(02 Aug 2015, 7:22 pm)Malarkey wrote Just been organising my Photos on Flickr into Vehicle Type Folders and came across the following photo.
5232 on the 96 - At the time irrc 5229-5333 spent a brief period on loan to Sunderland Road & Chester le Street Depot after the withdrawal of the OK1, before they were Repainted/Refurbished for the X84/X85, this hasnt been noted on the Vehicle History on the NEB Fleet List.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...359981554/
They weren't loaned to Sunderland Road - this working would have been Chester-le-Street's afternoon journey. But yes, those that hadn't already gone for repaint spent a few days in service at Chester-le-Street.
The allocation is pretty fluid between Chester-le-Street and Crook (like Deptford and Peterlee), so these "loans" aren't noted.
We are currently working on a new system for the history archives. Stay tuned for more info...