(21 Mar 2022, 11:11 pm)Wybus wrote Have any Go North East/Go Ahead Northern buses ever carried the following fleet numbers
3683
3790
3805
4799, 4800
4826, 4827, 4828, 4831
Also what was the reason Dart MPDs 8186-8200 were renumbered to 486-500 were they numbered in the wrong range in the first place?
(22 Mar 2022, 4:33 pm)busmanT wrote 8186-8200 to 486-500 --- yes, wrongly numbered when delivered.They were originaly 29 seats hence 8186 - 8200. they were down seated to 25 and re numbered to 486 - 500. anything above 25 seats were not Minibuses according to Northern.
There was no 3805 - it would have been F105 UEF but it had been destroyed by fire well before the OK Travel takeover
(23 Mar 2022, 4:42 pm)ian foster wrote Most of the buses you ask about did exist however I don't think 3683 existed, 3790 was briefly an L reg OK Atlantean 4826 - 4828 (NPJ475R/RAU602R/THX190S) were originaly Readby Nationals 4831 (YBO331) was an ex Readby Leopard I think 4799/4800 were ex Readby or Diamond but acquired as withdrawn vehicles and not used, 3805 was an OK Olympian F105UEF that caught fire on the A1 near the Metro Center which was considered for re bodying but this never took place. However the chasis remained for several years afterwards. 4829 (G23UJR) was an Ok Scania. Most of these buses led short lives after the re numbering mostly due to being non standard. At take over of OK Travel most buses were numbered into the 9xxx series with a few in the 28xx series before the remaining vehicles were re numbered into the main fleet. If anyone can correct me on this please do so.
