Most bus stations in the North East would have issues with Dual Door buses.

Only ones that can completely used easily by Dual Door Buses are Gateshead, MetroCentre, Washington Galleries, Hexham, Killingworth, Blyth, Ferryhill, Four Lane Ends and Regent Centre.

All the others are either Drive On Reverse Off or have badly positioned street furniture / shelters blocking the second doors.

(12 Sep 2022, 4:03 pm)Storx wrote Bus stations are the issue in the North East in particular Haymarket and Eldon Square as the middle door is behind the no go barrier so they couldn't get on at all.

At South Shields and stands A-G at Park Lane, the centre door would just empty onto the road (assuming another bus isn't blocking it).

(12 Sep 2022, 4:17 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Most bus stations in the North East would have issues with Dual Door buses.

Only ones that can completely used easily by Dual Door Buses are Gateshead, MetroCentre, Washington Galleries, Hexham, Killingworth, Blyth, Ferryhill, Four Lane Ends and Regent Centre.

All the others are either Drive On Reverse Off or have badly positioned street furniture / shelters blocking the second doors.

Bishop could probably use dual door buses with no 'problem', it's not as if drivers ever actually line the door up with the opening anyway so you either have to squeeze through the gap, or walk around!

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(12 Sep 2022, 4:43 pm)F114TML wrote At South Shields and stands A-G at Park Lane, the centre door would just empty onto the road (assuming another bus isn't blocking it).

And where the 56 parks.

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Seems GNE have either bought / loaned some ex L&G Coaches President’s

L&G are running a few scholar services on behalf of GNE. It's the same arrangement when A-Line / Stanley have provided a driver and bus to cover GNE journeys

(12 Sep 2022, 5:57 pm)Rapidsnap wrote L&G are running a few scholar services on behalf of GNE. It's the same arrangement when A-Line / Stanley have provided a driver and bus to cover GNE journeys

They're running 9 of them.

Not sure a final list was ever confirmed, so:

East Yorkshire

• 786 - 6193 / YX08 FWE
  
• 787 - 6194 / YX08 FWF
  
• 788 - 6195 / YX08 FWG
  
• 789 - 6196 / YX08 FWH
  

East Yorkshire (loan buses, pending delivery of buses from Go-Ahead London)

