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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Adrian - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 4:18 pm)S813 FVK Good job a white white strip is still to be added - doesn't look anywhere near as good without it!
Is it just me, or even with the stripe, will it still look different to 5439?
On the one on delivery from Wright's, the raised rear part is completely blue. There is red present after the stripe on 5439. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/31984675101/in/
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Dan - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 4:24 pm)Michael Cool thanks Dan, do you know where about's the photo of 5451 was taken?
Hopefully the above buses will arrive soon and out in service quickly, so they can start repainting the Citaro's.
Can you confirm where the Citaro's from the Durham Diamond are going yet?
It was taken in Galgorm, near the Wrightbus factory, whilst on road test.
I see the "Fast Cats" branded Scania L94s are now undergoing repaint into the new corporate livery...
![[Image: 31515893303_c2694425a1.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/504/31515893303_c2694425a1.jpg)
Go North East: 5204 / NK54NUX by Daniel Graham, on Flickr(15 Jan 2017, 4:31 pm)Adrian Is it just me, or even with the stripe, will it still look different to 5439?
On the one on delivery from Wright's, the raised rear part is completely blue. There is red present after the stripe on 5439. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/31984675101/in/
This is why the white swoop will now be done in vinyl - consistency for the size across all vehicles in the fleet.
Good job nobody other than enthusiasts will notice the guinea-pig Streetlite being slightly different compared to any future Streetlites! I doubt anyone outside of the enthusiast community noticed that the first bus which was repainted into Go North East red (from red, yellow and blue) used a different font for the 'Northern' lettering at the time that livery was rolled out:
![[Image: 13687123073_4af50c4178.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3732/13687123073_4af50c4178.jpg)
Go North East: 8233 / X233FBB by Daniel Graham, on Flickr![[Image: 13687066555_165680eb63.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3722/13687066555_165680eb63.jpg)
Go North East: 8234 / NK51MKF by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Michael - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 4:32 pm)Dan It was taken in Galgorm, near the Wrightbus factory, whilst on road test.
I see the "Fast Cats" branded Scania L94s are now undergoing repaint into the new corporate livery...
, you must of just uploaded that picture! Scania's suit the livery.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Dan - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 4:35 pm)Michael
Scania's suit the livery.
I'd forgotten that I grabbed a quick snap on my phone of that one, on Friday! The real catch was the X24 branded Scania Omnilink!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Michael - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 4:36 pm)Dan I'd forgotten that I grabbed a quick snap on my phone of that one, on Friday! The real catch was the X24 branded Scania Omnilink!
, is the Citaro's on the 9 a permanent allocation or will it be changed to Scania's after all the Streetlites arrive?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - S813 FVK - 15 Jan 2017
5419 remains on loan to Chester-le-Street and was allocated to the 14/X22 today:
![[Image: 32204899781_80d8174da5.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/425/32204899781_80d8174da5.jpg)
Go North East 5419 / NK15 EOL. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Dan - 15 Jan 2017
(09 Jan 2017, 3:06 pm)Jamie M 6128 heading to saltmedows, cannot confirm what for but it's a lot unhealthier than it was last night. Might be paint work, I don't know Some damage to the rear panels, but nout like 6127. I believe the backside was already worked on, on this one though. Another bus down at Stanley though..
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It was there for accident damage repairs and has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - South Tyne Lad - 15 Jan 2017
Former Stanley based Volvo Olympian/ Northern Counties Palatine 2 3814 has apparently been purchased for preservation by Neil Heskett and Tyneside Heritage Vehicles in Felling.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Jamie M - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:09 pm)South Tyne Lad Former Stanley based Volvo Olympian/ Northern Counties Palatine 2 3814 has apparently been purchased for preservation by Neil Heskett and Tyneside Heritage Vehicles in Felling.It's a nice'in like. Was ready to be withdrawn months ago - spent a good few weeks flying around without a radio.
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(15 Jan 2017, 5:08 pm)Dan It was there for accident damage repairs and has been repainted into Go North East's new corporate livery.Good that it's actually been painted this time round like 😛
Last time it went in for backside repairs and paint, it came out unpainted and I thought I was going blind!
