(18 Nov 2019, 6:08 pm)Dan It was in for accident damage repairs, requiring more or less a full repaint anyway. Pointless repainting green and replacing all of the vinyl, for the sake of around 6 months when they'd be repainted in fleet livery anyway (really they're likely to be painted before the new buses come, not after).

You can see some photos of the panels on front and nearside replaced following repair on the Tweet below:
https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/1194370379160182784

(18 Nov 2019, 6:29 pm)Michael Might as well get all the repaints done now, on the Saltwell Park buses and other routes, While Wrightbus is starting back up, as i would imagine, they won't start to deliver the new buses until the new year.

(18 Nov 2019, 6:57 pm)cbma06 Are all the WTX citarios been painted in co operate colours now?


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(18 Nov 2019, 7:03 pm)ryan.c.lawrence.5 May aswell finish doing 8339-8346 then start on 5369-5376 or all red kites ready for deptford

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(18 Nov 2019, 7:45 pm)pbjd I would think they'd want to finish removing obsolete brands such as Blue Arrow and Wear Xpress.

(18 Nov 2019, 6:08 pm)Dan It was in for accident damage repairs, requiring more or less a full repaint anyway. Pointless repainting green and replacing all of the vinyl, for the sake of around 6 months when they'd be repainted in fleet livery anyway (really they're likely to be painted before the new buses come, not after).

You can see some photos of the panels on front and nearside replaced following repair on the Tweet below:
https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/1194370379160182784

(18 Nov 2019, 8:17 pm)JP6004 Sorry didn't realise the extent of the accident damage. I take it Washington's citaros will get done to coincide with the delivery of new vehicles for the X1...

(18 Nov 2019, 8:25 pm)Michael The 4 won't get the B9 cascades due to the low bridge it crosses, so i think the Citaro's will hang on the Connections 4 branding for a couple of years yet.

(18 Nov 2019, 8:29 pm)JP6004 Yes I know the B9s are cascading to the loop. I meant the 4s are 6yrs old so I imagine they will go for repaint to coincide with delivery of the new buses on the X1

(18 Nov 2019, 8:09 pm)OrangeArrow49 Anyone going to Wallsend Forum on Wednesday for the Little Coasters event? What are the giveaways likely to be? Anything good?

(18 Nov 2019, 8:09 pm)OrangeArrow49 Anyone going to Wallsend Forum on Wednesday for the Little Coasters event? What are the giveaways likely to be? Anything good?

(18 Nov 2019, 8:09 pm)OrangeArrow49 Anyone going to Wallsend Forum on Wednesday for the Little Coasters event? What are the giveaways likely to be? Anything good?

(18 Nov 2019, 10:08 pm)TEN 6083 might go along, just need to figure out which is the quickest bus that goes there from newcastle

(18 Nov 2019, 11:36 pm)JM03 Be anything from a chocolate bar to a 28 day all zone ticket usually, also free tea and coffee

(18 Nov 2019, 10:10 pm)streetdeckfan If I'm being totally honest I wouldn't bother going unless you're in the area anyway.
I've been to a few of the other events and the prizes have just been 1, 7 and 28 day tickets, sweets, chocolate and the GNE centenary book.
The coffee was very nice though!

(19 Nov 2019, 12:28 am)OrangeArrow49 The quickest bus from Newcastle to Wallsend is the Coaster 1/1A.

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A chocolate bar? Seriously? I have to say a free all zone ticket would be useful, but I am not that lucky. Apparently it will be free hot chocolate at this event.

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1, 7 and 28 day tickets are nothing to complain about! Sweets and chocolate, nice but not bery GNE and the GNE centenary book might be nice to have. Apparently it will be free hot chocolate at this event.

(18 Nov 2019, 9:18 pm)Stanleyone Iirc it’s the current toon link B9s not the X1 B9s that are cascading onto the 93/94

(19 Nov 2019, 12:39 am)streetdeckfan I won a 1 day ticket, which is useless for me since I already have my monthly ticket, I suppose it's useful if I ever find a friend to travel around with!

At the event in Bishop they ran out of chocolate so it was only those tiny packs of Haribo!

Since I'm up there Wednesday and the 1A stops outside the house, I might pop along and try win another free ticket, or at the very least have hot chocolate and a churro or two!

(19 Nov 2019, 12:49 am)OrangeArrow49 How do you win a free ticket? 

Can't really complain about free stuff!

If you win a free ticket and don't need it, please give it to me.