• 696 - 9039 / YX05 EOO
  
• 702 - 9040 / YX55 DHJ
  
• 708 - 9041 / YX06 CXJ
  
• 709 - 9042 / YX06 CXK
  
• 710 - 9043 / YX06 CXL
  
• 711 - 9044 / YX06 CXM
  
• 712 - 9045 / YX06 CXN
  
• 713 - 9046 / YX06 CXO
  

Go North West

• 3203 - 6183 / MX07 BRF
  
• 3204 - 6184 / MX07 BRV
  
• 3205 - 6185 / MX07 BRZ
  
• 3206 - 6186 / MX07 BSO
  
• 3207 - 6187 / MX07 BSU
  
• 3208 - 6188 / MX07 BSV
  
• 3213 - 6189 / MX07 BUE
  
• 3215 - 6190 / MX07 BUU
  
• 3216 - 6191 / MX07 BUV
  
• 3214 - 6192 / MX57 HDZ
  
• 3201 - N/A - scrap / MX07 BPY
  
• 3202 - N/A - scrap / MX07 BPZ
  

Go-Ahead London Volvo B9TL

• WVN25 - 6197 / BG59 FXB
  
• WVN19 - 6198 / LK59 FDM
  
• WVN21 - 6199 / LK59 FDO
  
• WVL303 - 6200 / LX59 CYA
  
• WVL304 - 6201 / LX59 CYC
  
• WVL305 - 6202 / LX59 CYE
  
• WVL306 - 6203 / LX59 CYF
  
• WVL276 - 6204 / LX59 CYP
  
• WVL277 - 6205 / LX59 CYS
  
• WVL278 - 6206 / LX59 CYT
  
• WVL279 - 6207 / LX59 CYU
  
• WVL280 - 6208 / LX59 CYV
  
• WVL281 - 6209 / LX59 CYW
  
• WVL282 - 6210 / LX59 CYY
  
• WVL283 - 6211 / LX59 CYZ
  
• WVL284 - 6212 / LX59 CZA
  
• WVL285 - 6213 / LX59 CZB
  
• WVL286 - 6214 / LX59 CZC
  
• WVL287 - 6215 / LX59 CZD
  
• WVL288 - 6216 / LX59 CZF
  
• WVL289 - 6217 / LX59 CZG
  
• WVL290 - 6218 / LX59 CZH
  
• WVL291 - 6219 / LX59 CZJ
  
• WVL297 - 6220 / LX59 CZP
  
• WVL298 - 6221 / LX59 CZR
  
• WVL300 - 6222 / LX59 CZT
  
• WVL301 - 6223 / LX59 CZU
  
• WVL302 - 6224 / LX59 CZV
  
• WVL332 - 6225 / LX59 DDJ
  
• WVL380 - 6226 / LX60 DXM
  
• WVL381 - 6227 / LX60 DXO
  
• WVL382 - 6228 / LX60 DXP
  
• WVL383 - 6229 / LX60 DXR
  
• WVL384 - 6230 / LX60 DXS
  
• WVL385 - 6231 / LX60 DXT
  

Go-Ahead London ADL Enviro400

• E64 - 6944 / LX57 CHZ
  
• E65 - 6945 / LX57 CJE
  
• E77 - 6946 / LX57 CKF
  
• E78 - 6947 / LX57 CKG
  
• E93 - 6948 / LX57 CLY
  
• E95 - 6949 / LX08 EBU
  
• E96 - 6950 / LX08 EBV
  
• E97 - 6951 / LX08 EBZ
  
• E98 - 6952 / LX08 ECA
  
• E99 - 6953 / LX08 ECC
  
• E105 - 6954 / LX09 FAJ
  
• E106 - 6955 / LX09 FAK
  
• E107 - 6956 / LX09 FAM
  
• E108 - 6957 / LX09 FAO
  
• E109 - 6958 / LX09 FAU
  
• E130 - 6959 / SN60 BZB
  
• E131 - 6960 / SN60 BZC
  
• E132 - 6961 / SN60 BZD
  
• E133 - 6962 / SN60 BZE
  
• E134 - 6963 / SN60 BZF
  
• E135 - 6964 / SN60 BZG
  
• E136 - 6965 / SN60 BZH
  
• E137 - 6966 / SN60 BZJ
  
• E38 - 6967 / LX06 FKN
  

Latest arrival is ex-East Yorkshire 786, now numbered 6193 (YX08 FWE) at Go North East. Repainted prior to collection from East Yorkshire.

Go North East: 6193 / YX08FWE by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

This has probably already been answered, but are the E400's staying after the metro replacement contract has ended?

Would they go to the expense of refurbing and painting them just for a few months' work?
*looks at X22*

(19 Sep 2022, 3:48 pm)F114TML wrote Would they go to the expense of refurbing and painting them just for a few months' work?
*looks at X22*

Oh dear - this one has backfired on you!

The E400s are planned to stay and will replace 6901-19.


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(19 Sep 2022, 3:52 pm)Dan wrote Oh dear - this one has backfired on you!

Oh has it? I didn't notice. Glad to know you are actually planning on using them though.

Thanks for the updates Dan.

(19 Sep 2022, 3:12 pm)Dan wrote Not sure a final list was ever confirmed, so:

East Yorkshire

• 786 - 6193 / YX08 FWE
  
• 787 - 6194 / YX08 FWF
  
• 788 - 6195 / YX08 FWG
  
• 789 - 6196 / YX08 FWH
  

East Yorkshire (loan buses, pending delivery of buses from Go-Ahead London)

