(16 Aug 2019, 8:15 am)BusLoverMum wrote Just noticed 1328 with 64 branding missing. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Debranded a few months ago - never made sense why there was 9 branded Enviros for a PVR of 8. 1328 is now technically Durham's Frequenta spare for both the 49/49a and 64 but seems to end up on anything and everything (passed in in Deaf Hill yesterday on a 57a while I was on an X22).</p>
Deliberate? (please please please please)
(16 Aug 2019, 8:15 am)BusLoverMum wrote Just noticed 1328 with 64 branding missing.
Deliberate? (please please please please)
(16 Aug 2019, 8:37 am)Kuyoyo wrote </p><p><br></p><p></p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Debranded a few months ago - never made sense why there was 9 branded Enviros for a PVR of 8. 1328 is now technically Durham's Frequenta spare for both the 49/49a and 64 but seems to end up on anything and everything (passed in in Deaf Hill yesterday on a 57a while I was on an X22).</p><p><br></p><p>
(16 Aug 2019, 8:40 am)Jimmi wrote Yes, branding was removed from this one to allow greater flexibility with allocations especially as one more was 64 branded than what was required (9 branded for PVR of 8). 1533 also lost it's 6 branding to allow greater flexibility with allocations with 7539 losing 24 branding for the same reason. </p><p><br></p><p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Well 2 solos in a row have just passed on the 64 and yes, it seems to be rare to get a branded vehicle. </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">I'd be glad to see them gone, to be honest. <br><br>1. Serve 3 big shopping centres but seats are too crowded to afford any space for bags and trollies. </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br>2. Not enough capacity, full stop. Often overcrowded to the point that I'll happily pay more for a GNE bus. That's even with the college off for the summer. </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">3. Half of them are knackered. Crawl uphill, even when half full. The 64 routes have a lot of uphill. </p><br></p><br></p>
(16 Aug 2019, 8:56 am)BusLoverMum wrote <p>
</p><p><br></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Well 2 solos in a row have just passed on the 64 and yes, it seems to be rare to get a branded vehicle. </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">I'd be glad to see them gone, to be honest. <br><br>1. Serve 3 big shopping centres but seats are too crowded to afford any space for bags and trollies. </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br>2. Not enough capacity, full stop. Often overcrowded to the point that I'll happily pay more for a GNE bus. That's even with the college off for the summer. </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">3. Half of them are knackered. Crawl uphill, even when half full. The 64 routes have a lot of uphill. </p><br><p></p><br><p></p>
(18 Aug 2019, 11:58 am)S830OFT wrote Temsa 4702 has been repainted into the new Arriva livery from Frequenta.
(19 Aug 2019, 10:34 am)S830OFT wrote </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p>Stockton's Pulsars are supposedly next in line for refurbishment - which is why 1417 has returned from Gardeners still in original livery but with the front end back to its original cream state (rather than the mixed original/interurban scheme).</p>
</p><p>It would make sense for the VDL Pulsars to follow with a repaint & refurb...</p><p>
(19 Aug 2019, 10:20 am)Cock Robin wrote Its been done months. And 4700/1.
(19 Aug 2019, 10:40 am)Kuyoyo wrote <p> </p><p><br></p><p>Stockton's Pulsars are supposedly next in line for refurbishment - which is why 1417 has returned from Gardeners still in original livery but with the front end back to its original cream state (rather than the mixed original/interurban scheme).</p>
(19 Aug 2019, 10:20 am)Cock Robin wrote Its been done months. And 4700/1.
(19 Aug 2019, 10:34 am)S830OFT wrote </p><p>
</p><p>It would make sense for the VDL Pulsars to follow with a repaint & refurb...</p><p>
(19 Aug 2019, 11:43 am)Cock Robin wrote If they're next in line for refurbishment why repaint the front back to original cream state?!
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(19 Aug 2019, 4:41 pm)tyresmoke wrote <p>
</p><p>Presumably that tells us Gardiners are not doing the refurbishments hence they'll have just repaired the front end (internally and externally)</p>
(19 Aug 2019, 7:21 pm)Cock Robin wrote I think Frequenta branding had already been dropped, or was about to be, when the 15s received the branding. Certainly the new livery had arrived. So don't think they'll be in a rush to repaint them again. There's other stuff not been done in ten years.
(20 Aug 2019, 8:25 pm)S830OFT wrote 1417 is apparently getting repainted into the new livery atm. </p><p><br></p><p>Maybe read what has already been put - 1417 has returned from Gardeners and remains in its Original livery with the Interurban skirt, with the front end once again fully in original cream livery, rather than the half original/half Interurban scheme it carried following repairs last year.</p>
(21 Aug 2019, 12:24 pm)Kuyoyo wrote <p> </p><p><br></p><p>Maybe read what has already been put - 1417 has returned from Gardeners and remains in its Original livery with the Interurban skirt, with the front end once again fully in original cream livery, rather than the half original/half Interurban scheme it carried following repairs last year.</p>
(22 Aug 2019, 8:33 am)Ryland wrote Redcar are two stretlites down today, spotted 2 at the rear of the depot both facing the fence
(25 Aug 2019, 3:48 pm)V514DFT wrote </p><p>Why does the 52 finish earlier than the 53,the 53 runs all the way til 11pm going to shields,midnight going the otherway(last journey runs to Killingworth only),i'd say theres probably more purpose having the 52 run til midnight cosidering it serves Newcastle,not alot to do in shields after the shops close,pretty backwards in my opinion</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The 52 is more about connecting places to the Freeman, there's not much demand for that past 8pm basically.</p><p><br></p><p>The rest the route is duplicated by faster buses.</p><p><br></p><p>Killingworth: 54 / Stagecoach<br></p><p>Quorum / Burradon: X7 / X8</p><p>Dudley: 43</p><p>Cramlington: 43 / X10 / X11</p><p>Longbenton: 55</p><p>Killingworth - Cramlington: 42/53<br></p>
