Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - February 2014

[Dan]

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

Should be allocated OmniCitys according to Post 1.

[tyresmoke]

Should be allocated OmniCitys according to Post 1.

Its a wrong type allocation, as for being rare, not particularly...

[Y961 XBU]

Thanks for the help lads, was my first visit to Darlington (in fact my first ever visit into the North East!) so was not to sure

[Roland Pratt]

Thanks for the help lads, was my first visit to Darlington (in fact my first ever visit into the North East!) so was not to sure

They're doing pretty well keeping Omnicities on at the moment. The last two journeys come off other services though - the last is often a gas bus. Was last night.

[tyresmoke]

They're doing pretty well keeping Omnicities on at the moment. The last two journeys come off other services though - the last is often a gas bus. Was last night.

Yeah one off a 9/10, invariably a Solo and the last one is a 12/12a so often gets an Ecocity...

[GuyParkRoyal]

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

7446 was parked at Heworth when I arrived at 11.00 but went back into Service on a South Shields run at 11.20, I managed to get some photos of it in a few locations this afternoon. I also noticed 7471, 7445 & 7610.

[GuyParkRoyal]

7616 on 308 this afternoon.

[Jimmi]

1654 on Service 24.

[tyresmoke]

As a bit of a treat for day 1 of the changes yesterday... Here's Stockton's full allocation as far as I could work it out.

Allocation 17/02/14
5/5A - 1444, 1446, 1453, 1454, 1456, 1491, 4039, 4652, 4654, 4659
6 - 1755
7 - 1753, 1756, 1771, 1772, 1906, 1913
9/27A - 1441, 1443, 1449, 1451, 1460(1450), 1512, 1910, 1916, 1917
15 - 1442, 1453, 1458, 1459, 1484, 1485, 1487, 1488, 1489, 1490, 1923(????), 1924
17 - 1907, 1915, 1920, 4038
17A - 1903, 1909, 1912
17B - 4001, 4045
21A - 4007, 4040, 4069
27 - 1447, 1448(1460), 1914, 1922
28 - 4030, 4043, 4048, 4062, 4063
29 - 1902, 1905, 1908, 4006, 4046
X1 - 1445, 1457, 1492

[citaro5284]

Branded 7612 (X10/X11) on X4

[Dan]

1312 on 23s.

[Kuyoyo]

1441 on 17a, 1923/4 both on 15s currently running round in a pair.

[DanPicken]

7621 on X13

[northern156]

Arriva's old turquoise and cream-liveried 1413 Pulsar was seen on the 85/685 today; working the 1607 ex-Carlisle.

[Jimmi]

X1 branded 1406 on Service 1/5.

[Dan]

1312 on 23s.

[Kuyoyo]

1441 on 17a, 1923/4 both on 15s currently running round in a pair.

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[tyresmoke]

1923/4 aren't particularly unusual on 15s though, they've been used on there everyday more or less for the last past few months. It frees up 2 Pulsars to cover X1 and 5 etc stuff like that.
There was Pulsars on 28/29 today too, along with Prestiges on 17, 17A and 17Bs as yesterday.
It'll take a few days for allocations to settle down while we find out if there are any specific issues with loadings etc. For example the school run to Egglescliffe on 17 may well be allocated a Prestige next week until we find out how many kids will use it. It got full before on a Cadet on the X6 and now it serves Thornaby too...

[benambro]

I think he's pointing out that the are running together, something you don't see a.k.a rare

[Dan]

SightSeeker on the X11!