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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - S813 FVK - 07 Feb 2017
(07 Feb 2017, 5:11 pm)Dan All of Riverside's fleet are having the new logos fitted at present.
Will the blobs etc come at a later date with the (hopefully slightly amended) 'yellow flash' then? I believe it was said (it may have been you, I can't remember) that they would gain the blobs with this livery refresh but no sign as of yet.
It is a subject that I have kept banging on about and I do apologise, but it does just make me wonder why spare vehicles need to gain a special livery in order to gain the blobs. The idea that passengers will find out soon enough whether the bus has wifi, plug sockets etc, but then the same could be said for the branded vehicles. I wouldn't personally stick the NSA blob on the spare vehicles, as it does not form part of the allocation for that service which is why I wouldn't have put one on 6099 although at the time, SunFM were a provider of Next Stop Announcements (and I believe they still exist on the 60?)
On the topic of blobs (and I appreciate this one has been around for a long time now), the Tynedale Links SRs have lost their 'seatbelts' blob and have had the wifi blob shifted forward a bit. I hate to provide fuel for this argument and don't expect anybody to know (mainly putting my thoughts out there), but were people complaining about a lack of visibility out of those windows?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Michael - 07 Feb 2017
(06 Feb 2017, 10:01 pm)dannygee What will replace 636 at percy main and the solo at depford
I think the AD122 solo is now a spare at Deptford, as it was allocated to the 238 as 699 took a while longer to enter service but now it's entered service, i don't think it's allocated to a specific route, i'm probables wrong though.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jamie M - 07 Feb 2017
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(Go North East) NK66EVG / 5446 - Wright Streetlite by Jamie MP, on FlickrUpdated NIS on displays at Stanley, currently only on Diamonds, featuring a cycle of icons on the route number portion of the displays.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - S813 FVK - 07 Feb 2017
(07 Feb 2017, 9:37 pm)Jamie M
Updated NIS on displays at Stanley, currently only on Diamonds, featuring a cycle of icons on the route number portion of the displays.
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Very smart indeed - I approve
Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - cbma06 - 07 Feb 2017
(07 Feb 2017, 9:37 pm)Jamie M
Updated NIS on displays at Stanley, currently only on Diamonds, featuring a cycle of icons on the route number portion of the displays.
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Seen before quite a few days ago on peterlee allocations when returning light back to depot
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jamie M - 07 Feb 2017
(07 Feb 2017, 10:22 pm)cbma06 Seen before quite a few days ago on peterlee allocations when returning light back to depotRiverside and Chester seem to have their own 'Go North East - {Name} depot" displays with the same bus icon when running dead, too. This doesn't replace the NIS option, though. I believe it's a different number.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jamie M - 08 Feb 2017
5275 has been de-branded, not sure when the news was or if it's been out, but I've not been aware of it.
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(Go North East) NK07KPG / 5275 - Mercedes Citaro by Jamie MP, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jimmi - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 1:21 pm)Jamie M 5275 has been de-branded, not sure when the news was or if it's been out, but I've not been aware of it.Been out like that for a few days now. Think it went to Saltmeadow's on Friday to have the Blaydon Racers branding removed.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jamie M - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 1:27 pm)Jimmi Been out like that for a few days now. Think it went to Saltmeadow's on Friday to have the Blaydon Racers branding removed.Yeah, I've seen 5281 a lot, but not this one. Oh well.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - S813 FVK - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 1:21 pm)Jamie M 5275 has been de-branded, not sure when the news was or if it's been out, but I've not been aware of it.
(08 Feb 2017, 1:27 pm)Jimmi Been out like that for a few days now. Think it went to Saltmeadow's on Friday to have the Blaydon Racers branding removed.
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/item.php?operatorF=2&fleetnoF=5275
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - S813 FVK - 08 Feb 2017
706 has arrived:
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Go North East: 706 WK58EAE Optare Solo by emdjt42, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Michael - 08 Feb 2017
Has 5459, 61 or 62 arrived yet?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Dan - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 8:10 pm)Michael Has 5459, 61 or 62 arrived yet?
5461 - yes.
Branded this morning, now at Riverside, will enter service tomorrow.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Michael - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 8:12 pm)Dan 5461 - yes.
Branded this morning, now at Riverside, will enter service tomorrow.
Thanks, i'm sure i seen a post the other day saying 1 of the above (in my post) had arrived, i couldn't find it though, so sorry if you were repeating information!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Dan - 08 Feb 2017
The first two Plymouth Solos have also been repainted red - one yesterday, another today.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Michael - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 8:22 pm)Dan The first two Plymouth Solos have also been repainted red - one yesterday, another today.
As in the same colour of the Solar's/solo's at Deptford?.... hopefully they end up at Deptford for the 38 or the X36...
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Dan - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 8:24 pm)Michael As in the same colour of the Solar's/solo's at Deptford?.... hopefully they end up at Deptford for the 38 or the X36...
No - Go North East red.
The first one which arrived had also had its seats removed today to be re-trimmed.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - S813 FVK - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 8:25 pm)Dan No - Go North East red.
The first one which arrived had also had its seats removed today to be re-trimmed.
I'd imagine that they would look atrocious in the new corporate livery given their size but as a question purely for speculation purposes:
Could this signal that they will gain branding of some sort?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Michael - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 8:25 pm)Dan No - Go North East red.
The first one which arrived had also had its seats removed today to be re-trimmed.
Oh well, are all of the Solo's from down South going in to the new "Go North Cooperate" livery?
(08 Feb 2017, 8:27 pm)S813 FVK I'd imagine that they would look atrocious in the new corporate livery given their size but as a question purely for speculation purposes:
Could this signal that they will gain branding of some sort?
Could be, they would be set up like "The 49's".
Wonder where they'll end up?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - busmanT - 08 Feb 2017
(07 Feb 2017, 6:26 pm)Michael I think the AD122 solo is now a spare at Deptford, as it was allocated to the 238 as 699 took a while longer to enter service but now it's entered service, i don't think it's allocated to a specific route, i'm probables wrong though.635 will be replaced by 697 when it arrives from Thames Travel.
636 will be replaced by a full size single deck under current plans.