(24 Feb 2015, 9:21 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Agree with Michael. I've used the Lime hundreds (possibly thousands!) of times over the years of the brand's existence and not once seen a person with a bike on!
The 'Bike Bus' feature was introduced to service 78 only when the buses were repainted and refurbished in 2009 while service 8 ran between Chester-le-Street and Castleside only:
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09-10 V989 ETN VoB10BLE-Wright 4899 of GoNE, Chester le St by delticalco, on FlickrIt wasnt until service 8 was extended to Sunderland and the Stanley - Castleside section was replaced by service V8 when the chester renowns (4850-4855 only as 4896 was part of the 78s PVR) were fitted with the cycle friendly feature.