(14 Dec 2017, 9:53 am)ifm001 wrote Sunderland depot aren't by any chance operating the few South Shields routes on Boxing day are they and is that why we keep seeing this vehicle. Apart from E2 and E6 the only other shields routes on Boxing day are 3,4,10 and 11. Its a possibility

(15 Dec 2017, 9:34 am)Youngymmv wrote It’s a canny shout that like. I’m sure Sunderland has ran services in shields on Boxing Day previously. It all fits together based on this logic