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Post by Penfold on Dec 7, 2013 19:52:30 GMT 1
Arriva Belle Isle Pulsar 1467 on 126/7 Dewsbury Polaris 57 on 202/3 Yorkshire Tiger 719 entering Wakefield on an early 231 ready for a day on 435/6 Has AY 58 finally been laid to rest yet or is it having a re-incarnation ? Penfold
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Post by wibble on Dec 7, 2013 21:46:48 GMT 1
Arriva Belle Isle Pulsar 1467 on 126/7 Dewsbury Polaris 57 on 202/3 Yorkshire Tiger 719 entering Wakefield on an early 231 ready for a day on 435/6 Has AY 58 finally been laid to rest yet or is it having a re-incarnation ? Penfold Should be in the road before Christmas
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Post by 39231 on Dec 11, 2013 20:02:35 GMT 1
FWY 61056 on the 49 and 30790 on the 50A today
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Post by 37057 on Dec 12, 2013 14:47:55 GMT 1
31760 on 620/1
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Post by rst1987 on Dec 12, 2013 17:08:05 GMT 1
Arriva e200 1062 on 189 & 410 services today
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2013 17:53:26 GMT 1
Tiger MAN Evo 652 was on 231/2 today, first time I've seen it in a couple of months after apparent engine rebuild.
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Post by w654cwx on Dec 12, 2013 17:53:50 GMT 1
693,1414,1455 are all on the 268 today! Don't know what the E400's are doing!
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Post by A1YBG on Dec 12, 2013 22:37:13 GMT 1
693,1414,1455 are all on the 268 today! Don't know what the E400's are doing! One of them was on 209 and another on 220s group Sent from my GT-N7100 using proboards
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Post by Matty on Dec 13, 2013 0:29:29 GMT 1
60621 on 630 with a full refurbishment & in new livery but no destination. 66112 is also at Bradford, they are apparantly belonging to Firsts commercial unit at Rotherham to cover for repaints where required.
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Post by X212HHE on Dec 13, 2013 13:26:36 GMT 1
Yorkshire Tiger Optare Tempo 770 is on 231/2 today
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Post by basher37 on Dec 13, 2013 19:08:00 GMT 1
37060 on X84..
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Post by basher37 on Dec 13, 2013 19:08:12 GMT 1
37060 on X84..
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Post by timelesstable on Dec 13, 2013 19:33:41 GMT 1
Arriva e200 1062 on 189 & 410 services today 1062 was back working out of Selby today Friday 13th Dec 2013
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Post by timelesstable on Dec 13, 2013 19:34:56 GMT 1
Arriva Belle Isle 110 branded Gemini seen in Pontefract working on 148/9
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Post by guyarab on Dec 13, 2013 22:22:14 GMT 1
Okay, it is the correct vehicle type, but why was 1906 replacing one of the batch branded for the 268 on the route? I wish someone would, or could, explain why buses branded for a particular route, are not operating on it. Does any of the 17xx batch of hybrid buses wander frequently from the 163/166 routes, for which they are branded and how many of First Leeds' batch of Gemini hybrids are seen away from the 7 group of routes?
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Post by Steve Macz403 on Dec 13, 2013 22:30:52 GMT 1
Okay, it is the correct vehicle type, but why was 1906 replacing one of the batch branded for the 268 on the route? I wish someone would, or could, explain why buses branded for a particular route, are not operating on it. Does any of the 17xx batch of hybrid buses wander frequently from the 163/166 routes, for which they are branded and how many of First Leeds' batch of Gemini hybrids are seen away from the 7 group of routes? Well I've never seen Castlefords hybrids wander from 163/166. Might be glued to there as there's only 13 buses. Same with Leeds Hybrids. Stuck on the 7 routes, fill out half the X98/X99 journeys. Yes I've seen them displaced on the 28, 97 , 51 and even rode one on the 42. They rarely stray from the route, there's more standard buses to cover for the gap, so hybrids will rarely be on anything else. Stagecoach Manchester on the other hand I've have seen there hybrid enviro 400's stray into non hybrid routes several times, but there last orders over 3 years have been primarily hybrid enviro 400s so can explain the demand.
