(07 Mar 2021, 7:54 am)Dan wrote Go North East has acquired former Optare demonstrator YD63 UZN from Dawson Rentals.

Go North East: 5505 / YD63UZN by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

(07 Mar 2021, 9:47 am)MichealAaron wrote Any idea where its going or which depot it's going to

(07 Mar 2021, 9:47 am)MichealAaron wrote Any idea where its going or which depot it's going to

(07 Mar 2021, 12:37 pm)Adrian wrote Interesting acquisition to take a single 7+ year old bus on from outside of the group?

(07 Mar 2021, 12:44 pm)Dan wrote The 11.7m Versas are pretty solid and reliable buses which can easily be upgraded to Euro 6 with existing suppliers - despite being 7+ years old, they're still younger than the Citaros and OmniCitys they'll replace.

(07 Mar 2021, 4:55 pm)Adrian wrote Yep, no denying they're pretty solid. A decent bus from a customer perspective too, I'd say.

I just found it a tad unusual when sourced from outside the group, when most second hand acquisitions that I can think of have been internal. Unless there's a general shortage of suitable surplus buses within the group of course.

(07 Mar 2021, 6:37 pm)Malarkey wrote You would've thought there was something free that could've been brought up from London for example wouldn't you.  

Looks like we are going to see a fare few odd balls joining the fleet in the coming weeks/months ahead.

To be fair I think only services that need to be converted to Euro 6 are as follows 6/6A/12/12A/33/57/58/Q1 & Q2, I'd expect to see the remaining 11 reg Versa's to be converted to 6 unless the plan on moving some of the Euro 6 Streetlites from Deptford/Stanley about.

(07 Mar 2021, 6:37 pm)Malarkey wrote You would've thought there was something free that could've been brought up from London for example wouldn't you.  

Looks like we are going to see a fare few odd balls joining the fleet in the coming weeks/months ahead.

To be fair I think only services that need to be converted to Euro 6 are as follows 6/6A/12/12A/33/57/58/Q1 & Q2, I'd expect to see the remaining 11 reg Versa's to be converted to 6 unless the plan on moving some of the Euro 6 Streetlites from Deptford/Stanley about.

(07 Mar 2021, 7:44 pm)Storx wrote 1/1A*, 25, 74, 91 and 327 aswell.

* I know they're getting reengined but the speed it's going the LEZ will be in beforehand.

Still wouldn't be surprised to see some routes curtailed at Gateshead personally. Q1/Q2 which hasn't been rebranded being the one I'd go for. The 58 is getting electric buses at some point aswell unless they've been cancelled.

(09 Mar 2021, 8:24 pm)TEN 6083 wrote 8347 has transferred to Deptford and has been on the 55 services today from what bustimes is saying.

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/279770

(08 Mar 2021, 11:47 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Which depot will these be for.  What about 25 or 28s.