(08 Feb 2023, 3:34 am)Acky81 wrote Can anyone remember the 139/140 circular routes in Sunderland?

Remember when it was a joint operation with Sunderland busways and go ahead northern then Tyne and Wear ominibus and go Wear buses then redby under licence from Stagecoach and go north east. 

We had some bizarre workings on this route? 

However it was a handy route. 

What year did go north east completely take over the routes? 

I’m sure Sunderland busways did a scholars 139? 

Anyone have any memories of this route or photos of the buses used?

It was 2006 when the 139/140 was taken over by Go North East.  It became the 39/39A branded as Doxford Clipper using MPD's.  The 39A part was dropped a few years later and the 39 was extended from Sunderland to Pennywell replacing the 26/36.