An opportunity has arisen for me to finally make this post, so I shall. I'd first like to apologise for not doing my "Daily Digests" lately - no doubt it has been noticed by many of you, as a few comments are often made about them after the post. Nevertheless, I have had a very good reason for this being so (my Flickr account has seen very little activity for the same reasons)... Due to my very low immune system, I pick up almost every virus going around school. A lot of you know how ill I was last week, and how I only made myself worse by going out, but on Monday, just as I thought I had recovered from it all, a feeling of weakness came over me and because I decided to go out to capture some of the oddities I had timed for later in the evening, I made myself worse. When I got home, I cracked on with some revision for I had an exam the following day and did some homework too. Unfortunately, I had fallen asleep by 20:00 and as a result, the "Daily Digest" did not come. Likewise, Tuesday shared a very similar story. A lot of homework I received on Monday did not get completed, so I finished off Monday's homework and tried to get on with some of the homework I received during that day too. By about 21:00, I'd fallen asleep once more; as a result, the "Daily Digest" was not completed (and neither was the previous night's) because I had been waiting for all photos to be uploaded to Flickr before doing them.
Anyway, I am feeling a lot better this evening, but I'm not risking waiting for photos to be uploaded again as I'll most likely fall asleep again. Already feeling a little drowsy... But yes, the DD's are back!

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DAILY DIGEST: 25/02/13
Note that information could be inaccurate and/or been proven otherwise since the data was originally gathered!

- Red Omnicity 5274 has been transferred to Percy Main from Stanley. It has recently seen usage on service 9, as can be seen in the photograph below:
5274 (Bazza90 Bus Photos)

- Dual-door "Pulse" branded Renowns are said to be soon moving to Percy Main. They will carry "Northern" branding. This information has not been confirmed officially, it is just speculation (presumably for the upcoming March changes). This will subsequently cause some SPDs to be withdrawn from Percy Main.

- "Northern" 4944 is said to be going to be transferred from Percy Main to Gateshead this evening. As above: this information has not been confirmed officially, it is just speculation.

- Many silver Citaros saw use on various Gateshead services following the transfer which occured in my previous DD. A few examples can be seen in the photos below:
5310 on "Crusader" 27 (Bazza90 Bus Photos)
5314 on "Toon Link" 47 (mdw9121)
5316 on "Crusader" 27 (Bazza90 Bus Photos)
5319 on "Crusader" 27 (Bazza90 Bus Photos)

- "Sunderland Connect" Solo SR 629 saw usage on the Deptford depot Staff Shuttle service, as can be seen below:
629 (danielgrahamm)

- Finally, the odd workings!
"TEN" 6081 on "Toon Link" service 31 (mdw9121)
"SimpliCity" 8325 on "Sunderland Connect" service 700 (danielgrahamm)
"Lambton Worm" 4865 on "Lime" service 8 (danielgrahamm)
"Street Shuttle" MPD on "South Tyne" 88 (Bazza90 Bus Photos)

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DAILY DIGEST: 26/02/13
Note that information could be inaccurate and/or been proven otherwise since the data was originally gathered!

- The Silver Citaros continue to be used on various Gateshead-based services. Photos can be seen below:
5310 on service 64A (S.Blair250)
5315 on "Loop" 94 (S.Blair250)
5316 on "Crusader" 27 (S.Blair250)
5319 on "Citylink" 58 (Bazza90 Bus Photos)
5328 on "Crusader" 27 (S.Blair250)
5332 on "Crusader" 27 (S.Blair250)

- Pink Trainer Volvo B10M 7078 has been seen rather frequently in and around the Newcastle and Gateshead areas lately. I'm not entirely sure of where it was based previously (if different to now) but I saw it in Gateshead depot on Sunday. An example of 7078 in action can be seen below:
7078 in action (emdjt42)
7078 in the depot (despite not being the subject of the photo) (S.Blair250)

- Better frontal and rear shots of 4952 have been posted to Flickr, since the first (terrible) rear photo was issued on Flickr by me. I have my uses I guess, alerting you guys of something you can catch throughout the day when the depot is almost empty! For the benefit of the community, I shall share these in today's digest too:
Rear shot of 4952 (mdw9121)
Frontal shot of 4952 (S.Blair250)
A comparison between the old and the new - 4950 and 4952 (S.Blair250)

- Some miscellaneous depot shots showing vehicles receiving attention:
5351 (mdw9121)
8313 (mdw9121)

- "Sunderland Connect" Solo SR 628 saw use on Staff Shuttles today! Contrary to what I had previously thought, this does not affect the 700 service in any way, so I don't think there were any odd workings on the 700. This replaced SPD 8234.

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DAILY DIGEST: 27/02/13

- Due to an accident at Grangetown Roundabout, Go North East services #38, #39, #42, #60, #61 & #202 had to be diverted via Spelter Works Road out of town. No photos have been uploaded to Flickr of this diversion.

- An un-identified "Lime" Renown was seen on Chester Road, Sunderland, out of service having broken down while working "Lime" service 8 to Sunderland. It was awaiting assistance at about 16:15 today.

- A "Waggonway" DAF has been reported on the Go North East Facebook page to be 'on fire'. The original post on Facebook can be seen on the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/simplyGNE/posts/...5494085710

- Unlike every other day this week, a "Sunderland Connect" Solo SR did not replace a SPD on Deptford Staff Shuttles - a SPD remained on all day. This, however, did not prevent an oddity occuring on the 700!

- Contrary to what was previously reported in a "Daily Digest" post, Percy Main-based "Northern" 4944 has not been transferred to Gateshead. This is said to have been postponed until the March changes.

- ‎5160 and 4838 are said to have been repainted this evening. If anyone gets a photo of either in the forthcoming days, do let me know and I shall definitely include a photo to it in the DD!

- And finally, the odd workings! Certainly a short dosage today...
"Poppy Bus" 4949 on "X66 Metrocentre" service X66. Note that a "Citylink" articulated Citaro can also be seen in the background of the shot, also working service X66. (ADAM'S NORTHEAST BUSPHOTOS)
"Tyne Tees eXpress 3963 on "Fab Fifty Seven" service 57. (ADAM'S NORTHEAST BUSPHOTOS)
"Drifter" 8303 on "Sunderland Connect" service 700 (Northern Bus Photos)

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Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this trio Daily Dosage post. If you find anything that is worth including in a DD, do contact me in whichever way is most suitable for you. You can message me on Facebook or PM me on the forum quite easily. Although we have recently been discussing things usually collected in a DD through the day, it does not hurt for us to say it once more in one place! ;-)