X9 & X10 – events at Newcastle, Dalton Park and Middlesbrough

http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/x...ugh-260559

I hope they bring along the working ones, and hopefully clean up the breakfast stains from tables from 1 week ago [emoji1]

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Anyone got an updated list of Go North East's National Express operations?

(18 Sep 2017, 3:10 pm)citaro5284 wrote X9 & X10 – events at Newcastle, Dalton Park and Middlesbrough

http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/x...ugh-260559

Might be tempted to go to the Dalton Park one in the morning on Thursday if I'm awake at a reasonable time as I'm busy the rest of the day

6308 is at the Newcastle X9 / X10 event.

According to GNE allocation, all the Vykings now withdrawn or in Special Events and a handful of Presidents also withdrawn

Things are looking up 

4927 written down for scrap...
Quite surprising to see that they aren't going to see further use somewhere else... unless they have problems of course.

Also to note from the official GNE fleet allocation is that 4898 has been reinstated to Riverside and 5331 has gone for refurb.

5299 has entered service today

6048 repainted:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98641142@N08/36949063240/

5274 is on the 1 today if anyone is looking out for it. Heading to the coast from Newcastle about 10am.

(21 Sep 2017, 9:22 am)RBZ 5459 wrote 5274 is on the 1 today if anyone is looking out for it. Heading to the coast from Newcastle about 10am.

Normal working as its a dedicated spare for this route

(21 Sep 2017, 12:12 pm)Jordan2104 wrote Normal working as its a dedicated spare for this route

It has just been reliveried, hence the report of its location.

(21 Sep 2017, 12:12 pm)Jordan2104 wrote Normal working as its a dedicated spare for this route

(21 Sep 2017, 12:19 pm)R852 PRG wrote It has just been reliveried, hence the report of its location.

'Big Days Out' like 6069.

(20 Sep 2017, 5:42 pm)EL1TE wrote 6048 repainted:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98641142@N08/36949063240/

Has a tip up bay zone for pushchairs been fitted? Can see a horizontal bar on the offside lower deck near the front.

(21 Sep 2017, 3:40 pm)L469 YVK wrote Has a tip up bay zone for pushchairs been fitted? Can see a horizontal bar on the offside lower deck near the front.

Yes, as reported here

Night bus Angel 6070 is out in base colours this afternoon. Left Newcastle just after 5pm.

Crash on the bridge in Sunderland, Car has skidded over to the other side of the bridge, and smashed in to 5480.

How on earth he managed to get over 4 lanes is beyond me.

(21 Sep 2017, 5:24 pm)Michael wrote Crash on the bridge in Sunderland, Car has skidded over to the other side of the bridge, and smashed in to 5480.

How on earth he manged to get over 4 lanes is beyond me.

Seen 5480 less than 1 hour ago on the 9! Wasn't expecting it to be up in the trends tonight.

(21 Sep 2017, 5:34 pm)S830OFT wrote Seen 5480 less than 1 hour ago on the 9! Wasn't expecting it to be up in the trends tonight.

The damage looks doesn't look to bad but i couldn't see the bus properly as i went past on the 36.

Just spotted this on the Go North East site when looking at the 14 timetable for a friend.


Make your Sunday a Funday! Upgraded buses every Sunday, with enhanced comfort and features.


https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/sundayfunday/

(21 Sep 2017, 5:24 pm)Michael wrote Crash on the bridge in Sunderland, Car has skidded over to the other side of the bridge, and smashed in to 5480.

How on earth he managed to get over 4 lanes is beyond me.

https://www.facebook.com/NECATraffic/vid...558130790/

(21 Sep 2017, 6:27 pm)Michael wrote Just spotted this on the Go North East site when looking at the 14 timetable for a friend.


Make your Sunday a Funday! Upgraded buses every Sunday, with enhanced comfort and features.


https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/sundayfunday/

Clever spin when branding doesn't work.

(21 Sep 2017, 5:24 pm)Michael wrote Crash on the bridge in Sunderland, Car has skidded over to the other side of the bridge, and smashed in to 5480.

How on earth he managed to get over 4 lanes is beyond me.

Prob being a complete and utter pleb and driving too fast, then loosing control on the bend. Fortunately he didn't take out any other vehicles aside from hitting the Streetlite.

(21 Sep 2017, 5:24 pm)Michael wrote Crash on the bridge in Sunderland, Car has skidded over to the other side of the bridge, and smashed in to 5480.

How on earth he managed to get over 4 lanes is beyond me.

Spookily enough, the wall a purple Streetlite ploughed in to at the old brewery in Houghton, is now being repaired.
Noticed it earlier today.

I arrived in Hexham bus station today around 18.15.
There was a 'full-size' red single decker X85 standing waiting to set off towards Newbrough (timetable 18:19) shortly followed by a yellow Solo (or it might have been an MPD) X85 arriving from Newcastle direction (which terminated at Hexham).
Was the Solo/MPD perhaps a duplicate (I didn't see the first vehicle arrive or whether it was full or whether passengers continued to Newbrough).
I left on the TEN towards Corbridge (timetable 18:22).

In amongst this the Arriva/Stagecoach X85 arrived from Newcastle (timetable 18:07).

No wonder passengers are puzzled and confused.

I think that X85 is an allocation, from 141 scholars or something, dead to newcastle then X85. Maybe even 686s before hand if I've not confused myself.

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(21 Sep 2017, 10:30 pm)Jamie M wrote I think that X85 is an allocation, from 141 scholars or something, dead to newcastle then X85. Maybe even 686s before hand if I've not confused myself.

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Basically it runs light from hexham to Ovington then does 686 to Prudhoe a couple of them then from Prudhoe runs light to Jesmond scholars then goes to eldon Square light then does a duplicate X85.

(22 Sep 2017, 7:36 am)Citaro5326 wrote Basically it runs light from hexham to Ovington then does 686 to Prudhoe a couple of them then from Prudhoe runs light to Jesmond scholars then goes to eldon Square light then does a duplicate X85.

Thanks - that starts to make sense.

(22 Sep 2017, 8:37 am)G-CPTN wrote Thanks - that starts to make sense.

Nah, I think you're both wrong...

I believe the bus does this:

AM light to Winlaton, 90 to TVTE, light back to Winlaton for another 90, light to Consett, 689 to Hexham, light to Corbridge, short 686 to Hexham, (driver change) then a 686 Hexham - Prudhoe - Hexham round trip, (driver change) 689 to Consett, light to Tanfield, scholars to Crookgate, light to TVTE for 1605 90 to Winlaton, light to Blaydon, 12 Blaydon to Newcastle to form the 1730 X85 to Hexham St Andrews Cemetery.

There's another bus that does an AM X85 from St Andrews to Newcastle, light to Ovington RE for the first 686 trips, back to Hexham in service at 1210. Not sure what it does for the afternoon, but I'd guess that after a driver change it's light back to Ovington RE for the afternoon Prudhoe 686 trips.

Hexham doesn't do the Jesmond schools any more.