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Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2013

Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - September 2013

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Maybe because most people on this forum is only interested in GNE?

Not getting in to no one but some just focus on 1 company.
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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(15 Sep 2013, 5:34 pm)Michael wrote Maybe because most people on this forum is only interested in GNE?

Not getting in to no one but some just focus on 1 company.

The fleetlist that I worked alongside was updated in June/July or so (whenever NEB's fleetlists were created), and it hadn't been updated on there either! :p
RE: Arriva North East - Latest
Come on chaps no point going down the argument role, its just a bus Tongue

I have a question, the R-COO Darts and S-KHN Darts, are these still in Service down here? i ask as the rest of the batch was in service in the North West and Wales and have all been withdrawn and all apart from one or 2 KHN Darts up here have been scrapped.
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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(16 Sep 2013, 9:11 am)Terence Price wrote Come on chaps no point going down the argument role, its just a bus Tongue

I have a question, the R-COO Darts and S-KHN Darts, are these still in Service down here? i ask as the rest of the batch was in service in the North West and Wales and have all been withdrawn and all apart from one or 2 KHN Darts up here have been scrapped.

Nine R-COO Darts remain in service - for specific fleet details, see here.
Fourteen S-KHN Darts remain in service - again for more specific details, see here.
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The changes for the Arriva 22 and 23 are below:

The 22 is re-routed around Helford Road and Southway and the 23 is re-routed in Hartlepool to terminate the same way as the 57A (ie no longer serves ASDA).

Don't know the changes for the 24 yet.

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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
There was a Pulsar on 23s today. First time in a while I've seen anything bar a Solo on the 23!
The 24 of course gets a good ol' mish-mash of everything though!
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Source:
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=3972


Arriva is introducing further changes to services in Northumberland from 27th October, as follows:
•Route X15, Newcastle - Berwick via Morpeth and Alnwick: The 1943 Newcastle-Morpeth extends to Alnwick on Mondays to Saturdays. Click here for the new timetable.
•Route X20, Ashington - Newcastle via North Seaton and the Spine Road: The journey at 0740 from Newcastle on Mondays to Fridays runs 15 minutes earlier at 0725. Click here for the new timetable.
•Route X21, Newbiggin - Newcastle via Ashington and Bedlington: Evening and Sunday buses no longer call at Cresswell Arms in Newbiggin; they continue to call in Front Street and Seacreast Road. Click here for the new timetable.
•Route X22, Ashington - Newcastle via Guide Post and Bedlington: The journey at 0713 from Bedlington to Ashington on Mondays to Fridays is cancelled, and the 0753 Newcastle-Ashington runs 5 minutes earlier at 0748. Click here for the new timetable.
•Route 20, Amble - Ashington: Four journeys per day in each direction on this route divert to Hadston Shops, and the times are adjusted by a few minutes. Click here for the new timetable.
•Routes 30, 30A, North Seaton Colliery - Linton via Ashington: All journeys follow route 30 via Milburn Road, and omit Newbiggin and Wansbeck Hospital. The Woodhorn Road area of Newbiggin is included on the new route 35A, see below. Click here for the new timetable.
•Route 34, Ashington - Blyth via Cambois and Bedlington: Buses on this route no longer run between Bedlington and Blyth. The freqency on the section of route through Cambois is increased from three per day to four, except on Wednesdays. Click here for the new timetable.
•Route 35, Morpeth - Newbiggin via Ashington: The frequency on this route from Morpeth is increased from three to four per hour. For most of the day two buses per hour from Morpeth run to Newbiggin, and two run as far as North Seaton (Fairfield Drive). At ceratin times of the day the North Seaton journeys extend as route 35A to Newbiggin (Woodhorn Road), and turn near Woodhorn Church. Click here for the new timetable.

We are expecting changes to some journeys on Travelsure route 472 between Alnwick and Amble from 28th October, and also some additional journeys on 471 to Links Estate in Amble. We will add details to this page shortly.

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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(17 Sep 2013, 8:00 pm)Daniel wrote There was a Pulsar on 23s today. First time in a while I've seen anything bar a Solo on the 23!
The 24 of course gets a good ol' mish-mash of everything though!

