Short-term registration on VOSA today which marks the return of the 16 after 6 years:
PB0002541/45 - ARRIVA TEESSIDE LTD, 1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Stockton High Street
Finish Point: Westbury Street
Via:
Service Number: 16
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 23-JUL-2012
Other Details: Monday to Saturday
In other news, Darlington and Jesmond have been swapping Solos again. Darlington have regained 2868 alongside 2869. 2504 has also returned there while 2845/7 and other one (presumed to be 2846) have gone to Jesmond.
Darlington are also loosing/have lost
1764 to Blyth
2845 to Jesmond
2846 to Jesmond
2847 to Jesmond
4056 to Stockton
7514 to Ashington
7515 to Ashington
7517 to Ashington
7519 to Ashington
OmniCity 4661 is on the 7 today.
Dart SLF 1307 has moved from Ashington to Darlington, today on the X66.
MPDs 1715/21/22/27/34/35/41 (V715/21/2/7/34/5/41 DNL) are all now due for withdrawal. 1727 has already been replaced at Stockton by Prestige 4052 from Darlington. 1734 has managed to get a stay of execution to operate the 16 shuttle for at least one month.
MPD 1739 yesterday lost its front registration plate. Giving Redcar depot credit, once it was pointed out to the driver, he rang the depot and returned out of service to the depot, presumably to change vehicles.
News from Stuart Phin and James Mccrossan from Facebook Group North East and Regional Bus Photos - Arriva Northumbria 7446 - NK05 GWY has been painted into historic United Livery and is at Darlington.
Prestige 4056 (S356 KHN) has now moved from Darlington to Stockton and is on the X1/X2 today. This menas that all the 2009-standard refurbished Prestiges done so far are at Stockton depot (4062 is currently being done, and will join them).
Information from Alex K on the arrivane Yahoo Group.
(19/07/2012 10:54)NK07 FZG Wrote: [ -> ]News from Stuart Phin and James Mccrossan from Facebook Group North East and Regional Bus Photos - Arriva Northumbria 7446 - NK05 GWY has been painted into historic United Livery and is at Darlington.
And here is 7446
Photo @ North East And Regional Bus Photos
Just seen anothe trident 400 in a classic united livery but unlike the other one it's half arriva half united. The bus also has a giant zip on it to symbolise the change between arriva and united
(20/07/2012 11:55)Wellsey18 Wrote: [ -> ]Just seen anothe trident 400 in a classic united livery but unlike the other one it's half arriva half united. The bus also has a giant zip on it to symbolise the change between arriva and united
That is Volvo B7TL/Alexander Dennis ALX400 7445. And having just seen a photo of it, unlike 7446, they have made a right old hash of the Arriva liveried half of the vehicle!