Stagecoach Sunderland is the same.

I'm on the 16 and doesn't even look like its been cleaned, floors are sticky as out and the seats are full of crumbs.

Shame, its like they don't care anymore.

(25 Aug 2026, 2:30 am)deanmachine wrote I don't think it's just Consett, most of the GNE fleet just looks tatty to me.

I occasionally get a first run of the 21 and it's normally flooded inside where it looks like someone has tipped and bucket of water on the floor then mopped for about 10 seconds - like a deathtrap. Upstairs never seems to be cleaned

(25 Aug 2026, 10:28 am)Ambassador wrote I occasionally get a first run of the 21 and it's normally flooded inside where it looks like someone has tipped and bucket of water on the floor then mopped for about 10 seconds - like a deathtrap. Upstairs never seems to be cleaned

I understand that cleaning has now been brought back in house - use to be ISS

Sorry If it has been a thing for a while or its just been named but on Go North Easts Fleet Page 5809 has been named "Carolyn Ferguson"

Re cleaning on the buses 


Is it time that we get the good old smell of Jayes Fluid out on the buses...

Used to remember as a kid smelling it all over when people cleaned there back yards etc and I think I used to smell it on the buses too! 

Least it had a clean smell appearance

6200, 6204 & 6208 all working at Consett today

Sunday at Burnopfield there was a NK69 FBD. 

Looks like someone really cares for it.

Fleet number was 5492.

Seems both Yutong CB12s have been withdrawn (5499 & 5500). Not on Go North Easts Fleet list anymore

(02 Sep 2026, 1:38 pm)X919 WGR wrote Seems both Yutong CB12s have been withdrawn (5499 & 5500). Not on Go North Easts Fleet list anymore

Yes correct, gone

(02 Sep 2026, 1:38 pm)X919 WGR wrote Seems both Yutong CB12s have been withdrawn (5499 & 5500). Not on Go North Easts Fleet list anymore

Anyone got any information as to the whereabouts of 6336.

(02 Sep 2026, 2:06 pm)ouston man wrote Anyone got any information as to the whereabouts of 6336.

I did hear from a driver that he thinks when alpha towed it away, that was the end of it.  Strange if that's the case it's only 12yrs old.anyone else have anything  on it thank you

(01 Sep 2026, 9:54 am)WestDurhamSwift wrote 6200, 6204 & 6208 all working at Consett today

6203 also now at Consett.

(Today, 7:13 am)ouston man wrote I did hear from a driver that he thinks when alpha towed it away, that was the end of it.  Strange if that's the case it's only 12yrs old.anyone else have anything  on it thank you

Even if its 12 years old, it has a 5 year gap to the 2019 Models and it was a previous Demonstrator.

I still wish to this day they never did the Red Kite swap. The 4x 2015 Gemini 2s to East Yorkshire and in Return we got 6334-7 (2 B5TLs & 2 400MMCs).
The X5/X15 could of had a decent allocation without problems if they got the treatment that East Yorkshire gave to B9s.

Just because Alpha towed it, doesn't mean it's gone to the scrap yard. Chances are it might have been towed to a specialist engine repair centre for repairs somewhere else in the UK.