(06/04/2014 17:59)MX59 JZJ Wrote: [ -> ]Tony, thanks for the update on the goings-on in the North East with the orders, very much appreciated. 
Updated Order List April 6 2014
Arriva North East
39 Wrightbus StreetLite Max (6 Micro-Hybrids)
12 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 (6 Sapphire, 6 'Max' specification) - Thanks kuyoyo (06.04.14)
Arriva North West
19 Unknown Double Deck
9 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 (Southport, thanks B10B6514)
6 Wrightbus Pulsar 2
Arriva Buses Wales
20 Alexander Dennis Enviro400
15 Wrightbus Pulsar 2
Arriva Yorkshire
4 Optare Solo SR
15 to 20 unknown minibuses (thanks Wright Eclipse)
Arriva Midlands
29 Wrightbus Pulsar 2
18 Wrightbus StreetLite Max
?? Double Deckers
Arriva Southern Counties (includes Kent, Essex, Bucks, etc)
22 Wrightbus StreetLite Max
8 Wrightbus StreetLite EV
2 Alexander Dennis Enviro400
Known to be for Arriva, but mystery destination
1 Wrightbus StreetLite Max Micro Hybrid
Make Model Quantity Ordered
Wrightbus StreetLite Max 80
Wrightbus Pulsar 2 50
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 43
Unknown Double Deck 19
Unknown Minibus 15 to 20
Wrightbus StreetLite EV 8
Optare Solo SR 4
Total Vehicles Ordered So Far 219 to 224
Just to point out, at present the only NE Streetlites not to be Mirco Hybrids are those to Sapphire specification (so at present, 24 Streetlite Max are Sapphire and the remaining 15 are normal Mirco Hybrids Maxes)
Here are the list that has been managed to be complied on
North East Buses Forum:
ADL Enviro 200 (31)
YK Wakefield (Belle Isle) - 23 - towns "BIG in Wakefield"
YK Castleford - 8 -
ADL Enviro 400 (58)
MD Derby - 6 - 38 SAPPHIRE
MD Tamworth - 9(?) - 110 SAPPHIRE
NE Ashington - 6 - X21/X22 SAPPHIRE
NE Ashington - 6 - X18 MAX
NW Southport - 9 - 375/385
SH Aylesbury - 2 - 280 SAPPHIRE - July 2014
WL Rhyl - 20 - 12 SAPPHIRE
Optare Solo SR (4)
YK Selby - 4 - 24/26/27 -
3050-3053 Delivered Jan 2014
VDL SB200 Wright Pulsar 2 (50)
MD Burton - 6 - 9/9A -
3770-3775 Delivered Nov 2013
MD Thurmaston - 3 - 9/9A -
3776-3778 Delivered Nov 2013
MD Telford - 7 - 481 -
3779-3785 Delivered Dec 2013
MD Oswestry - 7 -
3786-3792 Delivered Dec 2013/Jan 2014
MD Cannock - 6 - 2 -
3793-3798 Delivered Jan 2014
NW Green Lane - 6 -
3159-3164 Delivered Feb 2014
WL Bangor - 15 - 4/5 -
3165-3179 Delivered Feb/Mar 2014
Wright Streetlite Max (110)
MD Cannock - 18 - 1/2/2a SAPPHIRE
NE Jesmond - 8 - 306
NE Ashington - 2 - 35/35a
NE Durham - 5 - 23
NE Stockton - 10 - 5/5a SAPPHIRE
NE Redcar - 14 - X3/X4 SAPPHIRE
SC ? - 22 -
SH Garston - 11 - 321 SAPPHIRE
WL ? - 20 -
Wright Streetlite EV WF (8)
SH Milton Keynes - 8 - 7 Green hybrid -
5001-5008 Delivered Dec 2013
Total order (known about) is 261
Key to divisions
MD - Midlands
NE - North East
NW - North West
SC - Southern Counties
SH - Shires
WL - Wales
Hot off the press from Route One mag's live news service:
Arriva places £40m orders to upgrade bus fleet
Arriva UK Bus has placed £40m of orders for 236 buses to upgrade its core fleet during 2014.
