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South Shields Model Bus 2008
Saturday 10 May 1000 - 1600 more

Get there by Go North East bus services 27, 27A, 50, 57, 57A and 88 to Chichester or service 35 to Westoe.

 

Sunday 15 June – North East Bus Preservation Trust and Arriva North East
Durham Bus Running Day based at the

Howlands Park and Ride site.

 

Sunday 20 July – North East Bus Preservation Trust and Go North East
North Tyneside Bus Rally and Running Day at the Bournemouth Gardens Car Park in Whitley Bay.

 

Sunday 3 August – Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Society
Bus rally with a Leyland theme at Locomotion in Shildon.

 

Monday 25 August – North East Bus Preservation Trust and Snaith’s Coaches
Seaburn Historic Vehicle Rally.

 

This information is given in good faith and may be subject to changes at short notice.

 

correct at: 9 May

9 May 2008:

571, 572, 577, 578 Chester-le-Street to Deptford
575, 576 Chester-le-Street to Washington
8187, 8188, 8189 Deptford to Stanley
501, 502, 503, 517 Deptford to Percy Main
521 Washington to Deptford
535 Washington to Winlaton
8198 Winlaton to Stanley
448, 449, 457, 463 withdrawn from Percy Main
450, 451, 466, 469 withdrawn from Stanley

.Archive Fleet Movements
Previous Fleet Movements

2 May 2008:

Movements during the week:
5303 5306 5307 new vehicle received but not yet in service

8166 Gateshead to Chester le Street
483 sold

25 April 2008:

Further Mercedes Citaro delivered are 5298, 5299 and 5302.

 

Allocation changes:
4875                 Percy Main-Ashington
4993                 Gateshead-Percy Main
5297                 new-Gateshead
8257                 Deptford-Percy Main
8285                 Percy Main-Deptford

Leyland Lynx 4998 has been withdrawn

18 April 2008:

5297 new vehicle received but not yet in service
5286, 5294, 5296 new vehicles in service at Gateshead
8160, 8161, 8165 Gateshead to Chester le Street
484 in use on crew shuttle at Deptford
7074 sold

11 April 2008:

Further Mercedes Citaro delivered for Citylink service 58 are 5286 5294 5296

Allocation changes:
4942, 4944 Gateshead to Deptford
5290, 5292, 5293, 5295 new vehicles in service at Gateshead
8163 8164 Gateshead to Chester le Street

Optare Delta 4736 is withdrawn from Driver Training

4 April 2008:

5290, 5292, 5293, 5295 new vehicles received but not yet in service
5284, 5285, 5287, 5288, 5289, 5291 new vehicles in service at Gateshead
3930 Gateshead to Stanley
3874, 4945 Gateshead to Deptford
4954, 4970, 8256 Gateshead to Percy Main
8196 Winlaton to Stanley
3873, 8209, 8210 Percy Main to Deptford
8208 Percy Main to Ashington
8212 Percy Main to Winlaton
464 withdrawn from Percy Main
453, 3952 Stanley to Ashington
4759 Deptford to Ashington
4823, 4824, 4825 Deptford to Washington
509, 510, 8285 Deptford to Percy Main
3824 Washington to Percy Main
3825 Washington to Gateshead
4791 Washington to Ashington
470, 483, 484 withdrawn from Ashington

28 March 2008:

The first of the new Mercedes Citaro for Citylink service 58 have now been delivered in Gold livery

Allocation changes:
8257 Gateshead to Deptford
8258 Deptford to Gateshead

14 March 2008:

8242, 8252, 8253, 8255, 8259 Deptford to Percy Main
8233, 8234, 8235, 8236, 8237 Percy Main to Deptford
4993 Stanley to Gateshead
9902 Stanley to Chester-le-Street

29 February 2008:

3879, 3880 Gateshead to Chester-le-Street
8274, 8275 Deptford to Gateshead
4911 Stanley to Gateshead
8238, 8239, 8240 Percy Main to Deptford
8254 Deptford to Percy Main
453 Deptford to Stanley
9902 Scania on loan at Stanley
Four vehicles for disposal returned to Redby

22 February 2008:

7074 delicensed from Chester le Street

8, 15 February 2008:

No movements for this week.