I seen a pulsar on a few weeks back, but certainly rare for that to happen though. What's been on the 24, something other than pulsar and Omnicity.
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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(18 Sep 2013, 8:13 pm)CatsFast101 wrote I seen a pulsar on a few weeks back, but certainly rare for that to happen though. What's been on the 24, something other than pulsar and Omnicity.

Pulsars and Omnicitys only as of late - my comments were more so in regards to what the "allocation" was previously like.
Lowlanders were previously quite common too though, prior to Omnicitys moving from various depots over to Jesmond for the 685.
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(18 Sep 2013, 8:22 pm)Daniel wrote Pulsars and Omnicitys only as of late - my comments were more so in regards to what the "allocation" was previously like.
Lowlanders were previously quite common too though, prior to Omnicitys moving from various depots over to Jesmond for the 685.

Heading away from Peterlee at around 16:30 today was a Solo operating the 24. Seen a couple of late - must stand in for Omnicities and Pulsars when they're unavailable.

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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(18 Sep 2013, 8:24 pm)8222 wrote Heading away from Peterlee at around 16:30 today was a Solo operating the 24. Seen a couple of late - must stand in for Omnicities and Pulsars when they're unavailable.

Do some journeys not run with solos that work off/onto 23.
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Looks like Arriva North East X1 Bishop Auckland to Darlington will be getting withdrawn from 26/10/13.

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(19 Sep 2013, 5:50 pm)cbma06 wrote Looks like Arriva North East X1 Bishop Auckland to Darlington will be getting withdrawn from 26/10/13.

A shame, that service is generally busy!
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(19 Sep 2013, 5:56 pm)W179SCU wrote A shame, that service is generally busy!

The information of a until date was on the X1, but its also on the 1 and 1B for the same date. unless connecteesvalley hasn't put the from 27/10/13 up yet on there website.

I know when there had the Ok1 timetable on the list it just said until date only the same as what it says about the X1/1/1B

Its on this website link :

http://www.connectteesvalley.com/bustimetables.asp

timetables on the right hand side.

Also has the new timetables for Arriva service 22 and 23 but wont have service 24 on as it doesn't go into the Hartlepool area.

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no idea on where to post this

is there any current plans to replace the R-COO, S-KHN darts?

if they are anything like the North West batch the COO darts are lovley Buses but sadly i cant say the same about the KHN darts
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(21 Sep 2013, 8:00 am)Terence Price wrote no idea on where to post this

is there any current plans to replace the R-COO, S-KHN darts?

if they are anything like the North West batch the COO darts are lovley Buses but sadly i cant say the same about the KHN darts

Yes there are plans to replace them eventually next year. Durham's R-COO Darts are to move to Stockton with 1638 once they get replaced with 13xx Darts transferred from Darlington in a few months. The R-COO Darts at Stockton and Darlington are due to be replaced next year with more transfers and new stock.

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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(21 Sep 2013, 4:46 pm)danpick wrote does the x6 still run

Which X6?

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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(21 Sep 2013, 5:35 pm)danpick wrote haymarket

No this service was replaced by our new service 54 between Newcastle and Shiremoor, and then by service 51 from there to Whitley Bay

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RE: Arriva North East - Latest
(21 Sep 2013, 11:39 am)tyresmoke wrote Yes there are plans to replace them eventually next year. Durham's R-COO Darts are to move to Stockton with 1638 once they get replaced with 13xx Darts transferred from Darlington in a few months. The R-COO Darts at Stockton and Darlington are due to be replaced next year with more transfers and new stock.

ahh cheers for that
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4653 is reported to have transferred to Belmont from Darlington. Anyone have any further information on this?
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No, but I did spot an un'identified Temsa NIS heading South at the back of the Team Valley yesterday morning.

Not sure why it was there or what it had been doing - presuming they are all still based on Teesside?
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(22 Sep 2013, 9:21 am)Andreos1 wrote No, but I did spot an un'identified Temsa NIS heading South at the back of the Team Valley yesterday morning.

Not sure why it was there or what it had been doing - presuming they are all still based on Teesside?

Best place for them - keep your thinnest seat cushioned buses for a nice long run from the Boro to Scarborough !
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(23 Sep 2013, 7:59 pm)busman101 wrote Best place for them - keep your thinnest seat cushioned buses for a nice long run from the Boro to Scarborough !

At least they've had the sense not to use them on the X15/X18 - four hours to Berwick - no thanks!