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New bus service launched linking Newcastle's east end with the Quayside

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Red Kite Family Fun Day at Gibside on Sunday 11-4


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(22 Jul 2016, 5:35 pm)Dan wrote It is indeed 556 - this will be used on new service 13.

Will this be kept in tynedale livery as it connects with the x84 at the top of Lemington

3995 is now in service, was on Northern's today.
Go North East: 3995 / GX03SSZ by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

(22 Jul 2016, 7:42 pm)Jimmi wrote 3995 is now in service, was on Northern's today.
Go North East: 3995 / GX03SSZ by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

3996 is out too - were both on Northerns yesterday (although 3996 seems to have escaped photographers so far!):
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...p?tid=1830&pid=174880#pid174880

Airshow Shuttles for this evening were:

A1: 6099/6100
A2: 6011/6029 & 6055

The assistant depot manager for Deptford was at hand directing passengers on where to go and what bus they needed to get on, we also had a nice chat about the 82's which may of pushed a few corporate buttons, but that is far as we go on that 

Just out of curiosity, is 5292 still held at that place in Birtley after that accident last November, it seems like ages since it's been out - did it ever actually go into service on the 16/16A?

(22 Jul 2016, 11:54 am)EL1TE wrote How come there is a Cobalt Clipper in Riverside depot?

Theres a loop at percy main?

(22 Jul 2016, 8:59 pm)Malarkey wrote Airshow Shuttles for this evening were:

A1: 6099/6100
A2: 6011/6029 & 6055

The assistant depot manager for Deptford was at hand directing passengers on where to go and what bus they needed to get on, we also had a nice chat about the 82's which may of pushed a few corporate buttons, but that is far as we go on that 

3966,68,80,82 were on the pr3 through the day

(22 Jul 2016, 8:59 pm)Malarkey wrote Airshow Shuttles for this evening were:

A1: 6099/6100
A2: 6011/6029 & 6055

The assistant depot manager for Deptford was at hand directing passengers on where to go and what bus they needed to get on, we also had a nice chat about the 82's which may of pushed a few corporate buttons, but that is far as we go on that 

A few photos from this evening.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...0670626401

(22 Jul 2016, 1:13 pm)S813 FVK wrote The 68 has now been removed from the website and the 'places served' section of service 36 now shows the service as going to Castletown via Silksworth

About time however on the information for the 36 it still has it goes to Town End Farm:

"See it Do it 36 serves Chester-le-Street, Great Lumley, Fence Houses, Houghton-le-Spring, Newbottle, East Herrington, Royal Hospital, Sunderland, Southwick, Castletown and Town End Farm." 


X36 is still down as Fast Cats

(22 Jul 2016, 9:04 pm)Jackamcardle wrote Just out of curiosity, is 5292 still held at that place in Birtley after that accident last November, it seems like ages since it's been out - did it ever actually go into service on the 16/16A?

Pretty sure it was operating one of the two when it was involved in the fatal accident.

(22 Jul 2016, 9:39 pm)Michael wrote About time however on the information for the 36 it still has it goes to Town End Farm:

"See it Do it 36 serves Chester-le-Street, Great Lumley, Fence Houses, Houghton-le-Spring, Newbottle, East Herrington, Royal Hospital, Sunderland, Southwick, Castletown and Town End Farm." 

Thats why i referred to the 'places served' section only as opposed to the whole page as i had noticed that bit you have quoted still hasn't been updated to reflect the changes yet.

(22 Jul 2016, 9:04 pm)Jackamcardle wrote Just out of curiosity, is 5292 still held at that place in Birtley after that accident last November, it seems like ages since it's been out - did it ever actually go into service on the 16/16A?

Yes - still at Hogarths.

(22 Jul 2016, 9:41 pm)R852 PRG wrote Pretty sure it was operating one of the two when it was involved in the fatal accident.

Indeed it was. A photo of it operating service 16 can be found on flickr:
https://flic.kr/p/Acwrc8

5203 is the latest Solar to gain Blue Arrow branding:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/28...otostream/

(22 Jul 2016, 9:08 pm)dannygee wrote Theres a loop at percy main?

