(01 Apr 2018, 9:48 am)Michael wrote Go North East are to receive 20 new MetroCity's for the Loop and Green Arrow in the next 2 months or so.
*sigh*
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(01 Apr 2018, 10:49 am)Andreos1 wrote April Fool's Day. A day when people pause to think if that thing they read on the internet is true or not....Or don't and just assume everything that they read is true, some of the things I've seen people fall for today is unbelievable, even at times when people have said "happy April Fool's" in their posts.
(02 Apr 2018, 7:52 pm)Ianthegoon wrote Are all three of the loan /demonstrator vehicles 9083, 9084 and 9085 still active with Go NorthEast, and are they normally allocated to specific boards?
(01 Apr 2018, 7:43 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Today I went on a trip on the 32A to Rye Hill. The Streetlites don't always have a comfortable ride. Nice comfortable seats though. I think Go North East are losing the service next year as they have now had the contract extended for another year and I don't think it gets renewed automatically next time, so they will have to bid for it. I hope they keep it, or Stanley Travel if they go for it. Arriva will most likely win it back again.
Apparently there is not a return option, so I had to buy two single tickets unfortunately, a day ticket would have cost even more.
(02 Apr 2018, 8:36 pm)busmanT wrote D
The contract for the 32A was awarded for 1 year, with the option to extend for a further year so it now expires in March 2019.
(03 Apr 2018, 5:07 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Couple of random questions - don't tend to look at the GNE threads too often so apologies in advance:
Is there an up to date list of services with PVRs by depot anywhere?
And is there a way in the app to view which vehicle (fleet number) is operating a given run? Ā I am sure I saw a screengrab ages ago showing this but can't see any way in the app itself to view this.
(03 Apr 2018, 7:13 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Blue Arrow OmniCity on 40 at Wallsend Metro just after 3pm today. I don't know if that is a normal allocation. Strangely no Blue Arrow OnniCities on the Blue Arrow 11 today!There rarely is. It is usualy an omnidekka president or a b9tl. But i seen afew blue arrows on the 11, when I went on the 11:54 11 to TheĀ MetrocentreĀ today it was 5271 and I passed 5267, 6135, 6010 5272 & 5269. I know percymain usualy use omnicityĀ on the cobalt clipper services 309/310Ā ,as they finished doing 5 years ago when the batch of 17 b9tls entered service, starting on theĀ 7:40 New york to Blyth 309
(03 Apr 2018, 7:13 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Blue Arrow OmniCity on 40 at Wallsend Metro just after 3pm today. I don't know if that is a normal allocation. Strangely no Blue Arrow OnniCities on the Blue Arrow 11 today!
(04 Apr 2018, 1:03 pm)Ex-conductor wrote GNE frequently use buses of one branding on another service in North Tyneside, as do Arriva. To me, that makes branding quite meaningless.
(04 Apr 2018, 3:18 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Very true. I don't see the point of branding if they can't do it properly, at least most of the time. The Coaster, Cobalt Clipper and indiGo services are usually correctly branded and the Quaylink. The corporate livery gives them flexibility, no reason to mix brands and services.Ā Arriva usually has muddled branding I've noticed.
(04 Apr 2018, 4:04 pm)VOD wrote Percy main thinking is a bus is a bus and can go anywhere if it is working and spare it can go on any route and this has been the thinking for many year and will never change as I well now
(04 Apr 2018, 4:04 pm)VOD wrote Percy main thinking is a bus is a bus and can go anywhere if it is working and spare it can go on any route and this has been the thinking for many year and will never change as I well now