(29 May 2015, 5:42 pm)Malarkey wrote Howay Michael, read the last Paragraph under my Photo on Dans Post.

(29 May 2015, 9:10 am)Acky81 wrote What's the 39 new brand like please tell me it's going on decent vehicles

(29 May 2015, 5:42 pm)Michael wrote Ah i thought he just meant for the 33/33A and 39... 

(29 May 2015, 5:47 pm)Malarkey wrote None of the Cadets or Renowns at Deptford have "Colour" Destination Displays, so just the Lettering/Numbering will be changed to Arial on them, whereas the rest or should I say the vast majority of Vehicles at Deptford do have "Colour" Destination Displays and the Numbers will go White.

(29 May 2015, 5:48 pm)Robert wrote What about 4908 and 4909? I believe they have colour displays.

(29 May 2015, 5:45 pm)Robert wrote The brand is below.
I wouldnt think that the required B10 would be branded either.

(29 May 2015, 5:48 pm)Robert wrote What about 4908 and 4909? I believe they have colour displays.

(29 May 2015, 5:51 pm)westy3738 wrote At Riverside depot are 2 white Volvo coaches from Dawson Rentals KX08HLR and KX08HLU.

(29 May 2015, 5:51 pm)Malarkey wrote I wonder if a few Cadets between Washington and Deptford will swap Depots, as if the current Northern Branded Cadets are Branded alongside the Go North East Examples, then the "Black Cats" Branded Vehicles will be two different tones of Red.

(29 May 2015, 5:48 pm)Robert wrote What about 4908 and 4909? I believe they have colour displays.

(29 May 2015, 5:50 pm)park5354 wrote as does 4842.

(29 May 2015, 5:51 pm)westy3738 wrote At Riverside depot are 2 white Volvo coaches from Dawson Rentals KX08HLR and KX08HLU.

(29 May 2015, 5:59 pm)Michael wrote Maybe, that's a good point, however only 3 of the Cadets at Washington are from 2004... means it will still be left with 2 Northern ones. 

(29 May 2015, 6:05 pm)Malarkey wrote Unless the remaining Cadets (8258/59/67/71/72 & 8273) are Repainted in the coming weeks at Saltmeadows and Branding is applied at a later date.

(29 May 2015, 6:02 pm)Dan wrote The colour route number destination displays in 4842 are already earmarked to be placed in another vehicle when it reaches Saltmeadows Rd... Any colour route number destination displays in older corporate liveried vehicles will be removed eventually, and these will be put in newer branded vehicles that currently have LEDs only. The aim of the game is to get complete sets together, so that there aren't a mix and match of different destination displays in branded vehicles.

(29 May 2015, 6:57 pm)park5354 wrote Wonder if 4841 will donate it coloured blind to 4940, as this still has flip dots fitted throughout.

4846, 4906, 4907 should donate their coloured fronts to 4967, 5218 and 5227.

Riverside also have 6084 and 3963 with coloured fronts, but there is a TTX which has plain orange front.

Wonder if the toonlink volvos could donate their rear displays to the rear of the TEN dockers.

(29 May 2015, 6:57 pm)park5354 wrote Wonder if 4841 will donate it coloured blind to 4940, as this still has flip dots fitted throughout.

4846, 4906, 4907 should donate their coloured fronts to 4967, 5218 and 5227.

Riverside also have 6084 and 3963 with coloured fronts, but there is a TTX which has plain orange front.

Wonder if the toonlink volvos could donate their rear displays to the rear of the TEN deckers.

(29 May 2015, 7:00 pm)Davie wrote That's 6046, Ten branded 6073 is the same.

(29 May 2015, 6:57 pm)park5354 wrote Wonder if 4841 will donate it coloured blind to 4940, as this still has flip dots fitted throughout.

4846, 4906, 4907 should donate their coloured fronts to 4967, 5218 and 5227.

Riverside also have 6084 and 3963 with coloured fronts, but there is a TTX which has plain orange front.

Wonder if the toonlink volvos could donate their rear displays to the rear of the TEN deckers.

(29 May 2015, 5:58 pm)G-CPTN wrote It seems that these two were formerly in service with TGM/Classic. 

(29 May 2015, 7:13 pm)Dan wrote Most of the "Toon Link" Volvo B10BLEs have no destinations at all or flipdots, to my memory. Regardless of that, the cost would be quite significant to start retrofitting 128x17 full rear destination displays to replace smaller 32x17s, so I doubt the small rear displays for the "TEN" branded vehicles will be replaced.

(29 May 2015, 7:25 pm)Robert wrote Indeed:

Exterior shot of Classic Coaches' KX08HLR, Volvo B12B/Plaxton Panther by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(29 May 2015, 8:16 pm)47406 wrote http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-council-terminates-contracts-howard-9354383

In relation to Hexham recruitment / above posts

(29 May 2015, 11:18 pm)G-CPTN wrote Reported here:- http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=86&pid=104261#pid104261

and here:- http://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/news/fury-at-school-transport-shake-up-in-rural-tynedale-1.1214618

(29 May 2015, 11:52 pm)tyresmoke wrote This is extra information on NCC terminating ALL of their contracts though, not just being excluded from the newly tendered ones. This will include all of their public service contracts eg 880/882 and other less frequent services, including the 808 into Newcastle

(30 May 2015, 5:47 am)Dan wrote I haven't read the article yet and it may suggest otherwise, but I think Howard Snaiths' remaining contracts are available from August. Could this explain why smaller sized vehicles in Go North East's fleet are gaining seat belts? Yellow Dennis MPD 618 (NK55 RUV), which is currently based at Peterlee, is also presently at Thorntons, for said treatment...

(29 May 2015, 6:05 pm)Malarkey wrote Unless the remaining Cadets (8258/59/67/71/72 & 8273) are Repainted in the coming weeks at Saltmeadows and Branding is applied at a later date.

(30 May 2015, 8:59 am)Acky81 wrote Few observations in Sunderland today
4923 on 60 still carrying adverts for Newcastle college in Sunderland
Is it a perm move back at Sunderland?

(30 May 2015, 9:04 am)Robert wrote Yes, 4923 was released to Deptford when the new X66 Streetlites entered service and is a replacement for 561 going to Hexham. (i hope thats right  )