5220 (IIRC).  556, 4964 and 5220? heading in convoy towards PM along Coast Road about 1955.

(22 Jul 2016, 10:52 pm)park5354 wrote 5220 (IIRC).  556, 4964 and 5220? heading in convoy towards PM along Coast Road about 1955.

Sure dan can confirm if they have ended up there and why?

(22 Jul 2016, 10:52 pm)park5354 wrote 5220 (IIRC).  556, 4964 and 5220? heading in convoy towards PM along Coast Road about 1955.

I was on 4964 this morning....
That might explain why a red versa appeared on the 67/69!
Also, sorry for sounding dumb, but what does IIRC stand for?

(23 Jul 2016, 12:27 am)EL1TE wrote I was on 4964 this morning....
That might explain why a red versa appeared on the 67/69!
Also, sorry for sounding dumb, but what does IIRC stand for?

If I remember correctly.

(22 Jul 2016, 11:48 pm)dannygee wrote Sure dan can confirm if they have ended up there and why?

Due to the service changes this weekend and the lower PVR at Riverside Depot with the loss of service 11, Scania L94 4964 has transferred from Riverside Depot to Percy Main, providing the depot with a dedicated spare Scania L94 for the new Blue Arrow 11 service.

Scania L94s 4930 and 4931 have also transferred to Riverside Depot following the earlier arrival of 5216 and 5217 at Chester-le-Street.


As for the others...

Go North East is operating a large number of additional contracts today - over 50 buses worth of work in total. As such, there have been a number of temporary re-allocations to accommodate for a higher number of vehicles being required at some locations.

Metro Replacement

Go North East has been awarded with the Metro Replacement blockade contract, which commences today. Scania OmniDekkas 6136, 6137, 6138, 6139 and 6140 have entered service at Stanley Depot and have temporarily released Volvo B7TLs 6009, 6012, 6013, 6014 and 6016 to Riverside for use on this contract. The remaining four buses to be allocated will come from Riverside's dual-door Volvo B7TL allocation.


Cruise Ships

Go North East will be operating a special shuttle service for the cruise ships today. Percy Main will provide three single-decks from their own fleet for this contract, and will also use MPD 556 and Scania L94 5220 from Riverside which have temporarily transferred to Percy Main.


Sunderland Airshow

39 buses in total will be used on Sunderland Airshow A1/A2 and Park & Ride services. These buses will come from various depots:

• Riverside - 10
  
• Stanley - 7
  
• Chester-le-Street - 7
  
• Percy Main - 2
  

Deptford has transferred Scania L94 4936 to Chester-le-Street Depot, allowing the Volvo B7TL usually allocated to services 14/X22 today to be used on Sunderland Airshow work. Likewise, Riverside has transferred Scania L94 5221 to Washington Depot for the same purpose.

There are currently five extra Volvo B10BLEs in the fleet: 4907, 4923, 4925, 5167 and 5170. These have all transferred to Deptford Depot for use on a new Sunderland Airshow contract from Civic Centre to the Airshow. Of these, 4907, 4923, 4925 and 5167 will be transferred to Riverside Depot after this weekend to be used alongside other Volvo B10BLEs which would have been withdrawn as a result of this weekend's service changes (withdrawal of service 11). They will be temporarily retained, allowing the Volvo B7TLs which would ordinarily be allocated to Nexus Misc Works to be allocated to Metro Replacement.


Also worth mentioning that the Kynren Shuttle Services are in operation again tonight. Chester-le-Street, Crook and Stanley will all provide buses for this - running off normal daytime service work.

Hope this clarifies a few things! I will get round to updating the fleet lists/news at some point.

(23 Jul 2016, 6:53 am)Dan wrote Due to the service changes this weekend and the lower PVR at Riverside Depot with the loss of service 11, Scania L94 4964 has transferred from Riverside Depot to Percy Main, providing the depot with a dedicated spare Scania L94 for the new Blue Arrow 11 service.

Scania L94s 4930 and 4931 have also transferred to Riverside Depot following the earlier arrival of 5216 and 5217 at Chester-le-Street.


As for the others...

