(29 Jun 2014, 7:57 pm)AIG20 wrote Looking at the images at the bottom of the page...
*This still has its LED Destination Display's, unlike the others which had theirs replaced with spare Flip-Dot Displays.
*It has done at total of 41,180.7 miles! Is that a lot for a bus of that age?

Don't think that mileage is correct somehow! Our new Pulsar clocked that up in as little as 6 months.

(29 Jun 2014, 7:51 pm)Tom wrote Sure I saw one for £1 on Ebay here.

Wonder how much it costs to shift on the ferry back to England?

5345 BP57 UYH - Recieving Brighton and Hove Branding at Hants and Dorset Trims Paintshop
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59115230@N06/14564023013/

(30 Jun 2014, 5:14 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote 5345 BP57 UYH - Recieving Brighton and Hove Branding at Hants and Dorset Trims Paintshop
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59115230@N06/14564023013/

Typical that these will start to appear after I've had my annual trip down there. The Citaro artics look really smart in the B&H livery, and seem to cope really well on the 25.

(30 Jun 2014, 5:24 pm)aureolin wrote Typical that these will start to appear after I've had my annual trip down there. The Citaro artics look really smart in the B&H livery, and seem to cope really well on the 25.

I want to photograph them with B&H but don't know when to go down...!

(30 Jun 2014, 5:29 pm)Dan wrote I want to photograph them with B&H but don't know when to go down...!

Did you do there and back in the same day last year? Or overnight somewhere? It always feels like a canny long run, but its not much different to Newcastle - Blackpool, which I do there and back on a regular basis.

(30 Jun 2014, 5:32 pm)aureolin wrote Did you do there and back in the same day last year? Or overnight somewhere? It always feels like a canny long run, but its not much different to Newcastle - Blackpool, which I do there and back on a regular basis.

I went on the 0130am-ish Megabus down from Newcastle on a Wednesday, arriving at about 6am. Took some photos in London until about 9, then went to Brighton for a few hours. Returned to London, took some more photos for a few hours, then returned on the Megabus home at 3pm, arriving in at Sunderland at about half 9.

All in all, cost me less than £20.

(30 Jun 2014, 5:48 pm)Dan wrote I went on the 0130am-ish Megabus down from Newcastle on a Wednesday, arriving at about 6am. Took some photos in London until about 9, then went to Brighton for a few hours. Returned to London, took some more photos for a few hours, then returned on the Megabus home at 3pm, arriving in at Sunderland at about half 9.

All in all, cost me less than £20.

A tad cheaper than the circa. £200 that my tickets cost then!

It's a great place, just a bit of a joke when you've got to go through London and pay extortionate rail fares. I don't think I could do Megabus both ways from London. I feel rough enough on that train home after a week in brighton.

(30 Jun 2014, 6:02 pm)aureolin wrote A tad cheaper than the circa. £200 that my tickets cost then!

It's a great place, just a bit of a joke when you've got to go through London and pay extortionate rail fares. I don't think I could do Megabus both ways from London. I feel rough enough on that train home after a week in brighton.

Still reckon I could do it for £20 mind, if I decided to do it the same way as before.

2x £5 Megabus tickets on a Wednesday, 2x £5 singles from London to Brighton.

Working on fleet archives today if anyone wants to have a go at helping me a little!

(05 Jul 2014, 10:51 am)Dan wrote Working on fleet archives today if anyone wants to have a go at helping me a little!

I decided not to go out today so I'm just bored and lying around watching Agatha Christie's Marple

What do you want me to look into?

(05 Jul 2014, 10:56 am)Marcus wrote I decided not to go out today so I'm just bored and lying around watching Agatha Christie's Marple

What do you want me to look into?

I decided not to go out after having just awoken about an hour ago - thought it was too late by the time I have a shower, get dressed and then get on a bus somewhere. So I'm doing something productive on NEB for a change!

Anything you like!

(05 Jul 2014, 10:59 am)Dan wrote I decided not to go out after having just awoken about an hour ago - thought it was too late by the time I have a shower, get dressed and then get on a bus somewhere. So I'm doing something productive on NEB for a change!

Anything you like!

I'm gonna scan Flickr to see if I can find any former GNE vehicles

Came across this Optare Excel owned by Bus Eireann (which I assume translates as 'Irish Bus'), formerly GNE 8135.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49870858@N...UH1-nX41As

Any idea when it got replaced within GNE's fleet - I would imagine about 2005-2007?

Former GNE ex-Nottingham Trident 3945, now with Tyrer's of Adlington;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/87703704@N...ist-jfWASz

Must have changed hands at least 3 times now.

(05 Jul 2014, 10:51 am)Dan wrote Working on fleet archives today if anyone wants to have a go at helping me a little!

All branded vehicles new between 2008 and 2013 have now got a completed vehicle history. No photos yet, but that's the last thing on the agenda.

I'm going to have a little break now, but will continue later today. It does make sense to do the vehicle history section for each vehicle in the fleet from newest to oldest, obviously because the newest vehicles in the fleet have moved around a lot less. The branded vehicles are reasonably easy to do, but the corporate liveried vehicles are going to be more of a struggle.

This is 6069's history.
Vehicle history:


> October 2012 - Vehicle branded "Angel", and subsequently entered service at Chester-le-Street depot on "Angel" service 21.

> September 2012 - Vehicle arrived into the Go North East fleet.

> October 2006 - Vehicle repainted into a plain silver base livery, later gaining "Doxford Clipper" branding.

