(03 Aug 2021, 11:41 am)Rapidsnap It's 5478. Slogan on rear reads....

"Gulls & buoys night out. Last bus home after 11pm"

(03 Aug 2021, 12:14 pm)streetdeckfan I wasn't a fan of them to start with, but I'm 100% down with the cringe now!

Having thought about it, I think it's an absolutely fantastic idea from a marketing perspective.

Imagine pulling up behind that in your car, reading it and thinking how bad it is.

I don't know about anyone else, but if I see something like that, I'm thinking about it all day. And what do you associate with that, catching the bus! 

(03 Aug 2021, 2:04 pm)Andreos1 However much you think about it, I'm pretty sure most folk will only use it if it takes them to where they need to go. If it doesn't. They won't. 
I can think about SNE using lyrics from a Pet Shop Boys song on one of their routes. Still remember it now. Didn't use it, cos it didn't go where I needed it to go.
The big questions need to be asked about those east end boys and west end girls though...

(03 Aug 2021, 2:10 pm)transportintyneandwear There’s a similar GNE advert from 2018 that has a terrible jingle that sings “Let’s Go North East!” It’s very annoying.


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(03 Aug 2021, 2:20 pm)streetdeckfan You mean the ones that goes 'we're ready for you to Go North East'?

That one that irritates me because they use a B5 as an Angel for the interior shots, presumably because the Angels at the time had vinyls over the window.

Fun fact, it was actually a family member of mine that made that ad, so I have family and friends that are extras in it.
When they asked me what I thought if it, the first thing I said was I hate the music, they told me the client insisted on using that particular backing track, not sure whether that's true or whether they just didn't want to admit they chose it!

(06 Aug 2021, 3:47 pm)Michael Most of these has been post but 5474 - 5480 are all now at Percy Main - leaves 4 more to be branded. (5470-5473)


5463 - 5469 - left to do

2 are likely to be branded up for the 51/52 to make up the numbers


Leaving rest of the euro 6 Streetlites as spares?

(06 Aug 2021, 3:58 pm)Keeiajs Where are all the versa's going? There are loads on the Q's however they are being replaced by streetlites

(06 Aug 2021, 4:04 pm)Michael Versa's from the Quaylink are going on the 2/2A, most of them are already on the route.

(06 Aug 2021, 4:04 pm)Michael Versa's from the Quaylink are going on the 2/2A, most of them are already on the route.

(06 Aug 2021, 2:29 pm)GNE6312 3962-64 now at Riverside 3962 has been on 10A/B all day 3964 has only been on the 10A/B since the afternoon and appears to have replaced 3963 which either got pulled off or broke down at Metrocentre on the 10B earlier. Presumably 3965 has joined its sisters.

(06 Aug 2021, 7:46 pm)BFK Correct.  3962 - 3965 all transferred from Deptford to Riverside Yesterday.  This is to allow refurbishment of the Tyne Valley Ten vehicles.

(06 Aug 2021, 7:46 pm)BFK Correct.  3962 - 3965 all transferred from Deptford to Riverside Yesterday.  This is to allow refurbishment of the Tyne Valley Ten vehicles.

• 6363 from Consett to Washington for X1/X1A
  
• 6376 from Consett to Washington as spare
  
• 6301-03 from Consett to Chester Le Street as spare - covers both the Angel and 25 (also got 1x of 6334/35)
  
• 6331-33 allocated to X5/X15 alongside 1x of the best out of 6304-07
  
• 3x out of 6304-07 & remain at Consett as spares - covers X5/X15, X45/X46 and 47/47A
  

• 6336 remains at Consett as dedicated bike spare
  
• 6338-40 remain at Consett for X45/X46
  
• 6341-51 remain at Consett for X30/X31 & X70/X71/X72
  

• 6043-48 from Riverside to Chester Le Street - refurbished for 25
  
• 6001, 6049 and 6050 replace 6043, 0644 and 6048 as spares
  
• 6084-86 replace 6045-47 on the Tyne Valley Ten
  
• 6099 from Percy Main/Washington to Riverside as spare