DAILY DIGEST: 01/03/13 - Insufficient material to cover. Cancelled.


DAILY DIGEST: 02/03/13
- "Sunderland Bus Briefing" leaflets distributed on vehicles throughout Sunderland. This leaflet contains the same information already given on Go North East's website here.

- Posters regarding upcoming Customer Consultations concerning services 9, 26, 36, 99 and X3 have been placed on Deptford-based vehicles that are allocated to the services in question.

- Despite what had previously been said in a "Daily Digest", 4944 has been transferred to Chester-le-Street from Percy Main. The rumour that 4944 will be transferred to Gateshead for the upcoming changes still exists, but another rumour (which admittedly seems more likely) has been given to us. Ultimately, 4944 has been set to see the disposal of 4895. The transfer of 4944 to Chester-le-Street was in the same batch of transfers as follows:
4844 to Stanley
5274 to Percy Main
4944 to Chester-le-Street
And finally, 4895's disposal

We are still yet to see 4844's transfer from Gateshead, but 5274 and 4944 have seen the planned transfer that was given to us.

The most recent photos of all of the vehicle's mentioned above can be seen below:
4844 (danielgrahamm)
5274 (transferred) (Bazza90 Bus Photos)
4944 (transferred) (danielgrahamm)
4895 (danielgrahamm)

- As ever, a few more things have been added to the Go North East: "Buses By Brand" collection. The recent changes following my upload from 02/03/13 are listed below:
[ADD] "Northern" 4944
[REP] "Route 19" 8240
[ADD] "Route 19" 8239
[ADD] "Blaydon Racers" 5275
[ADD] "Blaydon Racers" 5281
[ADD] "TEN" 6074
[ADD] "TEN" 6078
[ADD] "TEN" 6079
[REP] "TEN" 6076
[ADD] "Saltwell Park" 8300
[ADD] "Angel" 3962
[ADD] "Angel" 6067
[ADD] "Highwayman" 4932
[ADD] "Laser" 5308

The "Route 19" set is now complete. As you can see above, a replacement did take place as a new photo had been taken of the vehicle in question on the correct route (19). I'm still yet to replace 8241, as the photo I have of it is on the 9.

- Odd workings:
- "The Highwayman" 4941 on "Crusader" service 27. (danielgrahamm)
- "Soccerbus" 4910 on "TEN" service 10. (danielgrahamm)
- "Saltwell Park" 8300 on service 96. (danielgrahamm)
- "Poppy Bus" 4949 on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66. (danielgrahamm)
- "The Highwayman" 4932 on "Crusader" service 27. (danielgrahamm)
- "The Highwayman" 4940 on "Loop" service 94. (mdw9121)
- "Loop" 8224 on "CityLink" service 58. (mdw9121)
- "Cobalt" 4911 on "Coaster" service 1. (S.Blair250)
- "Tyne Tees Xpress" 3963 on "Saltwell Park" service 54. (peter_b2008)


DAILY DIGEST: 03/03/13
- Go North East's Mercedes Citaro Artic 5357 BX54UCO was spotted in a yard on the Brunswick Park Industrial Estate, Newcastle Upon Tyne. This particular Citaro was acquired at the start of November 2012, and by the end of November 2012, was put in service at Gateshead for usage on services 58/X66. It retained its London General livery while in service but was withdrawn from service mid-December because the internal layout was unsuitable for Go North East use without modification.
Photos can be seen below of 5357:
5357 (frontal) (emdjt42)
5357 (side) (emdjt42)


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Many thanks to everyone who contributed any information and/or photos for the "Daily Digest" above. As always, we politely request that you contact us (preferably me!) in the easiest way for you with any information you have that could be included - be it using the PM system, on Facebook, e-mailing me etc. That way, things will always be included in the DD and won't be missed.