Arriva North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(30/06/2013 21:59)N391OTY Wrote:  I have now seen all of batch 7466-78 carrying their fleetnumbers. They all match the list previously circulated by kuyoyo, apart from 7471 which has registration X503 GGO. I have yet to see 7471/3/4/6 in service however - these four are all at Jesmond though.

This still leaves Y481 and Y497 to be allocated 74xx numbers.

4708 and 4714 are still dumped on Jesmond. There was also an Omnicity there tonight but I overlooked it while checking out the DAFs!

(15/06/2013 23:30)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(15/06/2013 23:24)N391OTY Wrote:  Ah, right. I thought the batch was only going up to 7479.

My point about 7469/71 was that they seemed to be the only two whose registrations had not yet been verified by observation. Anyway, looks like the whole batch, apart from the red one, should be on the road quite soon.

Those registrations were verified by an Arriva Fleetlist reporter. As only 7466-8/72/5/7 have entered service so far and 7470/4/6/8 have been reported as arriving at their new homes (Jesmond's five are reportedly earmarked for this Summer's Metro Replacment work).

Unless Thorntons have cock-up with the fleetnumbers (which wouldn't surprise me given all the DAFs have Arriva North East legal addresses rather than Arriva Northumbria or Arriva Durham County ones), X503GOO will be one of the final 3 as the quoted registration came from a reliable source in Arriva. 7479-81 are now destined for Ashington rather than Durham, as compensation for Jesmond pinching 4660-2/4 for the 685. The OmniCity you saw will either be 4660 or 4664 as those are the only two know to have moved (unless 4661 has left Stockton now 4652 is here).