Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2014

JoshP · 09 Feb 2014, 10:01 pm,

(09 Feb 2014, 9:58 pm)tyresmoke wrote Officially it is allocated Darts but of course generally gets Solos. All depends how many of each available each day.

Ahh right! Learn something new everyday. It's quite rare you find an MPD on the 4, seen 1301 on it quite a bit recently though.

**tyresmoke** · 09 Feb 2014, 10:16 pm,

(09 Feb 2014, 10:01 pm)JoshP wrote Ahh right! Learn something new everyday. It's quite rare you find an MPD on the 4, seen 1301 on it quite a bit recently though.

Yeah every time I go to Darlington all I see is Solos too!

JoshP · 09 Feb 2014, 10:25 pm,

(09 Feb 2014, 10:16 pm)tyresmoke wrote Yeah every time I go to Darlington all I see is Solos too!

Do you know which Eco City was damaged when that car smashed into it? Cos recently the 2 usually has 3 Eco city's and 1 dart when there isn't a full Eco city board, and the 11 and 12 have a pulsar and the Eco city's if it's their turn. If you understand me... Smile

**tyresmoke** · 09 Feb 2014, 10:34 pm,

(09 Feb 2014, 10:25 pm)JoshP wrote Do you know which Eco City was damaged when that car smashed into it? Cos recently the 2 usually has 3 Eco city's and 1 dart when there isn't a full Eco city board, and the 11 and 12 have a pulsar and the Eco city's if it's their turn. If you understand me...

It was 4809 involved in the fatal accident, and if I can answer your likely next question, I'm told its currently in the yard of Darlington Car & Commercial Recovery unless its been moved recently.

JoshP · 09 Feb 2014, 10:45 pm,

(09 Feb 2014, 10:34 pm)tyresmoke wrote It was 4809 involved in the fatal accident, and if I can answer your likely next question, I'm told its currently in the yard of Darlington Car & Commercial Recovery unless its been moved recently.

What do you reckon is the next likely stage for 4809? Repaired and put back into service, swapped in Runcorn or... ?

**tyresmoke** · 10 Feb 2014, 7:54 am,

(09 Feb 2014, 10:45 pm)JoshP wrote What do you reckon is the next likely stage for 4809? Repaired and put back into service, swapped in Runcorn or... ?

I would imagine repaired and straight back into service at Darlington. 1443 didn't get swapped at Stockton when involved in a fatal accident last year.

Coppercap40 · 11 Feb 2014, 5:50 pm,

4660 on 52 and Nexus livery 2871 on 44 to Morpeth

Tom · 11 Feb 2014, 5:51 pm,

(11 Feb 2014, 5:50 pm)Coppercap40 wrote 4660 on 52 and Nexus livery 2871 on 44 to Morpeth

Oh dear, 2871 on the 44...

Roland Pratt · 12 Feb 2014, 12:56 pm,

(09 Feb 2014, 9:56 pm)JoshP wrote The Darlington service 4 is Optare Solo, not MPD

There was NO Temsas on 81s Mon or Tues.

Mark1 · 12 Feb 2014, 2:03 pm,

Quorum branded solo (2837 I think) at Tyne Dock around 12ish. Perhaps familiarisation for Metro replacements at the weekend.

**tyresmoke** · 12 Feb 2014, 3:19 pm,

(12 Feb 2014, 12:56 pm)Roland Pratt wrote There was NO Temsas on 81s Mon or Tues.

E400 7502 is on there today though!
4046 on X1 as a changeover for 1446, which then replaced Cadet 1912 on 5A which itself had replaced Omni 4654 this morning!

united6210 · 12 Feb 2014, 9:45 pm,

1767 seen on X66 at Stockton this afternoon

Shrek · 13 Feb 2014, 7:55 pm,

(11 Feb 2014, 5:51 pm)Tom wrote Oh dear, 2871 on the 44...

And again today I believe. There's lots of complaints from the Dinnington/Brunswick/Hazlerigg area of buses being overcrowded at rush hours recently.

**tyresmoke** · 13 Feb 2014, 8:02 pm,

Odd working at Stockton today saw (partially) 15-branded Pulsar 1486 working services 27/27A!

Kuyoyo · 14 Feb 2014, 10:13 am,

4643 and 7463 on 22 in Peterlee now (4643 Durham-bound, 7463 Hattlepool-bound).

cbma06 · 14 Feb 2014, 10:32 am,

(14 Feb 2014, 10:13 am)Kuyoyo wrote 4643 and 7463 on 22 in Peterlee now (4643 Durham-bound, 7463 Hattlepool-bound).

Theres been a few double deckers on the 22 for the past few weeks going past my house, also timing/reliability issues still need to be sorted as 2 days ago there were 2 22's going to Hartlepool within 5 minutes of eachover.

**tyresmoke** · 14 Feb 2014, 2:35 pm,

Apparently 4663 is on the 23... While Solo 2811 I passed on the 24 in Shotton!

**tyresmoke** · 15 Feb 2014, 10:22 pm,

Oddities today included Stockton mini Dart 1771 spending the day on service 15, normally entirely Pulsar. I'm guessing it must have been a changeover. It went wandering yesterday too, on loan to Redcar operating service 64!

Durham had Pulsar 1417 on 57A which I passed in Deaf Hill

**Adrian** · 16 Feb 2014, 8:38 am,

7515 and 7446 on Metro Replacement duties. 7446 has now disappeared NIS though.

Y961 XBU · 16 Feb 2014, 10:33 am,

i was able to photo Plaxton Pointer 1 Dart S639 KHN on route X66 Yesterday in Darlington, I assume this is rare?

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