(29 May 2015, 3:13 pm)Jimmi wrote YT51EAW has now lost it's Bellwood & Harris advert and Scarlet Band vinyl's and was unusually operating services 110/111/112 today.Nothing wrong with the photo Jimmi. It's about time it lost the advert, it was starting to look rather tired.
Sorry about the poor quality photo.
(30 May 2015, 7:53 am)MrPottski wrote Nothing wrong with the photo Jimmi. It's about time it lost the advert, it was starting to look rather tired.Yeah it's not the best hence why it isn't on my Flickr, couldn't get anywhere else to get a better photo.
(30 May 2015, 8:02 am)Jimmi wrote Yeah it's not the best hence why it isn't on my Flickr, couldn't get anywhere else to get a better photo.The way it is constantly driven at Mach 3 around Darlington it's amazing it's lasted as long!
Not sure what the deal is with this bus now especially as well as loosing the advert it has also lost the Scarlet Band names too so I am wondering if it may be leaving the fleet soon or getting a repaint or running in service like this. It is weird as this hasn't been on the 16/16A the last two days with an ex Rossendale Solo operating the service today.
The advert looked tired and worn weeks after being applied and the Solo itself doesn't sound that good either.
(30 May 2015, 8:07 am)MrPottski wrote The way it is constantly driven at Mach 3 around Darlington it's amazing it's lasted as long!Should hear it go over the cobbles heading onto Feethams, shakes and rattles galore, sounds like it is going to drop to pieces [emoji1]
(30 May 2015, 8:10 am)Jimmi wrote Should hear it go over the cobbles heading onto Feethams, shakes and rattles galore, sounds like it is going to drop to pieces [emoji1]It just shows the strength and the build quality of a Solo!
Should also hear it go down the A68 past Burtree Gate on the 16A it's so loud!
(30 May 2015, 8:02 am)Jimmi wrote Yeah it's not the best hence why it isn't on my Flickr, couldn't get anywhere else to get a better photo.
Not sure what the deal is with this bus now especially as well as loosing the advert it has also lost the Scarlet Band names too so I am wondering if it may be leaving the fleet soon or getting a repaint or running in service like this. It is weird as this hasn't been on the 16/16A the last two days with an ex Rossendale Solo operating the service today.
The advert looked tired and worn weeks after being applied and the Solo itself doesn't sound that good either.
(01 Jun 2015, 3:11 pm)GUG wrote Just seen a newer solo painted in bright pink knocking around Darlington a couple of minutes ago. It certainly wasn't YT51EAW..I was hoping to show you a photo of the bus at this point but it turned up over 10 minutes late and the driver missed out the whole of the route through Newton Aycliffe so because of this I have no photo and all I can say is that it is a pink Solo with no advert [emoji35]
(01 Jun 2015, 5:25 pm)Jimmi wrote I was hoping to show you a photo of the bus at this point but it turned up over 10 minutes late and the driver missed out the whole of the route through Newton Aycliffe so because of this I have no photo and all I can say is that it is a pink Solo with no advert [emoji35]
Thanks again for the driver for failing to do the route for Newton Aycliffe and wasting half an hour of my life in the freezing cold [emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35]
(01 Jun 2015, 9:24 pm)John_R wrote Must be the same one who misses out Faverdale.
(02 Jun 2015, 6:21 pm)MrPottski wrote YJ55YGH is the Solo in question
![[Image: 18389704122_9ef598b4ac.jpg]](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7775/18389704122_9ef598b4ac.jpg)
Scarlet Band: YJ55 YGL by Jimmi's Bus Photos, on Flickr
![[Image: 18345395698_61e1c0642f.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/456/18345395698_61e1c0642f.jpg)
Scarlet Band: YJ64 DYH by Jimmi's Bus Photos, on Flickr![[Image: 18506919416_2877be1818.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/323/18506919416_2877be1818.jpg)
Scarlet Band: YJ64 DXR by Jimmi's Bus Photos, on Flickr
(06 Jun 2015, 7:56 pm)Jimmi wrote At least two Solo SR's now have Durham Park and Ride branding although the two I saw both had different designs.
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(06 Jun 2015, 9:21 pm)tyresmoke wrote See this article for explanation
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/13...the_buses/
(06 Jun 2015, 9:32 pm)Robert wrote Hmm. I would like to vote for the lad when it opens because he is from Stanley but i much prefer the livery on the left. Suppose i have a few days to think.
