(19 May 2014, 5:50 pm)Simmy wrote Had the first of my 3 exams today. Celebrated afterwards with a trip on the Clipper 310 and the ferry to South Shields .

(19 May 2014, 5:58 pm)Michael wrote =D, What were they?

Good luck

Roll on September for my 2nd year at Uni =D

(20 May 2014, 11:57 am)AIG20 wrote The first two of the latest batch of gas buses have arrived! However, I do not know how they have been delivered without a registration plate!

In addition, a "Sunderland Bus" branded E200 was getting a new wing mirror, and 39727 was getting a chassis wash. 36088 (NK59 BNL) is still under repaint.

(20 May 2014, 11:57 am)AIG20 wrote The first two of the latest batch of gas buses have arrived! However, I do not know how they have been delivered without a registration plate!

In addition, a "Sunderland Bus" branded E200 was getting a new wing mirror, and 39727 was getting a chassis wash. 36088 (NK59 BNL) is still under repaint.

(20 May 2014, 11:57 am)AIG20 wrote The first two of the latest batch of gas buses have arrived! However, I do not know how they have been delivered without a registration plate!

In addition, a "Sunderland Bus" branded E200 was getting a new wing mirror, and 39727 was getting a chassis wash. 36088 (NK59 BNL) is still under repaint.

(20 May 2014, 12:48 pm)Dan wrote "Roadgas" are at the Wheatsheaf presently, and a man is tampering with the gas canisters.

36081 has also been repainted (I think), and I was correct in suggesting 82 is under repaint at the moment.

Still no luck with the registrations of the gas buses - will have to check back tomorrow.

(20 May 2014, 3:15 pm)peter wrote Just a quick question, Why has this thread been moved from the Important Threads to the Normal Threads section on the Stagecoach Noth East Main Page?

(20 May 2014, 5:00 pm)AIG20 wrote So, I guess two gas buses will be delivered per day (Monday to Friday). However, how do the drivers who deliver the vehicles get back home?

(20 May 2014, 5:00 pm)AIG20 wrote So, I guess two gas buses will be delivered per day (Monday to Friday). However, how do the drivers who deliver the vehicles get back home?

(20 May 2014, 5:11 pm)Dan wrote That's how it usually works for Optare and Wrights - as I said yesterday - but cumbria0902150 said it was originally down as Sunderland receiving five per week, so ADL may work slightly differently.
Must be said that, unless those gas buses seen today arrived late last night, we didn't see Monday's delivery.

I believe the usual procedure is for the drivers of the vehicles to get the train back to where they've come from (where appropriate)? I've seen the delivery drivers being escorted out of GNE's Saltmeadows Road depot in an employee's car and can only assume the employee was taking them to the train station... A built-in cost that the operator will no doubt pay as a cost for the vehicle.

(21 May 2014, 6:49 am)Dan wrote Still no registration plates attached to the gas buses. Quite a number of buses at the back of the depot too.

(21 May 2014, 6:51 am)Michael wrote All older MAN buses out the back?

(21 May 2014, 6:52 am)Dan wrote Nah, mixture of everything - one of the original batch of gas buses, two E200s and two ALX300s (in addition to the two new gas buses).

(21 May 2014, 7:34 am)AIG20 wrote There's only 22463 and two "Sunderland Bus" branded E200s around the back of the depot now - alongside those 2 unidentified Gas Buses.

In addition, Driver Trainer 20554 is on training duties for the "E" services this morning.

(21 May 2014, 2:32 pm)AIG20 wrote 22049 only had a repaint last year, when it had the remains of its X34 branding removed. Though I guess it may only be getting its rear end repainted to get rid of anything left behind from the rear advertisement. This is because this vehicle was the last one I seen still including its rear advertisement.

I'm sure E200 NK59 BNA was still in the end workshop when I went past this morning, therefore 22049 must have only just arrived when you went past.

(21 May 2014, 2:38 pm)AIG20 wrote The engineers are usually sitting by those table and chairs with their legs up when I go past. Lazy buggers!

In addition, there was still no sign of any more gas buses at 1:15 this afternoon - unless more have arrived which are hidden from view.

(21 May 2014, 7:54 am)AIG20 wrote Well, I seen it heading along Mill Lane, Whitburn towards South Shields with two people on board whilst on the E2. Assuming that one is the driver and the other is the instructor.

When I got off the E2 at the Wheatsheaf I seen it heading down North Bridge Street towards the City Centre, assuming that it turned around at the Marsden Grotto.

Unless, it may have been driver training instead of route learning.

(21 May 2014, 8:10 pm)Robinwtait.19 wrote Just Viewed 22735 at Wallsend Bus Station Has it Moved There for good. Regards Robin

(21 May 2014, 8:28 pm)AIG20 wrote I guess this may be a replacement "active reserve" vehicle for the now scrapped 21153. I wonder whether another T-reg ALX300 has been sent to replace the still active 21155 as I know that 22727-22730 will never see service again.

Here is the image by Sean Blair bellow:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77351420@N04/14052847480/

(21 May 2014, 7:54 am)AIG20 wrote Well, I seen it heading along Mill Lane, Whitburn towards South Shields with two people on board whilst on the E2. Assuming that one is the driver and the other is the instructor.

When I got off the E2 at the Wheatsheaf I seen it heading down North Bridge Street towards the City Centre, assuming that it turned around at the Marsden Grotto.

Unless, it may have been driver training instead of route learning.