It seems a shame that Blyth depot has had no investment in new buses for just shy of 10 years. These were the 13 plate Volvo hybrid deckers for the 308, which after 5 years disappeared.

It's literally a case of make do with what you've got, which is a mix of high mileage Geminis and Pulsars ranging in age of between 10 - 13 year old.

I was on 6348 today and the USB's weren't working however reporting it to customer services doesn't really do anything I reported some graffiti on the back of the seats it was still their the next day.

So why don't GNE add a feature to the website where you can report an issue with the vehicle you would either need to put the Code in e.g 6335 or the Service and time, then you can report your issue I just feel like this would be a simpler way to report issues when CS is shut

6315 has been named Darren Gray after a CLS colleague who died earlier this year.

I wonder if anyone can remember when this started from? I can remember in the late 1970s my gran not being able to use her (then Tyne and Wear) concessionary pass on the "rush hour" on a late afternoon. I think it has always been that the pass couldn't be used before 9.30am but there was also a time when at a certain point on the afternoon they couldn't be used either. Can anyone remember what the afternoon times were when the pass couldn't be used and also what year it changed where passes could be used at any time after 9.30am?

I think I've just seen 1605 being towed, but was too far away to know for sure.  1605 was on the X1 this morning. Could anyone help to identify which bus it was?

Since the new minibuses have come into service at Ashington, it means 1800, the last MPD clinging on has been finally withdrawn.

No doubt we've all been on one at some point either with Arriva or GNE and have had different views on them with them being pretty much everywhere in the North East from local routes in Whitby, Peterlee and North Tyneside, urban routes in Stockton, Sunderland and Newcastle and across the hills in Tynedale.

Thought I'd make a thread to give them a bit of credit since they won't get the big song and dance like other buses that have gone ie. the Solar's. I'm struggling to think of any other type of bus which have got about more in the NE other than maybe their bigger brother.

First have placed an order for 193 electric vehicles from Wrights.

https://news.firstbus.co.uk/news/first-b...ding-award

Given all the alleged failures of management, do we know what the new management structure will be at GNE?

Have East Yorkshire been separated yet, or are they still under GNE for now, and how will it work with Nigel being over both GNE and GNW?

Few photos on Facebook confirming a new advert booklet of a load of pubs round Newcastle & Gateshead. 

These mostly include the ones on the Q3 which is mentioned as QuayCity Voltra Q3 on 8 of the pubs

Microbus and others are on there. I'll send the screenshot of them below 

There is a registration on Companies House for a Go North East Buses with Transdev having significant control. Does anyone have any further information on this?