Arriva North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(03/03/2013 11:17)NK07 FZG Wrote:  Errm, Kuyoyo? We have 11 step-entrance deckers in daily service alongside Pulsars on busy services. Paying a fortune of a fare for a 19 year old E Type isnt exactly acceptable! Stockton and Redcars fleet is fine in my opinion, you're all low floor!

A relaible 19 year old Scania against a fleet full of Low Floor but non DDA Prestiges that break down a lot, even the Cadets are failing regularly. The use of double deckers in daily service is the problem loadings.

As for DLAs, I think you better get used to seeing DAFs of a different type - I understand the remaining Lowlanders will be transferring into Durham to replace the deckers.

[Stevoj3026]

RE: Arriva North East
A relaible 19 year old Scania against a fleet full of Low Floor but non DDA Prestiges that break down a lot, even the Cadets are failing regularly. The use of double deckers in daily service is the problem loadings.

As for DLAs, I think you better get used to seeing DAFs of a different type - I understand the remaining Lowlanders will be transferring into Durham to replace the deckers.
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I have heard that the Tridents will be returning to Jesmond and when the Palatine 2 Daf DB250's are withdrawn that they'll be replaced with the DLA's from Jesmond

[NK07 FZG]

RE: Arriva North East
Yes, but we do have Prestiges as well Kuyoyo! Anyway, that's good to hear and I had a feeling that we are basically getting all the DAF deckers from Northumbria as they are the oldest that are low floor.

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(03/03/2013 11:52)NK07 FZG Wrote:  Yes, but we do have Prestiges as well Kuyoyo! Anyway, that's good to hear and I had a feeling that we are basically getting all the DAF deckers from Northumbria as they are the oldest that are low floor.

Only one of which is not DDA standard! Apart from 4001/6/7/62/3/9 , the rest of Stockton's allocation are non-DDA, but that shouldn't be a problem when Stockon is due cascades in the form of more Pulsars later in the year for the X1/X2 plus newer stuff for the 21a as well.

[tyresmoke]

RE: Arriva North East

(03/03/2013 11:27)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(03/03/2013 11:17)NK07 FZG Wrote:  Errm, Kuyoyo? We have 11 step-entrance deckers in daily service alongside Pulsars on busy services. Paying a fortune of a fare for a 19 year old E Type isnt exactly acceptable! Stockton and Redcars fleet is fine in my opinion, you're all low floor!

A relaible 19 year old Scania against a fleet full of Low Floor but non DDA Prestiges that break down a lot, even the Cadets are failing regularly. The use of double deckers in daily service is the problem loadings.

As for DLAs, I think you better get used to seeing DAFs of a different type - I understand the remaining Lowlanders will be transferring into Durham to replace the deckers.

Which Cadets are these? Stocktons are amongst the most reliable fleet in the North East... only bettered by the Pulsars.

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(03/03/2013 12:06)tyresmoke Wrote:  

(03/03/2013 11:27)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(03/03/2013 11:17)NK07 FZG Wrote:  Errm, Kuyoyo? We have 11 step-entrance deckers in daily service alongside Pulsars on busy services. Paying a fortune of a fare for a 19 year old E Type isnt exactly acceptable! Stockton and Redcars fleet is fine in my opinion, you're all low floor!

A relaible 19 year old Scania against a fleet full of Low Floor but non DDA Prestiges that break down a lot, even the Cadets are failing regularly. The use of double deckers in daily service is the problem loadings.

As for DLAs, I think you better get used to seeing DAFs of a different type - I understand the remaining Lowlanders will be transferring into Durham to replace the deckers.

Which Cadets are these? Stocktons are amongst the most reliable fleet in the North East... only bettered by the Pulsars.

1905 seems to be one the drivers seem to hate - seen that one being taken out of service at lot in recent weeks.

[NK07 FZG]

RE: Arriva North East
Some of Arriva's hybrids are landing in England - http://malsfotofile.smugmug.com/HeyshamD...&k=Z6nKVrH

[N391OTY]

RE: Arriva North East
Jesmond's 1205 has been resurrected, working service 306 this afternoon.

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(06/03/2013 23:18)N391OTY Wrote:  Jesmond's 1205 has been resurrected, working service 306 this afternoon.

Never went anywhere - 1201-4 are the ones that have departed, 1205 remains on fleet strength.

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East
MPD 1769 spent the day on the 17a/b today, following older sister 1753's appearance on there on Wednesday (as a changeover).