(06 Aug 2016, 11:10 am)Michael Service update: All #10 services are terminating at the Metrocentre and are not serving Newcastle. Tickets are being accepted on services #6, #45, #46 and #47 to and from the Metrocentre where passengers can connect to #10 services to continue their journey. Supervisor staff are on-hand at Eldon Square bus station to assist. Diversion between Blaydon bus station and the Metrocentre remains unchanged. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

(06 Aug 2016, 12:49 pm)G-CPTN The TEN from Newcastle to Hexham scheduled to arrive Corbridge @ 11:10 was 20 minutes late 'due to congestion in Blaydon'.

(06 Aug 2016, 2:47 pm)R852 PRG I'm reliably informed that 3878 (W188 SCU) has been withdrawn from service at Chester-le-Street. Yesterday was meant to be it's last day in service, if not.

(06 Aug 2016, 5:13 pm)RM2186 It was certainly at work yesterday, as I saw it twice during the day.

(06 Aug 2016, 7:52 pm)Andreos1 I've washed my hands a few times since this afternoon, so can't make out the fleet number I wrote on.
Anyway, there was a gold Merc which had appeared to have broken down, whilst operating a 36 this afternoon.

(07 Aug 2016, 8:51 am)Michael With the metro replacement service finishing has the B7's gone back to Stanley to withdraw the Lolynes and allowing other buses to move else where?

(07 Aug 2016, 8:54 am)Jamie M All of the B7 presidents were from stanley

(07 Aug 2016, 8:58 am)Michael Yes but they were based at Riverside for the Metro replacement.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:07 am)Jamie M Eh, stanley couldn't hold out a full allocation even with extra vehicles and more omnidekkas sent over, I feel it would be unwise to start removing vehicles from the fleet until there's enough of each vehicle to hold the correct allocations.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:07 am)Jamie M Eh, stanley couldn't hold out a full allocation even with extra vehicles and more omnidekkas sent over, I feel it would be unwise to start removing vehicles from the fleet until there's enough of each vehicle to hold the correct allocations.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:11 am)S813 FVK 6136-6140 entered service the same weekend as the Presidents transferred - im guessing the omnidekkas released the Presidents so it was a 5 in 5 out sort of thing.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:11 am)Michael Also Jamie, you mentioned the Omnidekka's at Stanley, which i've just remembered, need repainted in to "Go North East".... so they'll probables be sent to SM first.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:15 am)Jamie M Yeah, there's 2 B&H ones still also. I don't think the loynes will be going out anywhere yet - the olympians are being sent out (45 on wednesday when the bridge was hit) and regularly on X31/Northerns. I feel because of the step up and age, those will have priority to be dismissed from the fleet first.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:11 am)Jamie M W20FWL (5170) was also sent back into service at Stanley.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:15 am)Jamie M Yeah, there's 2 B&H ones still also. I don't think the loynes will be going out anywhere yet - the olympians are being sent out (45 on wednesday when the bridge was hit) and regularly on X31/Northerns. I feel because of the step up and age, those will have priority to be dismissed from the fleet first.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:24 am)S813 FVK They may aswell get rid of the Olympians and Lolynes together. They both need to be withdrawn by the end of the year.

(07 Aug 2016, 9:28 am)Jamie M This would make stanley's allocation issue worse - as things stand there is a gain of 5 vehicles (excl. 5170), and a loss of 8 vehicles (Loyne/Olympians/darts (547 is gone riverside, not sure of 553)). This would make stanley short of 3 vehicles.