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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2019

Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2019

RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
(23 Feb 2019, 10:11 pm)GNE6312 wrote Anything else transferred to jesmond this week for the ferry replacement

7486 is on the 306, just left North Shields towards Newcastle.
RE: Rare Workings
(25 Feb 2019, 3:20 pm)ahorsmanthebus wrote 7553 is on the 57 16:03 off Ashington. First Ex Yorkshire Enviro 400 ever on the 57/57A. Think it is covering for 1800

Please use the already made Arriva odd workings thread, saves confusion as someone might post the same working.
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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
1534 has spent the day on X12s, joined at some point by 1428
1535 was spare bus before ending up on X22s alongside a ‘Frequenta 8’ Pulsar
1555 is spending the night on 7As after being swapped off 5s for one of the X12 Pulsars due to a fault which was fixed just prior to a changeover was required or 1923 (which needed cleaning internally)

Darlington meanwhile have had 4806 and 7540 on X66/X67
One of the X26/X27 Omnicity was on the Stanhope X1 journey so likely to be on 1/5/5a/X1 cycle tomorrow (presumably the Stanhope trip is one of the boards that finishes at Tindale)

Durham have had 1915 on loan on 43s
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
(26 Feb 2019, 6:57 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 1534 has spent the day on X12s, joined at some point by 1428
1535 was spare bus before ending up on X22s alongside a ‘Frequenta 8’ Pulsar
1555 is spending the night on 7As after being swapped off 5s for one of the X12 Pulsars due to a fault which was fixed just prior to a changeover was required or 1923 (which needed cleaning internally)

Darlington meanwhile have had 4806 and 7540 on X66/X67
One of the X26/X27 Omnicity was on the Stanhope X1 journey so likely to be on 1/5/5a/X1 cycle tomorrow (presumably the Stanhope trip is one of the boards that finishes at Tindale)

Durham have had 1915 on loan on 43s



Believe the omnicity was 4647
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
Stockton
1535 on X12
1553/7 on 9s - 1557 also worked an 8 this evening
1555 ended the day on 17s

Darlington
1416 and 1591 on 8s
1515, 2843, 4651 and 4803 all on 1/5/5a/X1
7537 on X66/X67
1508 and 1613 om 7
4-branded 2861 on 12s

Durham
1523 (replacement for 1915) and 7427 on 64
1320 on 22/23/24
1331 on 6s
1509 on 7s
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 8:41 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Darlington
1416 and 1591 on 8s

Im pretty sure that Service 8 is now allocated MAX Spec Streetlites - albeit X1 branded still.

The new 1/X1/5/5A cycle only requires 2 of the X1 Streetlites, the remaining 13 made up by the New Sapphire 1/5 vehicles.

Although, the MAX X1 Streetlites are basically Sapphire in disguise - exact same spec.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 9:48 pm)RobinHood wrote Im pretty sure that Service 8 is now allocated MAX Spec Streetlites - albeit X1 branded still.

The new 1/X1/5/5A cycle only requires 2 of the X1 Streetlites, the remaining 13 made up by the New Sapphire 1/5 vehicles.

Although, the MAX X1 Streetlites are basically Sapphire in disguise - exact same spec.

I'm sure the X1 Streetlites would be better suited to the 1/5/5A/X1 cycle - with 3 of the 'unbranded' Sapphires working the 8. As indeed, was the allocation on the 8 the other day.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
(27 Feb 2019, 9:49 pm)Kuyoyo wrote I'm sure the X1 Streetlites would be better suited to the 1/5/5A/X1 cycle - with 3 of the 'unbranded' Sapphires working the 8. As indeed, was the allocation on the 8 the other day.

Believe it or not the 1/5/5A Branded Streetlite are better than the X1 ones and a lot more reliable than them despite being limited to 48mph

The 1/5/5A ones seem to keep time better than the X1 stuff hence the reason for the newer ones being on the X1/1/5/5A
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
(28 Feb 2019, 12:03 am)Stuartphin1639 wrote Believe it or not the 1/5/5A Branded Streetlite are better than the X1 ones and a lot more reliable than them despite being limited to 48mph

The 1/5/5A ones seem to keep time better than the X1 stuff hence the reason for the newer ones being on the X1/1/5/5A

I was more referring to the size difference - in a prior conversion with a well-known member of Darlington’s staff, he stated that the 8 could do with something smaller that a Pulsar due to some part of the route.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - January 2019
(28 Feb 2019, 6:56 am)Kuyoyo wrote I was more referring to the size difference - in a prior conversion with a well-known member of Darlington’s staff, he stated that the 8 could do with something smaller that a Pulsar due to some part of the route.

Who's converted?! Tongue