Stagecoach North East: Rare & Odd Workings - April 2015

Does Stagecoach Group own Busways? I always thought that the PTE owned Busways.

(31 Mar 2015, 3:25 pm)Dan wrote There have been no further arrivals at Saltmeadows for repaint, but 6030 was receiving corporate livery vinyls today in the paintshop, so it should be returning to Percy Main shortly. 557 is fully branded for the AD122 now - it was having its re-trimmed seats fitted again today, while also receiving interior branding (disabled bay vinyls etc). I can confirm that each "X66" branded vehicle features a different coloured gnome on the front.

4845 (R845 PRG) was not present at Saltmeadows Road today so has presumably been sold, but this will be confirmed in Go North East's fleet news next week. 4950-52 and 8293 are still in storage at Saltmeadows.

Today's arrivals included the first two green Streetlites which are to be allocated to Chester-le-Street for services 8/78. These are 5402 (NK15 ENP) and 5405 (NK15 ENU).

4845 is at Riverside, in the vor line.  It is minus it's led destination displays.

(28 Mar 2015, 8:29 pm)tyresmoke wrote Might be worth pointing out that 1753 is now finished after today on service 7, it's last trip would have been the 1727 from Willey Flatts back to Stockton, with the arrival of the 2 Solos (2805/2829) over the last few days.
Photo attached of it this morning © Jase Nelles

Not sure what 1753 was on today, but was seen leaving Middlesbrough around 1850.

Lowlander 7440 was on the 49s.

As you all know, I (well Fozz  ) set up a Flickr account. I have been tagging my bus photos "NEBuses" and "#NEBuses" so that they will appear in the NEB Hall of Fame. 

After having doubts of if the photos had appeared, I contacted another forum member to check and confirm that the photos didn't appear, the answer was that the photos weren't there.

I'm writing this to ask if there is currently a problem with the NEB Hall of Fame page, or am I doing it wrong.

Thanks in advance,

Tommy

Unexploded World War Two bomb has been found at Tower Bridge, resulting in chaos as Tower Bridge has been closed. 

Basically this is a general news thread. Share the news below.

anything to do with water videos eg ships hovercrafts etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N9olaRkp6k

DB Schenker discussion goes here.

67003 and 67004 have been repainted into "bottle green" livery as these will be hauling they Serco Caledonian Sleeper to the far north of Scotland.