(03 Nov 2014, 11:37 am)Racer_Experience wrote Scania L94 4935: Y935 ERG has been transferred from Deptford to Chester le Street depot. Vehicles re-registered are: 3962: NK06 JXE is now JCN 822, 3965: NK06 JXB is now 574 CPT, 7103: JCN 822 is now FJ61 GZC and 7104: 574 CPT is now FJ61 GZD.

(03 Nov 2014, 1:06 pm)Dan wrote Following an engine bay fire at Gateshead Transport Interchange in May earlier this year, Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 4949 (NK51 OLP) was temporarily withdrawn. The vehicle was repaired (being upgraded to 'Euro 5' status in the process), then subsequently repainted and re-branded. It has been undergoing a number of additional repairs over the two to three weeks, and it has now entered service at Riverside once again. Today, it has been allocated to the "The Highwayman" services.

(03 Nov 2014, 5:10 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Saw thw 0647 and 0659 309 chasing each other along New York Road past Ford's this morning. I wonder what was up.

(03 Nov 2014, 3:09 pm)marxistafozzski wrote The rumour I heard a few weeks ago, I heard again over the weekend, couple of lads I know are sticking to what they have already told me, theres talk taking the Streetlites of the 60 and getting Mercs for it...

I am not a big on rumours, I am a believe it when I see it kind of person...just thought I would share anyway

(03 Nov 2014, 6:19 pm)Acky81 wrote 8329 simplicity 42 today destination display is completely broken. How are passengers meant to board the correct service. I hope go north east are aware of this. 3 year old these buses and this is happening not great

(03 Nov 2014, 6:17 pm)Panasonic44 wrote As with "Crusader Examples which are Disgusting". The old example with red,black & yellow colours was at first horrible but I did like it and it standout better. I do wish the next repaint would be to bring back VFM livery as new Crusader.

Currently unintentionally participating in a world record attempt on the 34 for the "most people on a bus ever"
@gonortheast cheers.

@cfindlay1996 Sorry, do you feel the bus is over the stated capacity?

@gonortheast put it this way, I was in a scenario where I could smell a man's genitals through his slacks. #Sardines

@cfindlay1996 That sounds rather unpleasant! Which specific 34 was this?

(03 Nov 2014, 7:11 pm)Andreos1 wrote Just seen a conversation on the GNE twitter feed, that made me sick a little in my mouth.

(03 Nov 2014, 7:11 pm)Michael wrote Oh god, saying that, some bloke got on the 8 this morning and smelt like he hadn't had a wash in about a month.... 

(03 Nov 2014, 7:23 pm)aureolin wrote There's always one whenever I'm on a bus. Always tends to want to sit in the row in front of or behind me too!

It's interesting, because the conditions state: "We reserve the right to refuse entry and travel of any person onto our buses and coaches if that person is considered to be undesirable, a security or safety risk, or with a poor level of personal hygiene.". I've never seen it enforced like.

(03 Nov 2014, 8:31 pm)G-CPTN wrote Do you think that people can detect their own body odours?

I mention this because, when I was a pre-school child, I would often accompany my father (the man from the Prudential) as he went around collecting the insurance premiums from people's houses.
Each house had its own 'smell' - not necessarily unpleasant - and as a young child I was aware of the differences.

As many houses that we visited were farms, inevitably some had animal smells - or simply from the wood or peat that was being burned in the range (I'm talking late 1940s north Tyne here).

I have an acquaintance (a single man now living alone since his mother died) who does have a strong 'unpleasant' smell when I travel with him on the bus (though I don't have the guts to tell him that he should do something about it).

(03 Nov 2014, 7:29 pm)Michael wrote Anyone tried the BETA version of the new GNE app?

Its good, on the service it shows u what time it arrives at each stop on its route.

(03 Nov 2014, 8:48 pm)aureolin wrote Can't see it on the Play store?