Sf54 hfu was in South shields at 1700

http://busrunningdays.blogspot.co.uk/201...aneer.html

Upcoming Garnetts running day.

If any of you remember the North East Bus and Coach Tour...guess which tour organiser has returned.....

http://busrunningdays.blogspot.co.uk/201...aneer.html

Upcoming Garnetts running day.

If any of you remember the North East Bus and Coach Tour...guess which tour organiser has returned.....

Oh God, it's not J.B. Bus Tours or whatever it was called making a comeback is it?

Oh God, it's not J.B. Bus Tours or whatever it was called making a comeback is it?

Unfortunately so!

Unfortunately so!

If that's the guy who did the trip to Coopers and Tyne Valley last year then I will not be attending this event. I still have painfully memories of being stuck at the metro centre for over an hour.

Merc Cheetah YN08NKR has been sold to Reays in Carlisle

M.A.N Tri Axle Coach is for sale at Plaxtons any idea if it has been part exchanged against another Coach.

I see Garnetts must be updating the fleet as some of there Coaches are for sale at Plaxtons .

There is two new Plaxton Elite's in the fleet, can't remember the registrations but they were seen on rail replacement last weekend.

PB0004226 SI; GARNETTS LTD
Director(s) MALCOLM GARNETT, PAUL GARNETT, CAROLE WARD
UNIT E1, ROMAN WAY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14
9AW
New operating centre: COMMERCIAL MOTORS LTD, SALTERS LANE,
SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2PZ
New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 3 vehicle(s)

PB0004226 SI; GARNETTS LTD
Director(s)  MALCOLM GARNETT, PAUL GARNETT, CAROLE WARD
UNIT E1, ROMAN WAY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14
9AW
New operating centre: COMMERCIAL MOTORS LTD, SALTERS LANE,
SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2PZ
New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 3 vehicle(s)

That's interesting as they've based a vehicle there for years, even back when I did the X22 (as it is now) regularly about 4 years ago.

That's interesting as they've based a vehicle there for years, even back when I did the X22 (as it is now) regularly about 4 years ago.

Traffic commissioner clamping down on accidental operating centres.

Anywhere a vehicle under an o-licence is stationed regularly is subject to being formally notified otherwise strict penalties are being enforced.

Gateshead Central Taxis best crack on and notify the traffic commissioner about a number of their buses being stationed at the drivers' home addresses!

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garnetts have acquired a merc minibus reg WA 05 JWJ to replace 06 example written off after a recent accident

garnetts have acquired a merc minibus reg WA 05 JWJ to replace 06 example written off after a recent accident

The former 06 reg and the replacement 05 reg was/is usually allocated to a school run from Barnard Castle to Carmel College Darlington

B7TLs LX05FBL/FBO/FCD and LX03ECV now part of the fleet.

https://northeastbuses.co.uk/fleet/list....eratorF=64

The fleet list for Garnetts is now fully updated and below is the news that I've got for you... bear in mind a lot of this is from years ago.... and very out of date!
I'm working through the fleetlists one by one trying to get them up to date, while I'm on furlough so bear with me and I'll try and announce in the threads when they're correct.
Dennis Javelins L705ASU & L717ASU both gone - scrapped
Dennis Javelin M108CCD sold to The Eden in 2017
MAN Jonckheere double deck T54BBW sold to Collins, Cambridge in 2017
B7R Premier W57XGA sold to Whitelaws in 2015
B10M Paragon W229JBN sold to Skelton Coaches (now OXI9800)
B10M Paragon X226AWB re-registered and possibly sold?
B10M Paragon Y744HWT sold in Oct 2019 to Jacks Coaches, Middlesbrough
B12BT Excalibur YR02ZKU sold in Apr 2020 to ??
B7R Profile MX04AAE sold in Mar 2020 to ??
B7R Profiles SF54HFT/HFU sold in Sep 2019 to ??
B12M Sunsundegui PN05AZX re-registered and possibly sold?
B10M Premier EAZ2579 scrapped Oct 2019
B10M Premier EAZ2585 sold in Sep 2019 to ??
B10M Premier EAZ2595 sold in 2017 to Cambraco, Liverpool
B10M Jonck decker NIL6482 sold in 2018 via Procters to become a motorhome
B10M Premier SIL9158 sold in 2019 to A&A Boroughbridge
Trident V173MEV sold to Shoreline Suncruisers, Scarborough
Trident Y361NHK scrapped
Merc Tourino BX07NMV sold to R&J Coaches in 2017
Merc Cheetah YN08NKR sold to Reays, Wigton in 2016 (part ex for YN16BPX most likely)
Merc Cheetah YN09DXM sold in Sep 2019 to ??

Merc Sitcar WA05JWJ added in Jan 2018 from Webberbus
B12Bs AX06SET & BX06SET added Jul 2019 from Streamline, Maidstone
B9R Elites added Jan 2017 - CN10HFU (ex Saffords) SG60UGD (ex Parks)
YN16BPX Mercedes Atego Noone Turas - ex Reays, Wigton Dec 2016
B7TL Geminis added include LF52ZRD, LJ03MDK, LX03ECV/ECY, LX53AZC/AZF/AZL/BJO, LX05FBL/FBO/FCD mostly in summer 2019
B7TL President LK03NJX added from Stanley Travel in Jul 2019
B9R Levantes FJ11MJV/MJX/MKM/RDV and possibly 2 more added recently

If anyone has more updates then please post

A further addition arriving today is another Volvo B9R Caetano Levante FJ61EXK from Selwyns

Garnett's doing the Newcastle-Morpeth (and the daily Chathill) rail replacements over the next few weekends, seem to be using the levantes and 10 reg elite.

A recent addition to the fleet is former Abellio London Enviro 400 LJ09CBV: https://flic.kr/p/2n6mG2G

YN16 BPX is currently for sale https://odysseycoachsales.co.uk/listings...midicoach/

Another recent acquisition is Volvo B8R/Sunsundegui BC65 NBC https://www.flickr.com/photos/davespsvs/...M9-2nsFNKu

Is Mally updating the fleet as some motors been sold

PN05 AZU is the latest vehicle to be advertised for sale https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363951440544

Have all the Tridents left the fleet listed below
T688KPU
T693KPU
X287NNO
X288NNO
X307NNO
Y359NHK
Y508NHK

Recently added to the fleet are ex Arriva London VDL DB300 Gemini's LJ59LVU & LJ59LXB (LJ59LVU seen this afternoon: https://flic.kr/p/2nRcZJf)

Have all the Tridents left the fleet listed below
T688KPU
T693KPU
X287NNO
X288NNO
X307NNO
Y359NHK
Y508NHK

T688 & T693 are definitely still in the fleet as I saw them this afternoon (unsure on the rest).

Fleetlist here https://busncoachfleetlists.fandom.com/w...ts_Coaches