(05 Jul 2014, 7:37 pm)Robert wrote Think we can fully employ you to be the fleet info checker, you seem to be god at it

(05 Jul 2014, 7:38 pm)aureolin wrote Cracking effort Dan. I know when I first suggested having the vehicle history for each vehicle, it was because I didn't know of any other website that kept that info. I'd put money on none having that level of info for each vehicle in the fleet.

I may have suggested before - not sure, but it may also be worth keeping any withdrawn, sold or scrapped buses on the lists? I'm not suggesting we keep a running record of the whereabouts of every single vehicle, but perhaps have the depot listed as something like "Sold - ". Just allows someone searching what happened to a particular bus to find a starting point here.

(05 Jul 2014, 7:43 pm)Dan wrote Final update for this evening...
Dennis MPDs 603-606, Scania L94s 4967-4976, Volvo B7RLEs 4978-4982 and Scania L94s 5201-5206 all have a complete Vehicle History section now.

(06 Jul 2014, 6:11 am)Dan wrote And as I woke up a little earlier than I'd imagined I would, I've managed to finish off the Vehicle History section for Scania L94s 5207-5228.

In addition, Volvo B12B 7090 now also has a complete Vehicle History section.

I may be able to work on the Cadets when I'm on the train to and from Peterborough today, but I'm not promising anything. Once that's done, approximately 60% of the entire fleet will have a fully completed Vehicle History section - but we really are starting to get to the hard part now, as Go North East's Fleet Archive doesn't contain information for pre-2003.

(06 Jul 2014, 7:02 am)danpick wrote Will it include 8249/50 as they both caught fire.

(05 Jul 2014, 7:43 pm)Dan wrote I'm not complaining - I'm good at making mistakes so I need someone who is good at proof-reading to correct 'em!

(06 Jul 2014, 7:06 am)Dan wrote Er, it won't include the one sitting in Alpha Recovery's yard but as the other one is still in the fleet, I don't see why not - only adds another 5 mins or so as I've already done half of the info (repaints) for the Cadets.

(06 Jul 2014, 7:10 am)danpick wrote Didn't know that 8250 had been kept.

(06 Jul 2014, 7:15 am)Dan wrote Can't remember it being sold, so could potentially be getting repaired (although unlikely).

(06 Jul 2014, 8:58 pm)Dan wrote Looks like Ensign are sentencing them to death too...

V839 DJA by AECAV760, on Flickr

(06 Jul 2014, 9:37 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Has anyone seen this one?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thespian/14465738744/in/pool-2437958@N21

It has to be the best end to a life for an ex-GNE vehicle!

(06 Jul 2014, 9:52 pm)AIG20 wrote How about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX2mWi3CG2o

A couple bought a fully functioning Ex-Dublin Volvo Olympian and converted it into a home.

(06 Jul 2014, 11:11 pm)Marcus wrote Change of my life-plan

That would actually be a great way to live in my opinion - nice and private, and best of all, for me anyway, something I could enjoy. Wouldn't use it in public service - to be honest I wouldn't know what to do with it if I had a day-job. Can't exactly leave it on my parent's drive and say 'I'll be back at 5!'

(06 Jul 2014, 11:30 pm)aureolin wrote I prefer bricks and mortar myself like, but I'd love to preserve a bus one day - rather than ruin it.

(06 Jul 2014, 9:47 pm)Michael wrote Bet its fishy

(07 Jul 2014, 5:51 pm)AIG20 wrote 8221 V221 ERG has been spotted in an unknown scrapyard.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/61188429@N06/14410071188/
Image owned by "STAN-BUTLER".

(07 Jul 2014, 5:59 pm)Marcus wrote Judging by the locations of the companies from other vehicles in earlier photos, it appears to be in the South West region.

(07 Jul 2014, 8:07 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Ex GNE 5345 BP57 UYH now fully Branded Brighton and Hove Service 25
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59115230@N06/14412469597/

(07 Jul 2014, 8:35 pm)Robert wrote Dont like that green line going across the front mind! Looks a bit lonely and disgusting.

(06 Jul 2014, 9:38 am)Dan wrote Have now prepped Cadet/Merits 8253 - 8273.

Would have been a lot easier if I prepped them on the tablet, but hey ho, got it done anyway.

Should be able to re-type it properly tonight...

(12 Jul 2014, 8:09 am)Dan wrote Have been so busy lately, I wasn't ever able to get this done - but I'll re-type it now.
Managed to figure out what some of the unknown things were too, and these things have actually now been updated to be shown in Go North East's Fleet Archive.

- The reference to 8260 being transferred from Percy Main to Winlaton should read Percy Main to Gateshead.
- All of 8268 to 8273 were transferred from Deptford to Gateshead in February 2007

I've got one or two corrections to make to the Solars too, made as a result of a few typos on Go North East's Fleet Archive:
- The reference on the Fleet Archive to 4967 and 4968 being transferred from Chester le Street to Stanley is a typing error. It was in fact 4867 and 4868 that were transferred.

(06 Jul 2014, 7:02 am)danpick wrote Will it include 8249/50 as they both caught fire.

(12 Jul 2014, 10:51 am)Dan wrote Minus 8249, Cadets 8242-52 have all been updated - I've updated 8250 to be shown as 'Withdrawn' too.

(12 Jul 2014, 11:35 am)Robert wrote Still need to update 4900 as been in the Standard GNE livery