Does the X21 not go via the A1 anymore?

I thought it might have just been because of the time this morning, but even the map on the website shows it going via Birtley now.

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Last week Arriva London announced that they intend to sell there London Heritage Fleet, the collection includes AEC RM 2217, the last standard-length Routemaster, pictures of which were seen across the world when it performed the official final journey of the type in normal London service in December 2005. Also in the fleet is RM 5 (VLT 5), numerically the first production Routemaster, and ‘coach’ Routemasters RMC 1464 (464 CLT) and RMC 1453 (453 CLT).

And on Friday 2nd November 2022 they held a special heritage run with RM2217 (CUC 217C) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ateposted/ on Service 137 to Streatham Hill which I was blissfully unaware of and just so happened to be in the right place at the right time to capture this very well kept AEC Routemaster, hopefully London Bus Musuem or Londoner Buses Heritage Operations which is recent start up in London using Routemastes pick them up depending on how much Arriva want for them.

I also photographed RM2217 alongside LT976 in a Past vs Present shot with both on the 137 to Streatham Hill - https://flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/5...ateposted/

I was curious as to what brands old GNE bus services would fall under.
I'm presuming that the sunderland network circa 2002/3 would all fall under Sunderland District.

35/35A: Violet
37/37A: Emerald
126: Mandarin
127: Lime
133: Silver
134/138: Blonde
135/136: Peach
137: Brownie
139/140: Graphite
141/142: Berries
146: Aqua
150: Drifter
151/152/153: Blue
160/163: Sunshine
161: Cherry
164: Slate
190: Mint
220/222: Prince Bishops

Service changes:
* X30/X31 standalone
* 16B/47/X5/X45 all interwork on Sundays
* Sunday 78 extended to Castleside
* X72 thrown into Sunday interworking pattern alongside 6/12/X30
* Long layover re-introduced for X21
* X1 remains at every 15 minutes (30 to Peterlee)

Fleet changes:
StreetDeck
- 6331-33 - Washington - Spares
- 6356-60 - Consett - X45 & X71/X72
- 6361-63 - Consett - X45 & X71/X72
- 6364-74 - Washington - X1
- 6375 - Washington - Spare
- 6376-77 - Consett - X45 & X71/X72

B5TL
- 6308-14 - Riverside - 58
- 6334-35 - Consett - Spares

E400MMC
- 6336-37 - Consett - Spares
- 6338-40 - Consett - X30/X31
- 6341-55 - Riverside - X10 & X21 (includes 2x spares)

Repaints & partial re-brands:
- 6308 - 14 - Full repaint to corporate
- 6332 - Full repaint to corporate
- 6356-63 - Text changed to more generic Consett / Stanley to Newcastle
- 6308-14 - Full repaint to corporate
- 6341-51 - Partial repaint to generic XLines charcoal
- 6352-55 - Text changed to generic XLines removing any specific X10 branding

Misc scheduled allocations:
- Sunday 16B/47/X5/X45 - 9x StreetDeck or E400MMC
- Sunday 10/10A/10B - 7x E400MMC (still leaves 2x spare with the other 6x on X10 & X21)

It will be intriguing to see what happens now Vivarail seem to be going the journey. 

All that investment, all that PR and now this.

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/11/viv...ators.html

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/12/viv...rvice.html

Did GNW 3201/2 transfer to GNE?

Was it this weekend. Passed a old london bus parked on the drive of one of the house next to dominoes on low fell with happy birthday then marjin Gilbert?

I have only recently noticed the different thicknesses of the coloured lines on the front panels between the 53/54 vehicles and Q3 vehicles (green /yellow)
Never noticed before

Ok a starter for this thread having come across this on Youtube? I'm sure many who live in GNE territory had the pleasure of riding on one of these.........

https://youtu.be/H5XGF941PFI

Can anyone tell me why the 555/556 got withdrawn? And roughly when and who operated it?