5 September 2008:
Movements during the week:
3915 Gateshead to Winlaton
4779 Winlaton to Percy Main
3824 Percy Main to Gateshead
7058 withdrawn from Driver Training and sold
Previous Fleet Movement
29 August 2008:
Movements during the week:
5313, 5314, 5319 new vehicles received but not yet in service
8186 - 8200 re-numbered 486 - 500
22 August 2008:
Further new Mercedes Citaro delivered are 5311, 5312, 5317 & 5318
Citaro 5315 in use for driver familiarisation.
15 August 2008:
The first of the next batch of Mercedes Citaro delivered are 5310, 5315 & 5316
Volvo B10BLE 4911 has been transferred from Gateshead to Winlaton
Withdrawn vehicles 416, 3954, 4736, 4753, 4754, 4786 & 4787 have been sold
8 August 2008:
Movements during the week: 7084 withdrawn from Chester-le-Street
7079, 7081 to Driver Training
4790, 4793 Driver training to Ashington
4996, 4997 withdrawn from Ashington
448, 454, 457, 469, 3959 and ex-Redby E221 WBG sold
1 August 2008:
Movements during the week: 7097, 7101 new vehicles in service at
Chester-le-Street
7079, 7081 withdrawn from Chester-le-Street
4989, 4990, 4991 Winlaton to Gateshead
4789 Driver Training to Ashington
25 July 2008:
Further new coaches for National Express diagrams are 7097 and 7101.
Similar 7095, 7096, 7098 and 7102 are now in use at Chester-le-Street, with older coaches 7077, 7078, 7080 and 7083 now withdrawn from National Express duties.
Withdrawn vehicles now sold are 455, 464, 466, 468 and ex-Redby Leyland Titan NUW 668Y.
18 July 2008:
Further new coaches for National Express diagrams are 7095, 7096 and 7098.
Similar 7094, 7099 and 7100 are now in use at Chester-le-Street whilst Metrorider shuttle bus 416 has been withdrawn
11 July 2008:
The first of nine new coaches delivered for National Express operations are 7094 7099, 7100
Allocation changes:
4937 Gateshead to Deptford
4944, 4945 Deptford to Gateshead
4947, 4948, 4992 Winlaton to Gateshead
4970 Percy Main to Deptford
498,0 4981, 4982 Gateshead to Winlaton
8258 Gateshead to Percy Main
Withdrawn vehicles 456 470 have been sold
20 June 2008:
Allocation changes:
4978, 4979 Gateshead to Winlaton
8211 Percy Main to Gateshead
8212 Winlaton to Gateshead
Optare Solo 458 has been withdrawn from Stanley and sold
Withdrawn Optare Spectra 3847 has been sold
13 June 2008:
3801 Percy Main to Deptford
4994 withdrawn from Ashington
456 459 withdrawn from Stanley
3847 withdrawn from Chester-le-Street
454 465 withdrawn from Deptford
30 May 2008:
618 619 Deptford to Stanley
3802 Chester le Street to Deptford
3831 Washington to Deptford
3940 Deptford to Chester le Street
8186 8190 8191 Deptford to Stanley
8260 Deptford to Percy Main
Optare Solo 452 455 468 have been withdrawn from Stanley
Optare Solo 454 and 465 in use at Deptford for route learning
23 May 2008:
Allocation changes:
5300, 5301, 5304, 5305, 5308, 5309 further Mercedes Citaro running at Deptford on service 35
3801 Chester le Street to Percy Main
Optare Solo 467 has been withdrawn
16 May 2008:
5304 and 5305 are further Mercedes Citaro delivered for service 35
5298 5299 5302 5303 5306 5307 new vehicles in service at Deptford
536 Washington to Winlaton
579 Chester le Street to Deptford
4779 Driver Training to Winlaton
4784 Deptford to Winlaton
4798 4790 Winlaton to Driver Training
4792 Deptford to Ashington
4793 Deptford to Driver Training
8162 Percy Main to Chester le Street
8283 Deptford to Washington
8285 Deptford to Percy Main
Dennis Lance 4782 & 4787 have been withdrawn
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
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 |
