Arriva North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(16/03/2013 22:00)Metroline1511 Wrote:  

(16/03/2013 21:39)kuyoyo Wrote:  I'm afraid the leathe-seated OmniCitys won't be at Stockton come the end of August, for they are heading northwards to Ashington in June for the X20/20. The 5 will then likely be Pulsar-worked from Stockton depot and OmniCity worked from Whitby depot. As for the X66, Darlington's OmniCity allocation is two of the ex-North West examples (4644/5) and currently 4 native examples (4647/54/6/7) which are being joined by 4 from Whitby next weekend (4651/2/8/9) which may also work the 75/76 (given the Ikuras DAFs are looking like they're on their way to joining the Prestiges in their dying days). The V-reg Coaches from the X66 are mainly now on the X15/X18 (1207-9/14) while the ex-Ashington ones (1210-2) are on the 685 with one of the X66 coaches (1213) and one that was originally supposed to be refurbished for the X66 but instead went to Jesmond when 1214 had its accident (1206).

What a bombshell about the leather-seated OmniCities heading north! Thank you for preparing me. What I suddenly think is advisable is to come in the middle of May. Then I can ride one on the Saturday and still ride a Richmond - Hawes - Lancaster Dales bus on the Sunday. Alternatively I shall allow a few days for a wider north east trip, once the Sapphire-branded Pulsar 2s (and Stagecoach E350Hs) are in service.

Will still be 4664 at Durham (unless that also moves northwards, as yet it's unclear if it's just Stockton's 3 or if it's all 5 07-reg examples). And, slightly off-topic, what Stagecoch E350Hs? If funding is approved, Stagecoach are following Arriva and going for Gas with the Scania K230UB/Alexander Dennis Enviro300.