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Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Train8261 - 10 Feb 2022
Confirm on Facebook that 1/2 will move to Ashington depot on the 22nd of this month
RE: Arriva NE recent transfers - PH - BQA - 10 Feb 2022
(10 Feb 2022, 8:19 pm)Train8261 wrote Confirm on Facebook that 1/2 will move to Ashington depot on the 22nd of this month
That's incorrect.
The 1 is moving on Sunday the 27th, with the 2 following at the end of March (also the 27th I believe).
Arriva's rotas work Sun-Sat iirc (hence why any service changes come into play on a Sunday), so it would be chaos moving work on the 22nd (a Tuesday).
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Dan - 26 Feb 2022
Does anyone know which vehicles have transferred/will transfer from Blyth to Ashington to operate service 1?
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - MurdnunoC - 26 Feb 2022
(26 Feb 2022, 8:24 pm)Dan wrote Does anyone know which vehicles have transferred/will transfer from Blyth to Ashington to operate service 1?
Probably buses. Perhaps a horse and cart or a charabanc for a spare.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - PH - BQA - 26 Feb 2022
(26 Feb 2022, 8:24 pm)Dan wrote Does anyone know which vehicles have transferred/will transfer from Blyth to Ashington to operate service 1?
4 Pulsars due to transfer across tomorrow. Believe it's 4 of the corporate liveried ones, with the other 4 currently at Blyth transferring next month with the 2.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - lloyd647 - 26 Feb 2022
Does ashington depot have specific rotas for different routes or a small bus rota and a big bus rota or do drivers drive something different every day?
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Storx - 26 Feb 2022
(26 Feb 2022, 9:38 pm)lloyd647 wrote Does ashington depot have specific rotas for different routes or a small bus rota and a big bus rota or do drivers drive something different every day?
Yep, the minibus rota at Ashington has a set of drivers, supposedly, who are happy with it as it avoids Newcastle. They're quite a friendly bunch aswell tbh given the general comments about Arriva drivers on here. The local pensioners seem to know them by name nowadays on the 57/57A.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - lloyd647 - 26 Feb 2022
(26 Feb 2022, 9:48 pm)Storx wrote Yep, the minibus rota at Ashington has a set of drivers, supposedly, who are happy with it as it avoids Newcastle. They're quite a friendly bunch aswell tbh given the general comments about Arriva drivers on here. The local pensioners seem to know them by name nowadays on the 57/57A.Thanks I've just applied for ashington depot as they have some nice long routes I'd love to drive.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Storx - 26 Feb 2022
(26 Feb 2022, 9:58 pm)lloyd647 wrote Thanks I've just applied for ashington depot as they have some nice long routes I'd love to drive.
No worries, best of luck with it.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - PH - BQA - 27 Feb 2022
(26 Feb 2022, 9:38 pm)lloyd647 wrote Does ashington depot have specific rotas for different routes or a small bus rota and a big bus rota or do drivers drive something different every day?
There's the minibus rota as Storx has said, which includes the 57/A and 58, then a few different conventional rotas.
The main one does the bulk of the 35s, X20s, X21/22s. There's the Morpeth rota which primarily does the X14/5/8, with some 35s and X20s thrown in (believe also some X21/22s on Saturdays at present). In addition, the Alnwick rota is staffed by Alnwick outstation based drivers, and primarily focuses on the X15/8 - given the nature of it, majority of X18 coasts are done by Alnwick drivers. I'm told the 1 will be added to the main Ashington rota, with the 2 going onto the Morpeth one.
Believe drivers generally start on the minibus rota before moving up.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - PH - BQA - 27 Feb 2022
7524 and 7528 allocated to the 1 for the first day of Ashington operation. (*According to Bustimes*)
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - L469 YVK - 27 Feb 2022
Would they not be better eventually converting the 1&2 to a MidiBus operation (StreetLites etc) and have the following rotas:
- 1/2/57/57A/58
- 35/X21/X22
- X14/X15/X18/X20
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Dan - 27 Feb 2022
(27 Feb 2022, 5:15 pm)L469 YVK wrote Would they not be better eventually converting the 1&2 to a MidiBus operation (StreetLites etc) and have the following rotas:
- 1/2/57/57A/58
- 35/X21/X22
- X14/X15/X18/X20
Haven't they just recently converted them to full-size single-decks?
