Looks like some of the S services are returning from the 6th March, for use by school children and students only, and some more school buses, according to bustimes.org.


https://bustimes.org/operators/go-north-east

It's mad to still see the Green Hybrid buses still around in Green. Only about 3 left in Green according to bus org. One tonight see on the 695 Scholars https://flic.kr/p/2kEUM3V

PB0003954/1184 Registered
GO NORTH EAST LIMITED

[b]Route:[/b] Newcastle Central Station to Newcastle Central Station
[b]Service number:[/b] Toon Tour
[b]Service type:[/b] Limited Stop
[b]Effective date:[/b] 02 Apr 2021
Service operates weekends, Bank Holidays and school holidays only from Good Friday until Sunday 30th May.



Operates daily from Monday 31st May until Friday 1st October


Operates weekends only from Saturday 2nd October until Sunday 31st October.

In my opinion atm. I think the North East ferry landing should remain closed till the new one is built. Due to the current one keeps getting damaged during bad weather. Just my opinion

Is there any words on the Max brand being took of the buses as seeing currently the only ones Blyth now have max is the X10/X11 from what I've seen. Is this brand staying or being took off

Bit of a pedantic question, but here goes...

I've noticed on BusTimes that, from 10th February, GNE services no longer seem to show a traditional individual trip number per se, and the Journey number is the starting time of the journey / relief time, twice. From my observations, often - but not always the journey code would start with the last digit(s) of the route number, for example journey 901 on route 309, journey 1931 on route 319. I believe any Nexus secured services had numbers which fell outside of this format.

For as long as I can remember - Going back into the 90s - GNE trips always had a journey number shown on the ticket, as well as being on duty boards.

Have these numbers been dispensed with? I haven't had cause to travel on a bus recently, so don't know if tickets just show the start time.

If so, is there any reason for this, or is it simply the case that the traditional journey numbers have become surplus to requirements?

Looks like a Little Coaster Optare Solo has been repurposed temporarily as a mobile vaccination centre:

 https://twitter.com/brigid1923/status/13...93159?s=21

1403 is currently parked at Thorntons, to be converted to a Driver Training vehicle:

Arriva North East: 1403 / NK53HHZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

PB0002717 SN ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LTD
Director(s): GAVIN PEACE, PHILIP STONE, TINA EDWARDS, JOHN THOMPSON, RICHARD HOARE, PHILIP CUMMINS
1 ADMIRAL WAY, DOXFORD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR3 3XP
New operating centre: COASTAL & COUNTRY COACHES, FAIRFIELD WAY, FAIRFIELD WAY, WHITBY, YO22 4PU
New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 18 vehicle(s)
Removed operating centre: STAINSACRE LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, FAIRFIELD WAY, WHITBY, YO22 4PU

Seen a photo on flicker looking like 1513 is getting a new dab of paint, what livery is it intending on going in