Arriva North East

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RE: Arriva North East

(25/05/2013 22:38)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(25/05/2013 22:30)Metroline1511 Wrote:  Looking ahead a bit (a change from looking back a bit!), and I shall be enquiring about whether Sapphire Pulsar 2s run on route 7 on Sundays once they enter service. I even feel doubtful as to whether Volvo B5LHs run on Sundays as ANE appear not to want to run "special" vehicles on Sundays.

The B5LHs are definitely used on a Sunday. The reason the EcoCitys don't is Darlington prefer to use Solos on most work on Sundays. The Sapphire Pulsars will likely be used on Sundays because the 7 is one of the few Darlington routes that doesn't use Solos on a Sunday.

It would need to be divorced from Service 5A on a Sunday. From looking at the timetable, that may introduce more buses and drivers into Sunday rotas so very unlikely.

I except that the Pulsar 2's for the 7 will only see service on Monday to Saturday daytimes. Expect evenings and sundays to be regular Pulsar or Solo worked.

Its not a preference for daytime/evening minibus workings. Lets not forget, minibuses are cheaper to operate due to higher MPG and also the amount of people travelling is much lower than normal weekdays.