Following on from korn90's post, I think I'll confirm everything in one post - given that they were the focus of my day!

4906 (danielgrahamm)
4907 (danielgrahamm)
4908 (danielgrahamm)
4909 (danielgrahamm)
"East Durham" MPD 535 on "Wear Tees Xpress" X7. (danielgrahamm)
"Tyne Tees Xpress" meets "Wear Tees Xpress"! (danielgrahamm)


4907, 08 and 09 were allocated to the X7 service today, leaving 4906 spare to cover for one of her sisters in the event of a breakdown. By 11:30am, she saw immediate usage. 4906 had to cover for 4907 today due to the heating problems 4907 had. 4907 was subsequently sent to Deptford depot for engineers to have a look at the problem.

4908 broke down near Middlesbrough/Stockton today, and 535 was her replacement. Soon after 535 took over, 4908 came back to life and started working again. By the time 535 went to Sunderland and returned to Peterlee, 4908 took over once more. She had immediate problems once more though, but the driver was prepared and knew what to do to resurrect the problems.

All of the Renowns seem to have no heating at all, they're all freezing.

4906 also has some issues with a smell of "burning" coming from the exhaust/engine and making its way into the bus.

I'd be prepared for some "East Durham" MPDs making their way onto the X7s in the forthcoming days...