6187 and 6188 still in service at Washington

6188 isnt tracking but passed it this morning in service.

6184 is the only example still working at Consett, imagine once the remaining X1 streetdecks transfer it will join the rest in being iwthdrawn.

I must say as for the drifters the only issues iirc were 5369 wouldn't change gear, 5370 went into limp mode a lot and 5372 had about 3 different engines that wouldn't go over 6mph on hills

71,73,74,75,76 have all been great examples

(13 Mar 2026, 9:51 am)Unber43 wrote I must say as for the drifters the only issues iirc were 5369 wouldn't change gear, 5370 went into limp mode a lot and 5372 had about 3 different engines that wouldn't go over 6mph on hills

71,73,74,75,76 have all been great examples

By God, washington are hanging onto the last   3 or so streetdecks. I thought they would've all been at consett by now

(17 Mar 2026, 8:43 am)ouston man wrote By God, washington are hanging onto the last   3 or so streetdecks. I thought they would've all been at consett by now

They have started to debrand the ones already at Hownsgill, noticed this morning.

(17 Mar 2026, 2:49 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote They have started to debrand the ones already at Hownsgill, noticed this morning.

Will they go for repaint or stay as they are

(17 Mar 2026, 2:58 pm)ouston man wrote Will they go for repaint or stay as they are

Imagine the same as deptfords B5s they will just stay in XLINES livery and be used across the board.

Any shots of the debranded vehicles?

6950 is at Hexham today, on route 684, and Percy Main are using 6958 on the 309 too.

(18 Mar 2026, 4:18 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Any shots of the debranded vehicles?

Seems they are only taking off the Places the X1 serves off the sides and keep the rest on atm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196595875@N06/55156995823

(21 Mar 2026, 2:49 pm)X919 WGR wrote Seems they are only taking off the Places the X1 serves off the sides and keep the rest on atm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196595875@N06/55156995823

That’s certainly the priority, getting rid of places that the bus doesn't serve, so a good start. 

Looking forward to these going into 2026 livery. Fingers crossed for black headlight surrounds!

I'd imagine if the X1 changes go ahead then 6397-6400 will move from Riverside to Washington to cover the PVR increase.

(21 Mar 2026, 5:12 pm)Malarkey wrote I'd imagine if the X1 changes go ahead then 6397-6400 will move from Riverside to Washington to cover the PVR increase.

Typical.
New Buses for a Route and then decide a few weeks later after they all arrive "We should extend the Route twice". Which will require more buses

(21 Mar 2026, 5:44 pm)X919 WGR wrote Typical.
New Buses for a Route and then decide a few weeks later after they all arrive "We should extend the Route twice". Which will require more buses

Has it happened before?

Thankfully those vehicles are in fleet livery so can be moved around as and where needed.

(21 Mar 2026, 8:34 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Has it happened before?

Thankfully those vehicles are in fleet livery so can be moved around as and where needed.

Sorry I should of worded it different.
When it comes to brands obviously a few times, but for buses I think possibly the X30 (Consett Extension) which was shortened to Stanley under a year after the new MMC's arrived and then the X84/X85 got changed to the 684 & Peak time X85 Also, I guess you could throw the X46 being withdrawn & X47 becoming split into the 47/47A. They became downgrades from the Streetdecks to the B9's.

I think the quickest allocation change was the Crusader 27 in 2012. Going from the B10's to Citaros. Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

And yes fortunately that they are in Fleet Livery. People in Gateshead must be loving exploring the Red Kite region of Wardley with the Red B9's. ?

GNE did a similar thing in 2016 when they got the brand new Indigo Optare Solo's at Percy Main 672 - 680, and then a couple of months later they added the 42 to the indigo network so there wasn't enough of them, so some trips were then the older 61 plates instead.

Also when the X84/85 went X lines was the PVR not 5 for a while, with 6337, or was that just a spare, I am not sure. There are other examples which have happened later after an order, like with 3962 and 65 being added in to the Angel as well as 6056 - 70, and the PVR of the 10 services has changed many times, as has the 307/309 since their buses were ordered.

(21 Mar 2026, 11:39 pm)Arriva7446 wrote GNE did a similar thing in 2016 when they got the brand new Indigo Optare Solo's at Percy Main 672 - 680, and then a couple of months later they added the 42 to the indigo network so there wasn't enough of them, so some trips were then the older 61 plates instead.

Also when the X84/85 went X lines was the PVR not 5 for a while, with 6337, or was that just a spare, I am not sure. There are other examples which have happened later after an order, like with 3962 and 65 being added in to the Angel as well as 6056 - 70, and the PVR of the 10 services has changed many times, as has the 307/309 since their buses were ordered.

Now after having a thought It has happened a lot more times:
- IndiGO Washington had 2 Older Optare Solo's branded up for the 85/86
- Most Recently the CityRiders taking on the Cobalt Interior G2 6099
- The Dealer Stock 2015 Gemini 2's for the Red Kite 47 (Riverside Route at the time) made its way onto the Consett 45/46 to make the Streetlite & Gemini allocation for the 45/46/47

There is probably a lot more. As much as I like the brands that GNE had. This gives good reasons to go Fleet Livery.