1 February 2008:

8243 8244 8245 8246 8247 8248 8249 8250 8251 Deptford to Gateshead
8258 Gateshead to Deptford
4820 4821 4822 Deptford to Winlaton
543 4792 4793 Winlaton to Deptford
8241 Percy Main to Deptford
5259 Stanley to Percy Main
8284 Deptford to Washington
518 Washington to Deptford
4759 Chester le Street to Deptford
618 619 4782 taken over from Redby at Deptford

18, 25 January 2008:

No movements for this week.

11 January 2008:

453 Washington to Deptford
7076 Chester le Street to Driver Training

4 January 2008:

No movements for this week.

21 December 2007:

Allocation changes:

4789, 4790 Ashington to Winlaton

4810, 4811 Winlaton to Ashington

14 December 2007:

Allocation changes:

4759 Ashington to Chester le Street

4809 Chester le Street to Ashington

4774 Ashington to Deptford

4875 Deptford to Percy Main

4812 Percy Main to Ashington

4779 to driver training

23, 30 November and 7 December 2007:

No movements for these weeks.

16 November 2007:

Scania 4943 has been transferred from Gateshead to Deptford as a spare vehicle for Fab56.

9 November 2007:

An Optare Versa demonstrator is arriving on 12th November for use on services 53 and 54 at Gateshead for up to 2 weeks.

 

Withdrawn Dennis Dart 8096, 8105, 8108, 8119 and 8123 have been sold.

2 November 2007:

Allocation changes:

613 Stanley to Gateshead
615 Stanley to Gateshead
617 Stanley to Gateshead
3811 Gateshead to Washington
3930 Chester-le-Street to Gateshead

 

Withdrawn Dennis Dart 8095, 8097, 8102 and 8122 have been sold

 

19 October 2007:

Five Optare Solo have been acquired with the local bus services of Stanley Taxis and numbered 613-617. These are allocated to Stanley Depot.

 

Also re-acquired is Dennis Lance 4774 and a Mercedes mini-bus for use as staff transport at Stanley Depot.

 

12 October 2007:

Optare Solo 450, 451, 452, 465-469 have been returned to service at Stanley to operate services being taken over from Stanley Taxis.

 

Leyland Lynx 4995 has been withdrawn.

5 October 2007:

Optare Solo 480, 481 and 599 have been painted in Venture livery.

 

Allocation changes:

453                               Washington
480                               Stanley
481                               Stanley
599                               Stanley

 

21 September:

The former Northumbria Coaches vehicles have now been allocated Go North East fleetnumbers, see fleetlist for full details.

Allocation changes:

3827 Washington to Gateshead
3874 Percy Main to Gateshead
3876 3877 3878 Gateshead to Chester le Street
3929 Gateshead to Stanley
3955 Stanley to Ashington
4791 Ashington to Washington
4869 Chester le Street to Stanley
4954 4970 Percy Main to Gateshead
5251 5252 5253 Stanley to Percy Main
5260 5261 Chester le Street to Stanley

Withdrawn Dennis Lance 4776 4780 4783 and Dennis Dart 8118 8121 have been sold

 

7th September

The Northumbria Buses fleet of 5 Leyland Lynx, 1 Leyland Tiger/East Lancs, 1 Volvo B6BLE, 1 Optare Solo, 1 Optare MetroRider, 5 Dennis MPD, 1 Marshall Minibus, 1 Bluebird and 1 Mercedes Sprinter are now shown on the allocation list
 
Allocation changes:
460 Winlaton to Ashington
508 Winlaton to Percy Main
3801 Percy Main to Chester le Street
3812 3813 Percy Main to Washington
3827 3828 Gateshead to Washington
3898 Deptford to Gateshead
3899 3900 3901 3902 returned to service at Gateshead
3904 3905 returned to service at Chester le Street
3906 returned to service at Winlaton
3907 3908 3909 Washington to Winlaton
3920 3921 Deptford to Winlaton
3926 Deptford to Stanley
3933 3934 3939 3940 Gateshead to Deptford
3935 3936 3937 3938 Chester le Street to Deptford
3947 Percy Main to Ashington
4759 4789 4790 4791 Winlaton to Ashington
4810 Chester le Street to Winlaton
4811 Stanley to Winlaton
4923 Stanley to Gateshead
4948 4949 Gateshead to Winlaton
4967 Deptford to Gateshead
8286 Deptford to Percy Main
Optare Solo 468, 480 & 481 have been placed in reserve 
Previously withdrawn Dennis Dart 8094 8099 8109 8110 have been sold

 

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