(27 Sep 2021, 6:13 am)cbma06 wrote I wonder what the mileage are for these ex metrocentre streetlites, with them going back and forth between Gateshead and metrocentre non stop since new in 2015.
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Around 100k lower than that of the Coast & Country examples.
5391 - 5394 are some of the most reliable Streetlites in the fleet - granted having only been used on very easy work for the past six years.
(27 Sep 2021, 6:45 am)54APhotography wrote Yesterday I went for 5392, which worked. 5393 however didn't get beyond start up and 5439 had to be brought in quickly. I cycle on that route and the hills are severe, Seaham, Cold Heseldon, Murton - which is just one steep hill after another and the heavy grade up to Valley View. I doubt any vehicle used to only the A184 climb to Gateshead would fare well on this punishing route.
Let's give them time to settle down. The entire batch have been treated to (proactive) mid-life engine overhauls prior to repaint.
They're operating on far different terrain to what they were previously, and, as always happens when the fleet is moved around, different drivers find problems with buses that actually may not be huge issues in reality, that a driver more familiar with that particular vehicle may know how to resolve.