Put down what models you like , some nostalgic buses put out , and ideas to renovate old routes

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For the 50 GNE put out either a Scania Omnicity or a Mylennium Lolyne painted white with poppies , not sure if they sometimes still do it.

One of the streetdecks still has a rather nice poppy livery. 6333. It’s actually running a 50, right now, according to bustimes.org

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/gnel-6333

(6 hours ago)EastGatesheadRider wrote

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For the 50 GNE put out either a Scania Omnicity or a Mylennium Lolyne painted white with poppies , not sure if they sometimes still do it.

The 50 had a strange allocation history.

Early 2000s it was anything spare on the 551 or the X50.
2006-07 was the Last Purchases 06 L94UB Solars
2007-2011 was the Lolyne Tridents or DAF Prestiges
2011-2014 was the Whey Aye Five O Solars
2014-2022 was the Whey Aye Five O/Fleet Livery Scania Omnicitys
2016-Now. Washington took over the Route when it joined the 5 so it was anything thrown onto it but mainly Omnicitys
2021-2022 had a variety of Omnicitys, Streetlites, Voyager Scania Omnidekkas, Long Length Omnidekkas
2022-Now. anything Washington wants to throw out.


As great as the previous allocations were. Its in the greatest phase at the moment because it jumped in vehicle upgrades from the Omnicitys.

When the 558 was ran 100% by Mellor Strata's
Now it's just the Alexander Dennis stuff

(2 hours ago)EastGatesheadRider wrote When the 558 was ran 100% by Mellor Strata's
Now it's just the Alexander Dennis stuff

No it's not.

(4 hours ago)X919 WGR wrote The 50 had a strange allocation history.

Early 2000s it was anything spare on the 551 or the X50.
2006-07 was the Last Purchases 06 L94UB Solars
2007-2011 was the Lolyne Tridents or DAF Prestiges
2011-2014 was the Whey Aye Five O Solars
2014-2022 was the Whey Aye Five O/Fleet Livery Scania Omnicitys
2016-Now. Washington took over the Route when it joined the 5 so it was anything thrown onto it but mainly Omnicitys
2021-2022 had a variety of Omnicitys, Streetlites, Voyager Scania Omnidekkas, Long Length Omnidekkas
2022-Now. anything Washington wants to throw out.


As great as the previous allocations were. Its in the greatest phase at the moment because it jumped in vehicle upgrades from the Omnicitys.

Just curious but you think on the Omnicity's?

I know they were getting on a bit, but imo they were some of the best low floor buses, if not the best - I'm struggling for what's better, which have been made. Made light work of some of the express stuff like the X93, X66/X67 and 685 while everything after is getting destroyed on them especially the E200MMC's with Stagecoach. 

Ignoring the rattles, they had quite a comfortable interior aswell unlike the spartan Streetlite, in particular.

(1 hour ago)Storx wrote Just curious but you think on the Omnicity's?

I know they were getting on a bit, but imo they were some of the best low floor buses, if not the best - I'm struggling for what's better, which have been made. Made light work of some of the express stuff like the X93, X66/X67 and 685 while everything after is getting destroyed on them especially the E200MMC's with Stagecoach. 

Ignoring the rattles, they had quite a comfortable interior aswell unlike the spartan Streetlite, in particular.

At first I was never keen on them, especially when you had better sounding vehicles like the B10BLE floating about but once that era of vehicles was coming to its close, I liked the Omnicitys a lot more. 

I know the batch is coming up to 20 years since they first came to Go North East but I honestly think they could of lasted little more longer in the company if they were given the Mid Life Citaro refurbishment.

Never been on the N94UB Omnicity but been on plenty of N230UBs.

(1 hour ago)X919 WGR wrote At first I was never keen on them, especially when you had better sounding vehicles like the B10BLE floating about but once that era of vehicles was coming to its close, I liked the Omnicitys a lot more. 

I know the batch is coming up to 20 years since they first came to Go North East but I honestly think they could of lasted little more longer in the company if they were given the Mid Life Citaro refurbishment.

Never been on the N94UB Omnicity but been on plenty of N230UBs.

Aye I get that, see I was always Scania as I was brought up with the Scania N113CRB/L113CRB pretty much and they were just the next vehicle give or take really. 

Must admit, controversial maybe, I never liked the B10BLE and I really don't know why. Probably because I preferred a Voith tbf, especially the Commanders and Lowlanders but I'd image something will strongly disagree there. Allison being by the far the worst as they sound like a transit van.

(41 minutes ago)Storx wrote Aye I get that, see I was always Scania as I was brought up with the Scania N113CRB/L113CRB pretty much and they were just the next vehicle give or take really. 

Must admit, controversial maybe, I never liked the B10BLE and I really don't know why. Probably because I preferred a Voith tbf, especially the Commanders and Lowlanders but I'd image something will strongly disagree there. Allison being by the far the worst as they sound like a transit van.

And thats where I'am the opposite to you. Absolutly loved the Allison Super Pointer Darts. With the County Durham area it was you had a lot of the same vehicle with the odd 1 vehicle type floating about. I Mainly grew up on the Allison and ZF Gearboxed vehicles but would have the odd day out where I'd get on the infamous Voith Pink Angel East Lancs Vyking. Durham had its fair share of just all sorts of vehicle sounds.

B & C reg Northern ECW Leyland Olympians - Cummins L10 & Voith

P reg Northumbria & Arriva Volvo Olympians - Volvo D10A-245 & ZF**

S reg Coastline/GNE Volvo Olympians - Volvo D10A-245 & ZF

** Although the P reg examples were predominantly used in North Tyneside & Newcastle, I did have a sweet spot for the Cummins L10 & ZF powered ex London & Country and original 602 Palatines when they both did spells at Blyth on the 308. The Pennine livery wad striking on 372/7372. Although I've come across photos of it when at Hexham, have never come across any of it when at Blyth.

(24 minutes ago)X919 WGR wrote And thats where I'am the opposite to you. Absolutly loved the Allison Super Pointer Darts. With the County Durham area it was you had a lot of the same vehicle with the odd 1 vehicle type floating about. I Mainly grew up on the Allison and ZF Gearboxed vehicles but would have the odd day out where I'd get on the infamous Voith Pink Angel East Lancs Vyking. Durham had its fair share of just all sorts of vehicle sounds.

Aye see an Allison to me reminds me absolute junk. Whether that's a Metrorider well past it, a Vario full stop, MPD's that were past it, then more recently Solo's which were past it and unreliable as an understatement. It's always been a bit of an Allison graveyard around here.
 
Don't mind a ZF tbf though, but they're quite rare around here nowadays bar E400's which again are complete sheds. Mind with Arriva that's basically every vehicle locally lately.

(6 minutes ago)Storx wrote Aye see an Allison to me reminds me absolute junk. Whether that's a Metrorider well past it, a Vario full stop, MPD's that were past it, then more recently Solo's which were past it and unreliable as an understatement. It's always been a bit of an Allison graveyard around here.
 
Don't mind a ZF tbf though, but they're quite rare around here nowadays bar E400's which again are complete sheds. Mind with Arriva that's basically every vehicle locally lately.

Just a shame with ZFs today its not an obvious sound like you'd hear on the Plaxton Prestige or a Smooth B10BLE. Only thing that really remains in the Go North East fleet is the Citaros and they probably don't have that much longer left with them not being CAZ Compliant. So I guess its a ride whilst you can because once their gone it just feels like an end of an era really with the Gearboxes going much quieter and less "ZF'y"