driving DAFs - saying they were the worst buses in the depot!
I recall when they were allocated to the Stockton-board X2s - 4052 (?) was an absolute nightmare when I had it from Durham to Chester, but that's the kind of sadistic 'nightmare' I get from a DAF
I also remember one legend of a driver giving me a lift on 4007 from the bottom to the top of Chester.
I never got on with 4052, but it's better than some of them we have currently at Stockton. Thankfully some of the worst ones are due to be withdrawn imminently, just waiting for our B10BLEs to transfer from Ashington (still none as of 1345 today!)
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Roland Pratt - 31 Jul 2014
(31 Jul 2014, 5:00 pm)tyresmoke wrote I never got on with 4052, but it's better than some of them we have currently at Stockton. Thankfully some of the worst ones are due to be withdrawn imminently, just waiting for our B10BLEs to transfer from Ashington (still none as of 1345 today!)
Odd (though not for Arriva!) that they are getting rid of refurbished ones rather than the likes of 4037 etc, but I suppose they'll all be gone soon so doesn't really matter!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - VolvoMarkII - 31 Jul 2014
(31 Jul 2014, 5:02 pm)Roland Pratt wrote Odd (though not for Arriva!) that they are getting rid of refurbished ones rather than the likes of 4037 etc, but I suppose they'll all be gone soon so doesn't really matter!
Likely that they fall out of fleet in order of condition(mechanical)/MOT/tax expiry, rather than numeric order.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Andy - 31 Jul 2014
7459 on 64
7464 on 46
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - coldav - 31 Jul 2014
(31 Jul 2014, 5:00 pm)tyresmoke wrote I never got on with 4052, but it's better than some of them we have currently at Stockton. Thankfully some of the worst ones are due to be withdrawn imminently, just waiting for our B10BLEs to transfer from Ashington (still none as of 1345 today!)
I'm told the transfers will take place over the weekend when there are drivers available.