Aycliffe have there Shildon bus rally planned for Sunday August 22nd

Lead to believe, that from SUNDAY 20th JUNE 2021, that MUTUAL ticket acceptance is ending.

Apparently there is a campaign to rename the airport to Newcastle Sunderland Airport.

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1...rnational/

The Black Cat Streetlites are to be replaced by Optare Versa from (I assume) Riverside. The Streetlites are going The other way.

4516 is currently sitting at the back of Ashington depot. According to this site. It's with Yorkshire Tiger. But I heard it got withdrawn. Would love to see it in service again as 1402 is still in service

https://flic.kr/p/2m5hWod

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57451845

Stobart flights cancelled amid takeover collapse.

So I think it's been nearly 3 years now since the Scania CN94UB OmniCity were last seen on the 685. Ever since then it's been allocated deckers and VDL Pulsar. 

Is there a reason there not on the 685 anymore. I heard it was the couldn't handle the journey. Also in my opinion I don't think they should be debrand if they won't appear on the route anymore 

Cross Pennine has to be one of Arriva nice looking branding (alongside 1499 NHS) and it would look strange with the new Arriva blue they came up with

Go North East have a fully electric Optare decker on demo for the 21.

Martijn has also mentioned, others will be coming to test for future orders.

https://www.facebook.com/100009920923911...0765259606


https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/14...9496187911

Just thought I'd start a thread to appreciate these which have been part of the North East bus scene for over 30 year which are near extint with the big 3 now after the latest Arriva reductions for Covid. We've certainly had plenty of them across all 3 operators in all form of bodies, some generally alright like the MPD to the damn right ugly Wright Handybus and Marshall Capital. Never really appreciated by many, and by god some of them we're awful, but they've always just been there and have been little workhorses.

Believe there's only 5 left now Arriva's: 1767, 1768, 1791 and Stagecoach's: 34605, 34611 (Arriva's 1800 is in 7510 for those looking at tracking). Can't imagine the Arriva trio have long left once school duplicates are gone, unsure on Stagecoach's 2.

RIP the Dennis Dart

I made this when I was bored, but I am really stuck on what route I should put this on, whether it should just be a rebrand or if I should make up an entirely new route and brand. I want it to be a bus that goes via Gateshead/Wrekenton though. Any suggestions?

https://ibb.co/F4Zj89f