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Post by w654cwx on Dec 14, 2013 1:21:47 GMT 1
Okay, it is the correct vehicle type, but why was 1906 replacing one of the batch branded for the 268 on the route? I wish someone would, or could, explain why buses branded for a particular route, are not operating on it. Does any of the 17xx batch of hybrid buses wander frequently from the 163/166 routes, for which they are branded and how many of First Leeds' batch of Gemini hybrids are seen away from the 7 group of routes? It seems that branding doesn't count for much, particularly with Arriva. As long as there is a vehicle on a route, that's what matters. Volvo Eclipse's make daily appearances on the 268 and yesterday a President,Commander and Pulsar were also present, the 254/255 branded Gemini's frequently appear on the 229 and vice versa.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Dec 14, 2013 1:42:57 GMT 1
30859 on the 508. A Guy put his hand out thinking it was the due 50A at Headrow, while we were waiting for the bus. The confusion on his face as the bus drove by lol . It's not the first time I've seen people get confused between 5-0-8 and 5-0-A lol. Good job there is not a 50B! There used to be an evening and Sundays variation numbered 50B - and (I've mentioned this before) someone I know intending to catch the last bus home to Shelf ended up over Rawdon way - a long walk home!!
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Post by guyarab on Dec 14, 2013 10:42:39 GMT 1
Okay, it is the correct vehicle type, but why was 1906 replacing one of the batch branded for the 268 on the route? I wish someone would, or could, explain why buses branded for a particular route, are not operating on it. Does any of the 17xx batch of hybrid buses wander frequently from the 163/166 routes, for which they are branded and how many of First Leeds' batch of Gemini hybrids are seen away from the 7 group of routes? It seems that branding doesn't count for much, particularly with Arriva. As long as there is a vehicle on a route, that's what matters. Volvo Eclipse's make daily appearances on the 268 and yesterday a President,Commander and Pulsar were also present, the 254/255 branded Gemini's frequently appear on the 229 and vice versa. I fully concur with your comments. It seems to me that Arriva should not bother with branding, after all they do not use it to goof effect. I'm sure Arriva would save a great deal if they refrained from showing ill used branding on their buses. With regard to mckenzie403's comments, I agree with him too, although I cannot comment on Manchester operations, save that when I've been there, I have seen Arriviva's Volvo hybrids only on their branded route 10 (Brookhouse-Manchedter).
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Dec 14, 2013 12:36:09 GMT 1
It seems that branding doesn't count for much, particularly with Arriva. As long as there is a vehicle on a route, that's what matters. Volvo Eclipse's make daily appearances on the 268 and yesterday a President,Commander and Pulsar were also present, the 254/255 branded Gemini's frequently appear on the 229 and vice versa. I fully concur with your comments. It seems to me that Arriva should not bother with branding, after all they do not use it to goof effect. I'm sure Arriva would save a great deal if they refrained from showing ill used branding on their buses. With regard to mckenzie403's comments, I agree with him too, although I cannot comment on Manchester operations, save that when I've been there, I have seen Arriviva's Volvo hybrids only on their branded route 10 (Brookhouse-Manchedter). Believe that they regularly worked the 715 Bolton-Wigan on Saturdays when the PVR of the 10 was lower. However since the reduction of frequency on the 715 I'm not sure whether they still appear.
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Post by driver6540 on Dec 14, 2013 22:28:45 GMT 1
Further to posting's above, AY Polaris, 58 back out and about. seen today on 278 Halifax.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2013 22:42:59 GMT 1
Red front entranced Routemaster spotted in Beeston, Ring Road. lol
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Post by Penfold on Dec 14, 2013 23:55:54 GMT 1
AY Commander 499 replaced Dart 223 on the 111 Pinderfields shuttle this afternoon. Solo 3044 yet again parked in Belle Isle yard, broken !
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Dec 15, 2013 1:46:52 GMT 1
The majority of branded buses will be on the branded routes.
We see here odd sightings of wrongly branded buses but even if that was 1 or 2 every day, and assuming this was all day rather than planned inter working, the remainder not noted will be correct.
If there were 10 branded buses and 1 was out of place, that's still 90% that are correct.
Single decks on the 268 isn't wrong if Arriva are planning for this, which it seems is the case as they are on every day, possibly even on the same diagrams every day, plus they aren't branded.
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Post by 39231 on Dec 17, 2013 14:47:03 GMT 1
FWY30790 and 69350 on the 49 FWY61066 and 30931 on the 16 FWY37042(1/6) and 36243/4(97) on the 42 FWY69417 on the 51 FWY32435 on the 19A AY1473 on the 166 AY57 or 58 on the 203 and finally H&D308(1) on the 36 today.
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