(13 Jan 2016, 8:15 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Dunno how its any cannier than when at Sunderland Road, Nothings changed on it.It was a rattler during its Sunderland road days when Washington got it was fixed up and hardly rattled
(13 Jan 2016, 8:18 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Its certainly better than the Merits! But apart from the Red Arrows B9s and 4935, All of Washingtons allocation is Crap.8260 has been withdrawn but is now seeing temporarily use on the Shuttle at team valley
Understand 8260 is not at Washington anymore.
(13 Jan 2016, 8:19 pm)DanPicken wrote Still not rode this on the 88 yet, missed by one run couple of Saturdays ago. It's not it's been revived for 10 days.Ridden on this on 88 only was on it for 10 minutes going from Jarrow to Hebburn
(13 Jan 2016, 8:39 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Haha 8253 have great memories of that one, remember for a period 524 just about became part of the allocation as it was on the 88 daily.
Never got a ride on 8289 but remember it passing my house lots.
Got to ride 8289 on 50 not bad ride 8253 was a nice bus too got to ride this several times 524 was not allocated to that service properly as it was used on M2/M3/W5/W6 only time 524 was used was if they were out of spares and that was the only bus available even if a decker was there it wouldn't work due to low bridge thus why you won't see a decker on there due to low bridge at high lane row in Hebburn