(05 Aug 2015, 8:37 am)S813 FVK wrote Design a bus:
http://www.simplygo.com/news/design-a-go...us-and-win

Am gonna design mine later might have it in the style of something cool but all will be revealed when am next to a PC am hoping to design a simple but effective design where people will enjoy and say "looks nice" will spend a jolly effort but first need some inspiration before coming up with the design eg its heritage it's current glory and of course today but you never know these days if your a winner or not eg once I was in a race in school 10 years ago against some really fast runners and I came in second when I thought I would finish in last place that was at monkton stadium p.s. one of my cousins has a class there

(04 Aug 2015, 10:24 pm)Jimmi wrote Think someone should set up a thread for old busAes and old bus routes where people can share their memories, I've got a fair few routAes from when I was younger although some of my memories are slightly hazy now.

Ahem.....the bygone era thread perhaps Which is already in existenve but greatly under used.

(04 Aug 2015, 9:47 pm)citaro5284 wrote Oh aye the X95 and X96...
X95 to Parkside via Concord and Hastings Hill/Grindon Mill and the X96 to Seaham Harbour via Boldon.

Use to finish work at 1700 and catch the 1717 X95 from Park Lane, got into Newcastle for just after 1800...operated by MCW Metrobuses!

the X96 got extended later in life from Seaham to Peterlee replacing GNE service 233.

used to work down Villette road many moons ago,  and I used to catch the X95 from top of Villette road at 17:10 to Grindon Mill, I remember once a old merc 200 series came along , I stood back as I thought it was a 144, I had to get another northern to park lane and jumped on the X95 there as their replaced the merc with the expresslink, most of been late getting into Park Lane from Sunderland so northern must of put on a merc to do the Sunderland to parkside and back to sunderland and the expresslink bus just waited until back on time from park lane.

(04 Aug 2015, 10:24 pm)Jimmi wrote Think someone should set up a thread for old buses and old bus routes where people can share their memories, I've got a fair few routes from when I was younger although some of my memories are slightly hazy now.

there is a bygone Northern-GNE thread to chat about old bus services etc...:

http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=463&page=9

More diversions news:

Resurfacing of South Moor Bank: http://www.simplygo.com/news/resurfacing...-16-august
Closure of Station Road: http://www.simplygo.com/news/station-roa...-23-august

(05 Aug 2015, 12:14 pm)cbma06 wrote there is a bygone Northern-GNE thread to chat about old bus services etc...:

http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=463&page=9

As ive stated above. And as I've said before this forum is very repetitive

(05 Aug 2015, 1:09 pm)ifm001 wrote As ive stated above. And as I've said before this forum is very repetitive

I know, but I posted the link to the page for the old Northern/GNE discussions just in case its hard to find for other members.

(05 Aug 2015, 1:12 pm)cbma06 wrote I know, but I posted the link to the page for the old Northern/GNE discussions just in case its hard to find for other members.

OK but with respect and no offence intended. If users on the site can understand how to post on a topic I am certain they can find their own way around the site Surely

X9 has broken down!

(05 Aug 2015, 1:16 pm)ifm001 wrote OK but with respect and no offence intended. If users on the site can understand how to post on a topic I am certain they can find their own way around the site Surely

If users post in the right topic in the first place in the proper thread then we wouldn't have everything all mixed, too many new threads starting up in certain forums under the threads for a single question which the question could of been in one of the certain latest,odd etc... or under bus management.

Jeez, sorry everyone!

I was not aware that such threads existed, the threads in question were made two years ago which was before I was a member of this forum so I don't know all the discussions that happened in the past and it's not like the Bygone section gets a great deal of activity.

I said we should make a new thread as a way of stopping the conversation from continuing in the GNE latest thread which is not really the right place for this discussion.

Was just trying to help and this is the thanks I get and this is not the first time I've tried to help provide a service for this forum and I get grief for it.

A Mercedes Citaro is currently at Saltmeadows Road for repaint - I wonder which one it is and what colour it is going to be painted into..?

