(14 Jun 2024, 10:20 am)WestDurhamSwift wrote 5452 now in Coaster livery

Is that its third or fourth repaint?

(14 Jun 2024, 12:41 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Is that its third or fourth repaint?

Fleet livery to Orbit to Rockets to Coaster

(14 Jun 2024, 12:50 pm)Aaron21 wrote Fleet livery to Orbit to Rockets to Coaster

It’s been in the Swoop and the Roadstripe Fleet liveries. Was that just a partial repaint/vinyl job?

(14 Jun 2024, 12:50 pm)Aaron21 wrote Fleet livery to Orbit to Rockets to Coaster

Orbit to Rockets wasnt really a repaint, that was a Vinyl job

5430 is now in the new Prince Bishops base livery, looks like its had a interior refurbishment too.

(15 Jun 2024, 1:10 pm)Michael wrote 5430 is now in the new Prince Bishops base livery, looks like its had a interior refurbishment too.

Yeah, it's had the seats from the Training Buses put in , sorry ELITE buses

5439 now in new Prince Bishops from Corporate livery and had a seat refurbishment.
5433 did not get a seat refurbishment when it got the new Prince Bishops Livery.

(01 Oct 2024, 9:46 pm)Retro Nero wrote 5439 now in new Prince Bishops from Corporate livery and had a seat refurbishment.
5433 did not get a seat refurbishment when it got the new Prince Bishops Livery.

Feels like they've been repainting them for ages...


I take it 5438 will be repainted in to the brand?


When will we see the Graphite brand dropped?, not sure why they didn't drop the 39B when they lost the contracts and just have a 39 (City Centre to Doxford) and 39A to Pennywell.

As the 39a serves esdale and 39b serves tunstall bank estate.
I agreed the brand needs dropping. The Sunderland and district was a failure imo

(01 Oct 2024, 10:24 pm)Michael wrote Feels like they've been repainting them for ages...


I take it 5438 will be repainted in to the brand?


When will we see the Graphite brand dropped?, not sure why they didn't drop the 39B when they lost the contracts and just have a 39 (City Centre to Doxford) and 39A to Pennywell.

Yes 5438  will be a Prince Bishops, also 5440 & 5441.

6994 has received branding for Santa Bus. At the rate they are going, next year they be aiming to have it decorated before Halloween.

(17 Nov 2024, 11:24 pm)Rapidsnap wrote 6994 has received branding for Santa Bus. At the rate they are going, next year they be aiming to have it decorated before Halloween.

Nothing worse than people celebrating Chrismas in November haha

(17 Nov 2024, 11:24 pm)Rapidsnap wrote 6994 has received branding for Santa Bus. At the rate they are going, next year they be aiming to have it decorated before Halloween.

Yet, the Halloween decorated bus is still going round with bats on the windows....

(17 Nov 2024, 11:24 pm)Rapidsnap wrote 6994 has received branding for Santa Bus. At the rate they are going, next year they be aiming to have it decorated before Halloween.

Has been for a week.

5438 is currently at saltmeadows for refurbishment and rebranding into Prince Bishops, also there is 8348  which apparently is an ex-demonstrator and has a different seating layout .

668 has returned to service at Hexham following repaint into the new Tynedale Links livery.

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