Pictured yesterday leaving Haymarket (presumably on staff shuttles) is Dawson Rentals' ADL Enviro200MMC YX18 KNM.

On hire to Arriva North East shown in the side window.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nebp2/50330957433

? OPEN-TOP AD122 ?

From tomorrow, we'll be running an open-top bus on our AD122 route. Why not sit back, relax and explore the sights and delights of Hadrian's Wall with us?

Find out more about AD122: www.gonortheast.co.uk/ad122

Have paper timetables made a come back as yet?

Or is there still none available due to timetables changing often and/or the risk of catching Covid from paper and/or Nexus travel shops being closed and the leaflet racks not being put out?

Is there any update on the removal of the hybrid system of 6064 and conversion? 
Seems like it's been away forever at this point!

5295 on 94 today replacing a defective 8298

We've been discussing it in the electric thread and it's been interesting so I thought why not ask the question see what people think.

What's your favourite brand(s) and why?
What's your most hated brand(s) and why?
If you could change a brand what would you change?

Curious if we all think the same or all have totally different ideas. I'll start:

Favourite Brands:
Red Kite: It's straight to the point and actually brought some awareness to something beyond buses local to that area.
Drifter: Another with a link to the local area in terms of fishing and Seaham Harbor
Route 19: Really simple and it stood it's time - wouldn't be outdated now and it followed the A19 at the time.

Hated Brands:
Magic Roundabout: I don't get the point of the branding and links to anything, is there a roundabout on the route...?
Pronto - Yet again do I need to say much unless Bishop Auckland is the new italian pizza centre.
The Pulse - Bizarre brand which doesn't really mean anything and doesn't sound good neither. 

For one I'd change - Coast and Country which will probably come to a surprise to some, this route is just crying for something about coal mines ie. resurrect The Waggonway brand. It pretty much connects ex pit villages and it would be nice to have something for them whereas Coast and Country is a bit corporate and I wouldn't count Stanley / Consett as the countryside whereas Sunderland City Centre is quite far from the coast (for a public transport user at least).

With the ECML shut North of Newcastle on the 19th will GNE be operating the Newcastle/Berwick to Edinburgh rail replacements. If so will the 12:10 off Newcastle be GNE as I quite fancy getting a GNE levante off the X9/X10.

E400 19644 has gained a pink overall advert for the BBCs Little Mix - The Search show.

Does anyone have a list of the PVRs for all of GNE's routes? I recall it being done several years ago, but it's quite out of date now!

Thanks in advance 

Since this forum has taken on an Eastern European/Northern Asia feel over the last day or so, I think it's appropriate to place all discussion about Srriva North East within this sub-forum.

Thoughts?