(23 Nov 2018, 5:43 pm)S813 FVK wrote Currently being sanded down at Saltmeadows:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/45...14/in/feed

No positive ID, but from what I can see it appears to be one of either 780, 782, 790, 791 or 792.

Wonder if anymore will turn up?

(23 Nov 2018, 5:43 pm)S813 FVK wrote Currently being sanded down at Saltmeadows:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazza90/45...14/in/feed

No positive ID, but from what I can see it appears to be one of either 780, 782, 790, 791 or 792.

(23 Nov 2018, 6:54 pm)Michael wrote Wonder if anymore will turn up?

780. It's just here for a Contactless advert to be applied to it I believe.

Whats currently in for repaint?

(not the bus from East Yorkshire)

(24 Nov 2018, 1:22 pm)Michael wrote Whats currently in for repaint?

(not the bus from East Yorkshire)

5401 has just been repainted into fleet livery.

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6101 looks to have broken down on the coast road slip road by chillingham road

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6117 came from town to replace it by the looks of it coming through Jesmond NIS

(24 Nov 2018, 1:52 pm)Dan wrote 5401 has just been repainted into fleet livery.

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Surprised all the Beamish advert buses were repainted in to "Go North East" Livery.. thought a new livery would of been put on for Beamish.

(24 Nov 2018, 4:21 pm)Michael wrote Surprised all the Beamish advert buses were repainted in to "Go North East" Livery.. thought a new livery would of been put on for Beamish.

I miss the 128 days

Transport Committee meets today in The Commons to discuss the "Health of the Bus Market".
It will be available live at 4.45 for the first session, with the second session commencing thereafter.
Martin Dean, Managing Director, Bus Development, Go-Ahead Group plc will be representing the bus industry in the second session.

Link below will start once proceedings have commenced, and will be available to view afterwards via the parliant tv site:

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde...611fb5aecd

Agenda:
   Subject: Health of the Bus Market
   
1st Session Witnesses: Mick Lynch, Assistant General Secretary, RMT, and Bobby Morton, National Officer, Unite the Union

2nd Session Witnesses: Martin Dean, Managing Director, Bus Development, Go-Ahead Group plc, Bill Hiron, Chair, and Malcolm Robson, ALBUM, Alex Hornby, CEO, Trandsdev Blazefield, and Steven Salmon, Director of Policy Development, Confederation of Passenger Transport (UK)

(24 Nov 2018, 1:52 pm)Dan wrote 5401 has just been repainted into fleet livery.

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8324 is now at Saltmeadows for repaint.

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(26 Nov 2018, 5:35 pm)Dan wrote 8324 is now at Saltmeadows for repaint.

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Into corp? Take it all Chester versas being debraned

(26 Nov 2018, 5:38 pm)JP6004 wrote Into corp? Take it all Chester versas being debraned

Yes, fleet livery.

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(26 Nov 2018, 5:39 pm)Dan wrote Yes, fleet livery.

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Seems a shame as they not long done. So only Angel and C&C at Chester

(26 Nov 2018, 5:41 pm)JP6004 wrote Seems a shame as they not long done. So only Angel and C&C at Chester

Ye, shame because the branding isn't bad.

Does GNE have sunday's metro replacement

(26 Nov 2018, 7:41 pm)GNE6312 wrote Does GNE have sunday's metro replacement

No, Arriva.

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Where does the asda metrocentre free bus go from

A Washington Indigo Solo and a Coast & Country Streelite have both had their white destination displays replaced with orange ones.

(27 Nov 2018, 3:23 pm)deanmachine wrote A Washington Indigo Solo and a Coast & Country Streelite have both had their white destination displays replaced with orange ones.

686 had a tree hit (and damage) the front destination during the high winds a few months ago. The unit has now been repaired and when Washington's VOR permits, bus will be booked in to have the white display put back in.

5407's case was damaged last week, so as to avoid any potential water damage, the unit was removed and replaced temporarily by an amber display. This has now been repaired by Hanover and returned to Go North East yesterday, so should be fitted again soon.

5390 will be having its white LED unit removed while at Saltmeadows for repaint (it arrived there this morning), which will be kept as a spare to hopefully prevent things like this happening again in the future.

Will 5390 be repainted into corp or a new promotional livery or branded?
Also is 4942 withdrawn?

(27 Nov 2018, 4:50 pm)GNE6312 wrote Will 5390 be repainted into corp or a new promotional livery or branded?
Also is 4942 withdrawn?

It's being repainted white, and will receive another promotional livery.

Question,

Is the 2331 Sunday Evening 310 from North Shields to Norham Road North worked using a bus of the Coaster or 19 instead of a Cobalt Clipper branded B9TL?

(27 Nov 2018, 10:05 pm)L469 YVK wrote Question,

Is the 2331 Sunday Evening 310 from North Shields to Norham Road North worked using a bus of the Coaster or 19 instead of a Cobalt Clipper branded B9TL?

I think it is operated by a Coaster (2216 from Kibblesworth rings a bell)

(27 Nov 2018, 10:13 pm)citaro5284 wrote I think it is operated by a Coaster (2216 from Kibblesworth rings a bell)

Correct uses the coaster 1A that terminated in north shields around 2325

Does gne have metro replacements on the 8th

(28 Nov 2018, 7:23 pm)GNE6312 wrote Does gne have metro replacements on the 8th

Answer remains the same as it was here.

(15 Nov 2018, 5:48 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Just read in Buses magazine that Go North East are going to be used for shake down trials of a London spec Optare MetroCity EV that was on display at Euro Bus Expo before it goes to operate at Go-Ahead London.

So any idea which route it be used on. Maybe try it out on the Sunderland City Connect since I believe that does need bigger buses during term times.

Other route suggestions for it could be Indigo North Tyne 40/41, Black Cat 39, 34 / 34A, 29, 33 / 33A.

Wonder when this will arrive?

Does anyone know which services Deptford's B7s are allocated to?

(30 Nov 2018, 5:24 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Does anyone know which services Deptford's B7s are allocated to?

A few on 56 on Saturdays, one does the 939, another does the 17:36 X5. Apart from that just School Runs.

(30 Nov 2018, 6:04 pm)S830OFT wrote A few on 56 on Saturdays, one does the 939, another does the 17:36 X5. Apart from that just School Runs.

Which school runs?

Putting myself at risk of looking like a fool again, I believe they operate the ones listed below, with anyone else free to add/correct:

AM:
- St Robert's of Newminster: 441/444/451/453/454/457/458

PM:
- Cardinal Hume (Fridays only): 878/880
- Emmanuel College (Fridays only): 833/838
- St Robert's of Newminster: 441/449/451/453/454/457
- St Wilfrid's: 812