Thought I had seen an ex GNE vehicle this afternoon in Sleaford...
An Rxxx LGH Olympian was on scholars duties, but as I approached it, I realised what was up.
Working for 'Tourist', R383 LGH may have been registered in the same batch as the GNE lot, but rather than have the Palatine body, it had the Palatine II body, associated with the Sxxx OFT or Sxxx FVK Olympians.
(05 Apr 2014, 6:43 pm)Y961 XBU wrote [ -> ]Former Go North East S865 ONL is for Sale with Ensign
http://www.ensignbus.com/daf-sb220-1998.html
Was only put on eBay by the former owner a few days ago!
Former GNE 3811/27 are also up for sale on eBay (or were!)
(17 Apr 2014, 3:37 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]I'm down that way next month for a week, so I'll try and grab a photo. Hopefully with the logos applied by then.
They're already applied.
Complete with route branding too. 510 still looks a bit messy though.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbus/13886238776/
(17 Apr 2014, 8:17 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]515, 518 and 519 now too.
519 still sporting the 100 year sticker as well!
Ex-GNE 8236 (NK51MKJ) will be attending Showbus 2014 this year, with Trustybus.
(20 Apr 2014, 8:34 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Ex-GNE 8236 (NK51MKJ) will be attending Showbus 2014 this year, with Trustybus.
I wonder if it'll break down on the way...
(21 Apr 2014, 3:06 pm)Marcus wrote [ -> ]I wonder if it'll break down on the way...
Haha! Wouldn't surprise me.
Trustybus also have ex-GNE 8238 (NK51 MKM), as shown
here.
(21 Apr 2014, 3:10 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Haha! Wouldn't surprise me.
Trustybus also have ex-GNE 8238 (NK51 MKM), as shown here.
I absolutely cannot believe it. I only came on the thread now to post that same photo of 8238 in Trustybus livery
EDIT: Here it is from a different angle;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/big_john_b...dv-d4cocu/
(21 Apr 2014, 3:10 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Haha! Wouldn't surprise me.
Trustybus also have ex-GNE 8238 (NK51 MKM), as shown here.
What happened to 8237? It was so long ago I can't remember what it's fate was. Did it go to Alpha?, or it is still with Ensign?
(21 Apr 2014, 3:19 pm)Marcus wrote [ -> ]What happened to 8237? It was so long ago I can't remember what it's fate was. Did it go to Alpha?, or it is still with Ensign?
It did get sold to Ensign, but I don't think they've sold it on yet as I can't find any photos of it online.
Sold in Part Exchange for new 11.7m Optare Versas using "Optare Direct" last year, former London General articulated Citaros MAL109, MAL113-117 and latterly Go North East 5340, 5343-5346, have been acquired by Brighton & Hove from Optare.
These vehicles have been provisionally assigned the fleet numbers below in the Brighton & Hove fleet, but are subject to change:
- 119 - BL57 OXK (arrived 18/04/2014)
- 120 - BP57 UYE (not yet arrived as at 09/05/2014)
- 121 - BP57 UYF (arrived 30/04/2014)
- 122 - BP57 UYG (not yet arrived as at 09/05/2014)
- 123 - BP57 UYH (arrived 30/04/2014)
- 124 - BP57 UYJ (not yet arrived as at 09/05/2014)
These vehicles are to be converted to two-door configuration and repainted before entering service.
Photographs of BL57 OXK and BP57 UYJ are shown below - with photograph credit to Brighton & Hove:
![[Image: merc119.jpg]](http://history.buses.co.uk/history/fleethist/images/merc119.jpg)
![[Image: merc124.jpg]](http://history.buses.co.uk/history/fleethist/images/merc124.jpg)
Delivered to Brighton & Hove in 2010/2011, the following similar articulated Citaros have been sold to the Optare Group from Brighton & Hove via Optare Direct likewise:
- 101 - BX02 YZH (collected 17/04/2014)
- 102 - BX02 YZM (collected 17/04/2014)
- 103 - BX02 YZP (collected 30/04/2014)
- 104 - BX02 YYW (collected 30/04/2014)
- 115 - BX54 EFC (not yet collected as at 09/05/2014)
- 118 - BX54 UCN (not yet collected as at 09/05/2014)
(09 May 2014, 4:45 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Sold in Part Exchange for new 11.7m Optare Versas using "Optare Direct" last year, former London General articulated Citaros MAL109, MAL113-117 and latterly Go North East 5340, 5343-5346, have been acquired by Brighton & Hove from Optare...
What's with the flip dot displays? Because I notice they've got a Go North East route programmed in, but they didn't have flip dots when they were 'Citylink'.
(09 May 2014, 4:54 pm)BJ10VUS wrote [ -> ]What's with the flip dot displays? Because I notice they've got a Go North East route programmed in, but they didn't have flip dots when they were 'Citylink'.
Go North East kept the LEDs to re-use elsewhere in the fleet and replace flipdots. I think someone noted one of Stanley's 380x Lolynes receiving an LED destination display and Adam M recently noted that one of the Limes had received a new frontal/side/rear destination display. Providing they're of the same size, that could be where they came from.
When selling to Optare Direct, the vehicles have to be of a 'serviceable state' (the reason why a number of the ex-Citylink batch were rejected by Optare as, when withdrawn, they had been VOR for periods of up to two months or so) - but there's no policy to keep LED displays in or replace them with flipdots.
(09 May 2014, 4:57 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Go North East kept the LEDs to re-use elsewhere in the fleet and replace flipdots. I think someone noted one of Stanley's 380x Lolynes receiving an LED destination display and Adam M recently noted that one of the Limes had received a new frontal/side/rear destination display. Providing they're of the same size, that could be where they came from.
When selling to Optare Direct, the vehicles have to be of a 'serviceable state' (the reason why a number of the ex-Citylink batch were rejected by Optare as, when withdrawn, they had been VOR for periods of up to two months or so) - but there's no policy to keep LED displays in or replace them with flipdots.
The Lime was 4853 and I think the Lolyne was 3801, as the last time I saw 3802 it had a flipdot.
(09 May 2014, 5:37 pm)Marcus wrote [ -> ]The Lime was 4853 and I think the Lolyne was 3801, as the last time I saw 3802 it had a flipdot.
We know about 4853 and 3801 and 3802 have had their Flipdots replaced with LEDs.
(09 May 2014, 6:30 pm)Robert wrote [ -> ]We know about 4853 and 3801 and 3802 have had their Flipdots replaced with LEDs.
I was only confirming which specific vehicle under the Lime brand had received the LEDs and which Lolyne I thought had also been given some.