(24 Apr 2019, 12:03 pm)JP6004 Does look stunning. Colours go together perfectly.

New Wear Xpress? Or Indigo?⅔

(25 Apr 2019, 12:08 am)JP6004 Is that another omnicity repainted in the reflection?

(25 Apr 2019, 6:04 am)GNE6312 Will 673 go straight to depford? also is 672 staying at percy main?

(23 Apr 2019, 6:13 pm)Malarkey Needs a little bit of yellow on the front I think.

(23 Apr 2019, 7:57 pm)Andreos1 The blue on the front looks like its picked up a spare panel from another vehicle! 
Horrendous.

(24 Apr 2019, 12:12 am)streetdeckfan I just did a quick Photoshop of how I would change it and I think it looks way better (but that's just my opinion)



Also, I noticed there is a dot missing from the website and now I can't unsee it!

I also photoshopped 6103 to have 'corporate' livery and it looks quite smart imo

(23 Apr 2019, 7:57 pm)Andreos1 The blue on the front looks like its picked up a spare panel from another vehicle! 
Horrendous.

(25 Apr 2019, 7:02 am)ne14ne1 Agree!

(25 Apr 2019, 5:07 am)Dan Confirmation via Go North East's MD's Twitter that these Solos are destined for the X6/X7 and X20 services:
https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/1121191675014144000

(25 Apr 2019, 6:10 am)Michael I would imagine the solo's dwap on the 19th May.

Which other Solo'as are getting USB's fitted?

(25 Apr 2019, 7:23 am)S813 FVK RE these


I don't mind the blue on the front (or the yellow on the side to cover that one), but I do think it would have been better if they had applied the blue in the same way that Stagecoach did to their Carlisle Solos

Stagecoach: 47950 YJ15AFA Optare Solo SR by emdjt42, on Flickr

(25 Apr 2019, 12:53 pm)Malarkey I think as a result of all these service changes we will see the ex Thames Travel Optare Solos 697 to 705 go to Percy Main with 691 to 694 to Deptford replacing 697 to 700, then 679/680 from Percy Main, 681/689 & 690 from Deptford to Washington replacing 701 to 705.

(25 Apr 2019, 8:02 pm)JM03 Wouldn't it make sense to send the ex-thames solos to Riverside to link up with 710-714 then send 626,628,633/4 and 722 from Riverside and 637/8/9 from Deptford to Percy Main. Means Percy Main keep full Solo SR allocation as they gained a extra couple of buses from loss of 333 and K3, Riverside keep all the older Solos and 697-700 can be replaced by 691-694.

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Also means full Solo SR ops at Deptford

(25 Apr 2019, 9:35 pm)V514DFT I hope they dont send those nasty old solos to Percy Main,we have enough trouble with those solos at Arriva

(25 Apr 2019, 9:44 pm)Malarkey That would make more sense actually, hadn't thought about it like that.

(25 Apr 2019, 1:50 am)streetdeckfan Okay, so I've been playing around in Photoshop again, and mocked up a few images of what the Streetdecks *could* look like with the new livery (minus any actual branding, I struggle to think of what the branding could be without covering the windows)


I know I'm a tad biased, but I actually really like the way they came out, especially the Angel

Also completely ignore the Solo, for some reason trying to delete the attachment does bugger all

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(25 Apr 2019, 10:45 pm)Tom But if the indiGo brand is staying on North Tyneside, would they want to unnecessarily repaint vehicles?