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(17 Oct 2025, 10:50 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Are GNE painting 638 in to fleet livery, as it seems to be hanging around longer than it should be.

It's only a floating vehicle, so I doubt it.
Should be going shortly, all solos are now updated

(17 Oct 2025, 2:07 pm)Retro Nero wrote [ -> ]It's only a floating vehicle, so I doubt it.
Should be going shortly, all solos are now updated

Cheers, I thought the little pinks was going, seems to be quite a few still with the livery.

Was hoping the pointless venture branded solos would go too.

(17 Oct 2025, 10:50 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Are GNE painting 638 in to fleet livery, as it seems to be hanging around longer than it should be.

No it will be withdrawn very soon

5392 now in Fleet Livery 

8805 currently going into the new Voltra livery.

684 now in Fleet Livery, 5391 also in the paint shop.

638 looks to be hanging around. It’s left Deptford now and working at Riverside

(28 Oct 2025, 7:39 pm)Acky81 wrote [ -> ]638 looks to be hanging around. It’s left Deptford now and working at Riverside

Its days are numbered

5801 is the first E12 in the new Voltra Livery

5391 returned to service this evening on the 62 in fleet livery

(29 Oct 2025, 8:15 pm)N1cholas wrote [ -> ]5391 returned to service this evening on the 62 in fleet livery

So that arrived new in base Metrocentre livery, then (from a quick Flickr search) appears to have been painted into 2019 Fleet livery, then into the awful Durham Explorer brown and cream, and now back into 2019 Fleet livery?

Hopefully that is yet another example of why they should be sticking to fleet livery over route branding. Granted it does now seem the lesson has finally been learned. 
Presumably all new electrics will arrive in the refreshed Voltra livery (and not a route variation of it), and hopefully all cascades as a result of them, (plus any newly acquired diesels) all get the 2019 Fleet livery.

(30 Oct 2025, 8:36 am)ne14ne1 wrote [ -> ]So that arrived new in base Metrocentre livery, then (from a quick Flickr search) appears to have been painted into 2019 Fleet livery, then into the awful Durham Explorer brown and cream, and now back into 2019 Fleet livery?

Hopefully that is yet another example of why they should be sticking to fleet livery over route branding. Granted it does now seem the lesson has finally been learned. 
Presumably all new electrics will arrive in the refreshed Voltra livery (and not a route variation of it), and hopefully all cascades as a result of them, (plus any newly acquired diesels) all get the 2019 Fleet livery. 

I can't help feeling the 2019 livery will be replaced soon.

(30 Oct 2025, 8:36 am)ne14ne1 wrote [ -> ]So that arrived new in base Metrocentre livery, then (from a quick Flickr search) appears to have been painted into 2019 Fleet livery, then into the awful Durham Explorer brown and cream, and now back into 2019 Fleet livery?

Hopefully that is yet another example of why they should be sticking to fleet livery over route branding. Granted it does now seem the lesson has finally been learned. 
Presumably all new electrics will arrive in the refreshed Voltra livery (and not a route variation of it), and hopefully all cascades as a result of them, (plus any newly acquired diesels) all get the 2019 Fleet livery.

Are the new deckers going into a new version of the Angel / Electric livery?

(28 Oct 2025, 9:55 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote [ -> ]5801 is the first E12 in the new Voltra Livery

Anyone seen any pics of this yet?

(31 Oct 2025, 12:44 pm)ne14ne1 wrote [ -> ]Anyone seen any pics of this yet?

Still at Thorntons I believe

689 out today in fleet livery

5393 now in Fleet Livery

686 Now in fleet livery. 

5370 first drifter into Fleet Livery.

(10 Nov 2025, 10:08 am)WestDurhamSwift wrote [ -> ]686 Now in fleet livery. 

5370 first drifter into Fleet Livery.

5369 was the first Drifter to be in fleet livery, this has been in fleet livery for three weeks now

I stand corrected! About time though, if any busses needed done its that batch and the good old Voyagers!

(10 Nov 2025, 11:38 am)I think theWestDurhamSwift wrote [ -> ]I stand corrected! About time though, if any busses needed done its that batch and the good old Voyagers!

I think the Voyagers will just stay as they are until they go ..

(10 Nov 2025, 12:44 pm)Retro Nero wrote [ -> ]I think the Voyagers will just stay as they are until they go ..

More than likely, Theres currently 2 of them at Saltmeadows, 1 being stripped for parts and one undergoing repair.

683 & 685 are the last little Pinks currently undergoing repaint into Fleet Livery. 

5371 is the next drifter currently undergoing repaint. 

5802 is the Next Quaycity going into the New Voltra Livery.