(18 Jan 2018, 11:50 pm)RBZ 5459 Plenty Newcastle Tridents still going through in the meantime 

(19 Jan 2018, 6:01 am)Dan Sorry - this one seems to have escaped discussion on this forum I think - which E400s have been painted (and ideally when, for our news update)?

In Michael's defence it did seem that Stagecoach were having a shut-down period on repaints, given the lack of reports and my own personal sightings of nothing at the back of the Wheatsheaf, whenever I've driven past.

(19 Jan 2018, 10:36 am)RBZ 5459 Yeah December is pretty much shutdown with nothing much going through, although the two trainers 22074  and 22076 went through the week before Christmas. The 60 plate E400 were continuing to go through running up to December, I say running, the first one (19670) was painted back in February 2015 with none done since - 19673 (Nov), 19674 (Oct), 19676 (Nov), 19678 (Nov), 19681 (Oct). The repainted ones have gained large off side adverts for Misguided Womenswear similar to 19442's H&M one.

Away from winter paints, (I'll try and report future ones a bit more precisely); others which went through last year of knowledge were 19207 (Feb), 19213 (Aug), 19216 (Apr), 19195 (November), 19203 (Jan), 19380 (Sep), 19386 (Apr), 19389 (Sept), 19340 (Aug), 19433 (Jun), 19434 (Apr), 19437 (Aug), 19438 (Jul), 19441 (Jul). 22020 was also repainted prior to being reactivated at Stockton in November too. If anyone can add any more for myself that would be appreciated...

(21 Jan 2018, 9:33 am)LiamD55 Does the 18 really require a DD more than the routes they are used for at Slatyford ? Im doubtful

(21 Jan 2018, 11:52 am)Tom A solo would suffice most of the time.

(21 Jan 2018, 11:52 am)Tom A solo would suffice most of the time.

(22 Jan 2018, 12:05 am)V514DFT i agree,i call it the fresh air bus

(22 Jan 2018, 9:18 am)RBZ 5459 It's light during the day, but you obviously don't see it at 8'oclock in the morning when there's noses pressed against the glass going towards Benton and the Freeman!
When the 18 ran to Four Lane Ends in the mornings they used a decker which dropped onto one of the first Buddle Road 1's. It's justified deckers at peak times, but must be more beneficial to fully allocate rather than interwork further boards.

(22 Jan 2018, 9:18 am)RBZ 5459 It's light during the day, but you obviously don't see it at 8'oclock in the morning when there's noses pressed against the glass going towards Benton and the Freeman!
When the 18 ran to Four Lane Ends in the mornings they used a decker which dropped onto one of the first Buddle Road 1's. It's justified deckers at peak times, but must be more beneficial to fully allocate rather than interwork further boards.

(23 Jan 2018, 4:16 pm)Kuyoyo Well, 22076 is the first training MAN to hit the roads - just passed me on Wallsend High Street

(25 Jan 2018, 4:28 pm)glen1234 Hi i seen 2 zone on 13 service just now all so i have the seen zone on service 12 a couple time why is that.

(26 Jan 2018, 4:42 am)topsweep1506 Talking of repaints 12077 is ready to head off to Sunderland in the next few days for repaint into corporate colours so will be the first hybrid to lose the green scheme