Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - October 2013

[tyresmoke]

Arriva have already demonstrated that they can have some pretty decent liveries (I'm thinking about the SightSeeker livery), but the additional X10/X11 vinyls just seem like an afterthought to me.
Blyth already seem to struggle somewhat with the allocation of their vehicles, and surely limiting themselves even further with branding on these Geminis is a bit of a step backwards?

Problem with branding at Blyth is the reliability of services where they make effective use of spare vehicles to ensure services leave on time, of course this could see a hybrid replaced on the 308, this then becomes spare and then heads out on the next required replacement which maybe on the X4 or X10.

[citaro5284]

a hybrid replaced on the 308

A hybrid on the 308 in the first place.....I don't think so

[tyresmoke]

A hybrid on the 308 in the first place.....I don't think so

Haha very true! Best I've ever seen was 3 coming out of Regent Centre at once...

[Davey Bowyer]

What is up with the 308 Hybrids lately?

[busman101]

How does it look good??

Exactly - not much imagination went in there !

Let's make sure we don't lose any advertising space (tick), not too fancy (tick), get them on the right service (oops !!!)

Still amazed the Coastliner branding lives on - a good idea that one

[Adrian]

Exactly - not much imagination went in there !

Let's make sure we don't lose any advertising space (tick), not too fancy (tick), get them on the right service (oops !!!)

Still amazed the Coastliner branding lives on - a good idea that one

Almost as bad as putting advertising boards over brand names eh?

[Tom]

Does 4502 still carry its 35 branding?

[Coppercap40]

4502 is now in the current fleet livery
Raymond

[Tom]

4502 is now in the current fleet livery
Raymond

Cheers

[Kuyoyo]

Anyone after a photo of 1512, it is once again on the same X1/X2 working it has done for the entire week - 0935 and 1405 off Middlesbrough.

[JoshP]

Major revamp of Darlington town centre bus stand departures yesterday. In my opinion it's made the congestion a lot more worse!!

[tyresmoke]

Allocation changes as above, from 28th October, as follows:

1409 Jesmond-Durham
4653 Durham-Jesmond (for trials on service 685)

1512 new-Stockton
4052 Stockton-Darlington
1613 Darlington-disposal

7466 Blyth-Ashington (PVR transfer)

[peter]

Does anybody know what has happened/is happening to the Waddington Street Depot? Has it been demolished?