(30 Mar 2014, 12:36 pm)Dan wrote Would be good to collate this information in the OP too, which will help me in future when editing the "Vehicle History" for each vehicle on the site's fleet lists, i.e:
3801:
January 1999 - Transferred to Stanley
February 2003 - Transferred to Percy Main from Stanley
March 2005 - Vehicle repainted into whatever livery.
4901:
May 2000 - Transferred to Percy Main
July 2004 - Transferred to Gateshead from Percy Main
August 2006 - Vehicle repainted green for "Lime" services 8/78.
Personally don't mind if it goes right up to present day as it saves me a job at the end of the day!
(30 Mar 2014, 12:45 pm)Robert wrote Thanks, that's a big help and ill be quite happy to push it through to the present day.
The only one im struggling on at the moment is 4923 and I cant seem to find when it transferred from Winlaton. I know it was at Stanley at one point with 4923, 4924 and 4925 because I seem to remember that at least one of them had a roller blind.
(30 Mar 2014, 12:56 pm)Dan wrote From what I can gather...
4923:
> February 2014 - Following the closure of Gateshead and Winlaton depots, this vehicle has been transferred to Riverside, which replaces depots at Sunderland Road in Gateshead and Winlaton that date back to the days of the tramways.
> BY February 2012 - Vehicle gained a rear advertisement for alcohol abuse (see here)
> September 2011 - Transferred from Gateshead to Winlaton.
> BY April 2011 - Vehicle gained a promotional livery for Go North East's "The Key" campaign.
> BY March 2011 - Repainted into a plain red base livery, later gaining "Northern" fleet names.
> BY December 2009 - Repainted into a plain white base livery.
> September 2009 - Vehicle transferred from Percy Main to Gateshead
> October 2008 - Vehicle transferred from Gateshead to Percy Main
> September 2007 - Vehicle transferred from Stanley to Gateshead
> December 2004 - Vehicle transferred from Winlaton to Gateshead
> BY July 2003 - Vehicle transferred from Gateshead depot to Winlaton depot.
> October 2000 - Vehicle new to Gateshead depot
Only bit which appears to be missing is the stage between new at Gateshead and transferring to Winlaton, and there doesn't seem to be any photographs on Flickr which give it away either.
EDIT: Found a photograph from July 2003 when it was with Winlaton... Think that's about everything for 4923?
(30 Mar 2014, 3:01 pm)Marcus wrote I'd love to help with some of Chester's vehicles, as well as Crooks and some of Stanleys but I'm afraid with all the other depots I'm just lost. Where abouts in Chesters fleet would you like to me to start, or just anywhere?
(30 Mar 2014, 3:08 pm)Dan wrote Anywhere you'd like to start - if there's a batch of vehicles you're most interested in, start there. :)
Any details on repaints, transfers, etc.
I usually go through GNE's Fleet Archive document and search for a specific fleet number - copying and pasting the details regarding that vehicle as I go.
After that, I usually go on Flickr and type in 'go north east [fleet number]' and fill in details regarding repaints and any blanks missed out on the Fleet Archive, in 'Most Recent' order. I repeat the process but with the registration of the vehicle, both with and without a space in the middle.
(30 Mar 2014, 3:10 pm)Marcus wrote Cheers mate, do I just post the info here for you to type up, I'm afraid another of my bad points is editing and posting stuff etc.
(30 Mar 2014, 4:24 pm)Marcus wrote 3868 has been at Chester continuously since around 2004 with occasional loans here and there. 3869 has been the same but spent a bit of time last year on long term loan to Percy Main I think when 3870 had it's accident, and just six months ago again went to Percy Main for about two months for an obscure reason. 3804 has spent it's entire career at Chester since new from what I can gather info-wise.
(30 Mar 2014, 4:27 pm)Dan wrote That excluding the time it was branded "Coaster"? Was also based at Stanley for a while if memory serves.
Thanks for collecting all the info though!
(30 Mar 2014, 4:55 pm)Marcus wrote Also somebody ought to look into 3964's livery changes, I know it's spent most of it's life in Gateshead/Riverside but it's been Children in Need and Metro Radio.
(30 Mar 2014, 5:03 pm)Robert wrote Citylink + Generic Liveried Optare Versas:
November 2013 - All are in service at Sunderland Road
February 2014 - All are transferred to Gateshead Riverside due to the closure of Sunderland Road (Gateshead)
Venture Optare Solo SRs:
December 2013 - All are in service at Consett
Drifter Streetlites:
November 2013 - All are in service at Deptford
Saltwell Park Streetlites:
November 2013 - All are in service at Sunderland Road
February 2014 - All are transferred to Gateshead Riverside due to the closure of Sunderland Road (Gateshead)
Fab Fifty Six + Generic Liveried B9s (6099&6100)
January 2014 - All are in service at Deptford
Cobalt Clipper + Generic Liveried B9s (6116+6117)
February 2014 - All are in service at Percy Main
Connections4 Citaros:
October 2013 - All are in service at Washington
(30 Mar 2014, 5:01 pm)Tom wrote It's been in a fair few liveries, new to Chester in 2006 for the 724, then put into Angel livery in 2007 (?), then transferred to Sunderland Road for the X9/X10 when the coaches were replaced on the X9, then it was in ''Northern'' livery, then ''Festival of the North East'' livery, then ''Real Radio'', then ''Children in Need'', then red.
(30 Mar 2014, 5:09 pm)Marcus wrote I don't know where I've seen this but didn't 3801 and 3802 at one point work at Chester and 3803 and 3804 were at Stanley then they swapped. Also 3803 was repainted into M Ticket livery on around April 10 2013 while 3804 and 3872 both got done up in early May.