(29 May 2014, 12:44 pm)ifm001 wrote Slightly incorrect in some of that info
565 - 569 never operated from chester le street and did not operate service 34
Just been looking back through Flickr and the above looks to be correct, but they did operate on the 34/34A, But would of been off an Interworking with the M3 as can been seen in the following link with "Metrolink M3" Sub Branding on the 34A in Chester le Street.
//www.flickr.com/photos/chriswhitesbusphotos/10981851165/