1593 in Jesmond minus an engine.

today I had 1767 on the 10:28 1 off blyth and it sounded terrible (it was probably dying and i am sure it was limp mode) I had it to cowpen and it was awful sounding and quite slow and thar was a widdrington run and surprisingly made it there and back and then a wansbeck hospital run wont be surprised if it gets replaced later on today. Not too bad as it wasn't as ratly as other darts.
                                                 
In other news 2816 8s now repainted on the 2s today seen it on the 10:18 off blyth.

Can Deckers get onto the 1 for journeys that serve Cresswell?

(04 Dec 2018, 2:24 pm)S830OFT wrote Can Deckers get onto the 1 for journeys that serve Cresswell?

I've been told there not meant to due to low branches but 7608 but once afew weeks ago 7608 done the 1 for a majority of the day and went on 2 widdrington trips
And and 1 widdrington run on the 1 back in july 7607 done a 1 widdrington 1 back in May and

2802 had to be taken off the 2 at 15:58 off blyth before departure due to some stupid scumbag kids throwing stones at it on its way into blyth

Poats regarding Industrial Action have beem split into a separate thread: https://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showt...p?tid=2205

(04 Dec 2018, 2:24 pm)S830OFT wrote Can Deckers get onto the 1 for journeys that serve Cresswell?

Yes. All routes that Blyth operate can be run with deckers.

7620 now quick links into newcastle branded

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(06 Dec 2018, 6:51 pm)GNE6312 wrote 7620 now quick links into newcastle branded

Saw a Jesmond MAX Volvo B7TL now has 306 route branding.

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/l...a3eec2de67

Posted yesterday on Africa’s website regarding strike action


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(07 Dec 2018, 8:11 pm)TEN 6083 wrote https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/l...a3eec2de67

Posted yesterday on Africa’s website regarding strike action


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Africa’s?

Whatever happened to the Sapphire Uniform? Most Sapphire Services just have 'Normal' Arriva drivers now.

Are there any transfers to Jesmond for the Metro Replacement? If so, where are they?

(08 Dec 2018, 8:03 am)enviro7501 wrote Are there any transfers to Jesmond for the Metro Replacement? If so, where are they?

Arriva North East 7534 / NK15 ACF. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

Arriva North East 7539 / NK15 DZR. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

(07 Dec 2018, 11:04 pm)NewcastleOne wrote Africa’s?

Spellcheck on my phones fault


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(07 Dec 2018, 11:33 pm)S830OFT wrote Whatever happened to the Sapphire Uniform? Most Sapphire Services just have 'Normal' Arriva drivers now.

Ever since the Sapphire service standards were ditched, and with the standard specification being upgraded to include most features you'd find on a Sapphire bus, most of the special features were ditched, this includes uniforms and the money-back guarantee. Rotas in some places have only Sapphire-trained and uniformed drivers on Sapphire routes, whereas some have changed since. Some drivers also still wear the Sapphire uniform, however most started wearing the standard uniform when a new batch comes in.

New style Sapphire uniforms were delivered in 2016 and early-2017, however with the rebrand this practice was stopped, there is an upcoming new uniform in line with the Arriva rebrand, which from the bits and pieces I've seen, looks smarter than what's currently being used.

(08 Dec 2018, 8:03 am)enviro7501 wrote Are there any transfers to Jesmond for the Metro Replacement? If so, where are they?

7617 was there yesterday too on the 52/3/4 cycle and then went onto the 306 at about 15:20 15:30 ish

(06 Dec 2018, 7:01 pm)Pulsar wrote Saw a Jesmond MAX Volvo B7TL now has 306 route branding.

Amazed they're branding the Gemini on the 306 if I'm honest. Obviously the one I seen was on the 43. Brand has a rather large red 'up to every 15 minutes' on the side, which if it was the same blue style as the X10/X11 'up to every 10 mins' decals, in line with the MAX brand, that could of been a compliment.... 

Still flogging a defunct brand, but suppose those Gemini won't see new livery.

Where has 4814 been recently?

What are the chances of a Lowlander appearing on the X12?

(15 Dec 2018, 8:20 am)enviro7501 wrote What are the chances of a Lowlander appearing on the X12?

More likely now as apparently the X12 has one decker board, although you would think this would be a MAX Decker but with Arriva anything shows up.

(15 Dec 2018, 8:37 am)S830OFT wrote More likely now as apparently the X12 has one decker board, although you would think this would be a MAX Decker but with Arriva anything shows up.

What time does the double deck board depart from Eldon Square?

(15 Dec 2018, 8:39 am)enviro7501 wrote What time does the double deck board depart from Eldon Square?

Whenever I've seen an alx400 on, it's always been late afternoon/early evening. Possibly leaving Newcastle just before or just after 5.
That's not to say it isn't on all day. I've never seen it at any other time.

(15 Dec 2018, 9:11 am)Andreos1 wrote Whenever I've seen an alx400 on, it's always been late afternoon/early evening. Possibly leaving Newcastle just before or just after 5.
That's not to say it isn't on all day. I've never seen it at any other time.

I saw one on the 15:25 X12 from Durham the other afternoon but the same run yesterday was a Pulsar, so no idea. Think they remain on X12 all day.

Think the MAX Volvo B7TL's tend to get allocated over Lowlander's to keep the MAX specification features, so whilst Lowlander's are possible, MAX spec B7s are more likely.

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/strike-suspended

The proposed strike has been postponed after talks


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Will jesmond have blyth's services on boxing day and what will be allocated to each route

(16 Dec 2018, 7:06 pm)GNE6312 wrote Will jesmond have blyth's services on boxing day and what will be allocated to each route

All services will be operated from Jesmond Depot, with Blyth/Ashington drivers also having to come to Jesmond for buses. All breaks are at Haymarket, with all drivers being volunteers.

(16 Dec 2018, 7:41 pm)park5354 wrote All services will be operated from Jesmond Depot, with Blyth/Ashington drivers also having to come to Jesmond for buses. All breaks are at Haymarket, with all drivers being volunteers.

Volunteers in terms of wanting to do it, but certainly not volunteering to do it for free.

(16 Dec 2018, 7:41 pm)park5354 wrote All services will be operated from Jesmond Depot, with Blyth/Ashington drivers also having to come to Jesmond for buses. All breaks are at Haymarket, with all drivers being volunteers.

What about the 1 and 2

(17 Dec 2018, 6:14 am)RobinHood wrote Volunteers in terms of wanting to do it, but certainly not volunteering to do it for free.