Bus Refurbishments & Repairs - Thorntons, Gardiners etc
Bus Refurbishments & Repairs - Thorntons, Gardiners etc
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Hi All
I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread to keep track of the various refurbishments going on at our two well known refurb/repair centres at Thornton Brothers, North Seaton (Ashington) and Gardiners, Spennymoor.
Currently at Thornton's are (as far as I know)
Arriva NE: 1502, 4700, 4721, 4722, 4723, 4724, 4725, 4726, 7519, 7520, 7521, 7602, 7604
First Aberdeen: 10170, 10171, 10172, 10183
Go North East: 4898, 4900, 4919, 4920, 4921, 6085
Gardiners will probably need a visit by someone but a bit to start us off...
Henry Cooper: RM1204, RM1735, RM1778
Scania Omnicity XKO237
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Might also be worth providing a reason (if it's known) for each vehicle being present, Scott?
In Go North East's fleet, the following Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown vehicles are at Thornton's for DDA modifications:
- 4900 (V990 ETN)
- 4910 (W491 SCU)
- 4919 (X919 WGR)
Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 6085 (NL63 YHN) is present at Thornton's for GKN flywheel modifications.
Volvo B10M/Plaxton Paragons 7080 (Y808 MFT) and 7082 (Y782 MFT) were at Thornton's until this afternoon, both of which were present to receive seating modifications (3+2 seating configuration) for use on school contracts at Hexham from next week.
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Might be a good idea Daniel!
For the Arriva ones...
MAX Refurbishment
1502, 7602, 7604 (for Blyth services X7/X8/X9)
Sapphire Refurbishment
7519, 7520, 7521 (for Durham service 6)
New to fleet (installing Arriva interior, engine modifications and general tidy up)
4700, 4721, 4722, 4723, 4724, 4725, 4726 (for Redcar depot)
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(25 Aug 2015, 6:24 pm)tyresmoke Might be a good idea Daniel!
For the Arriva ones...
MAX Refurbishment
1502, 7602, 7604 (for Blyth services X7/X8/X9)
Sapphire Refurbishment
7519, 7520, 7521 (for Durham service 6)
New to fleet (installing Arriva interior, engine modifications and general tidy up)
4700, 4721, 4722, 4723, 4724, 4725, 4726 (for Redcar depot)
(25 Aug 2015, 6:24 pm)tyresmoke Might be a good idea Daniel!
For the Arriva ones...
MAX Refurbishment
1502, 7602, 7604 (for Blyth services X7/X8/X9)
Sapphire Refurbishment
7519, 7520, 7521 (for Durham service 6)
New to fleet (installing Arriva interior, engine modifications and general tidy up)
4700, 4721, 4722, 4723, 4724, 4725, 4726 (for Redcar depot)
(26 Aug 2015, 4:43 pm)cbma06 So durham service 6 will have 3 deckers and rest in pulsars for the brand?.
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(26 Aug 2015, 4:43 pm)cbma06 So durham service 6 will have 3 deckers and rest in pulsars for the brand?.
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As posted here, Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4914 (X914 WGR) is the latest example to go to Thornton's for DDA modifications, in exchange for 4919.
(26 Aug 2015, 5:03 pm)Dan As posted here, Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4914 (X914 WGR) is the latest example to go to Thornton's for DDA modifications, in exchange for 4919.
(26 Aug 2015, 5:03 pm)Dan As posted here, Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4914 (X914 WGR) is the latest example to go to Thornton's for DDA modifications, in exchange for 4919.
(26 Aug 2015, 5:06 pm)Michael How many have being done so far, lost count, they're getting done that quick
(26 Aug 2015, 5:06 pm)Michael How many have being done so far, lost count, they're getting done that quick
(26 Aug 2015, 5:06 pm)Michael How many have being done so far, lost count, they're getting done that quick
(26 Aug 2015, 5:06 pm)Michael How many have being done so far, lost count, they're getting done that quick
Quite a few Weardale vehicles present at Thorntons, an old coach one of them.
Arriva buses present at Thornton's.
7607 - MAX
1501 - MAX
1505 - MAX
UnID Pulsar - MAX
Temsa Avenues - White
2x Temsa Avenue - Inter-urban 'base'
UnID Original livery Pulsar - Original Livery
I'm going off photos on Facebook, so there might be more.
(30 Oct 2015, 6:09 pm)GX03 SVC Arriva buses present at Thornton's.
7607 - MAX
1501 - MAX
1505 - MAX
UnID Pulsar - MAX
Temsa Avenues - White
2x Temsa Avenue - Inter-urban 'base'
UnID Original livery Pulsar - Original Livery
I'm going off photos on Facebook, so there might be more.
(30 Oct 2015, 6:09 pm)GX03 SVC Arriva buses present at Thornton's.
7607 - MAX
1501 - MAX
1505 - MAX
UnID Pulsar - MAX
Temsa Avenues - White
2x Temsa Avenue - Inter-urban 'base'
UnID Original livery Pulsar - Original Livery
I'm going off photos on Facebook, so there might be more.
Reviving a very old thread here...
Currently at Thorntons for refurbishment is former First Berkshire (and now Midlands) Mercedes Citaro 64035... in a very Transdev-like re-used Best Impressions livery!
First Midlands: 64035 / LK07CCN by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
Didn't look like much else was present other than a couple of TfL double-decks - although it's difficult to actually see inside now that there's a new housing development on the grass area you could previously walk all the way down.