(08 Aug 2017, 8:16 pm)Jordan2104 wrote How come on the metro replacements the number going towards regent centre is 900A showing?
(08 Aug 2017, 9:17 pm)Ambassador wrote Must be a blind error, I've only ever seen one with 900A on (though only on the rear display)
According to the Nexus folks, to account for Benton Park Rd peak workings when the closure extends to Shiremoor there'll still be short Regent Centre to 4LE runs to keep the flow going.
Rear route number only displays on most fleet livery double-decks are set to switch 'F' which mimics the code which the driver types into his controller. This is why some of the buses operating shuttle services at the Airshow, Great North Run etc show 'AIR' or 'GNR'. If they were set to '2', it would show 900 or 901.
Metro Replacement bus services on the yellow line are usually numbered 900. Likewise the replacements on the green line are usually numbered 901. '900A' was added for a replacement bus service operating between Airport and Regent Centre which Nexus refused to number 901. The 'A' stood for airport.
Again, Regent Centre is technically on the green line, so the drivers are having to use the '900A' code as a workaround.