Arriva North East

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RE: Arriva North East

(01/03/2014 23:33)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I rode several of the above routes in 2012/13! The Sapphire-spec Enviro400s are apt for route X21, as I rode an Olympian (P-reg, poss 7421) on that route. I rode a Pulsar on route 23, possibly 61-reg.

I wonder whether the Volvos on route X18 could be B5TLs?

I may be back in the area this summer. I wish to ride the Sunday Dalesbus from Richmond to Lancaster via Hawes, so may have to pass through Darlington to reach Richmond. I may otherwise weep at seeing Sapphire Pulsars on route 7 without having time to ride one!

Your mention of Dalesbus has just reminded me - this year, the Arriva North East-worked Dalesbus (826/830/831) between Darlington and Hawes, will this year start in Middlesbrough as the 866 as an attempt to provide an alternative to the long-gone Moorsbus, which although there are plans for some routes this year, there will be no direct Teesside-North Yorkshire Moors service (the Community Interest Group have approached Arriva about operating a service but Arriva have turned it down due to the plan for it to terminate at Flamingo Lane, which could mean varying levels of resources as Arriva have operated a similar service in the past and required a large number of vehicles to run dupelicates one week due to high demand then only need the 1 vehicle a week later).