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RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - tyresmoke - 11 Apr 2017
573 noted at Stephensons yard at Eaglescliffe this afternoon, freshly painted all white
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 21 May 2017
7090:
![[Image: 34668384251_af2aa88c87.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4158/34668384251_af2aa88c87.jpg)
Coach Lineup- Rugby League Magic Weekend 2017- Newcastle St James' Park by Pulsar Photos, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - LeeCalder - 23 Jun 2017
602........
![[Image: 35444241726_9eef9e645f_k.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4265/35444241726_9eef9e645f_k.jpg)
More: 3704 / NK54 DFD by Lee Calder, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - LVK 404L - 23 Jun 2017
(23 Jun 2017, 12:52 pm)LeeCalder wrote 502........
Was it not 602 the ex metrocentre shuttle. 502 was an MPD
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - LeeCalder - 23 Jun 2017
(23 Jun 2017, 1:13 pm)ifm001 wrote Was it not 602 the ex metrocentre shuttle. 502 was an MPD
Yeah - typo.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Andreos1 - 25 Jun 2017
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/business/14625649.Bus_cafe_has_gone_on_the_move_to_gin_distillery/
Following it's sale a few years ago, 3820 is still cooking up a storm!
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Malarkey - 09 Jul 2017
3866 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jongraham890/35775048386/in/feed
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Malarkey - 10 Jul 2017
3812 with Towlers of Emneth- https://www.flickr.com/photos/49007178@N02/35005440974/in/feed
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 19 Aug 2017
4915:
![[Image: 36537057481_306d91fbcc.jpg]](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4429/36537057481_306d91fbcc.jpg)
A-Line Coaches of Gateshead: X915WGR by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 20 Aug 2017
5343:
![[Image: 36553711501_2e3bde9ec4.jpg]](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4377/36553711501_2e3bde9ec4.jpg)
Brighton & Hove: 121 / BP57UYF by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - EL1TE - 22 Aug 2017
518:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/86020500@N06/36734600245/
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Ianthegoon - 08 Sep 2017
St Oswalds Hospice are reporting that Go North East have kindly donated a double-decker bus to them.
But which one is it??!!!
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - EL1TE - 08 Sep 2017
(08 Sep 2017, 4:34 pm)Ianthegoon wrote St Oswalds Hospice are reporting that Go North East have kindly donated a double-decker bus to them.
But which one is it??!!!
6041.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - JP6004 - 08 Sep 2017
(08 Sep 2017, 4:55 pm)EL1TE wrote 6041.
That was a while back......not long after the Streetdecks entered service
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - EL1TE - 08 Sep 2017
(08 Sep 2017, 5:01 pm)JP6004 wrote That was a while back......not long after the Streetdecks entered service
They've put a post on Facebook about it:
https://m.facebook.com/graphsearch/str/st%2Boswald%2527s%2Bhospice/keywords_search?tsid=0.771479974227076&source=result
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - JP6004 - 08 Sep 2017
(08 Sep 2017, 5:17 pm)EL1TE wrote They've put a post on Facebook about it:
https://m.facebook.com/graphsearch/str/st%2Boswald%2527s%2Bhospice/keywords_search?tsid=0.771479974227076&source=result
So whats it been doing the past year? GNE re-painted it for them not long before donating it
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Ianthegoon - 08 Sep 2017
(08 Sep 2017, 5:17 pm)EL1TE wrote They've put a post on Facebook about it:
https://m.facebook.com/graphsearch/str/st%2Boswald%2527s%2Bhospice/keywords_search?tsid=0.771479974227076&source=result
Yes, it was the Facebook post that I noticed. Also the interesting apparent conversion to left-hand drive, if the photo is to be believed!
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - JP6004 - 08 Sep 2017
(08 Sep 2017, 5:22 pm)Ianthegoon wrote Yes, it was the Facebook post that I noticed. Also the interesting apparent conversion to left-hand drive, if the photo is to be believed!
Image just been flipped
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Ianthegoon - 08 Sep 2017
(08 Sep 2017, 5:23 pm)JP6004 wrote Image just been flipped
Indeed!
It was actually the transposed tree-bar that first drew my attention to the fact the photo had been manipulated.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 27 Sep 2017
3828 still going strong: https://flic.kr/p/XQuPju
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Ianthegoon - 27 Sep 2017
(27 Sep 2017, 7:56 pm)Dan wrote 3828 still going strong: https://flic.kr/p/XQuPju
Indeed it is; I noticed it yesterday going past our office while we were all outside after our fire alarm went off!
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - EL1TE - 12 Oct 2017
549 (though the fleet list says it was sold for scrap??):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135097870@N02/37364264930/
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - RBZ 5459 - 12 Oct 2017
(12 Oct 2017, 5:35 am)EL1TE wrote 549 (though the fleet list says it was sold for scrap??):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135097870@N02/37364264930/
549 was sold to Express Motors via Davies PSV Breakers & Dealers in Ruthin. 547 and 548 were also sold to Davies at the time - 547 now scrapped with 548 still kicking around somewhere.
Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 12 Oct 2017
Davies have a habit of salvaging parts from four or five different buses to make one "good" bus, then selling the good bus on, as has happened here.
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RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - G-CPTN - 12 Oct 2017
(12 Oct 2017, 12:20 pm)Dan wrote Davies have a habit of salvaging parts from four or five different buses to make one "good" bus, then selling the good bus on, as has happened here.
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And why not?
Sensible use of 'resources' (recycling).
I was brought up in an age of 'make do and mend' (immediately after the War when new items were scarce).
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dan - 13 Oct 2017
(12 Oct 2017, 11:11 pm)G-CPTN wrote And why not?
Sensible use of 'resources' (recycling).
I was brought up in an age of 'make do and mend' (immediately after the War when new items were scarce).
Indeed! Davies seem to be one of the more proactive bus breakers - not just scrapping a bus, but potentially making a bit more money on it by spending the time on recovering and using the good components in these various poor condition MPDs, to create a good bus.
Davies sold 3831 onward to Ramsey Breakers, Huntingdon, last month. No word as of yet on the remaining seven MPDs which they bought.
In terms of what has been sold to Ensign Bus recently - 6008 and 6029 have both since been acquired by First Kernow (thought to be temporary loans to alleviate vehicle shortages in their elderly fleet, where reliability is probably lacking), while 3978 has been acquired by Newport Transport Ltd.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - R852 PRG - 15 Oct 2017
3813 is up for sale: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-B10-77-seat-Double-Decker-bus-/272884643661?hash=item3f8931374d:g:gjYAAOSwXhZZ304h
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - G-CPTN - 15 Oct 2017
(15 Oct 2017, 2:49 pm)R852 PRG wrote 3813 is up for sale: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-B10-77-seat-Double-Decker-bus-/272884643661?hash=item3f8931374d:g:gjYAAOSwXhZZ304h
No Warranty.
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - Dans_bus_photos - 15 Oct 2017
4920 is also up for sale on eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-B10BLE-Service-Buses/172909430893?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D46150%26meid%3Dc3f94cd3e4fa4eefb018d97df92abc94%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D272884643661&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982
RE: Go North East: Former Fleet Members Living On - omnicity4659 - 16 Oct 2017
SN64 CTU is at Xelabus for the next few weeks.