The pair of Yutong CB12s were collected from Pelican yesterday.

Go North East: 5500 / YD70CDZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 5500 / YD70CDZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

The pair of Yutong CB12s were collected from Pelican yesterday.

Go North East: 5500 / YD70CDZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Go North East: 5500 / YD70CDZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Will they be getting anything done to them or will they just be going out as is?

Presumably they're going to be dedicated to the NHS staff shuttle and won't end up being in use on other services?

5500 looks to have entered on the RVI Freeman Hospital Shuttle today

5500 looks to have entered on the RVI Freeman Hospital Shuttle today

Go North East 5500 / YD70 CDZ by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Yes it has


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I'm wondering if 5500 and 5499(When it enters service) will have a branding on it or just left as it is

Just reading on the "Go North East buses" page, that 5499 has a seat retrim. Seems daft when its only going to be used on the "H" shuttle, unless its moving to another service with 5500?

Just reading on the "Go North East buses" page, that 5499 has a seat retrim. Seems daft when its only going to be used on the "H" shuttle, unless its moving to another service with 5500?

Can't see those shuttles lasting much longer , even though cases are up almost 50%. Given the surprising quality of the E10s, more CB12s would be well advised..

Can't see those shuttles lasting much longer , even though cases are up almost 50%. Given the surprising quality of the E10s, more CB12s would be well advised..

They are for the 'H' shuttle between the RVI and Freeman Hospital in Newcastle - not any of the Nightingale Shuttles.

They are for the 'H' shuttle between the RVI and Freeman Hospital in Newcastle - not any of the Nightingale Shuttles.

They don't need buses of that size for the staff shuttles, the two Mercedes 516 at Deptford would be better, and being silver they can be easily vinyled up for the NHS if this is to remain a permanent working/contract

Wasn't the longer buses for Social Distancing anyway. The same with 19. That was meant to be longer buses for Social distancing

Wasn't the longer buses for Social Distancing anyway. The same with 19. That was meant to be longer buses for Social distancing

In all the times I've seen the NHS shuttle 2 or 3 is most passengers , the majority were empty.

The 19 is mainly solos again, some of Percy Main's Omnicity's went to Riverside.

Same here tbh. I've never seen the H really busy. Most I've seen is 2

Saw 5499 moving around Riverside yard this evening. Not sure if it carried fleetnumbers while at Saltmeadows, but it has them on the back, at least, now. Maybe its entry into service is imminent.

Go North East 5499 / YH66 VMO by kieron mathews, on Flickr

5499 has entered service

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The seats in this remind me of the old dual purpose ones found in Northumbria buses in the 90s.

The seats in this remind me of the old dual purpose ones found in Northumbria buses in the 90s.

Have they changed the seats since they first got them in?

Have they changed the seats since they first got them in?

Yes.


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Yes.


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Would you care to elaborate further on that point?

The full stop seems very aggressive there! 

Here is an interior shot of 5499 when it was brand new and Pelican sent it to Showbus for display in 2016.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9786321683

I assume this is why 5500 is now away at the moment being upgraded.

What will they be used for? Spares? In 2019 Coropate Livery?

Weren't they meant to be used for the H service but now that's been operated by Scania CN230UB OmniCity

Have they changed the seats since they first got them in?

Not the best but I got sent these earlier of its interior.

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Not the best but I got sent these earlier of its interior.

Aren't they coach seats?

Aren't they coach seats?

They're probably just what was either laying around the depot, or what they could get in cheap!

They're probably just what was either laying around the depot, or what they could get in cheap!

Believe they came out of a Stagecoach E300 that was scrapped.

They're probably just what was either laying around the depot, or what they could get in cheap!

Yeah probably.

Believe they came out of a Stagecoach E300 that was scrapped.

Y'know as soon as I saw the seating I thought that.