Arriva North East are to start using a fleet of articulated vehicles on the Great North Road services 43/44/45, buses will leave from John Dobson Street instead of Haymarket and will be curtailed to run Dinnington/Cramlington to Newcastle only, due to infrastructure constraints.

The new fleet is expected to be launched in June, under the ArrivaFrequent brand...

The official press release from Arriva can be found here.