28/05/12 News Update

Arriva North East

Another Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer to enter service at Darlington is 1510 X532 GGO while 1515 X538 GGO is unusually working for Classic and Dennis Dart SLF / Caetano Compass 44060 Y40 TGM has entered service at Redcar. Optare Solo 2504 Y294 PDN has been repainted into standard livery and is currently operating for Jesmond alongside 2806 YK08 ERZ and 2815 YK08 ETL from Durham. Further Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown’s refurbished are 4505 V505 DFT, 4512 V512 DFT, 4513 V513 DFT and 4514 V514 DFT.

Go North East

VDL SB120 / Wright Cadet’s 8247 NA52 BVD, 8249 NA52 BVF, 8250 NA52 BVG, 8251 NA52 BVH, 8252 NA52 BVJ, 8253 NK04 FOP, 8254 NK04 FOT and 8255 NK04 FOU are all branded South Tyne. Mercedes Citaro’s 5310 NK08 MXY and 5311 NK08 MXZ have returned from warranty work repainted silver while Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Myllennium 3967 PN02 XCL and Dennis Trident / East Lancs Lolyne’s 3864 W864 PNL and 3865 W865 PNL are repainted red wearing Northern logos with similar 3880 W176 SCU transferring to Percy Main. Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown 4847 R847 PRG has received a Beamish based advert while now also carries route branding for Waggonway services 28/28A. Scania L94UA / Wright Solar Fusion 4950 NK51 OLR has returned to service at Gateshead.

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Stagecoach North East

MAN A66 / Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 39673 NJ08 CTY has been named Samuel Jacob. Volvo B10BLE / Alexander ALX300 21145 R245 KRG has reentered service at South Shields while 21146 R246 KRG and 21157 R257 KRG are in service at Walkergate alongside MAN 18.220 22051 NK53 KFV.

Tees Valley Coach Travel

Dennis Dart SLF’s VU02 TTX and VU02 TTZ have been acquired.