While driving down Shields Road, Walkergate earlier this evening, I was confronted by a Cardiff Corporation Scania bendibus being driven in the opposite direction. It displayed ON TEST in the blinds and was in full Cardiff livery with reg CN06 GFK and fleetnumber 614. I couldn't tell whether it had just come out of Walkergate depot, or had just been driven past, so I am putting this thread under Stagecoach, just in case.

Another possibility could be that GNE have acquired it for schools contracts from Percy Main to replace Omnidekkas, or a local independent has purchased it. Again, someone locally could be carrying out servicing work on it, but I have to say that none of these options seem very likely.

Does anyone have any info about why the vehicle has appeared in Newcastle ?