I am sure one member of this forum in particular cannot wait to see this bus in its new colour...

(05 Aug 2015, 2:34 pm)Dan wrote A Mercedes Citaro is currently at Saltmeadows Road for repaint - I wonder which one it is and what colour it is going to be painted into..?

You have been given the tease disease off citaro! Few days off work for you. 

(05 Aug 2015, 2:37 pm)S813 FVK wrote You have been given the tease disease of citaro! Few days off work for you. 

Now Robert; you know me, I am not one to tease...

...but I think you deserve to be teased after such wild accusations! Maybe said Mercedes Citaro is going to be painted in the colour of the tie that I am wearing today?

(05 Aug 2015, 2:34 pm)Dan wrote A Mercedes Citaro is currently at Saltmeadows Road for repaint - I wonder which one it is and what colour it is going to be painted into..?

I am sure one member of this forum in particular cannot wait to see this bus in its new colour...

hope its not PINK!   

(05 Aug 2015, 2:44 pm)cbma06 wrote hope its not PINK!   

Now that is the colour i hope it will be repainted into. Would look fanatstic in pink.

(05 Aug 2015, 2:43 pm)Dan wrote Now Robert; you know me, I am not one to tease...

...but I think you deserve to be teased after such wild accusations! Maybe said Mercedes Citaro is going to be painted in the colour of the tie that I am wearing today?

Going to hazard a Guess this Citaro you speak of isnt part of the former Laser Batch then, and is perhaps either a Crusader or a Diamond example, and the colour I choose in reference to your tie is...Green.

Maybe it and a few others will be repainted pink for service X35 which will be rebranded indiGo express

Any other guesses, folks?!

(05 Aug 2015, 2:49 pm)S813 FVK wrote Maybe it and a few others will be repainted pink for service X35 which will be rebranded indiGo express

Na, the B9s from the X1 will be for the X35 and the Morpeth express... 

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(05 Aug 2015, 2:53 pm)Dan wrote Any other guesses, folks?!

New express service to Ashington via Hawthorn Road. 

(05 Aug 2015, 2:49 pm)S813 FVK wrote Maybe it and a few others will be repainted pink for service X35 which will be rebranded indiGo express

I already emailed GNE about that awhile ago, using the silver mercs from service 61 and brand service X35 as a express brand for the peterlee services, that's before this stupid Indigo brand was announced, I thought that the brand would be east durham links then the X35 would become East Durham express, similar setup with the tynedale links and tynedale express.

(05 Aug 2015, 2:43 pm)Dan wrote Now Robert; you know me, I am not one to tease...

...but I think you deserve to be teased after such wild accusations! Maybe said Mercedes Citaro is going to be painted in the colour of the tie that I am wearing today?

Black?

(05 Aug 2015, 2:53 pm)Dan wrote Any other guesses, folks?!

Upgrade to highwayman perhaps ?

Maybe it is just another 'freshen up' repaint - a Diamond citaro or something for a repaint back into orange.

(05 Aug 2015, 3:05 pm)S813 FVK wrote Maybe it is just another 'freshen up' repaint - a Diamond citaro or something for a repaint back into orange.

Probably another gold repaint.

At least he has got us talking on this Wednesday afternoon!

It was mentioned before that there will be 2 new brands coming to Sunderland, as one of them is the 35/35A/36 brand, maybe the other one is for service 61, does anybody know whats going on about the Black cats brand.

On the subject of Gold Citaro's is it just me who thinks the Mercedes badge on the front of 5303 looks a bit wonky (see in link below)
https://flic.kr/p/wUacty

(05 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)Jimmi wrote On the subject of Gold Citaro's is it just me who thinks the Mercedes badge on the front of 5303 looks a bit wonky (see in link below)
https://flic.kr/p/wUacty

It is now you've mentioned it. Spoils the brand completely

(05 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm)Jimmi wrote On the subject of Gold Citaro's is it just me who thinks the Mercedes badge on the front of 5303 looks a bit wonky (see in link below)
https://flic.kr/p/wUacty

Definitely wonky that