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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - bcal3119 - 03 Dec 2013
Sorry for the really old news,
Ashington 7483 was running on X22 on 1/12, I think this shouldn't be allowed?
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Wellsey18 - 03 Dec 2013
(03 Dec 2013, 1:46 am)bcal3119 wrote Sorry for the really old news,
Ashington 7383 was running on X22 on 1/12, I think this shouldn't be allowed?
are you sure it was 7383 because those buses have long been withdrawn....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jncarter1962/8124445062/
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Tom - 03 Dec 2013
(03 Dec 2013, 8:12 am)Wellsey18 wrote are you sure it was 7383 because those buses have long been withdrawn....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jncarter1962/8124445062/
He means 7483, the additional Spectra in service with Ashington.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Wellsey18 - 03 Dec 2013
(03 Dec 2013, 8:13 am)Tom wrote He means 7483, the additional Spectra in service with Ashington.
that makes more sense haha, certainly would have been rare to see 7383
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - bcal3119 - 03 Dec 2013
thanks for reminding, that should be 7483, the "new" Optare Spectra in Ashington,
but still i think that's rare as X22 definitely needs a low floor bus?
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Tom - 03 Dec 2013
(03 Dec 2013, 8:26 pm)bcal3119 wrote thanks for reminding, that should be 7483, the "new" Optare Spectra in Ashington,
but still i think that's rare as X22 definitely needs a low floor bus?
Yeah, it should be a low floor bus, usually a Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown, so it is rare. They are usually allocated to the 20/X20 or the 44.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 03 Dec 2013
(03 Dec 2013, 8:26 pm)bcal3119 wrote thanks for reminding, that should be 7483, the "new" Optare Spectra in Ashington,
but still i think that's rare as X22 definitely needs a low floor bus?
Nice contrast to what should be on there!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - united6210 - 05 Dec 2013
1304(X485 GGO) working X66 this morning
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - GuyParkRoyal - 05 Dec 2013
1474 Branded for Captains Tale 6 Service on the 42 at 12.30 today.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 05 Dec 2013
(05 Dec 2013, 2:56 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote 1474 Branded for Captains Tale 6 Service on the 42 at 12.30 today.
More or less normal - certain duties on the 6 inter work with the 42. Ideally you would keep the branded examples off those turns but you can't always make sure.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Andreos1 - 05 Dec 2013
(05 Dec 2013, 2:56 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote 1474 Branded for Captains Tale 6 Service on the 42 at 12.30 today.
Spotted one coming from Coxhoe at Bowburn Interchange yesterday morning.
It went over me on the A1 (M) as I was heading South.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 05 Dec 2013
(05 Dec 2013, 10:29 am)keithgoodwin wrote 1304(X485 GGO) working X66 this morning
1307 also on there today. Come this time next week, seeing them in Middlesbrough will be normal given Sapphire cascade plans.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - GuyParkRoyal - 07 Dec 2013
Not sure if this is an odd working 7477 was on the X1 departing Durham for Middlesbrough at 10.20 this morning.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 07 Dec 2013
They're certainly not meant to be allocated to it (4 Gemini and 2 Pulsar is the official allocation) but they can be used as backup deckers I guess, and they have been fairly regular for the last 2-3 weeks, indeed one day last week saw 4 DLAs in one day!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Adrian - 10 Dec 2013
Both 7443 and 4663 on the Durham 56 this morning.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - bcal3119 - 10 Dec 2013
Should be odd to see:
Volvo B10BLE 4513@X18
VDL 1424 @ X22
Both leave Haymarket at around 12:15
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - united6210 - 10 Dec 2013
1302 on X66 this afternoon
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Coppercap40 - 10 Dec 2013
Both Spectra's were seen in service today 7482 on the 34 and 7483 on 35/35A
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 16 Dec 2013
Whitby have MPD 1743 (freshly repainted and fitted with an LED of course!) working on the X93 today.....!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 16 Dec 2013
(16 Dec 2013, 1:23 pm)tyresmoke wrote Whitby have MPD 1743 (freshly repainted and fitted with an LED of course!) working on the X93 today.....!
The rarest of rare workings seen below... Hopefully won't become a regular thing!
Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - C265XEF - 16 Dec 2013
Does anyone know the status of 4093 (R460KWT)? Thanks.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 16 Dec 2013
(16 Dec 2013, 7:30 pm)C265XEF wrote Does anyone know the status of 4093 (R460KWT)? Thanks.
Still in every day service at Redcar depot
Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - C265XEF - 16 Dec 2013
Thanks for the confirmation. I saw it some months back but it had managed to evade my attempts to get a run out with it. Hope yet!!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Andreos1 - 17 Dec 2013
An Alx400 is on 64 in Durham.
7364? Or some combo of those numbers.
A Solo was ahead of it and was passing New College at dinnertime.
The queue was huge and there was already a decent loading on.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 17 Dec 2013
(17 Dec 2013, 1:37 pm)andreos1 wrote An Alx400 is on 64 in Durham.
7364? Or some combo of those numbers.
A Solo was ahead of it and was passing New College at dinnertime.
The queue was huge and there was already a decent loading on.
Will have been 7464 (or 7463) ?
Redcar have given Whitby 1305 - they used it on service 5/X5 today.
Stockton meanwhile had Scania 4654 on short 17s, and a 27 branded Pulsar ended up on service 5A. Centro 1924 also saw the delights of Brotton.
Yesterday Stockton MPD 1753 ended up on service 29 replacing Cadet 1905. That was after it managed part of an X6 as another breakdown replacement.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Kuyoyo - 17 Dec 2013
(17 Dec 2013, 10:13 pm)tyresmoke wrote Will have been 7464 (or 7463) ?
Redcar have given Whitby 1305 - they used it on service 5/X5 today.
Stockton meanwhile had Scania 4654 on short 17s, and a 27 branded Pulsar ended up on service 5A. Centro 1924 also saw the delights of Brotton.
Yesterday Stockton MPD 1753 ended up on service 29 replacing Cadet 1905. That was after it managed part of an X6 as another breakdown replacement.
Don't forget 2 days of 15-branded Pulsars on the 7 - 1486 yesterday and 1485 today.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - Andreos1 - 17 Dec 2013
(17 Dec 2013, 10:13 pm)tyresmoke wrote Will have been 7464 (or 7463) ?
Redcar have given Whitby 1305 - they used it on service 5/X5 today.
Stockton meanwhile had Scania 4654 on short 17s, and a 27 branded Pulsar ended up on service 5A. Centro 1924 also saw the delights of Brotton.
Yesterday Stockton MPD 1753 ended up on service 29 replacing Cadet 1905. That was after it managed part of an X6 as another breakdown replacement.
Will take a punt at 7463
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - GuyParkRoyal - 18 Dec 2013
7478 on the X2 from Chester le Street to Durham at 14.55.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - tyresmoke - 18 Dec 2013
(18 Dec 2013, 5:07 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote 7478 on the X2 from Chester le Street to Durham at 14.55.
7477 also on but it broke down this morning in Stockton!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings - citaro5284 - 18 Dec 2013
There were 2 Volvo Hybrid on the X4 and X5 yesterday and today there was a Hybrid and a branded X10/X11 on the X5.