Arriva North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(11/05/2013 23:11)Metroline1511 Wrote:  

(11/05/2013 22:47)kuyoyo Wrote:  Only 3 of Blyth's VDL Geminis have left - 7618/9 moved last October prior to the changes to the X1/X2 while 7620 was displaced by the B5LHs in March. Only Stockton depot run single deckers (Prestiges at the present moment, due to be upgraded to Pulsars next month) on their workings. Evening runs are operated by Durham exclusively using the Geminis while Stockton still does the Sunday runs mainly with Pulsars.

This must mean that most Geminis work other routes from Blyth now?

You mention about Pulsars coming to Stockton next month. As I indicated in March, this is why I am coming to Middlesbrough in May to ride a leather-seated OmniCity while I can there. I shall mostly take pot luck as to what vehicles turn up as, this and Temsa Avenue aside, I am as keen on exploring as in the rolling stock itself.

Yes, the Geminis are mainly on the X4/X5, X10/X11 and X13 at Blyth now.

Stockton are indeed getting 7 Pulsars from Darlington when the first 6 of the 2013 order arrive for the 1/5 (a further example is due for those routes in the autumn at the same time as the Pulsars for the 7), replacing 4 Prestiges and allowing 4660-2 to move north for the X20/20.