Didn't know it had a secret life as a Doxford Clipper.

(05 Jul 2014, 2:46 pm)danpick wrote This is 6069's history.
Vehicle history:


> October 2012 - Vehicle branded "Angel", and subsequently entered service at Chester-le-Street depot on "Angel" service 21.

> September 2012 - Vehicle arrived into the Go North East fleet.

> October 2006 - Vehicle repainted into a plain silver base livery, later gaining "Doxford Clipper" branding.

Didn't know it had a secret life as a Doxford Clipper.

Er... pass!

I've typed that into 6069's form instead of 606's. Strange, but I've sorted it out now - ta!

5315/7 also have the South Tyneside College advert.

(05 Jul 2014, 3:02 pm)danpick wrote 5315/7 also have the South Tyneside College advert.

On 8294-8301 it says that 8302 will be South Tyne.

More for when you get back into it (providing you haven't already done them)
3941/2/3:

June 2005 - Delivered
July 2005 - Entered service at Sunderland Road branded for service X10
??? 2010 - Repainted into a maroon-type base and rebranded as 'Tyne Tees Express' following the merge of services X9 and X10.
August 2012 - Transferred to Winlaton (3941/2) and Winlaton (3943)
??? 2012 - Repainted silver (3941/2) and Red then branded as Red Arrows (3943)
January 2013 - Transferred from Winlaton to Hexham (3942)
February 2013 - Branded as 'TEN' (3941/2)
December 2013 - Debranded and rebranded advertising Metroradio (3942)
February 2014 - Vehicle transferred from Winlaton to Gateshead Riverside (3941)
June 2014 - Repainted from its 'TEN' livery into the Generic Livery to help with the reliability on the Tyne Tees Xpress services.

Hope some of that helps, sorry about me also not been able to get a couple of months for a particular events in the above history. Apologies also if something isnt accurate.

(05 Jul 2014, 3:12 pm)danpick wrote On 8294-8301 it says that 8302 will be South Tyne.

6049 has no history.

(05 Jul 2014, 3:34 pm)danpick wrote 6049 has no history.

By you're having a good thorough search through what he has done

(05 Jul 2014, 3:36 pm)Robert wrote By you're having a good thorough search through what he has done

Bored it was more when 6069's was a bit wrong I thought I would check the rest.

(05 Jul 2014, 3:02 pm)danpick wrote 5315/7 also have the South Tyneside College advert.

Thanks - added those.

(05 Jul 2014, 3:12 pm)danpick wrote On 8294-8301 it says that 8302 will be South Tyne.

Corrected.

(05 Jul 2014, 3:16 pm)Robert wrote More for when you get back into it (providing you haven't already done them)
3941/2/3:

June 2005 - Delivered
July 2005 - Entered service at Sunderland Road branded for service X10
??? 2010 - Repainted into a maroon-type base and rebranded as 'Tyne Tees Express' following the merge of services X9 and X10.
August 2012 - Transferred to Winlaton (3941/2) and Winlaton (3943)
??? 2012 - Repainted silver (3941/2) and Red then branded as Red Arrows (3943)
January 2013 - Transferred from Winlaton to Hexham (3942)
February 2013 - Branded as 'TEN' (3941/2)
December 2013 - Debranded and rebranded advertising Metroradio (3942)
February 2014 - Vehicle transferred from Winlaton to Gateshead Riverside (3941)
June 2014 - Repainted from its 'TEN' livery into the Generic Livery to help with the reliability on the Tyne Tees Xpress services.

Hope some of that helps, sorry about me also not been able to get a couple of months for a particular events in the above history. Apologies also if something isnt accurate.

Can't remember if I've done them yet or not, but thanks - will add those details when I get to 2005. 2007 is taking forever because of these Omnis! GNE's Fleet Archive is a bit patchy and there are fewer photos around on Flickr from 2007 too...

(05 Jul 2014, 3:34 pm)danpick wrote 6049 has no history.

Does now

(05 Jul 2014, 3:58 pm)Dan wrote Can't remember if I've done them yet or not, but thanks - will add those details when I get to 2005. 2007 is taking forever because of these Omnis! GNE's Fleet Archive is a bit patchy and there are fewer photos around on Flickr from 2007 too...

I've now finished 2007, including the Mercs (which were a pleasure to write about compared to the Omnis!)

If anyone with definite details of the OmniCity vehicles wants to check through the vehicle history section for each of those vehicles, please do and comment with any mistakes there may be.
I really did struggle with those, due to the lack of information provided by GNE on the Fleet Archive document as well as the lack of photos online.

Buses new in 2005 and 2006 have now received a completed vehicle history section, bringing us to a total of 346 vehicles which have got a fully completed history section - approximately 50% of the entire fleet.

A number of other vehicles new before 2005 have received bits and bobs here and there too.

(05 Jul 2014, 6:37 pm)Dan wrote Buses new in 2005 and 2006 have now received a completed vehicle history section, bringing us to a total of 346 vehicles which have got a fully completed history section - approximately 50% of the entire fleet.

A number of other vehicles new before 2005 have received bits and bobs here and there too.

On 3963 it says it was previously an TEN.

(05 Jul 2014, 6:57 pm)danpick wrote On 3963 it says it was previously an TEN.

Not any more!

(05 Jul 2014, 6:57 pm)danpick wrote On 3963 it says it was previously an TEN.

Think we can fully employ you to be the fleet info checker, you seem to be god at it