Recent content by David 90825

The additional late journeys on 120 and 121 are not operating this year. However there is an additional journey on N124 at 23:45 from North Berwick. https://www.lothianbuses.com/news/2026/07/travel-to-fringe-by-the-sea-with-east-coast-buses/

At Alnmouth the X18 operates via the B1338 past Alnmouth football club. It then crosses the River Aln, enters the village, passes the Methodist Church, turns at the War Memorial, then returns to serve the bus stop on the opposite side of the road from the Methodist Church. It then crosses the...

Yes, it ceased operating via North Seaton Road in both directions on 28 January 2024 following a public consultation which saw interworking introduced with the Morpeth to Woodhorn via Newbiggin-by-the-Sea service 35. According to Arriva's consultation this was an attempt to solve reliability...

There were also Up and Down loops between Castle Hills junction and Wiske Moor. Part of the Down loop still exists to provide access to the Redmire branch but the rest of these were removed sometime in the mid 1980s. As far as I am aware there were never 4 tracks between Wiske Moor and Cowton as...

Point of Obstruction (Working to and From)

Stagecoach issued a press release on May 7 about the new buses for Stockton which includes a Yutong double-decker. The wording implies there will be only one double-decker. Stockton has three ADL Enviro 400 double-deckers to replace. Stagecoach unveils first fully electric fleet and depot in...

With reference to #92 above, Stockton is receiving 64 electric vehicles, not 40. As noted in the press release below (released after the Stagecoach 2025 handbook was printed), they will arrive from February 2025. It was reported in the Stagecoach North East section of www.northeastbuses.co.uk...

GNE's vehicles are supposed to be getting renumbered into the 4xxxx series. This will be similar to the East Yorkshire numbering mentioned in #13 above in that existing vehicles will have 40 000 added to their existing fleetnumber.

Whilst looking for something else I came across a 1998 copy of The South West Bus Handbook, published by British Bus Publishing, which refers to another batch that Thamesdown bought in 1996. 220 XBU20S 221 ANA21T 222 BYR98T 223 ANA37T 224 ANA24T 225 ANA41T They were originally 8020, 8021, 8098...

The South West Buses handbook produced by Capital Transport in 1993 notes 14 Northern Counties bodied vehicles, numbered 206-219 by Thamesdown, purchased in 1988 and 1989. I have not been able to find reference to any additional vehicles. 206 PTD644S 207 PTD645S 208 XBU14S 209 ANA30T 210 XBU6S...

As noted in #360 of the Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro thread, 555013 and 555015 arrived in December 2023.

As mentioned in #937 of this thread, on WNXX, and in the Platform 5 books, 56065 was supposed to be numbered 69010 with the former 56060 becoming 69009. Have the plans changed without anyone noticing? Perhaps the wrong locomotive has been painted maroon and named? Someone will know.

Go North East has received 17 examples which are numbered 5511-5527. 5511 (SM13 NBA), 5512 (SM13 NBB), 5513 (SM13 NDK), 5514 (SM13 NDL), 5515 (SM13 NDN), 5516 (SM13 NDO), 5517 (SM13 NDU), 5518 (SM13 NDV), 5519 (SM13 NDX), 5520 (SM13 NDY), 5521 (SM13 NDZ), 5522 (SM13 NEF), 5523 (SM13 NEN), 5524...

Arriva Scotland West adopted a 5-digit fleetnumber system circa 2011. Dennis Darts were renumbered into the 44xxx series with Wright bodied Volvo B6BLE single-deckers renumbered into the 45xxx series. Some of these vehicles transferred to Arriva North East/Northumbria in early 2012 when McGills...

A further update on Darlington services due to be revised today, 9th July 2023. https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/north-east-july-changes Service 12 loses a couple of peak hour return journeys between Darlington and Hurworth. Services 17 and 18 are operating the same timetables as...