(22 Jul 2013, 2:56 pm)aureolin wrote(22 Jul 2013, 2:53 pm)BJ10VUS wrote(22 Jul 2013, 10:59 am)Michael wrote 5357 has being sold, according to the fleet allocation
It's odd that it was bought in the first place. I'm sure they only used it a few times around Christmas, then it's been stored at Ashington or somewhere like that?
I'm surprised they managed to sell it.
I imagine it was sold to the scrap man rather than for anyone else. As Adam has already said, butchered for parts that GNE required first. Probably was cheaper to do it that way than to buy them fresh in.
5357 has been stored at Gateshead depot for quite some time now. If I recall correctly, Liam made a note of it when it was first transferred from storage back to GNE.
EDIT: Indeed Liam did make a note of it. While "behind the scenes" updates are being performed, normal members cannot see posts from previous separated Go North East threads. I have therefore quoted the post below:
(16 May 2013, 3:44 pm)Liam wrote Ex-London Citaro 5357 (BX54 UCO) has now returned to Sunderland Road.