Voltra may not even have a future, once Ray Stenning and micro pub fan MG moves on, the new fella in charge of chronic loss making local disaster GNE may get rid of the utterly meaningless brand and have…buses on bus routes without names.

(23 Jul 2022, 10:33 pm)Ambassador wrote Voltra may not even have a future, once Ray Stenning and micro pub fan MG moves on, the new fella in charge of chronic loss making local disaster GNE may get rid of the utterly meaningless brand and have…buses on bus routes without names.

The new guy implemented Sapphire, Max and Frequenta during his time at Arriva, along with CrossCity, 135 and Orbits at GNW.

All Stenning liveries, so we haven't ditched him just yet.

Speaking of awful liveries, let's not forget the original Durham Park & Ride livery
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stagecoach...otostream/

(23 Jul 2022, 8:17 pm)Aaron21 wrote All designs after Cobalt & Coast were just a copy and past job. What did u change. The name and that was it. Nothing much else. Coaster has nothing on the side bar the name

So we've established you literally like nothing,bar the 42A,oh wait........

(24 Jul 2022, 1:12 pm)V514DFT wrote So we've established you literally like nothing,bar the 42A,oh wait........

Eh what u on about. I liked the 42A route. It was allocated little coaster solos. Which I hated. We really going back to this again

There appears to be an Ember branded Yutong TCe12 parked in Riverside

Possibly conformation on twitter that QA & QB are transferring back to Riverside

(25 Jul 2022, 10:49 am)DeltaMan wrote There appears to be an Ember branded Yutong TCe12 parked in Riverside

Will be getting it's battery charged before an onward journey up to Edinburgh, this has happened previously with the McGill's Yutong E12's.

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 I’ll just leave this here…

Martijn has confirmed on twitter that these are for the QA/QB services, with the current Versas being cascaded to the 57. https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/15...4790651906

(31 Jul 2022, 9:16 am)Jack Gill wrote Martijn has confirmed on twitter that these are for the QA/QB services, with the current Versas being cascaded to the 57. https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/15...4790651906

It’s the logical choice with the Q route trundling around Central Newcastle and soon to be Clean Air Zone, plus the Gosforth High Street corridor and Gosforth Air Quality Management Area.

However I do wonder if it was worth painting up the Versas into QuayCity livery for what, 18-20 months?

Next interesting thing will be weather the QuayCity name is retained (I think it should be), or if the route becomes Voltra.

(31 Jul 2022, 10:00 am)ne14ne1 wrote It’s the logical choice with the Q route trundling around Central Newcastle and soon to be Clean Air Zone, plus the Gosforth High Street corridor and Gosforth Air Quality Management Area.

However I do wonder if it was worth painting up the Versas into QuayCity livery for what, 18-20 months?

Next interesting thing will be weather the QuayCity name is retained (I think it should be), or if the route becomes Voltra.

Quay Voltra

What are the buses like inside, as it mentions a refurb, I haven't been on them for years and I can't remember if they got a refurb when they went on to the Q3.

(31 Jul 2022, 10:10 am)Michael wrote Quay Voltra

What are the buses like inside, as it mentions a refurb, I haven't been on them for years and I can't remember if they got a refurb when they went on to the Q3.

Go North East red moquette seats, dark grey interior and QuayCity branded. 

Looking forward to seeing the new Voltras on the QA/QB from September. Be good to see the 57 upgraded too.

(31 Jul 2022, 10:14 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Go North East red moquette seats, dark grey interior and QuayCity branded. 

Looking forward to seeing the new Voltras on the QA/QB from September. Be good to see the 57 upgraded too.

Cheers!

Looks like I mis-read it! and it says "allow refurbished buses to move on to other routes"

(31 Jul 2022, 10:19 am)Michael wrote Cheers!

Looks like I mis-read it! and it says "allow refurbished buses to move on to other routes"

No worries!

What did you think it said? 

So now the QuayCity Versas will need to be repainted!

(31 Jul 2022, 10:25 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote No worries!

What did you think it said? 

So now the QuayCity Versas will need to be repainted!

Thought it said they would refurbish them haha

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(31 Jul 2022, 9:16 am)Jack Gill wrote Martijn has confirmed on twitter that these are for the QA/QB services, with the current Versas being cascaded to the 57. https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/15...4790651906

The Versas currently on the Quaycity routes are not going to be used on the 57.

Ah! Must have took the wrong meaning from what Martijn said.

(31 Jul 2022, 11:01 am)Dan wrote The Versas currently on the Quaycity routes are not going to be used on the 57.

Where are they going to be used? Do we know when in Sep the new yellow Voltras are going on the QA/QB?

Are the 21 and 74 not getting road stripes?

(31 Jul 2022, 11:01 am)Dan wrote The Versas currently on the Quaycity routes are not going to be used on the 57.

Where are they going, cos they'll die on the 6. 

Possibly 12 seems as though a route/timetable change is coming from Sept if it goes Standalone

(31 Jul 2022, 12:14 pm)Unber43 wrote Where are they going, cos they'll die on the 6. 

Possibly 12 seems as though a route/timetable change is coming from Sept if it goes Standalone

Were they not on the 58 as they have seen plenty of hills round Deckham and managed OK then

(31 Jul 2022, 12:58 pm)citaro5284 wrote Were they not on the 58 as they have seen plenty of hills round Deckham and managed OK then

Idk, but i saw something on twitter about 3 breaking down in one day, and there are never not a spare on, even when they had 1 free

With Martijn saying the Versas are gonna be for the 57. Would of make sense since they are Euro VI, Had an interior refurb and of course Tap on Tap off. But now Dan saying they are not.
Who to believe?

(31 Jul 2022, 9:16 am)Jack Gill wrote Martijn has confirmed on twitter that these are for the QA/QB services, with the current Versas being cascaded to the 57. https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/15...4790651906

Martijn said the following on said post "The next batch will go onto the Q3 (now Qa and Qb) and allow refurbished buses to be released to upgrade other routes such as the 57", at no point in that post does it confirm the Versa's will go onto the 57 only that refurbished buses in some form will be used on services such as the 57 in the future.

Could the Versas not potentially go back on the 58, as it certainly doesn't need double deckers.

(31 Jul 2022, 1:36 pm)Jack Gill wrote Could the Versas not potentially go back on the 58, as it certainly doesn't need double deckers.

I don't see that happening personally.

(31 Jul 2022, 1:36 pm)Jack Gill wrote Could the Versas not potentially go back on the 58, as it certainly doesn't need double deckers.

I know its GNE and they like switching buses around really easily and paint up buses really easily but they should keep the Riders running. Look nice on the route

(31 Jul 2022, 1:36 pm)Jack Gill wrote Could the Versas not potentially go back on the 58, as it certainly doesn't need double deckers.

Contrary to what the daily posts on this forum suggest, the 58 does have loadings that warrant double-decks.

(31 Jul 2022, 1:53 pm)Dan wrote Contrary to what the daily posts on this forum suggest, the 58 does have loadings that warrant double-decks.

And 77 seats too?

The Versas are more durable than you think,they managed the 58 fine since their arrival in 2013,it'll just be old age as to why they brokedown,and the heat wouldnt of helped,you have to remember the route the 58 used to do,hills,and the Coast Road,if you did that for 3 (maybe 4) years,then later just Heworth-Newcastle would you not breakdown?