(22 Jan 2018, 9:18 am)RBZ 5459 wrote It's light during the day, but you obviously don't see it at 8'oclock in the morning when there's noses pressed against the glass going towards Benton and the Freeman!
When the 18 ran to Four Lane Ends in the mornings they used a decker which dropped onto one of the first Buddle Road 1's. It's justified deckers at peak times, but must be more beneficial to fully allocate rather than interwork further boards.

This sounds like every other route bar the 60s at Slatyford at peak times, MAN infestation.

22342 has returned from repaint.

Well, 22076 is the first training MAN to hit the roads - just passed me on Wallsend High Street

(23 Jan 2018, 4:16 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Well, 22076 is the first training MAN to hit the roads - just passed me on Wallsend High Street

Been out and about a few days now. Seen on Felling by pass by Heworth Metro at the weekend and was going between Boldon and Whiteleas yesterday .

Hi i seen 2 zone on 13 service just now all so i have the seen zone on service 12 a couple time why is that.

(25 Jan 2018, 4:28 pm)glen1234 wrote Hi i seen 2 zone on 13 service just now all so i have the seen zone on service 12 a couple time why is that.

There was a Dots E300 on 13 this afternoon too. I guess they get allocated when they're short. The 13 also gets anything that is poorly or is due in for inspection as it passes the depot gates so is easy to get buses off. Equally they'll be replaced with whatever is fixed or off inspection in the depot.

Thank you for info mate

Talking of repaints 12077 is ready to head off to Sunderland in the next few days for repaint into corporate colours so will be the first hybrid to lose the green scheme

(26 Jan 2018, 4:42 am)topsweep1506 wrote Talking of repaints 12077 is ready to head off to Sunderland in the next few days for repaint into corporate colours so will be the first hybrid to lose the green scheme

Good stuff, hopefully they pick up the pace!

Im sure 19445 is at Sunderland now getting repainted

(26 Jan 2018, 9:13 am)topsweep1506 wrote Im sure 19445 is at Sunderland now getting repainted

That one is well overdue. Rear has been a state ever since it was chucking out heaps of black smoke a couple of years back.

12077 should be at Sunderland now for paint

(26 Jan 2018, 10:25 pm)topsweep1506 wrote 12077 should be at Sunderland now for paint

still in green of going into the normal stagecoach livery

(27 Jan 2018, 6:14 pm)V514DFT wrote still in green of going into the normal stagecoach livery

Its going into the standard Stagecoach livery.

(27 Jan 2018, 6:19 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Its going into the standard Stagecoach livery.

awesome