(30 Sep 2022, 6:20 pm)Storx wrote I'm not sure the Peterlee Purples bus is permanent or just temporary with the reduced timetable. It seems to be a bit odd to send 1 bus in the middle of the batch. I think some people might be getting confused with 680 - 682 and the Little Pinks from Washington.

It's the same with 659 at Washington which makes even less sense when they sent their own to Percy Main. #

It depends what goes on the 74 / 684 ultimately though as I could imagine some the Solo's from Hexham going elsewhere as something has to come for the Euro 6 from somewhere.

(30 Sep 2022, 6:58 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote What Solos are likely to go on the 74/684? Could Graphites, Pinks, Purples etc go to Hexham? Ventures were there for a short time.

(30 Sep 2022, 7:02 pm)Storx wrote Only the Durham Cathedral and Sunderland 700/701 buses are Euro 6 so unsure. No-one really knows what the answer is, I have a feeling some new bread vans might turn up for them, like the ones they had on trial a few month back.

(30 Sep 2022, 7:06 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Can't see bread vans for the 684. Solos are good for the 74.

(30 Sep 2022, 7:28 pm)Storx wrote There isn't any Solo's for it though unless they upgrade them to Euro 6, not sure if they even can - probably.

(30 Sep 2022, 6:20 pm)Storx wrote I'm not sure the Peterlee Purples bus is permanent or just temporary with the reduced timetable. It seems to be a bit odd to send 1 bus in the middle of the batch. I think some people might be getting confused with 680 - 682 and the Little Pinks from Washington.

It's the same with 659 at Washington which makes even less sense when they sent their own to Percy Main. #

It depends what goes on the 74 / 684 ultimately though as I could imagine some the Solo's from Hexham going elsewhere as something has to come for the Euro 6 from somewhere.

(30 Sep 2022, 7:44 pm)Dan wrote 659 was only brought out from being mothballed for route learning purposes at Washington.

It should now be mothballed again, though I suspect has been clung onto given the high VOR this week resulting in Xlines and Graphites also being used.


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(01 Oct 2022, 11:04 am)Lollist wrote Loads of plaxton presidents as well Geminis displaying 999 to use and all heading down to middlesbrough must be about 20 of them?

(01 Oct 2022, 7:15 pm)Malarkey wrote Could've been a Northern/Transpennine Rail Replacement given today's Rail Strike Action/Newcastle Station Works starting.

(01 Oct 2022, 10:50 pm)Acky81 wrote 5365 has it moved to deptford? It’s currently in Sunderland on service 2

(03 Oct 2022, 4:19 pm)Ambassador wrote There looked to be a QuayCity versa on the 21?!

Haven't seen singles on it for years then Riverside just pop em out for fun!

(03 Oct 2022, 4:19 pm)Ambassador wrote There looked to be a QuayCity versa on the 21?!

Haven't seen singles on it for years then Riverside just pop em out for fun!

(03 Oct 2022, 5:30 pm)Thomas12 wrote Is it not double tracking, as the same one appeared to be on the Q3 at the same time?

(04 Oct 2022, 9:58 pm)Acky81 wrote Meanwhile 676 is on the 39A
Does this mean the mothball period is over

(05 Oct 2022, 7:50 pm)F114TML wrote I think it's coming to an end, or someone didn't get the memo. I've seen 5331 today and 5333 yesterday (ok, 5333 was NIS and appeared to be being driven by an engineer but still)

Sonething I thought worth noting; A graphite solo was on the ST loop (thought the screen said 27 at first which would've been interesting although it was in the distance)

(05 Oct 2022, 11:25 pm)Acky81 wrote What’s the ST loop

(06 Oct 2022, 8:39 am)Retro Nero wrote It's the South Tyneside Loop services 5,9,24,26 operated by Deptford,( now known as Sunderland Depot).