(Yesterday, 11:37 am)Chris 1 wrote Were these ones not acquired pre-loved for last minute tender awards?
I think you're recalling 3675-3679 - the G67_TCN Olympians, which I remember were very nice. Delivered to Sunderland Road and then shipped off to Winlaton soon after as part of the Metrobus/Olympian swap.
At South Shields depot for a while