North East Buses

6333 (NK67 GOC) is the new poppy bus and was out on the X21 this afternoon - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/

Have to say this is stunning and I like the fact that the companies corporate identity has also been included within it giving a more striking look.

From the photos I have seen it looks very good!!

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Simple yet effective

Delivered new in Jan 2018 this has to be in the runnong for one of the most repaints for its age? Dark Angel, Xlines blue, Xlines green, Poppy - judst about one a year!

(27 May 2022, 3:38 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote [ -> ]Simple yet effective

Delivered new in Jan 2018 this has to be in the runnong for one of the most repaints for its age? Dark Angel, Xlines blue, Xlines green, Poppy - judst about one a year!

Two repaints and one partial repaint. Let’s not over-egg it!


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It's competing well with one of the Lolynes. Was it 3864?

(27 May 2022, 4:19 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]It's competing well with one of the Lolynes. Was it 3864?

Are you not thinking about the Wright Gemini (3964/NK06 JXC) as that has been in quite a lot of different liveries over the years as listed below:

• Pink Angel 21
  
• Corporate Swoops with "Twenty One - 24 Hour Service" Branding
  
• X9/X10
  
• Festival Of The North East Advertisement
  
• Metro Radio Advertisement
  
• Children In Need Advertisement
  
• Northern 1913-2013 Corporate Livery
  
• 2014 Plain Red Corporate Livery
  
• 2016 Corporate Livery
  
• 2019 Corporate Livery
  

The Lolyne (3864/W864 PNL) had the following:

• RYB Easy Access (Route 305)
  
• RYB Go North East Corporate Livery
  
• Cream Coaster 1
  
• Showstopper Service 9
  
• Northern 1913-2013 Corporate Livery
  

From what I can see, 3864's livery history has been:

• 4/2000 - new in red/blue livery
  
• 2003? - received branding for a route 305 
  
• 3/2007 - repainted cream and gained Coaster branding
  
• 2009? - repainted pink and gained an Angel logo on the front
  
• 2010? - gained Showstopper branding
  
• 5/2012 - repainted into Northern livery
  
• 1/2017 - scrapped
  

So that's only three (?) repaints in its lifetime.

In comparison, there's the B7 Geminis. I picked a random one from both batches:

3941

• 6/2005 - new in X10 livery
  
• 10/2009 - repainted maroon
  
• 10/2010 - gained Tyne Tees Express branding
  
• 9/2012 - repainted silver
  
• 5/2013 - received TEN branding
  
• 6/2014 - repainted red
  
• 4/2018 - repainted into 2016 livery
  
• 7?/2021 - gained adapted 2019 livery
  
• 9/2021 - repainted into Metrocentre Express livery
  
• Will probably be getting yet another repaint soon now the X22 is no more
  

3964

• 4/2006 - new in red/blue "swoops" livery
  
• 1/2007 - repainted pink
  
• 5/2007 - gained Angel branding
  
• 10/2009 - branding removed
  
• 3/2010 - repainted maroon
  
• 10/2010 - gained Tyne Tees Express branding
  
• 8/2012 - repainted into Northern livery
  
• 4/2013 - repainted green and gained "Festival of the North East" promotional livery
  
• 7/2013 - repainted yellow and gained Real Radio promotional livery 
  
• 10/2013 - livery removed
  
• 11/2013 - gained Children in Need promotional livery
  
• 2/2014 - repainted red
  
• 3/2018 - repainted into 2016 livery
  
• 6/2021 - gained adapted 2019 livery
  

By my count, that's 5 repaints for 3941, and 7 for 3964.

Edit: looks like I was too slow!

I'm not usually a fan of the cheap-way-to-get-in-the-paper liveries, but it does look rather smart

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That'll be the bus I was thinking of!

"Edit: looks like I was too slow!"

Need more coffee

I absolutely love 6333

6333 is different. Not how i expected the new poppy bus to look but it works!

Although I must say both Riverside & CLS have 2 "special buses" surely you need one at Washington?

Looks very smart.
Personally I’d have had a smidge more Corporate red before transitioning into the poppies if I was being super picky, but yeah, looks good!

3864 (Along with 3863 and 3865) had branding for the 305 from new. 3859 - 3862 had branding for the 301 from new too.

Definitely one of the better buses GNE have branded recently!

(27 May 2022, 3:28 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]6333 (NK67 GOC) is the new poppy bus and was out on the X21 this afternoon - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/

Have to say this is stunning and I like the fact that the companies corporate identity has also been included within it giving a more striking look.

I agree. It's one of the best liveries to date.

6333 has transferred to Consett from Chester-le-Street


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(30 May 2022, 10:08 pm)TEN 6083 wrote [ -> ]

6333 has transferred to Consett from Chester-le-Street


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Is this temporary or part of a longer term thing?

If this is more than temporary, are GNE planning to keep StreetDecks at Consett for something?