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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Michael - 08 Feb 2017
(08 Feb 2017, 9:27 pm)busmanT wrote 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.
Cool, thanks for the information busman
Any idea when 697 will arrive?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - dannygee - 09 Feb 2017
Seen 9099 before and it had on front 21 Newcastle but the side had 21 Durham and the back was blank. How come this happened?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Dan - 09 Feb 2017
(09 Feb 2017, 12:52 am)dannygee wrote Seen 9099 before and it had on front 21 Newcastle but the side had 21 Durham and the back was blank. How come this happened?
Mobitec destinations - law unto their own!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Dan - 09 Feb 2017
More information on the former Plymouth Citybus Optare Solos joining the fleet:
http://www.plymothiantransit.com/2017/02/solong.html
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Michael - 09 Feb 2017
(09 Feb 2017, 6:05 am)Dan wrote More information on the former Plymouth Citybus Optare Solos joining the fleet:
http://www.plymothiantransit.com/2017/02/solong.html
Cheers for sharing Dan.
The gained extra contract work, i take it 3 will be allocated to the W1/W1A and 333?
The extra(s) for the new 42A will be a/or solo's from the current 353 i take it?, any spare in will go in to "Go North East".
Rest will allow more of the MPD's to be withdrawn, leaving 618 and 619 in service.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - thetravelman - 09 Feb 2017
Will the new 42A service be operated fully by Percy Main or will this service be shared with Riverside?
Obviously Riverside do the current 353 service and looking at the new timetable for the 42A some of the journeys will start or finish completely at Kingston Park, mainly early morning or late evening, which would possibly incur quite a bit of dead mileage to/from Percy Main.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Tom - 09 Feb 2017
(09 Feb 2017, 4:43 pm)thetravelman wrote Will the new 42A service be operated fully by Percy Main or will this service be shared with Riverside?
Obviously Riverside do the current 353 service and looking at the new timetable for the 42A some of the journeys will start or finish completely at Kingston Park, mainly early morning or late evening, which would possibly incur quite a bit of dead mileage to/from Percy Main.
Would have thought Percy Main - especially as it is going to interwork with the 40/41 on evenings/sundays.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Ambassador - 09 Feb 2017
Is 9099 mechanically different from the Hybrids and B7s?
Two nights in a row I've used it and it's like the driver has just passed their test. Seems to stall and overrev at bus stops and the drivers seemed to struggle with manouvering. Ride is comfy but drivers don't appear confident, whipping out the laminate guides to read through.
I know from experience Chester drivers aren't the greatest and tend to drive like my dearly departed nan (particularly the older drivers) but surely it's not that much of a step change?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - GX03 - 10 Feb 2017
(09 Feb 2017, 9:27 pm)Ambassador wrote Is 9099 mechanically different from the Hybrids and B7s?
Two nights in a row I've used it and it's like the driver has just passed their test. Seems to stall and overrev at bus stops and the drivers seemed to struggle with manouvering. Ride is comfy but drivers don't appear confident, whipping out the laminate guides to read through.
I know from experience Chester drivers aren't the greatest and tend to drive like my dearly departed nan (particularly the older drivers) but surely it's not that much of a step change?
I hope you have a bus licence to be sure as to quote drivers aren't the greatest!!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Ambassador - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 5:25 am)GX03 wrote I hope you have a bus licence to be sure as to quote drivers aren't the greatest!!
Sorry not sure about your point here?
I drive myself and I travel regularly on several different buses across the region.
I'm not a 20 goal a season premier league striker but I still comment on Harry Kanes performance
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - GX03 - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 7:20 am)Ambassador wrote Sorry not sure about your point here?
I drive myself and I travel regularly on several different buses across the region.
I'm not a 20 goal a season premier league striker but I still comment on Harry Kanes performance
My point being you quoted from your experience most Chester drivers drive like your dear departed man, I ask if you can drive a bus or are qualified to comment on how a bus is driven, a bus is a lot harder to drive than a car.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - James101 - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 8:02 am)GX03 wrote My point being you quoted from your experience most Chester drivers drive like your dear departed man, I ask if you can drive a bus or are qualified to comment on how a bus is driven, a bus is a lot harder to drive than a car.
Does a person need to have a license to drive a bus to pass comment on how it feels to be a passenger on one? Especially when making a comparison between journeys made daily.
Websites such as TripAdvisor have millions of reviews submitted by travellers who don't know the first thing about running a hotel or restaurant. Should we discount all of those too?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jamie M - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 9:31 am)James101 wrote Does a person need to have a license to drive a bus to pass comment on how it feels to be a passenger on one? Especially when making a comparison between journeys made daily.New drivers are new drivers, and any driver of any classification can tell you that you learn how to drive after passing your test. You learn how to drive to pass the test, and then you develop the real life skills of doing it in your own way - unsupervised.
Websites such as TripAdvisor have millions of reviews submitted by travellers who don't know the first thing about running a hotel or restaurant. Should we discount all of those too?
If it was two experienced drivers who were at the wheel and messing it up, maybe that would give more of a scope to comment.
I don't hold a cat D/D1 license yet, but from all the holders I know, they all say that the real learning comes from experience on the road without an instructor.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - jaimz13 - 10 Feb 2017
Sorry to ask but what dose go north east use on service 13 to West denton shops
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jamie M - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 10:58 am)jaimz13 wrote Sorry to ask but what dose go north east use on service 13 to West denton shopsSolo from riverside
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - jaimz13 - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 11:18 am)Jamie M wrote Solo from riverside
Oh right I thought was mpd haha lol thank you
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - S813 FVK - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 11:54 am)jaimz13 wrote Oh right I thought was mpd haha lol thank you
It should be an MPD I believe - used to be MPD 556 anyway.
Solos I think should be allocated to the 29, 353 and 516 with MPDs on the ASDA Byker contract, 554, 13 and 33.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - Jamie M - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 4:00 pm)S813 FVK wrote It should be an MPD I believe - used to be MPD 556 anyway.Literally every time I've seen it's been a solo.
Solos I think should be allocated to the 29, 353 and 516 with MPDs on the ASDA Byker contract, 554, 13 and 33.
Is 570 a loan to washy or not?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - S813 FVK - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 4:13 pm)Jamie M wrote Literally every time I've seen it's been a solo.
Is 570 a loan to washy or not?
A1/A2/A3/554: 1x MPD
13: 1x MPD
29: 1x Solo SR
33: 2x MPD
516: 1x Solo SR
353: 2x Solo SR
That leaves 2 Solos spare to be allocated elsewhere.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - February 2017 - thetravelman - 10 Feb 2017
(10 Feb 2017, 10:58 am)jaimz13 wrote Sorry to ask but what dose go north east use on service 13 to West denton shops
Most of the time when I have seen the 13 it has mostly been an MPD, I've only seen a Solo on the Route a couple of times, and I quite often see the service, as I'm in and around the West Denton area several times a week.