Arriva North East

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RE: Arriva North East
Viewed Thorntons of North Seaton today and noted these ALX400 DAFs freshly outshopped in full Arriva blue livery -

W402 VGJ carrying fleet number 7473
X503 GGO no fleet number
Y497 UGC no fleet number

I am just wondering if the latter two are replacements for the vehicles due to become 7469/71, as these two seem to be the only ones of batch 7466-78 not reported so far. Of course they may be destined for another Arriva fleet altogether.

Also there was Y481 UGC still in London red. Maybe 7479 ??

Finally, the batch of Wright-bodied Volvo B6's are still parked there, the ones originally from Southport which were supposedly transferred to Northumbria from Scotland West about a year ago. I was able to confirm the identities of 10 of them but there were more parked in the middle of the yard.

I must find something better to do on a Saturday night !!