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Service Numbers of the Past - Retro Nero - 05 May 2026
Just having a remember moment !
When each Northern General / Go ahead Northern, depot had their own service number batch -----
Chester le st depot were 700s (721,22 etc)
Gateshead (Sunderland Rd) were double numbers (20s and 50s)
Winlaton and High Spen Depots...600s
Wallsend and Percy Main Depots...300s
Park Lane , Murton,and Philadelphia Depots were 100s
South Shields and Jarrow Depots....500s
Washington Depot were also 100s and the mini links were colours, Orange Route etc.
Anybody correct me or add to this.... thanks
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - X919 WGR - 05 May 2026
(6 hours ago)Retro Nero wrote Just having a remember moment !
When each Northern General / Go ahead Northern, depot had their own service number batch -----
Chester le st depot were 700s (721,22 etc)
Gateshead (Sunderland Rd) were double numbers (20s and 50s)
Winlaton and High Spen Depots...600s
Wallsend and Percy Main Depots...300s
Park Lane , Murton,and Philadelphia Depots were 100s
South Shields and Jarrow Depots....500s
Washington Depot were also 100s and the mini links were colours, Orange Route etc.
Anybody correct me or add to this.... thanks
I think Washington had a 200 route in the 294 I think it was? And there was also a 292.
I do also remember when the route numbers were coloured to match their brand.
43/44 was Orange for the Diamond
78 was Green for the Lime
45/46 was Red for the Red Kite
50 was Blue for the Whey Aye Five O
11/32/47 was Purple for the ToonLink
20 was Purple for the Prince Bishops
and thats just to name a few.
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - F114TML - 05 May 2026
Broadly I believe,
1-99 Newcastle & Gateshead
100-199 Wearside
200 - 299 East Durham
300 - 399 North Tyneside
400 - 499 Washington (I think)
500 - 599 South Tyneside
600 - 699 Hexham, etc.
700 - 799 West Durham/Derwentside
800 - 899 Not sure
900 - 999 special/workers
Anyone able to add/ammend?
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - BusLoverMum - 05 May 2026
Yeah, the 294 sort of weaved in and out of the 194 between heworth and the galleries and pretty much replaced it on Sundays.
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - V514DFT - 05 May 2026
How far back are you wanting to go?
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - Retro Nero - 05 May 2026
(4 hours ago)F114TML wrote Broadly I believe,
1-99 Newcastle & Gateshead
100-199 Wearside
200 - 299 East Durham
300 - 399 North Tyneside
400 - 499 Washington (I think)
500 - 599 South Tyneside
600 - 699 Hexham, etc.
700 - 799 West Durham/Derwentside
800 - 899 Not sure
900 - 999 special/workers
Anyone able to add/ammend?
400s were hospital specialis and summer services, 413 was South Shields to Blackpool, 412 was Scarborough and 421 Bridlington, and 450-460 were hospital services to Stannington Hospital in Morpeth from various places .
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - V514DFT - 05 May 2026
500's and 600's were also in Gateshead and Newcastle
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - DaveFromUpNorth - 05 May 2026
I remember 638 great memories being forced as a kid to go to my old grand parents house that I didnt like as they stunk and to pass the time by used to watch from the upstairs flat the Jolly bus then Favourite buses and the 638
Watching simpsons on a black and white telly wasnt the same as in colour....
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - Adrian - 05 May 2026
(4 hours ago)BusLoverMum wrote Yeah, the 294 sort of weaved in and out of the 194 between heworth and the galleries and pretty much replaced it on Sundays.
The only addition to the 294 was that it went up the Coach Road, left at the Blue Bell, along Well Bank Road, left down the Drive, and right back onto Heworth Road. The remainder was the same route, other than it turning right at Philadelphia, terminating on Success Road.
Then for the return trip, left onto Blind Lane, left at the Beehive onto Coaley Lane, then left onto Newbottle front street.
On an evening and Sunday, it also looped Fallowfield Way, turning back on to Biddick Lane for the return trip to Heworth.
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - Retro Nero - 05 May 2026
(3 hours ago)V514DFT wrote 500's and 600's were also in Gateshead and Newcastle
500s did go into Newcastle, but were South Tyneside operated ( Jarrow/ South Shields Depots). Majority of 600s operated from Winlaton and High Spen with the 648/649 were joint operated by Gateshead (Sunderland Rd.,) and Winlaton Depots
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - Storx - 05 May 2026
(4 hours ago)F114TML wrote Broadly I believe,
1-99 Newcastle & Gateshead
100-199 Wearside
200 - 299 East Durham
300 - 399 North Tyneside / Northumberland South of Blyth
400 - 499 Northumberland North of Blyth
500 - 599 South Tyneside
600 - 699 Tynedale
700 - 799 West Durham/Derwentside
800 - 899 Independent
900 - 999 special/workers
Anyone able to add/ammend?
Think that's the way it was wasn't it? Obviously Northern didn't run North of Blyth so didn't have anything upthere but it's generally how things were as far as I can remember between Northern / United, bar a few oddities.
RE: Service Numbers of the Past - MurdnunoC - 05 May 2026
(4 hours ago)F114TML wrote Broadly I believe,
1-99 Newcastle & Gateshead
100-199 Wearside
200 - 299 East Durham
300 - 399 North Tyneside
400 - 499 Washington (I think)
500 - 599 South Tyneside
600 - 699 Hexham, etc.
700 - 799 West Durham/Derwentside
800 - 899 Not sure
900 - 999 special/workers
Anyone able to add/ammend?
You could even drill it down further....
60x - Tyne Valley (South of Tyne)
61x - High Spen/Chopwell
62x - Local Hospital Services (Prudhoe/Norman's Riding)
63x - Blaydon Bank/Blaydon Burn/Winlaton
64x - Shibdon Bank/Winlaton/Swalwell
65x - Whickham/Lobley Hill
66x/67x - Don't really recall any services in this range.
68x - Tyne Valley (North of Tyne)