Arriva North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Arriva North East

(21/06/2014 22:24)kuyoyo Wrote:  New details have emerged regarding this year's order for the North East:

The 16 Standard specification StreetLites for Durham (service 23, 5), Jesmond (service 306, 8) and Ashington (service 35/35a, 3) are 10.8 metre examples. In additional, 9 8.8m Wheel Forwards examples have now been ordered for Darlington depot for service 13a/b (Firth Moor Flyer) to release 5 MPDs to Blyth to replace the remaining allocated non-DDA MPDs north of the Tyne withdrawn. On current plans, only one non-DDA MPD of the presently allocated examples is currently not allocated a replacement (2 of the 3 allocated to Stockton will be replaced along with the 14 Prestiges once the 'Sapphire' Enviro400s enter service at Ashington and the 'Sapphire' StreetLites likewise at Stockton, leaving the 3rd MPD awaiting replacement).

(24/06/2014 12:39)kuyoyo Wrote:  New details announced recently is the lost of the Durham Park & Ride contract back to Scarlet Band (off whom Arriva won the contract back in 2009). As such, 2852-61 will be withdrawn upon the end of the contract (Saturday 25th October 2014) for repaint ready to return to the leaser.

It seems plans have now changed.

Instead of 9 StreetLite 8.8m WF, Darlington will now be receiving 2852-61 from Durham. Instead, Whitby depot will now be receiving 6 brand new Volvo B9TLs for the X93 to replace 7484-89.