The bulk of orders are with Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and Wrightbus. All will have free Wi-Fi and 104 buses will form part of Arriva’s premium ‘Sapphire’ fleet.
Significantly, the ADL Enviro200s have a “revolutionary new automated manual transmission” reducing fuel consumption and emissions by around 13%, ensuring a performance on par with hybrids. The system has Low Carbon Emission Bus Certification, qualifying for extra BSOG.
The order is for: 94 ADL Enviro400 double-deckers; 40 ADL Enviro200 midi buses; 70 Wrightbus StreetLite Micro Hybrid single deckers; 27 StreetLite Micro Hybrid midi buses and five Optare Versas for Yorkshire Tiger.
Full story in this week’s routeONE, published tomorrow (Wednesday)
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It occurs to me that the Pulsars delivered to Green Lane and Bangor may be the last ones delivered for Arriva. They seem to have switched their preferred type of full-size single-decker to StreetLite, just as First have from their previous standard type of Eclipse.
(03/05/2014 21:16)Metroline1511 Wrote: [ -> ]It occurs to me that the Pulsars delivered to Green Lane and Bangor may be the last ones delivered for Arriva. They seem to have switched their preferred type of full-size single-decker to StreetLite, just as First have from their previous standard type of Eclipse.
That's because the SB200 is no longer available in the UK at Euro6.
A "revolutionary new automated manual transmission" sounds interesting. Although sadly I doubt it will mean a return of proper semi-autos of old!
Ah well, I'm looking forward to the arrival of the Enviro400's at Southport for the Wigan route.
Their spiel of a 'revolutionary new automated manual transmission' is laying it on a bit thick I feel. These things have been around for ages in coaches, trucks and 7.5tonners, unless they've managed to sneak something in under the radar that the HGV market has missed out on. Wrights announced last year that they'd also be using them at Euro 6 and Volvo has used the concept in its hybrids for a while.
Whether they will work well in urban, non-hybrid bus service remains to be seen, but I can understand where the fuel savings are coming from. Presumably they must outweigh the cost of a new clutch every now and then.
(03/05/2014 21:31)kuyoyo Wrote: [ -> ]That's because the SB200 is no longer available in the UK at Euro6.
This explains it, although it will be a big departure for Arriva not to order any DAF/ VDL products anymore. This incidentally means that the Sapphire Pulsars built new for route 7 in Co Durham were probably unique, although others at Bolton are being refurbished to Sapphire, with others doubtlessly to follow.
Revised order details from Arriva North East (will post more details in the relevant thread):
Enviro400s
7522-8 (NK14 GFJ/O/U/V/X/DE/F) - Sapphire Enviro400s for Ashington, 7522/3 delivered today
7529-33 - 'MAX' Enviro400s for Ashington (X18)
Wright Streetlite
1550-1559 - Stockton 5/5A (Sapphire)
1560-1573 - Redcar X3/X4 (Sapphire)
1574-1578 - Durham 23
1579-1581 - Ashington 35
1582-1589 - Jesmond 306 (Green hybrid livery)
1590-1594 - Darlington X1 (believed to be MAX spec)
Volvo B9TLs
6 Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied examples have been purchased from Volvo Dealer Stock for service X93 (Middlesbrough-Whitby-Scarborough) to replace the ex-London B7TLs on full time operation.
Can people note that the 'MAX' branding scheme is a North East and Yorkshire regional scheme.
What exactly is MAX? A lower grade version of Sapphire?
(02/07/2014 11:01)jcksmnr Wrote: [ -> ]What exactly is MAX? A lower grade version of Sapphire?
More or less, it's for express and interurban-style routes. The only difference is that MAX doesn't have plug sockets nor next stop announcement. Yorkshire's 268 is the first to be launched followed by North East's X10/X11.