(26 Nov 2025, 10:16 pm)V514DFT wrote I can see this happening and the 307 going back to being the 310, who knows with GNE though, they're good at catching us off guard with something unexpected

See my post in the QA thread. No PVR change but GNE could potentially run a core 7-8 minute service.

I see the new double deckers will be numbered 8000 onwards

(28 Nov 2025, 2:57 am)V514DFT wrote I see the new double deckers will be numbered 8000 onwards

8001 onwards, technically. 
8001 currently at Blyth with 8002/3 delivered to Durham where they will be held until entry to service expected to be in March.

8004/5/6 arrived at Durham yesterday

Two Brand New BYD Deckers are parked in the corner of Darlingtons Faverdale Depot

(10 Dec 2025, 3:47 pm)ross13 wrote Two Brand New BYD Deckers are parked in the corner of Darlingtons Faverdale Depot

As at 12.12, this has increased to 4 decker in storage at Darlington.  No markings or registrations on any of them. Potential for registration from 1.3.26 as 26 plates , I would assume.

The ex London one's you speak of were these things I always remember them being left in the Arriva London livery for a while with Arriva Serving Northumbria logos on them and a green ball where the red one would be for London. They were wasp hives towards the end though.

https://flic.kr/p/icQiYd

https://flic.kr/p/icQJkM

https://flic.kr/p/icQJPT

The BYD Decker's I saw one on test a few weeks back driver familiarization I think it has engineers on also it was on Village Road, High Pit Cramlington. Since then I've not seen anymore though I am surprised they didn't come in the Eco livery.

(31 Dec 2025, 11:54 am)Petet1724 wrote The ex London one's you speak of were these things I always remember them being left in the Arriva London livery for a while with Arriva Serving Northumbria logos on them and a green ball where the red one would be for London. They were wasp hives towards the end though.

https://flic.kr/p/icQiYd

https://flic.kr/p/icQJkM

https://flic.kr/p/icQJPT

I remember the journeys home with the wasps well. The Metro papers on those buses were used a lot!

(31 Dec 2025, 12:26 pm)Shrek wrote I remember the journeys home with the wasps well. The Metro papers on those buses were used a lot!

Any memories of the ex-MTL Olympians which were around in 2001/02? They were sheds!

I vaguely remember the ex London & Country East Lancs Volvo Olympians too when they were introduced in the early Arriva days.

Blyth has had pretty much every vehicle type through it's doors!

(31 Dec 2025, 1:48 pm)L469 YVK wrote Any memories of the ex-MTL Olympians which were around in 2001/02? They were sheds!

I vaguely remember the ex London & Country East Lancs Volvo Olympians too when they were introduced in the early Arriva days.

Blyth has had pretty much every vehicle type through it's doors!

Were the ex MTL Olympians the ones where the lower interior panels were painted in Arriva Turquoise?

It was the ex London ECW bodied Leyland Olympians that had the Arriva interior coloured panels. You can see the staircase painted as such in this photo https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9971505957

The MTL Olympians were known for their foistiness. Though one or two did briefly run in MTL North livery.

Only a handful of the ex Grey Green Scania N113DRB / N-C Palatine 1s ran in Arriva London livery, and those were pending conversion to single door.