• 696 - 9039 / YX05 EOO
  
• 702 - 9040 / YX55 DHJ
  
• 708 - 9041 / YX06 CXJ
  
• 709 - 9042 / YX06 CXK
  
• 710 - 9043 / YX06 CXL
  
• 711 - 9044 / YX06 CXM
  
• 712 - 9045 / YX06 CXN
  
• 713 - 9046 / YX06 CXO
  

Go North West

• 3203 - 6183 / MX07 BRF
  
• 3204 - 6184 / MX07 BRV
  
• 3205 - 6185 / MX07 BRZ
  
• 3206 - 6186 / MX07 BSO
  
• 3207 - 6187 / MX07 BSU
  
• 3208 - 6188 / MX07 BSV
  
• 3213 - 6189 / MX07 BUE
  
• 3215 - 6190 / MX07 BUU
  
• 3216 - 6191 / MX07 BUV
  
• 3214 - 6192 / MX57 HDZ
  
• 3201 - N/A - scrap / MX07 BPY
  
• 3202 - N/A - scrap / MX07 BPZ
  

Go-Ahead London Volvo B9TL

• WVN25 - 6197 / BG59 FXB
  
• WVN19 - 6198 / LK59 FDM
  
• WVN21 - 6199 / LK59 FDO
  
• WVL303 - 6200 / LX59 CYA
  
• WVL304 - 6201 / LX59 CYC
  
• WVL305 - 6202 / LX59 CYE
  
• WVL306 - 6203 / LX59 CYF
  
• WVL276 - 6204 / LX59 CYP
  
• WVL277 - 6205 / LX59 CYS
  
• WVL278 - 6206 / LX59 CYT
  
• WVL279 - 6207 / LX59 CYU
  
• WVL280 - 6208 / LX59 CYV
  
• WVL281 - 6209 / LX59 CYW
  
• WVL282 - 6210 / LX59 CYY
  
• WVL283 - 6211 / LX59 CYZ
  
• WVL284 - 6212 / LX59 CZA
  
• WVL285 - 6213 / LX59 CZB
  
• WVL286 - 6214 / LX59 CZC
  
• WVL287 - 6215 / LX59 CZD
  
• WVL288 - 6216 / LX59 CZF
  
• WVL289 - 6217 / LX59 CZG
  
• WVL290 - 6218 / LX59 CZH
  
• WVL291 - 6219 / LX59 CZJ
  
• WVL297 - 6220 / LX59 CZP
  
• WVL298 - 6221 / LX59 CZR
  
• WVL300 - 6222 / LX59 CZT
  
• WVL301 - 6223 / LX59 CZU
  
• WVL302 - 6224 / LX59 CZV
  
• WVL332 - 6225 / LX59 DDJ
  
• WVL380 - 6226 / LX60 DXM
  
• WVL381 - 6227 / LX60 DXO
  
• WVL382 - 6228 / LX60 DXP
  
• WVL383 - 6229 / LX60 DXR
  
• WVL384 - 6230 / LX60 DXS
  
• WVL385 - 6231 / LX60 DXT
  

Go-Ahead London ADL Enviro400

• E64 - 6944 / LX57 CHZ
  
• E65 - 6945 / LX57 CJE
  
• E77 - 6946 / LX57 CKF
  
• E78 - 6947 / LX57 CKG
  
• E93 - 6948 / LX57 CLY
  
• E95 - 6949 / LX08 EBU
  
• E96 - 6950 / LX08 EBV
  
• E97 - 6951 / LX08 EBZ
  
• E98 - 6952 / LX08 ECA
  
• E99 - 6953 / LX08 ECC
  
• E105 - 6954 / LX09 FAJ
  
• E106 - 6955 / LX09 FAK
  
• E107 - 6956 / LX09 FAM
  
• E108 - 6957 / LX09 FAO
  
• E109 - 6958 / LX09 FAU
  
• E130 - 6959 / SN60 BZB
  
• E131 - 6960 / SN60 BZC
  
• E132 - 6961 / SN60 BZD
  
• E133 - 6962 / SN60 BZE
  
• E134 - 6963 / SN60 BZF
  
• E135 - 6964 / SN60 BZG
  
• E136 - 6965 / SN60 BZH
  
• E137 - 6966 / SN60 BZJ
  
• E38 - 6967 / LX06 FKN
  

Latest arrival is ex-East Yorkshire 786, now numbered 6193 (YX08 FWE) at Go North East. Repainted prior to collection from East Yorkshire.

Go North East: 6193 / YX08FWE by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Assuming 282-291 won't be up here for awhile since they're still in active service in London on the 321.

