(26 Oct 2020, 8:08 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Well, that's an hour I'm never getting back!

You love it really

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I wonder if its time to remove the vinyls of standing passengers from the back of the Angels. It was never a great advert, but especially not in the current climate. I don't think anyone sat in a car behind an Angel is going to be tempted to make the switch by an advert for an unsocially-distanced bus.

Go North East The Crusader 6052 / NK12 GDJ by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6052 is back in service after repaint.

Go North East 5441 / NK16 AZW by kieron mathews, on Flickr

5441 has had its wheels painted red for Remembrance Day next month.


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(27 Oct 2020, 3:58 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Go North East 5441 / NK16 AZW by kieron mathews, on Flickr

5441 has had its wheels painted red for Remembrance Day next month.


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Looks like it's running on spare tyres!

(27 Oct 2020, 3:58 pm)TEN 6083 wrote 5441 has had its wheels painted red for Remembrance Day next month.

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Thank god its a one off. Looks awful.

Them red wheels look a mess

(27 Oct 2020, 3:58 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Go North East 5441 / NK16 AZW by kieron mathews, on Flickr

5441 has had its wheels painted red for Remembrance Day next month.


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All for painting wheels to keep vehicle appearance up to scratch but that is horrendous. There's not even anything to indicate that it's for Remembrance Day, they just look make the wheels look old fashioned. 

Think the small vinyls or full liveries are far better, and are actually clear indications that it's for Remembrance Day, that just looks like they had a can of red paint spare.

Wow,that looks dreadful

(27 Oct 2020, 3:58 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Go North East The Crusader 6052 / NK12 GDJ by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6052 is back in service after repaint.

Go North East 5441 / NK16 AZW by kieron mathews, on Flickr

5441 has had its wheels painted red for Remembrance Day next month.  


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Painted poppies, vinyls, wraps. Just three ways I can think of, from the top of my head.
There's even the option to update the blinds.

Never in a million years, would I have thought about painting the wheel trims red to remember Nov 11th.

Imagine the memo going round the depots, asking staff for ideas or inspiration to remember the fallen and they go with the one that comes back in, suggesting 'painting a streetlites wheel trims red'.

(27 Oct 2020, 3:58 pm)TEN 6083. wrote Go North East 5441 / NK16 AZW by kieron mathews, on Flickr

5441 has had its wheels painted red for Remembrance Day next month.


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Would it look better if the rear rims were blue to match the livery

(27 Oct 2020, 9:44 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Would it look better if the rear rims were blue to match the livery

I hope you're using the term 'better' very loosely!

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Go North East The Crusader 6006 / NK11 BHJ by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6006 is back in service


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Another idea would of been to vinyl up a bus with a fleet number ending in 11

(28 Oct 2020, 3:14 pm)V514DFT wrote Another idea would of been to vinyl up a bus with a fleet number ending in 11

Or 27

Go North East X-lines 6305 / NK16 BXE by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6305 is back in service


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Go North East The Crusader 6054 / NK62 EKD by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Go North East 8310 / NK10 GNY by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6054 and 8310 are back in service after repaint


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(03 Nov 2020, 3:19 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Go North East The Crusader 6054 / NK62 EKD by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Go North East 8310 / NK10 GNY by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6054 and 8310 are back in service after repaint


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Surprised that 8310 has gone in to GNE livery, would of thought it would of gone in to Quaycity base livery

(03 Nov 2020, 10:26 pm)Michael wrote Surprised that 8310 has gone in to GNE livery, would of thought it would of gone in to Quaycity base livery

Michael, Michael....your slipping. Note the news articles. The LWB versas are having seats retrimmed, USBs fitted and repaint. SWB just in for repaint 

(03 Nov 2020, 10:33 pm)JP6004 wrote Michael, Michael....your slipping. Note the news articles. The LWB versas are having seats retrimmed, USBs fitted and repaint. SWB just in for repaint 

Are the same Versas staying on Quaycity? When are the Quaycity repaints happening?

So Quaycity is getting the 53** versas from the 58?

Go North East The Crusader 6053 / NK12 GDO by kieron mathews, on Flickr

6053 back in service


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(03 Nov 2020, 10:33 pm)JP6004 wrote Michael, Michael....your slipping. Note the news articles. The LWB versas are having seats retrimmed, USBs fitted and repaint. SWB just in for repaint 

I blame long days at work....

Must be trying to sort out some order for the Versa's.

Does anyone know what the numbers are like on the Q1 and Q2 between Newcastle and Gateshead. Just the fact that it's only the Q3 that has been said it's changing to the Quaycity and the Q1/Q2 don't have the new format timetables.

Possibly could be getting curtailed at Gateshead again with the 51 and 52 coming back (maybe with the Saltwell Streetlites).

(04 Nov 2020, 6:42 pm)Storx wrote Does anyone know what the numbers are like on the Q1 and Q2 between Newcastle and Gateshead. Just the fact that it's only the Q3 that has been said it's changing to the Quaycity and the Q1/Q2 don't have the new format timetables.

Possibly could be getting curtailed at Gateshead again with the 51 and 52 coming back (maybe with the Saltwell Streetlites).

I would be very surprised to see the direct link between Gateshead and the Quayside removed.
Whilst I don't think numbers between the two points will be fantastic, I do think there will be people travelling say from Gateshead - Sage or Sage to Newcastle.
I've often gone to the bottom of Dean Street and there's been a decent queue waiting for a bus up the hill. Whilst I'm sure the majority aren't precious about which bus they get up the hill, I can't see GNE restricting it just to the Q3 and removing any connections to the station for example.

(04 Nov 2020, 7:52 pm)Andreos1 wrote I would be very surprised to see the direct link between Gateshead and the Quayside removed.
Whilst I don't think numbers between the two points will be fantastic, I do think there will be people travelling say from Gateshead - Sage or Sage to Newcastle.
I've often gone to the bottom of Dean Street and there's been a decent queue waiting for a bus up the hill. Whilst I'm sure the majority aren't precious about which bus they get up the hill, I can't see GNE restricting it just to the Q3 and removing any connections to the station for example.

Yeah that's fair honestly don't know what the numbers are like, mind can't imagine many using it to the Sage though since it doesn't run past 8pm so it's a bit too early. It's just the fact the 93/94 is getting deckers so that covers the Gateshead College side then the Q3 seems to be getting the longer Versa's which should be enough capacity that side. It's just a bit strange how the Q1/Q2 is being omitted from everything.

Go North East | 6307 by VDyLan Transport Photography, on Flickr

6307 is back in service today after repaint


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6055 is back in service after repaint into Crusader livery


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I still think that map looks bloody awful on the side of the Crusader B9s. The fact it goes all the way to the window just looks wrong to me.

Did a quick photoshop job to add a silver strip to separate them and to me it looks a lot better

(06 Nov 2020, 5:02 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I still think that map looks bloody awful on the side of the Crusader B9s. The fact it goes all the way to the window just looks wrong to me.

Did a quick photoshop job to add a silver strip to separate them and to me it looks a lot better

I wasn’t too bothered about it reaching the windows, however the fact it impedes the company logo surely is the real issue. You’d have thought the designer would’ve rectified it.

(06 Nov 2020, 6:02 pm)ne14ne1 wrote I wasn’t too bothered about it reaching the windows, however the fact it impedes the company logo surely is the real issue. You’d have thought the designer would’ve rectified it.

By designer do you mean the copy and paste factory that is Best Impressions?