(17 May 2015, 10:08 pm)Panasonic44 wrote Sorry I thought it was, However CCTV cameras are not just on for Stairs they are need for full coverage in vehicle and outside that's why their are (maybe 4 in bus & 3 out).

My brother does work at the company as CCTV Admin.

This is same or simular to GNE.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/leeds/about_us/transforming_travel/cctv.php

(17 May 2015, 11:33 pm)idiot wrote @Dan I know how hard you work on destination displays but annoyingly (not the end of the world though) the driver of the 35a that went up holmside just after 2335 ish had his destination set as he was terminating in the city centre from Houghton way and not Heworth.

(18 May 2015, 5:59 am)Dan wrote With the OmniCitys, excluding 5237, still parked up at Stanley, the normal "Toon Link" allocation continues today on services 11/31/32, with Volvo B7RLEs covering in the absence of B10BLEs.

(18 May 2015, 7:07 am)TenSpotter wrote Are they still interworking today? Just seen a new red kite on the 11 going through Blaydon.

(18 May 2015, 7:09 am)Dan wrote No - the weekday services haven't interworked since the last changes to service 47 a few months ago.

I cannot recall off the top of my head, but some early morning/evening services may interwork still (like the TEN on 31/32 on evenings).

(18 May 2015, 5:59 am)Dan wrote With the OmniCitys, excluding 5237, still parked up at Stanley, the normal "Toon Link" allocation continues today on services 11/31/32, with Volvo B7RLEs covering in the absence of B10BLEs.

(18 May 2015, 12:21 pm)Malarkey wrote This has just reminded me, Mr Steven Hodgson told me Last Wednesday at the Red Kite Launch in Consett that the remaining Red Kite Branded Omnicities are to be Repainted up at Thorntons, and from looking at the NEB(GNE) Fleet List there are 6 still to be Repainted Black.

(18 May 2015, 1:50 pm)Dan wrote Think it's going to be a case of don't believe everything you hear, because, funnily enough, 5234/35/40/41 are all at Saltmeadows Rd...

4982 also arrived at Saltmeadows Rd this morning for repaint into corporate livery.

(18 May 2015, 2:44 pm)JakeSavage wrote Hope there's no inter working between the 47 and those odd 11 and 32s which operate via the Eastern end of Newcastle Business Park. #LowBridge

(18 May 2015, 5:01 pm)Robert wrote After seeing '3813' in the rare and odd workings thread, a number of Volvo Olympians have lost their offside advertisements with 3813 being one of them.

(18 May 2015, 5:02 pm)Jimmi wrote Yeah I noticed that, although they still have the frames for them though.

(18 May 2015, 5:05 pm)Robert wrote Yeah. I was sitting on 3823 and i could just see a line of Olympians without adverts on the offside. Must have all been for the same thing that is no longer advertised on buses. Could be anything i guess.

(18 May 2015, 5:46 pm)Sidthebusbabe wrote Does anyone know what year the B9's for the 47 were built?

(18 May 2015, 6:18 pm)leestransportphotos wrote Currently travelling on 8265 on the 82. Take it this isn't odd as it has transferred to Washington?

(18 May 2015, 6:20 pm)Dan wrote Yes, perfectly normal allocation.

(18 May 2015, 6:21 pm)Michael wrote Iv'e never ever being on any of the Merits, are they decent?

(18 May 2015, 6:25 pm)Dan wrote I much prefer them to the Cadets - seem to have a wee bit more power.

The seating on the Cadets is a lot more worn compared to the Merits, too. The latter seem to have really deep seat cushions which are quite comfortable.

(18 May 2015, 6:21 pm)Michael wrote Iv'e never ever being on any of the Merits, are they decent?

(18 May 2015, 6:31 pm)Jimmi wrote I went on the MetroCentre S1 branded example, Christ it is awful, was only on it for 3 minutes at most and it managed to give me a headache as it idles that badly when stationary, ended up walking back to the Bus Station as I did not want to get back on that shed

(18 May 2015, 6:32 pm)Michael wrote Oh dear, are they worse than the Vykings?, surely nothing can be worse than those things! 

(18 May 2015, 6:32 pm)Michael wrote Oh dear, are they worse than the Vykings?, surely nothing can be worse than those things! 

(18 May 2015, 6:31 pm)Michael wrote I'll have to try and catch one of them! 

Has 5237 gone to Riverside for driver familiarisation, i can't think if Gateshead/Winlaton ever had Omnicities.