(11 Mar 2015, 9:05 pm)MrPottski wrote I'm going for a stab in the dark here, given the fact I used to live on Princess Road many moons ago, but I seem to remember an old John Bell service may have gone through there at some stage, 148 possibly?

Can you remember the year per chance? 

(11 Mar 2015, 9:18 pm)MrFozz wrote Good shout that mate...was the 148 what would go on to be GNE East Durham 203???

Depends on when it was. A service 148 existed in 1978 running between Houghton and Seaham, operated by Northern, however by 1986 this service had been withdrawn. Also, this service did not operate via Dalton-le-Dale.

Another 148 service was registered sometime after deregulation. This 148 does not appear in the GAG timetables in the Bygone Era so it may have been reintroduced by another operator - presumably by Jon Bell (I'm not familiar with this operator) as Mr Pottski suggests. Before passing back into the hands of GNE I believe it was operated by JayLine - before JayLine was absorbed into the Go-Ahead family.