(16 Jan 2016, 5:50 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Oh, ffs, driver on our bus just had a big row with a passenger and has not conducted himself professionally at all. Not impressed.

(16 Jan 2016, 5:51 pm)R852 PRG wrote I dare you to go up and give him a piece of your mind, BLM. 

(16 Jan 2016, 5:55 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Tired and cold and want my dinner.

And wine. But I'm doing dry January.

(16 Jan 2016, 5:59 pm)R852 PRG wrote Doing as I suggest may relieve some of the pain of no alcohol consumption.

(16 Jan 2016, 6:24 pm)BusLoverMum wrote I blanked him and concentrated extra hard on getting us both off with falling flat on our arses. 

I'd already spent the afternoon resisting the urge to throttle someone.

(16 Jan 2016, 6:26 pm)citaro5284 wrote Big'un or little'un?

(16 Jan 2016, 3:46 pm)Jimmi wrote Done two journeys on Sapphire 7 this afternoon to/from Durham. Journey to Durham was Pulsar 1514 and had a fair few on for the whole of my journey and I am now heading home on Enviro 400 7537 and it is very busy and that's on a double decker. Wonder if there is any chance that the 7 will go full double decker operation in the future?

(16 Jan 2016, 5:50 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Oh, ffs, driver on our bus just had a big row with a passenger and has not conducted himself professionally at all. Not impressed.

(16 Jan 2016, 8:03 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote If a punter has been a complete and utter k**b towards a driver (not just something petty like not having the right fare although annoying), then I can kinda side with a driver on that one. It's when a small minority of drivers kick off with passengers over petty things like the above where I don't side with a driver and alot of petty things lie at company level rather than the passengers (change giving over security vaults, bad timetabling etc).

(16 Jan 2016, 8:03 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote If a punter has been a complete and utter k**b towards a driver (not just something petty like not having the right fare although annoying), then I can kinda side with a driver on that one. It's when a small minority of drivers kick off with passengers over petty things like the above where I don't side with a driver and alot of petty things lie at company level rather than the passengers (change giving over security vaults, bad timetabling etc).

(16 Jan 2016, 8:22 pm)Adrian wrote Why? The employee should be professional about it, and try and defuse the situation. Not pour fuel all over it.

(16 Jan 2016, 7:40 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Well, knowing Arriva and their mix / match allocations, although not all of the 57 plate Sapphires at Ashington aren't complete and utter wrecks although there are some, I think that Arriva would most likely end up buying a whole new set of deckers for the 7 (10 required) if the 7 went fully double deck anytime soon with:

- 7534 to 7537 alongside 7540 transferring to Ashington meaning that the X21 / X22 would end up running with 7x 14 plate E40Ds, 5x 15 plate E40Ds, 1x 09 plate E40D and 2x 57 plate E40Ds with 2x or 3x 57 plates being kept as spare with the rest either going scrap, being sent around the country or staying in the region but moving to Darlo / Belmont as spares (although the 7 does have some low bridges where the full height E40D might not manage to get through according to Kuyoyo).

(16 Jan 2016, 8:22 pm)Adrian wrote Why? The employee should be professional about it, and try and defuse the situation. Not pour fuel all over it.

(16 Jan 2016, 8:29 pm)tyresmoke wrote Ideally Adrian but I couldn't help prove someone wrong the other day when they claimed a bus didn't run when it did, he had the wrong time.

(16 Jan 2016, 8:33 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Aye, but I bet you didn't do something that would get you arrested if you did it to the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time.

(14 Jan 2016, 6:27 pm)Dan wrote 1758 - https://flic.kr/p/CYGA6o

(17 Jan 2016, 6:40 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Is that identical to the likes of 555?

(17 Jan 2016, 7:00 pm)R852 PRG wrote No. 1758 is a Transbus Dart SLF/Transbus MPD, while 555 is a Transbus MPD/Transbus Mini Pointer.

(17 Jan 2016, 7:18 pm)tyresmoke wrote So in other words, yes they are identical.

(17 Jan 2016, 7:18 pm)tyresmoke wrote So in other words, yes they are identical.

(18 Jan 2016, 4:08 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Further news has come through regarding the X20 MAX Launch, as the person had misunderstood the following.
It will apparently be at Woodhorn Museum and the vehicle will pickup schoolchildren at Bothal Middle School, to watch the show.

I'm told that it will be either this Thursday or next Thursday, more than likely next Thursday as the leading driver will be doing the sticker work, and he is unsure when he is doing that.

Please keep an eye out on the Arriva Facebook page, as this information may be unreliable and I have limited internet connection.

(18 Jan 2016, 4:11 pm)Jimmi wrote MAX X20 launch is this Thursday (January 21st) at 11:20am at Woodhorn Museum. Arriva posted the details on their Facebook earlier today.

(18 Jan 2016, 1:17 pm)Dan wrote Fleet Allocation Amendments - 18/01/2016

Ashington
In
7415 ex Arriva London
7472 ex Repair

Out
No vehicles - both covering PVR increase due to temporary roadworks.

Redcar
In
4723 New Temsa

Out
4515 Disposal


1909 and 1912 have both also transferred to Yorkshire Tiger.