(04 May 2020, 7:51 pm)James101 wrote Not a stalking vehicle as much as a migrating one . I came across one-off GNE E300 SN04EGF intermittently in my teen years when I had mates around Washington. I moved to Manchester 10 years ago and eventually ended up in Moston where it cropped up again taking me to work under ownership of Bluebird and eventually Stagecoach.

I also lived in South Manchester for a bit and commuted into town with Finglands, occasionally on an ex London B7 which eventually ended up under GNE operation. Never caught one back in the NE but funny how things come back around.

Strange you mention that. Having been a passenger on the 194/294 for many years, I was a bit fed up of the Lynxes. Much preferred the Nationals. 
It would have been a few years after the Lynxes had gone and replaced by the Renowns, but I was in Ashbourne. It would have been summer 2002 and there were some (it's a while back, so can't remember how many they had) ex-GNE Fxxx LRG Lynxes kicking around.
Of all the places, I happened to accidentally stumble upon something that had more or less been a daily staple for the best part of 10 years.