(07 Nov 2017, 4:23 pm)peter wrote MAN/Enivro 24136. It's in use as an Exhibition/Information vehicle which will tour UK Bus operating areas. It is nominally part of the Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire fleet. The livery as you say features yellow 'emoji' smiley faces and the hashtag #BeNiceBus

Thanks, Peter! Not strictly North East related, then. Had never seen that one before!

I wasn't able to catch the fleet number of it, because it seemingly doesn't have one! Have just looked on Flickr and can't spot one on the front, side nor rear...