Think they are due to be replaced by ADL Enviro 400MMC hybrids

(20 Sep 2022, 11:22 am)Rapidsnap wrote Think they are due to be replaced by ADL Enviro 400MMC hybrids

Not too sure, I was reading the GoAhead London bus forum before and it seems like they don't have a clue either, just a lot of speculation.

Has anyone got a picture of ex London Volvo (now Go North East 6204) I'm currently on the sick so not getting out much

(28 Sep 2022, 2:36 pm)Retro Nero wrote Has anyone got a picture of ex London Volvo (now Go North East 6204) I'm currently on the sick so not getting out much

Unlikely. Bus Times recent changes suggest that neither 6198 nor 6204 are actually here yet, yet more "tracking errors" apparently.

I know we won't be getting any more London deckers after these for a while but does anyone think that we would ever get any of the new Routemasters from London?

(30 Sep 2022, 6:24 pm)nova347 wrote I know we won't be getting any more London deckers after these for a while but does anyone think that we would ever get any of the new Routemasters from London?

Doubt it, the back stair case would just be a total waste of space and have no purpose when there's hundreds of other buses to choose from. Not to mention the ramp is in the middle door so would be expensive to convert. They'll go straight to scrap mostly imo.

Some New Routemasters are already being scrapped.

(01 Oct 2022, 4:00 am)omnicity4659 wrote Some New Routemasters are already being scrapped.

Got a link to the info/pics?

They’re going through a refurbishment programme at the moment. Seats all being re-trimmed in a newer moquette and the exteriors repainted.

Does anyone know whether the vehicles listed as 9202-9210 on bustimes are actually in the GNE fleet? Been tracking for a while on scholars now and a bunch of them appear to have had a trip down to Redcar today?

(01 Oct 2022, 6:47 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Does anyone know whether the vehicles listed as 9202-9210 on bustimes are actually in the GNE fleet?  Been tracking for a while on scholars now and a bunch of them appear to have had a trip down to Redcar today?

I believe these are L&G Coaches Vehicles covering Go North East Scholars Contract's for St.Roberts School in Washington.

(01 Oct 2022, 6:47 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Does anyone know whether the vehicles listed as 9202-9210 on bustimes are actually in the GNE fleet? Been tracking for a while on scholars now and a bunch of them appear to have had a trip down to Redcar today?

202-210 in L&G Coaches fleet.

Go North East has sub-contracted 8x Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts to L&G after they lost all their contracts.

These contracts run with L&G Coaches’ buses and drivers.

Today, Go North East sub-contracted a shuttle bus in operation between Durham University and Redcar Racecourse to L&G Coaches using five of their buses.

Other sub-contractors ran from Saltmeadows today on the same event.


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(01 Oct 2022, 9:10 pm)Dan wrote 202-210 in L&G Coaches fleet.

Go North East has sub-contracted 8x Nexus Miscellaneous Works contracts to L&G after they lost all their contracts.

These contracts run with L&G Coaches’ buses and drivers.

Today, Go North East sub-contracted a shuttle bus in operation between Durham University and Redcar Racecourse to L&G Coaches using five of their buses.

Other sub-contractors ran from Saltmeadows today on the same event.


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Good tp meet you today Dan, finally.

(30 Sep 2022, 6:24 pm)nova347 wrote I know we won't be getting any more London deckers after these for a while but does anyone think that we would ever get any of the new Routemasters from London?

I think part of the reason why they're owned by TFL was because of their limited second life.  Not much call for a 2 staircase, 3 door bus outside of London; and leasing were reluctant to expose themselves to the risk of getting stung.

6228 LX60 DXP in service on the 900

https://flic.kr/p/2nRkgsW

Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini II 6228 on Nexus 900/X900 services today

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Unidentified un-Roadstriped corporate base coloured b7 heading north on the A1 towards the North East

(10 Oct 2022, 10:54 am)ne14ne1 wrote Unidentified un-Roadstriped corporate base coloured b7 heading north on the A1 towards the North East

6191 back from Read Commercials following repaint/refurbishment.

6188 next to go.


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