Good Stanley wasn't short like then, though.
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - S813 FVK - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 4:24 pm)Michael Can you confirm where the Citaro's from the Durham Diamond are going yet?
Pretty strong hint, but not confirmation as such:
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/item.php?operatorF=2&fleetnoF=5204
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Michael - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:22 pm)S813 FVK Pretty strong hint, but not confirmation as such:
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/item.php?operatorF=2&fleetnoF=5204
Ah right, haven't checked the news so didn't see it.
My bad.
Wonder if the Scania's from the X5 will go on the 9 so the Citaro's can go elsewhere? (as the Scania's are also Euro 5), hopefully the 61 replacing some of the older Versa's in the Simplicity brand.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Tom - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:23 pm)Michael Ah right, haven't checked the news so didn't see it.
My bad.
Still think the Blue/Green Arrow will get the Blaydon Racers ones and 5331-5338, with the Solars allocated to the 9.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - S813 FVK - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:23 pm)Michael Ah right, haven't checked the news so didn't see it.
My bad.
No no its fine, it has literally just been updated in the last 15 minutes or so. I wouldn't expect you to be straight there
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Andreos1 - 15 Jan 2017
Michael
Ah right, haven't checked the news so didn't see it.
My bad.
Wonder if the Scania's from the X5 will go on the 9 so the Citaro's can go elsewhere? (as the Scania's are also Euro 5), hopefully the 61 replacing some of the older Versa's in the Simplicity brand.
There was discussion a while back about certain buses recieving eminox mods and it being funded by various local authorities. At the time, the query was whether those vehicles were to spend time within the same LA. As an example :- DCC fund mods to 5216 - it stays on routes that go in to Co Durham. 20 and then X35/X5.
I have no idea if it was ever confirmed what rules applied to the funding and if the vehicles were obliged to work in a specific area.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Dan - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 4:18 pm)Dan Midnight Blue Streetlites 5445, 5446, 5447 and 5449, as well as red/blue Streetlites 5451 and 5452 were on last night's shipping from Belfast to Heysham.
5445
5446
5447
5449
5451
5452
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Michael - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:32 pm)Andreos1 There was discussion a while back about certain buses recieving eminox mods and it being funded by various local authorities. At the time, the query was whether those vehicles were to spend time within the same LA. As an example :- DCC fund mods to 5216 - it stays on routes that go in to Co Durham. 20 and then X35/X5.
I have no idea if it was ever confirmed what rules applied to the funding and if the vehicles were obliged to work in a specific area.
Ah right, hopefully not.
Would like to see Citaro's back on the 61 though.
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Working it out, Deptford might end up with 3 overall spares, the one from the See it Do it brand and two from the 9, which would allow X5, 35/36 and 61 to have 3 spare Citaro's.
5337/5338 would go to Riverside.
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Citaro's from the Blaydon Racers would go to the Green Arrow
Riverside would have 4 Citaro's spares for the Green Arrow, Citylink and Crusader.
Just speculation on the Blaydon Racers though.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Jamie M - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:37 pm)Dan 5445
5446
5447
5449
5451
5452
Stanley now has 5254 and 5452? I can imagine some drivers making a mess of reading those two out 😛
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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Dan - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:45 pm)Jamie M Stanley now has 5254 and 5452? I can imagine some drivers making a mess of reading those two out ?
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Nope.
Stanley's are 5442 - 5451 inclusive.
Riverside's will be 5452 and above.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - S813 FVK - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:45 pm)Jamie M Stanley now has 5254 and 5452? I can imagine some drivers making a mess of reading those two out ?
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I am going to guess that 5452 will be the Riverside spare? If it is for Stanley, that would leave 10 Streetlites - all of which would be branded for Blaydon Racers without a dedicated spare.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017 - Jamie M - 15 Jan 2017
(15 Jan 2017, 5:46 pm)Dan Nope.Thanks.
Stanley's are 5442 - 5451 inclusive.
Riverside's will be 5452 and above.
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