Go North East is operating a large number of additional contracts today - over 50 buses worth of work in total. As such, there have been a number of temporary re-allocations to accommodate for a higher number of vehicles being required at some locations.

Metro Replacement

Go North East has been awarded with the Metro Replacement blockade contract, which commences today. Scania OmniDekkas 6136, 6137, 6138, 6139 and 6140 have entered service at Stanley Depot and have temporarily released Volvo B7TLs 6009, 6012, 6013, 6014 and 6016 to Riverside for use on this contract. The remaining four buses to be allocated will come from Riverside's dual-door Volvo B7TL allocation.


Cruise Ships

Go North East will be operating a special shuttle service for the cruise ships today. Percy Main will provide three single-decks from their own fleet for this contract, and will also use MPD 556 and Scania L94 5220 from Riverside which have temporarily transferred to Percy Main.


Sunderland Airshow

39 buses in total will be used on Sunderland Airshow A1/A2 and Park & Ride services. These buses will come from various depots:

• Riverside - 10
  
• Stanley - 7
  
• Chester-le-Street - 7
  
• Percy Main - 2
  

Deptford has transferred Scania L94 4936 to Chester-le-Street Depot, allowing the Volvo B7TL usually allocated to services 14/X22 today to be used on Sunderland Airshow work. 

There are currently five extra Volvo B10BLEs in the fleet: 4907, 4923, 4925, 5167 and 5170. These have all transferred to Deptford Depot for use on a new Sunderland Airshow contract from Civic Centre to the Airshow. Of these, 4907, 4923, 4925 and 5167 will be transferred to Riverside Depot after this weekend to be used alongside other Volvo B10BLEs which would have been withdrawn as a result of this weekend's service changes (withdrawal of service 11). They will be temporarily retained, allowing the Volvo B7TLs which would ordinarily be allocated to Nexus Misc Works to be allocated to Metro Replacement.


Also worth mentioning that the Kynren Shuttle Services are in operation again tonight. Chester-le-Street, Crook and Stanley will all provide buses for this - running off normal daytime service work.

Hope this clarifies a few things! I will get round to updating the fleet lists/news at some point.

Is the pr4 running to roker or seaburn as nexus have a timetable and states its to roker but it says starts at hendon commercial road?

(23 Jul 2016, 7:13 am)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Is the pr4 running to roker or seaburn as nexus have a timetable and states its to roker but it says starts at hendon commercial road?

PR4 timetable:

http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/fi...0716_0.pdf

Saturday : Roker harbour view

Sunday :  from hendon to Seaburn, but going back to Hendon from Roker

(23 Jul 2016, 7:17 am)cbma06 wrote PR4 timetable:

http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/fi...0716_0.pdf

Saturday : Roker harbour view

Sunday :  from hendon to Seaburn, but going back to Hendon from Roker

I think the PR4 is the one which has been revised to operate from Civic Centre instead of Hendon.

(23 Jul 2016, 7:17 am)cbma06 wrote PR4 timetable:

http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/fi...0716_0.pdf

Saturday : Roker harbour view

Sunday :  from hendon to Seaburn, but going back to Hendon from Roker

Dan said it was from civic centre

The green MPD that been in Gateshead will that be used on service 13

(23 Jul 2016, 7:36 am)jaimzm wrote The green MPD that been in Gateshead will that be used on service 13

No - that would be Tynedale Links 556 (as confirmed here yesterday).

554 will be used on the ASDA bus, allowing 557 to be used alongside 547 (which has transferred to Riverside from Stanley) on service 33.

Well at least its green

(23 Jul 2016, 7:41 am)S813 FVK wrote Well at least its green

That's the idea!

MPD 550 will be the bus used on new service 168 at Peterlee - no replacement will be required at Deptford, as this bus has just been extra in the fleet since the withdrawal of service 99 earlier this year.

(23 Jul 2016, 7:39 am)Dan wrote No - that would be Tynedale Links 556 (as confirmed here yesterday).

554 will be used on the ASDA bus, allowing 557 to be used alongside 547 (which has transferred to Riverside from Stanley) on service 33.

Why would this be operated by Riverside given the timetable states that 33 is between the Sunderland area? Logically, wouldn't this be put under deptford's control?