I saw in the SC recent repaints thread preservation be mentioned which got me wondering,do SC have any preserved buses in the north east,or is there maybe a bus you would like to see preserved?
I'd quite like to see an ALX300 preserved up here too,sad to think theyve been part of Tyneside for (atleast) 25 years,we had some T Reg ALX300s,sad to think theyre now a dying breed,i dont really count the 07 plates,theyre dont have the grunty engines
(10 Apr 2022, 5:10 pm)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]I saw in the SC recent repaints thread preservation be mentioned which got me wondering,do SC have any preserved buses in the north east,or is there maybe a bus you would like to see preserved?
There's
33101 (R101 KRG) and two ex City Sightseeing Olympians (
H669 BNL and
H674 BNL) but they're the only ones I can think of
I suppose there's
T728 OEF as well, which is listed as being new to Cleveland Transit according to buslistsontheweb, has a North East registration, and from what I can see was based in the North East until 2014, but is currently based with MP Travel in Warrington and, to add to to the confusion, is branded for Hull routes 1 and 2.
(10 Apr 2022, 8:35 pm)wibblejunior wrote [ -> ]There's 33101 (R101 KRG) and two ex City Sightseeing Olympians (H669 BNL and H674 BNL) but they're the only ones I can think of
I suppose there's T728 OEF as well, which is listed as being new to Cleveland Transit according to buslistsontheweb, has a North East registration, and from what I can see was based in the North East until 2014, but is currently based with MP Travel in Warrington and, to add to to the confusion, is branded for Hull routes 1 and 2.
728 was new to Hull 1999, which at that time was under the Cleveland Transit opco. In May 2001 it transferred to Sunderland, along with 9 others from the same batch, in exchange for 14 of Sunderland's ALX200 bodied low floor Darts. Transit 728 became 525 in the Busways fleet before being renumbered back into the correct sequence as 22728. 27728 was withdrawn in February 2014, ousted by the first of the gas buses, and transferred to Stagecoach West Cumbria before being sold for preservation.
(10 Apr 2022, 6:37 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]I'd personally like to see 34611 (NK04 NPX) Preserved once it is withdrawn from service along with an ALX300 and an Volvo B10M Alexander PS if any of the North East batch remain.
34611 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/51867801113/
34611 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/51144509068/
(10 Apr 2022, 7:31 pm)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]I'd quite like to see an ALX300 preserved up here too,sad to think theyve been part of Tyneside for (atleast) 25 years,we had some T Reg ALX300s,sad to think theyre now a dying breed,i dont really count the 07 plates,theyre dont have the grunty engines
Best start saving up then!
Buses are usually only preserved when a private individual is willing to stick their hand in their pocket and do it.
(10 Apr 2022, 8:35 pm)wibblejunior wrote [ -> ]There's 33101 (R101 KRG) and two ex City Sightseeing Olympians (H669 BNL and H674 BNL) but they're the only ones I can think of
I suppose there's T728 OEF as well, which is listed as being new to Cleveland Transit according to buslistsontheweb, has a North East registration, and from what I can see was based in the North East until 2014, but is currently based with MP Travel in Warrington and, to add to to the confusion, is branded for Hull routes 1 and 2.
dont forget 22674 (674) as well as 16823 (223), 16833 (833) and 22061!
+ the South Shields Daimler 140 (LCU112) which was Stagecoach 19912
(10 Apr 2022, 7:31 pm)V514DFT wrote [ -> ]I'd quite like to see an ALX300 preserved up here too,sad to think theyve been part of Tyneside for (atleast) 25 years,we had some T Reg ALX300s,sad to think theyre now a dying breed,i dont really count the 07 plates,theyre dont have the grunty engines
Busways' first ALX300s were S reg for MANs and R reg for the Volvo B10BLE batch
22026 has recently entered preservation, albeit in the North West
22061 is preserved locally by The Teesside 500 Group.