(28 Nov 2016, 2:35 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote It'll be all the Scanias that are listed as Euro 5 on the fleet list which will have had that particular Eminox work done. Physically, it's anything that has the small extra grill next to the engine/radiator grill on the N/S. Think 4949 is the exception to this as it received a brand new Euro 5 engine after its fire.

Some of the other more elderly ones have been up'd to just to Euro 4 in the past, but that will just be the simpler mod/traps GNE have done on their terms without funding.

See fleet list here.

Excluding 4949 which, as you say, was done separately, these buses were all upgraded following a successful bid for the Cleaner Bus Technology Fund. Go North East was awarded £346,500's worth of Government funding, while £215,000 was contributed by the local authority, with Go North East contributing £147,000 towards the project.

There is no 'requirement', at least as far as I know, for the buses to remain allocated to those routes. Go North East stated in its bid that it was the company's intention for the vehicles being upgraded to remain on their current routes (ie "Loop" services 93/94 and "Green Arrow" services 97/97A). However, should the time come for these services to be allocated different vehicles, I think they would remain as Euro 5 specification.

(28 Nov 2016, 3:09 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote Think it's 4961-4 to Percy Main once the Mercs come off the Wear Tees.

(28 Nov 2016, 11:06 pm)Ryan99 wrote Dunno if said but 5333-6 will be all repainted into new livery and remain at deptford to release 4961-4 to Percy paint to get the last few b10s gone.

Whilst I don't think there's any harm in me confirming that 5333 - 5336 will all be repainted into the new corporate livery and allocated to Deptford Depot for service 9, I am not sure why this would release four Scania L94s to Percy Main?

I think it's more likely that Percy Main will receive three Scania L94s from Deptford as a consequence of the above, allowing three Volvo B10BLEs to be directly withdrawn. This will then provide a consistent spare vehicle allocation for Blue Arrow service 11, when the weekday Misc Works services do not operate.

(28 Nov 2016, 6:48 pm)thetravelman wrote Which depot operates the 11 service on an Evening and Sundays between Metro Centre and Lobley Hill - Is this Riverside?

During these times the route looks split to only run Metro Centre to Lobley Hill and also Whitley Bay to Wallsend Metro, leaving the middle section between Wallsend and Lobley Hill without service.

If Riverside do operate this part of the route at an evening or on a Sunday, do they have a branded vehicle or is it allocated a corporate livery vehicle?

Riverside operates journeys on service 11 beteen Metrocentre and Lobley Hill. The weekday evening journeys from 20:27 (from Metrocentre) onwards should all be operated by a Green Arrow branded Scania L94 - running off the daytime 97 service - but it is common for the bus to be swapped over for another Euro 5 bus (typically Versa) during the driver's meal break at Gateshead Metro.

Riverside also operates the 06:28 #11 (Dunston Road / Wellington Road - Newcastle) with a Saltwell Park branded Streetlite.

(29 Nov 2016, 9:13 am)Michael wrote Everyone's seem to of forgotten what Dan mentioned/hinted a while back... That the Versa's on the 61 could be only temporary, hence why 8328 was never painted in to Simplicity livery... maybe the Citaro's from the WTX is going on the 61 along with the spare from the 35/36?

I don't think I said that the Versa allocation would be temporary - more so that there could be plans in the pipeline, accounting for why the branding on the "SimpliCity" branded Versas wasn't altered to accommodate service 61 joining the brand, and the website shows the service as being unbranded.

All will become clear in time, I am sure!