(Yesterday, 5:46 pm)busesofthenortheast wrote 1411 is double tracking so a driver at Ashington must of logged a bus into 1411 ticket machine by accident
Is it? Stopped tracking on the 7 at 09:23, started on the X22 at 12:13.
1411 was dual tracking the other day, assume 1441 was the second bus as that was sorted yesterday. 1443 only managed 4 trips yesterday before being taken off, so it is possible 1411 has been sent north?
(Yesterday, 8:54 am)Superman wrote The three MMCs are just up at Blyth for now while the repaints get done, they’ll be back down to Redcar once that’s all sorted.
Ashington’s set to get about 20 new double-deckers as part of the 2026 order, which by the sounds of it’s getting placed any day now. It’s part of a bigger ANE order, just shy of 70 buses all in. Then ye’ve got the Blyth, Durham and Darlington electrics to come as well, which should take the 2026 intake for ANE to just under 120 new motors, maybe even creeping into early 2027 depending on how the build slots land.
As folk’ve said a few times on here, the investment and fleet renewal’s ticking along bit by bit, can’t all happen overnight. Arriva Yorkshire’s due about 50 new vehicles from the end of December too, so if it all comes together, we’ll be looking at around 170 new buses across the North East and Yorkshire by the end of 2026.
Inside the company, the short- and medium-term allocations are all made for their own reasons, even if they divvent always make much sense from the outside. There’ll be a reason behind it somewhere.
Agreed that the investment is coming, just seems that the short-term allocations could be a bit more appropriate. Even if, temporarily, 7526 stays at Blyth to cover repaints and one of the 72-plates is sent for the X18.
120 new vehicles in a year is insane if it comes off, don't think ANE have ever had a bigger year? Even the huge Pulsar batch years wouldn't come close.
Seems like there'll be a hell of a lot of movement even outside of the new vehicles directly replacing things too, especially if the theory of everything that isn't painted is getting withdrawn is correct. An awful lot of Pulsars will be leaving.