A Streetlite would be classed as a full-size single-deck too.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Storx - 27 Feb 2022
(27 Feb 2022, 12:50 am)mb134 wrote There's the minibus rota as Storx has said, which includes the 57/A and 58, then a few different conventional rotas.
The main one does the bulk of the 35s, X20s, X21/22s. There's the Morpeth rota which primarily does the X14/5/8, with some 35s and X20s thrown in (believe also some X21/22s on Saturdays at present). In addition, the Alnwick rota is staffed by Alnwick outstation based drivers, and primarily focuses on the X15/8 - given the nature of it, majority of X18 coasts are done by Alnwick drivers. I'm told the 1 will be added to the main Ashington rota, with the 2 going onto the Morpeth one.
Believe drivers generally start on the minibus rota before moving up.
Surprised at the 1/2 thought they might have retimetabled them and interworked them like 1 to Blyth -> 2 to Morpeth -> 2 to Blyth -> 1 to Ashington/Widdrington
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - PH - BQA - 27 Feb 2022
(27 Feb 2022, 5:15 pm)L469 YVK wrote Would they not be better eventually converting the 1&2 to a MidiBus operation (StreetLites etc) and have the following rotas:
- 1/2/57/57A/58
- 35/X21/X22
- X14/X15/X18/X20
1/2s wouldn't really work with anything less than a full size single deck on their current half hourly frequency. Even on a Pulsar, there's frequently full seated loads in the peaks with Ashington college etc.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - L469 YVK - 27 Feb 2022
(27 Feb 2022, 5:25 pm)Dan wrote Haven't they just recently converted them to full-size single-decks?Would they not be classed as a "lightweight" single deck for a starters rota? A bit like the Versas on GNE's Q3 and the Blue rota? (if I'm correct)
A Streetlite would be classed as a full-size single-deck too.
Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Dan - 27 Feb 2022
(27 Feb 2022, 8:01 pm)L469 YVK wrote Would they not be classed as a "lightweight" single deck for a starters rota? A bit like the Versas on GNE's Q3 and the Blue rota? (if I'm correct)
Go North East’s blue rota is based on work which is contracted (to enable a more competitive bid) or is low margin - nothing to do with vehicle type.
The X20 at Deptford is ran by blue rota drivers, and that’s allocated heavyweight Mercedes Citaros.
The X84/X85 at Hexham until fairly recently ran with brand new ADL E400s.
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RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - L469 YVK - 27 Feb 2022
(27 Feb 2022, 8:27 pm)Dan wrote The X84/X85 at Hexham until fairly recently ran with brand new ADL E400s.That's a surprise! Thought it would've been same rota as the 10(10A/10B) with local work on Blue Rota?
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RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - solsburian - 27 Feb 2022
(27 Feb 2022, 6:41 pm)mb134 wrote 1/2s wouldn't really work with anything less than a full size single deck on their current half hourly frequency. Even on a Pulsar, there's frequently full seated loads in the peaks with Ashington college etc.
Further to that, the loadings of the 57/57a/58 don't really warrant anything bigger than a Solo.
Re. the comments about the driver's on the 57/57a, some have mentioned to me that they do prefer that rota than the Newcastle ones. Most of them are very canny too.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - GNE6312 - 28 Feb 2022
With the 1 going to Ashington so has 1409, 1432, 1461 & 1497
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - omnicity4659 - 07 Apr 2022
The 2 now appears to be working out of Ashington. Passed 7510 and a sapphire MMC on there earlier.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Storx - 07 Apr 2022
(07 Apr 2022, 8:25 am)omnicity4659 wrote The 2 now appears to be working out of Ashington. Passed 7510 and a sapphire MMC on there earlier.
It moved when the service changes happened on the 27th March
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - Cobalt271 - 07 Apr 2022
(07 Apr 2022, 9:15 am)Storx wrote It moved when the service changes happened on the 27th March
Alongside 1429, 1462, 1463 & 1475.
RE: Transfer of services 1 and 2 from Blyth to Ashington - omnicity4659 - 08 Apr 2022
Forgot it was happening! The two resident Ashington buses appearing on there reminded me haha