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

Apologies, not a recent repaint, but good to see the environmental leaf appearing on more buses now:

https://flic.kr/p/2kCMzSL

Can anyone help?

I've seen an old bus timetable late 70s early 80s for the old Northern service 524 (Jarrow depot) which operated South Shields - Jarrow - Newcastle (South Shields - Jarrow - Heworth only 1984-1986).  The terminus point for Newcastle prior to 1984 was listed as Carliol Square as opposed to Workswick Street.  I'm aware Carliol Square is or was the small approach street into Worswick Street, did a number of services omit the bus station and operate straight down the left hand side to a different terminus? It's always intrigued me this and cant find anything on google other than Worswick Street Bus Station.

L & B Travel and Rural Link (formerly PCL Travel) appear to be somehow linked together so thought one thread for both would probably be a good idea.

Apparently Rural Link are covering the 585 Ferry Replacement on behalf of Gateshead CT with Tridents LV52HHW & LX03ORK out today. The former in Travel de Courcey livery and latter is in a green & yellow base.

Just found an image of 730 on a rail replacement yesterday. Even with lockdown seems abit of a stupid allocation.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184821405@...947398672/