Upcoming service changes in May will see the "Toon Link" brand encompass services 6, X30/X31 and X70/X71 with a mixed allocation of Scania OmniCitys and Scania OmniDekkas. As such; having previously carried a plain red base livery, this vehicle has now been repainted into a plain black base livery. "Toon Link" branding will be applied to the bus nearer to the time of the service changes.
This vehicle has moved from Stockton to Stockton (Under Repair), whilst undergoing repaint at Bus & Coach World, Blackburn, into Arriva's corporate livery, minus the cream cowhorn, for service 27's "Frequenta" upgrade.
This vehicle has transferred from Sunderland Depot to Stockton, in a reserve capacity, to be prepared for service prior to the launch of the new X55 express service on Saturday 20th May 2017.
Having previously carried sub-branding for services 12/12A (Newcastle - Winlaton); this vehicle has had these vinyls stripped and new vinyls added, sporting the taglines "For city centre shops and leisure" and "Frequent buses to Newcastle".
This vehicle has received "Citylink" branding, with sub-branding for service 57. The livery design has been slightly revised in line with the new features being available on the bus, and the cant rail has been revised to show the standardised design, with the text showing the words "Buses run early til late • Into the heart of the city up to every 20 minutes".
Having been involved in a fatal collision resulting in the death of a taxi driver and severe damage to the bus, this vehicle has moved from Slatyford to Slatyford (Reserve). It is thought that the vehicle is unlikely to return to service at Slatyford, due to the extent of the accident damage. As such; pending the repair of other MAN 18.240LF/ADL Enviro 300 in the fleet at Slatyford, the allocation for service 100 is revised to operate with 2x MAN 18.240LF/ADL Enviro 300 and 2x MAN 18.220LF/Transbus ALX300.
More information on the tragic accident is available at: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/redheugh-bridge-shut-closed-crash-13018146
Having previously carried sub-branding for services X30/X31 (Stanley - Newcastle); this vehicle has had these vinyls stripped and new vinyls added, sporting the taglines "For city centre shops and leisure" and "Frequent buses to Newcastle".
This vehicle has transferred from Riverside Depot to Hexham, where it, following installation of a new Ticketer ticket machine, will be allocated to "Tynedale Links" services X81/185/681 to compare against the low-carbon emission Optare Solo SRs currently allocated to these services.
This vehicle has transferred from Redcar Depot to Darlington, on temporary loan, in exchange for Optare Solo M950/Optare 2843 (YJ58 CAE) to alleviate minibus shortages at Whitby.
This vehicle has transferred from Darlington Depot to Redcar, on temporary loan, in exchange for VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar 2 1439 (NK10 CEY) to alleviate minibus shortages at Whitby.
