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RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - tyresmoke - 07 Jun 2015
523 now belongs to Regal Busways in Essex, seen here in Colchester on Monday...
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Malarkey - 07 Jun 2015
(07 Jun 2015, 6:48 pm)tyresmoke wrote 523 now belongs to Regal Busways in Essex, seen here in Colchester on Monday...
I really miss these MPDs, If I could afford to do so then I would buy one and preserve it.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - omnicity4659 - 09 Jun 2015
R558 LGH displays "10 Newcastle via MetroCentre" with Tetley's.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/67166234@N05/18026113903/in/dateposted/
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - S813 FVK - 23 Jun 2015
3828: https://www.flickr.com/photos/108286233@N04/18903296549/
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Malarkey - 15 Jul 2015
3622 (A622 BCN) is still alive and kicking as a Monkey Madness Fun Bus seen in Grappenhall
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nick1208/19100912504/
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Malarkey - 22 Jul 2015
(15 Jul 2015, 6:13 pm)Malarkey wrote 3622 (A622 BCN) is still alive and kicking as a Monkey Madness Fun Bus seen in Grappenhall
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nick1208/19100912504/
Another ex Northern MCW Metrobus still alive and kicking is 3641 (A641 BCN), which has been converted into a Mobile Greek Restaurant.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rw3-497alh/19295597723/
Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - MrPottski - 22 Jul 2015
(22 Jul 2015, 3:51 pm)Malarkey wrote Another ex Northern MCW Metrobus still alive and kicking is 3641 (A641 BCN), which has been converted into a Mobile Greek Restaurant.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rw3-497alh/19295597723/
3641 looks really smart. Nice to see someone doing something a bit different, rather than just a playbus
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - R852 PRG - 22 Jul 2015
(22 Jul 2015, 4:39 pm)MrPottski wrote 3641 looks really smart. Nice to see someone doing something a bit different, rather than just a playbus
I certainly wouldn't mind dining in it.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 22 Jul 2015
(22 Jul 2015, 4:39 pm)R852 PRG wrote I certainly wouldn't mind dining in it.
Thought yae'd be a bit more upper class than to dine in an owld scrappa bus, like!
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - R852 PRG - 22 Jul 2015
(22 Jul 2015, 4:41 pm)Dan wrote Thought yae'd be a bit more upper class than to dine in an owld scrappa bus, like!
We haven't seen any interior shots, yet.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Jimmi - 22 Jul 2015
(22 Jul 2015, 4:39 pm)MrPottski wrote 3641 looks really smart. Nice to see someone doing something a bit different, rather than just a playbus
I've seen a few photos of buses being converted into stuff food related although usually it tends to be something that is basically just an extremely large burger van. Think I've seen a few photos of buses converted into restaurants but not usually a Greek restaurant.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - tyresmoke - 26 Jul 2015
Isn't one of the older MPD's a mobile chippy? 504 rings a bell
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 26 Jul 2015
(26 Jul 2015, 5:04 pm)tyresmoke wrote Isn't one of the older MPD's a mobile chippy? 504 rings a bell
486 - even older than the batch you were thinking of:
![[Image: 14465738744_e943c5928c.jpg]](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/14465738744_e943c5928c.jpg)
Scisset by Andrew Stopford, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - S813 FVK - 26 Jul 2015
(26 Jul 2015, 5:04 pm)tyresmoke wrote Isn't one of the older MPD's a mobile chippy? 504 rings a bell
504 went down to The Big Lemon, Brighton.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Malarkey - 27 Jul 2015
The E400MMC Demonstrator has now moved onto Ipswich Buses following its trial with Go North East.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/20686471@N04/19876811349/in/photostream/
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - S813 FVK - 02 Aug 2015
(27 Jul 2015, 7:52 pm)Malarkey wrote The E400MMC Demonstrator has now moved onto Ipswich Buses following its trial with Go North East.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/20686471@N04/19876811349/in/photostream/
Has now entered service on service X5: https://www.flickr.com/photos/77011412@N04/19984807498/in/faves-61942960@N07/
Nice to see that they have removed all Go North East Fleetnames!
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - DanPicken - 09 Aug 2015
http://www.ensignbus.com/2001-dennis-mini-pointer-dart.html 505 is back at Ensign.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 22 Aug 2015
Do the 'easy access' stickers add value to 506 by any chance..?
![[Image: 20160149443_b3c7b98732.jpg]](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/591/20160149443_b3c7b98732.jpg)
Axe Valley X506WRG by Southern England Bus Scene, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Adrian - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 9:27 am)Dan wrote Do the 'easy access' stickers add value to 506 by any chance..?
A nice and compliant destination there mind...
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - MurdnunoC - 22 Aug 2015
I've heard of circular services but never triangular ones - they must do things differently in Sidmouth.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - South Tyne Lad - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 9:27 am)Dan wrote Do the 'easy access' stickers add value to 506 by any chance..?
It might be Easy Access but is it DDA compliant on the inside or not? Adrian's to quick to beat him at Destination Display spotting
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 4:59 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote It might be Easy Access but is it DDA compliant on the inside or not? Adrian's to quick to beat him at Destination Display spotting
I don't think the old X-WGR batch were DDA-compliant. Entirely possible that they've received modifications following their departure from the fleet, though. They've got until January to sort out the destination regardless.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - NK53 TKT - 22 Aug 2015
Does anyone know where the SPDs went?
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - R852 PRG - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 6:37 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Does anyone know where the SPDs went?
Various places. Some saw the scrapyard while some made it into further service.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - NK53 TKT - 22 Aug 2015
I assume the X and 51 reg ones saw further use whilst the S reg ones met the scrapyard then.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - South Tyne Lad - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 6:37 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Does anyone know where the SPDs went?
The older ones mostly went for scrap though a few survive with small independents.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - NK53 TKT - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 6:42 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote The older ones mostly went for scrap though a few survive with small independents.
Oh, do really wish they kept them, I quite liked them and 8293 which is awaiting disposal. I liked 8293s seats too
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - South Tyne Lad - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 6:45 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Oh, do really wish they kept them, I quite liked them and 8293 which is awaiting disposal. I liked 8293s seats too
If you have enough money to spare you could go to Plymouth were there's quite a few in service with Citybus.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - NK53 TKT - 22 Aug 2015
Oooh
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - DanPicken - 22 Aug 2015
(22 Aug 2015, 6:55 pm)NK53 TKT wrote
505 is on Ensign.