(09 Jan 2024, 2:39 pm)Mike_98 wrote Has anyone seen the new E300’s at Stockton yet. I’ve seen the 2 new ones in Redcar but still not yet seen the ones at Stockton. I imagine their in reserve?

(09 Jan 2024, 9:37 pm)RobinHood wrote They all need MOT and some bits of prep work.

They will be split across multiple depots to get the MOTs done, then Darlington is the permanent home for them all, by Easter. Those in service at Redcar are temporary allocations.

(09 Jan 2024, 9:37 pm)RobinHood wrote They all need MOT and some bits of prep work.

They will be split across multiple depots to get the MOTs done, then Darlington is the permanent home for them all, by Easter. Those in service at Redcar are temporary allocations.

(09 Jan 2024, 9:53 pm)Aaron21 wrote Is anything transferred to Ashington for the 777 since it interwork with the X16

(10 Jan 2024, 4:01 am)Dan wrote Something that’s Euro 6 and fitted with luggage racks to conform to the tender specification of the 777.


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(29 Jan 2024, 11:08 am)Bazza wrote This is Arriva…

(29 Jan 2024, 11:25 am)mb134 wrote It is, but they've obviously known what's required for months now (the general public have known they've had the 777 for over a month, and you'd imagine you could add a couple onto that for when the tender would have been put out). To have no plan to get 3 vehicles sorted out before yesterday is poor.

(29 Jan 2024, 11:46 am)Unber43 wrote Really Nexus should make them do alteast 1 bus a month or their contract gets terminated

(29 Jan 2024, 12:18 pm)Aaron21 wrote What just cause of no luggage racks. Imagine if gne had the service and they didn't have luggage racks or stagecoach would you say the same thing

(29 Jan 2024, 11:37 am)Aaron21 wrote Wonder how long it takes to have luggage racks taken fitted with seats taken out. Must be done as quick as possible to fit the needs of someone complaining

(29 Jan 2024, 12:18 pm)Aaron21 wrote What just cause of no luggage racks. Imagine if gne had the service and they didn't have luggage racks or stagecoach would you say the same thing

(29 Jan 2024, 12:31 pm)Unber43 wrote Whether I would or not, its a clear breach of a contract.

If GNE or SCNE blatantly ignored Nexus Contract Demands i would want it stripped from them

(29 Jan 2024, 1:48 pm)Dan wrote If Go North East had won the contract, they were prepared to have two buses modified to meet contract specification from day one of the service being operational.

But if they hadn’t, the comments on this forum would have been far worse than the comments Umber43 has made against Arriva.

I hope three buses are planned to be repainted/branded and not just one bus (1512), as the rumour mill suggests.


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(29 Jan 2024, 2:47 pm)Storx wrote Never mind the actual buses, the routes really need looked at. Having it interworking with the X16 just does not make sense in any way at all, considering the X16 really should be Decker's and I haven't seen the 777 but I can imagine what the loads will be like the 777 and I'll be fairly certain a minibus will be enough (and that's not a typo for midi either).

Also having luggage racks and airport branding on the X16, is confusing as an understatement.

I'm not sure how possible it would be, but surely merging the 777 with the Morpeth locals, and the X16 potentially extended to Northgate every hour (replacing the 417) to give a large housing estate a proper bus service would make more sense...

(29 Jan 2024, 2:47 pm)Storx wrote Never mind the actual buses, the routes really need looked at. Having it interworking with the X16 just does not make sense in any way at all, considering the X16 really should be Decker's and I haven't seen the 777 but I can imagine what the loads will be like the 777 and I'll be fairly certain a minibus will be enough (and that's not a typo for midi either).

(29 Jan 2024, 2:52 pm)Aaron21 wrote Both the 777 & X16 get a long layover in Morpeth. Makes sense to make them interwork instead of having them sit there till its time for a return trip. 

Also prob the reason it'll be not known much is cause Northumberland County Council ain't the fastest at update timetables

(29 Jan 2024, 2:07 pm)Aaron21 wrote 1537 has been of the road since the 11th January so maybe that's being done. 1512/1513/1479 have all returned to Ashington since October (1479 moving last night). Its possible Arriva haven't had spare buses to covert with luggage racks or even get a brand. Remember the amount of buses Walkergate had to loan while the StreetLite got painted. Its possible the same here

(29 Jan 2024, 3:42 pm)Storx wrote Aye it's why I mentioned the other services ie 417 and that, which is poor really. 

Tbf there's no-where for timetable information in Northumberland if it's like here it's just a QR code now.

(29 Jan 2024, 6:57 pm)Aaron21 wrote Morpeth Bus Station didn't even have the 777 timetable updated yesterday when I was there yet nexus had the 777 timetable updated within a week of the changes

(29 Jan 2024, 7:52 pm)omnicity4659 wrote Timetable production is handled by Nexus, then it gets handed to the parish councils.

So it would be Morpeth Town Council or Sanderson Arcade who handle it at Morpeth bus station.

(01 Feb 2024, 3:44 pm)Aaron21 wrote I hope that Ashington come to there senses and upgrade the 57/57A to long buses. These solos now can't handle the capacity they get. I've seen loads of trips now be a full solo. This needs looked into to see what can be done

(01 Feb 2024, 5:00 pm)mb134 wrote Have you sent in an official complaint? It's probably the only way they start to pay attention, given it's been something that's constantly been strongly rumoured (plans have been put into place at least once I believe) but then gets dropped for something else happening instead.

(01 Feb 2024, 5:00 pm)mb134 wrote Have you sent in an official complaint? It's probably the only way they start to pay attention, given it's been something that's constantly been strongly rumoured (plans have been put into place at least once I believe) but then gets dropped for something else happening instead.