North East Buses

Has there been any repaints lately?

(01 Oct 2025, 4:39 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Has there been any repaints lately?

5369 is now in Fleet Livery. Apart from that I don't think anything has been redone past few weeks. Still the Sunderland Connect solo & The Last Peterlee purples Solo to do as well as the remaining 3 Voltras (believe 2 of them are currently being done, imagine the Quaycity ones are next)

Wouldn't be surprised if they start rebranding the Angel Streetdecks to corp ready for the Electric Deckers

(02 Oct 2025, 2:27 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote [ -> ]5369 is now in Fleet Livery. Apart from that I don't think anything has been redone past few weeks. Still the Sunderland Connect solo & The Last Peterlee purples Solo to do as well as the remaining 3 Voltras (believe 2 of them are currently being done, imagine the Quaycity ones are next)

Wouldn't be surprised if they start rebranding the Angel Streetdecks to corp ready for the Electric Deckers

Cheers for the update.

Ye, hopefully all the routes, what are getting new buses are repainted before they arrive... however... no doubt it'll be half way through 2026 and the odd Angel will be knocking around.

(02 Oct 2025, 2:27 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote [ -> ]5369 is now in Fleet Livery. Apart from that I don't think anything has been redone past few weeks. Still the Sunderland Connect solo & The Last Peterlee purples Solo to do as well as the remaining 3 Voltras (believe 2 of them are currently being done, imagine the Quaycity ones are next)

Wouldn't be surprised if they start rebranding the Angel Streetdecks to corp ready for the Electric Deckers

I've got a feeling GNE will go corporate even if they end up on the 301.

No doubt GNE will want to take advantage of their fuel savings and use them on the later 307/309 trips (which get a new bus & driver sent out in North Shields) and the Sunday 307/353 workings.

(02 Oct 2025, 8:22 pm)L469 YVK wrote [ -> ]I've got a feeling GNE will go corporate even if they end up on the 301.

No doubt GNE will want to take advantage of their fuel savings and use them on the later 307/309 trips (which get a new bus & driver sent out in North Shields) and the Sunday 307/353 workings.

I feel like a good chunk of the Streetdecks really need to move onto Hownsgill to replace the remaining 4 Voyagers, Ex GNW Deckers and the 2 Dual E400 to get them off front line service. If they do head to Percy Main, it does release Streetlites to replace the remaining Versas and some of the 63 plate ones. Whatever way they do it they really need to sort Hownsgill out. 

Potentially could see the B5s move to Consett after the X20 changes, suppose it depends on interworking patterns.

(02 Oct 2025, 9:24 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote [ -> ]I feel like a good chunk of the Streetdecks really need to move onto Hownsgill to replace the remaining 4 Voyagers, Ex GNW Deckers and the 2 Dual E400 to get them off front line service. If they do head to Percy Main, it does release Streetlites to replace the remaining Versas and some of the 63 plate ones. Whatever way they do it they really need to sort Hownsgill out. 

Potentially could see the B5s move to Consett after the X20 changes, suppose it depends on interworking patterns.

The Streetdecks and B5TL's would be horrid at Consett imo. They're shot to bits and wouldn't last a day in service when they can't do simpler work like the 21. 

I'd image the Fab 56 B9TL's will end up there instead and are more suitable imo. 

Imagine the Streetlites might replace the Mercs over the 63 Plate Versa's though since they're fuel hungry etc.

Something like: 
12x to Washington, Mercs and Versa's withdrawn
4x stay at Percy Main, Versa's withdrawn
X66 Electrics at Riverside, Versa's withdrawn

Having all the 17 Plates at Washington would massively help them with the ULEZ issues, especially now with rumours the 8 is heading to Riverside which will mean they'll lose even more E6 single deckers which they need for the 28/29 unless they want new open top buses.

(04 Oct 2025, 9:12 pm)Storx wrote [ -> ]The Streetdecks and B5TL's would be horrid at Consett imo. They're shot to bits and wouldn't last a day in service when they can't do simpler work like the 21. 

I'd image the Fab 56 B9TL's will end up there instead and are more suitable imo. 

