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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Coppercap40 - 14 Sep 2018
1923 on x12
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Cock Robin - 14 Sep 2018
(13 Sep 2018, 4:32 pm)Cock Robin 4703??
Which short journey? All 8 run through at some point.
Apparently 4705 been done since 4703.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - JM03 - 15 Sep 2018
Wednesday - 2603 - 53 cycle at 3ish but found on night 51s later on.
Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Mark P - 15 Sep 2018
Temsa 4724 failing to sparkle on X3/X3A this morning and ex-Sainsbury's MPD adding a splash of colour to the 62 too.
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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Cock Robin - 15 Sep 2018
(14 Sep 2018, 2:42 pm)Coppercap40 1923 on x12
You don't mean 1329??
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - S830OFT - 15 Sep 2018
Streetlite 1564 operated the 11:20 X93 departure from Middlesbrough with a full load and quite a few standing. At Guisborough some passengers were refused travel due to the bus being so overcrowded. The driver advised passengers to wait another hour for the next X93. Absolutely shocking Arriva put 1564 out on a very busy journey with Decker 7426 on the 62.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Stuartphin1639 - 15 Sep 2018
(15 Sep 2018, 6:18 pm)S830OFT Streetlite 1564 operated the 11:20 X93 departure from Middlesbrough with a full load and quite a few standing. At Guisborough some passengers were refused travel due to the bus being so overcrowded. The driver advised passengers to wait another hour for the next X93. Absolutely shocking Arriva put 1564 out on a very busy journey with Decker 7426 on the 62.
But the thing is though 7426 could need to be kept closer to home(Redcar) rather than sent out on the X93 as it could have a fault with it
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Cock Robin - 16 Sep 2018
(15 Sep 2018, 6:18 pm)S830OFT Streetlite 1564 operated the 11:20 X93 departure from Middlesbrough with a full load and quite a few standing. At Guisborough some passengers were refused travel due to the bus being so overcrowded. The driver advised passengers to wait another hour for the next X93. Absolutely shocking Arriva put 1564 out on a very busy journey with Decker 7426 on the 62.
1564 was still on the 1620 out as well!
(15 Sep 2018, 9:00 pm)Stuartphin1639 But the thing is though 7426 could need to be kept closer to home(Redcar) rather than sent out on the X93 as it could have a fault with it
How about giving Redcar sufficient spare deckers rather than sending them all to Northumberland.
(15 Sep 2018, 11:00 am)Mark P Temsa 4724 failing to sparkle on X3/X3A this morning and ex-Sainsbury's MPD adding a splash of colour to the 62 too.
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4719 was on X3/X3A as well.
2850 X66/67 yesterday.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - RobinHood - 16 Sep 2018
(16 Sep 2018, 9:45 am)Cock Robin How about giving Redcar sufficient spare deckers rather than sending them all to Northumberland.
Or, even more radically, how about Redcar actually fix their B7's so that they can manage to operate anything away from a 10 mile radius of the depot?
They have 9 deckers to cover 8 workings, which is 12.5% spare - a pretty standard spare percentage.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Multi21 - 16 Sep 2018
(15 Sep 2018, 6:18 pm)S830OFT Streetlite 1564 operated the 11:20 X93 departure from Middlesbrough with a full load and quite a few standing. At Guisborough some passengers were refused travel due to the bus being so overcrowded. The driver advised passengers to wait another hour for the next X93. Absolutely shocking Arriva put 1564 out on a very busy journey with Decker 7426 on the 62.
I believe 7425 is up for test this week and 7426 is on the naughty list. The reason buses on the naughty list end up on 62s is because they go right past the depot should a problem arise. Plus double decker so it can't go anywhere else local apart from 81s but then your dealing with a break down at potentially Stokesley on an hourly service. It's not right the single deckers should be on that service at all between March and October I totally agree with that but a single decker is better than no bus at all. As someone quite rightly pointed out if they didn't keep sending all the deckers northwards this wouldn't be an issue. They need to plug the X93 as best as they can this season because it won't be too long before EYMS/GNE start knocking on the door
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - mb134 - 16 Sep 2018
(16 Sep 2018, 9:45 am)Cock Robin How about giving Redcar sufficient spare deckers rather than sending them all to Northumberland.
(16 Sep 2018, 10:44 am)Multi21 As someone quite rightly pointed out if they didn't keep sending all the deckers northwards this wouldn't be an issue.
The Yorkshire E400s will be replacing 10 and a half year old buses that have been on express work since new. Nobody was saying that all the deckers were being sent to Northumberland when Redcar got their B9TLs, and the X18 had to make do with E400s...
It also isn't Ashingtons issue that Redcar still can't properly maintain their vehicles, which has been an issue for as long as I can remember.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - S830OFT - 16 Sep 2018
(16 Sep 2018, 6:31 pm)mb134 The Yorkshire E400s will be replacing 10 and a half year old buses that have been on express work since new. Nobody was saying that all the deckers were being sent to Northumberland when Redcar got their B9TLs, and the X18 had to make do with E400s...
It also isn't Ashingtons issue that Redcar still can't properly maintain their vehicles, which has been an issue for as long as I can remember.
They could have made an effort on 1759 seeing as it's been over a year since the Sainsbury's bus finished and it's still going round in it's Orange livery.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Dan - 17 Sep 2018
(16 Sep 2018, 7:39 pm)S830OFT They could have made an effort on 1759 seeing as it's been over a year since the Sainsbury's bus finished and it's still going round in it's Orange livery.
I'd assume it's Arriva's Commercial/Marketing Department at Doxford Park who decide what gets painted and when.
At its age, I'd assume 1759 is nil book value and ready for disposal as soon as the opportunity arises, which I'd guess is why they're not really up for repainting it.
Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Jamie M - 17 Sep 2018
One of the 15 plate yorkshire enviros on X12
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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Kuyoyo - 17 Sep 2018
(17 Sep 2018, 5:38 am)Jamie M One of the 15 plate yorkshire enviros on X12
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Which is officially their home pending the completion of the cascade plan. 7555/6 should appear somewhere today as they were spotted at Wetherby Services yesterday heading north.
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Kuyoyo - 17 Sep 2018
1924 on 29a/X17 turn today
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Kuyoyo - 17 Sep 2018
(17 Sep 2018, 9:56 am)Kuyoyo 1924 on 29a/X17 turn today
Just now been replaced by 1407
RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Multi21 - 18 Sep 2018
(16 Sep 2018, 6:31 pm)mb134 The Yorkshire E400s will be replacing 10 and a half year old buses that have been on express work since new. Nobody was saying that all the deckers were being sent to Northumberland when Redcar got their B9TLs, and the X18 had to make do with E400s...
It also isn't Ashingtons issue that Redcar still can't properly maintain their vehicles, which has been an issue for as long as I can remember.
The X18 had to make do with E400s... You mean brand new not EX DEALER STOCK E400s. Christ next time someone offers me something brand new over second hand I'll have to remember to tell them I'll "Make Do" with it...
Second point... 10 and a half years old.. How old are Redcars B7s again? Duuuuuh!
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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Cock Robin - 19 Sep 2018
(18 Sep 2018, 9:21 pm)Multi21 The X18 had to make do with E400s... You mean brand new not EX DEALER STOCK E400s. Christ next time someone offers me something brand new over second hand I'll have to remember to tell them I'll "Make Do" with it...
Second point... 10 and a half years old.. How old are Redcars B7s again? Duuuuuh!
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RE: Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2018 - Stuartphin1639 - 19 Sep 2018
2838 on Sapphire 6 17:10 from Bishop for Cockfield