The first photo of the new Optare Versa demonstrator has hit Flickr!
Though not yet in-service, it is pictured below at Chester-le-Street depot - to be transferred to Stanley tomorrow.

I can only hope that I'll manage to get a photo of it on the "Lime" 8/78 service, as I believe it'll be a core route they'll be trialing it on!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarke.../contacts/
(Photo by Adam Malarkey).


In other news, one of the Vykings that carry the Vodafone ad was on the 38/61 service today... Something which is becoming more and more frequent!