Imagine the Streetlites might replace the Mercs over the 63 Plate Versa's though since they're fuel hungry etc.

Something like: 
12x to Washington, Mercs and Versa's withdrawn
4x stay at Percy Main, Versa's withdrawn
X66 Electrics at Riverside, Versa's withdrawn

Having all the 17 Plates at Washington would massively help them with the ULEZ issues, especially now with rumours the 8 is heading to Riverside which will mean they'll lose even more E6 single deckers which they need for the 28/29 unless they want new open top buses.

It's a shame that the 21 StreetDecks are to replace the Coaster StreetLites....as both the Cobalt & Fab 56 B9TLs would sort Consett's decker issues including the ex-X9/X10 B9TLs on the 47.

IMO......the StreetDecks should go on the 307/309, they'll be suited to pottering around Mullen Road, Battle Hill Drive, Addington Drive, Norham Road and Meadowell as opposed to Bensham Bank, Lobley Hill and around Whickham. The B9TLs will give as good service on the 301 as the B/C reg Leyland Olympians did back in the day!

(04 Oct 2025, 9:12 pm)Storx wrote [ -> ]especially now with rumours the 8 is heading to Riverside

Deptford are getting the 8 as far as im aware.

I'd read elsewhere that the 8 was moving to Deptford, with the 14 being operated by Washington and interworking with the 50. Unsure if that's still the plan.

(Yesterday, 12:14 pm)Chris 1 wrote [ -> ]I'd read elsewhere that the 8 was moving to Deptford, with the 14 being operated by Washington and interworking with the 50.  Unsure if that's still the plan.

That seems to be the case, the 8 is definitely moving to Deptford though.

(Yesterday, 1:08 pm)deanmachine wrote [ -> ]That seems to be the case, the 8 is definitely moving to Deptford though.

Wonder if that means, the last 2 runs from Stanley will run to Park Lane instead of Washington Galleries or Chester-Le-Street.

I take it, that only a few streetlites will move over to Deptford with the rest made up of Deptford's current streetlites (due to the PVR drop from the 61)

(Yesterday, 8:59 am)NL62WVW wrote [ -> ]Deptford are getting the 8 as far as im aware.

Aye apologies meant to say Deptford, my mistake. Would never work from Riverside.

With Coaster Streetlites Reallocations I'd say x4 5451-5454 to Hexham replacing 5377-5380 on the 680/684/688.Then 5470-5480 all move to Washington replacing Citaros 5358-61/5363-68 which would be Withdrawn.

5460 is the last remaining Coaster that would be painted into Corporate Livery and remain at Percy Main. 5461-62 move from Washington to Percy Main meaning all 66 Plates are at Percy Main and all 17 Plates are at Washington rather than mixed as they are now.

I think the B5TL's could end up at Washington and be allocated to the 50 releasing 6301-07 to go to Consett to be allocated to the 47 releasing the B9's into replacing the Voyager B9's/x2 Ex London E400's they have regularly on the X5/X15 and Scholars.

You then have E200MMC's 5488/5491 & 5498 which will be released once the Electrics enter service on the X66, do you send them to Consett to be with the rest of the allocation there to help ease shortages of X-Lines E400MMC's as they seem to having issues at the moment, I have often seen Ex London B9's/E400's on the 47/X45 in particular.

(Yesterday, 7:16 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]I think the B5TL's could end up at Washington and be allocated to the 50 releasing 6301-07 to go to Consett to be allocated to the 47 releasing the B9's into  replacing the Voyager B9's/x2 Ex London E400's they have regularly on the X5/X15 and Scholars.

The ex TyneTeesXpress B9TLs (6043-48) are prpbably more capable than 6301-07 handling the 47, despite them being hammered up and down the A19 for 5 years then ragged along the Tyne Valley whilst still having to deputise for gutless B5TLs!

The B5TLs need either shipped out of the NE in exchange for something (i.e 7x EY 15 plate B9TLs - which would be fine on the X5/X15/16/16A).......or put on an easy route such as the 307

The white elephant in the room, which doesn't help as highlighted is the X30/X70 interworking patterns and a high dependency on the E400MMCs. This has only become an issue since the requirement was increased from 8x to 12x vehicles!