1403 is currently parked at Thorntons, to be converted to a Driver Training vehicle:

Arriva North East: 1403 / NK53HHZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

PB0002717 SN ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD
Director(s): GAVIN PEACE, PHILIP STONE, TINA EDWARDS, JOHN THOMPSON, RICHARD HOARE, PHILIP CUMMINS
1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
New operating centre: COASTAL & COUNTRY COACHES, FAIRFIELD WAY, FAIRFIELD WAY, WHITBY, YO22 4PU
New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 18 vehicle(s)
Removed operating centre: STAINSACRE LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, FAIRFIELD WAY, WHITBY, YO22 4PU

Seen a photo on flicker looking like 1513 is getting a new dab of paint, what livery is it intending on going in

Apologies, not a recent repaint, but good to see the environmental leaf appearing on more buses now:

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

Can anyone help?

I've seen an old bus timetable late 70s early 80s for the old Northern service 524 (Jarrow depot) which operated South Shields - Jarrow - Newcastle (South Shields - Jarrow - Heworth only 1984-1986).  The terminus point for Newcastle prior to 1984 was listed as Carliol Square as opposed to Workswick Street.  I'm aware Carliol Square is or was the small approach street into Worswick Street, did a number of services omit the bus station and operate straight down the left hand side to a different terminus? It's always intrigued me this and cant find anything on google other than Worswick Street Bus Station.

L & B Travel and Rural Link (formerly PCL Travel) appear to be somehow linked together so thought one thread for both would probably be a good idea.

Apparently Rural Link are covering the 585 Ferry Replacement on behalf of Gateshead CT with Tridents LV52HHW & LX03ORK out today. The former in Travel de Courcey livery and latter is in a green & yellow base.

Just found an image of 730 on a rail replacement yesterday. Even with lockdown seems abit of a stupid allocation.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184821405@...947398672/

Looks like Quaylink Q3  is the next service to get Tap on Tap off

https://twitter.com/gonortheast/status/1...2062115846

With the recent COVID service Changes there’s some New interworking patterns

The evening X66 board that leaves Darlington at 20:25, then drops on to the 22:15 service 7 to Durham and then Newton Aycliffe

The 19:20 service X75 goes to Barnard Castle and back, then drops onto the 21:05 service 1 to Crook then drops on to the 23:15 service 7 to Ferryhill

The 2A’s on a night seem to be standalone now, before hand they used to work off a Tow Law and Barnard Castle

The 19:05 service from Darlington to Tow law comes back and then drops on to the 22:25 X66 to Middlesbrough

Believe the 20:45 service X75 just goes to Barnard Castle and back then back to the depot

Daytime interworking patterns

The short 7 to Harrogate hill roundabout interworking with the 19, there is also one board that does a 4 at the end, today 4644 was on that board

The service 9 interworking with the 13B
The service 10 interworking with the 13A

The short 3 (Darlington to Skerne park) interworking with the 3A

The X66 from Darlington does the X67 back from Middlesbrough, then a X66 back to Middlesbrough

The X67 from Darlington does the X66 back from Middlesbrough, then a X67 back to Middlesbrough

So what's the plan with the bus station is it going to be completely revamped for just a cosmetic make over