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As mentioned in #937 of this thread, on WNXX, and in the Platform 5 books, 56065 was supposed to be numbered 69010 with the former 56060 becoming 69009. Have the plans changed without anyone noticing? Perhaps the wrong locomotive has been painted maroon and named? Someone will know.

Go North East has received 17 examples which are numbered 5511-5527. 5511 (SM13 NBA), 5512 (SM13 NBB), 5513 (SM13 NDK), 5514 (SM13 NDL), 5515 (SM13 NDN), 5516 (SM13 NDO), 5517 (SM13 NDU), 5518 (SM13 NDV), 5519 (SM13 NDX), 5520 (SM13 NDY), 5521 (SM13 NDZ), 5522 (SM13 NEF), 5523 (SM13 NEN), 5524...

Arriva Scotland West adopted a 5-digit fleetnumber system circa 2011. Dennis Darts were renumbered into the 44xxx series with Wright bodied Volvo B6BLE single-deckers renumbered into the 45xxx series. Some of these vehicles transferred to Arriva North East/Northumbria in early 2012 when McGills...

A further update on Darlington services due to be revised today, 9th July 2023. https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/north-east-july-changes Service 12 loses a couple of peak hour return journeys between Darlington and Hurworth. Services 17 and 18 are operating the same timetables as...

Updates for various services are as follows and will take place following discussions with Durham County Council The item for 6 is taken from Arriva's updated news item whilst the items for late evening journeys on 43 along with the Sunday journeys on 48 and X75 have been removed from the press...

Arriva Northumbria's management met with the Trade Union on Friday 5th May to discuss the situation. The use of Walkergate depot will cease by early September with services relocating to Blyth. It was announced that Arriva does not intend to operate services 51-55 beyond early September. It was...

The Union Street site in Blyth is an additional location that has been obtained whilst the main Blyth depot at Bridge Street undergoes refurbishment. I understand Union Street will be in use until sometime in March 2023 when the main depot's refurbishment will be completed.

This is Darlington Council's press release concerning Hodgson's taking over service 16. Photo caption L-R: Graeme Bainbridge-Hutchinson, depot manager and driver with Hodgsons Coaches and Cllr Andy Keir. https://www.darlington.gov.uk/your-council/news/news-item/?id=1819

Arriva Northumbria has made arrangements for approximately 35 vehicles to be outstationed permanently at Stagecoach in Newcastle's Walkergate depot. Services 47, 553, 555, and Arriva's share of 685 will be operated from there along with various journeys on 51, 52, 53, 54, 306, 308 and a couple...

Scarlet Band's employees were informed on 10th October 2022 that the company would cease trading after operating on Saturday 29 October 2022 when the existing Durham County Council contracts expire. Numerous reasons were given including difficulties retaining staff, difficulties obtaining spare...

I have attached the text of the press release from Unite concerning the forthcoming Arriva Northumbria strike. It refers to the strike as commencing on Thursday 21 October. As the Thursday is the 20th, not 21st, does anyone know if the strike will commence on Thursday 20 October or Friday 21...

Arriva Northumbria's Jesmond depot is to close by 31 October 2022 with staff being relocated to Ashington, Blyth or Durham. The proposed depot at Shields Road, Byker is not going ahead. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/arriva-bus-depot-close-october-24745636

The only Darlington to Hartlepool trains operate on Sundays, 1313 & 1715 from Darlington with returns from Hartlepool at 1425 & 1825. These journeys were retained when the Mon-Sat journeys were withdrawn. The 1425 from Hartlepool is the only train to call at Teesside Airport. The best option...

Press release from Nexus on 8th July 2021. Hopefully the link works. https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/sunderland-central-station-be-transformed

In post 3 of this thread ainsworth 74 wrote: "6. Not sure. Some of the industry around there is certainly still active but I bet any rail flows are very ad-hoc and rare and I would gamble most of it is disused in all but name." Correct. The line from just beyond Port Clarence, Phillips, to Seal...

I haven't seen anything from Network Rail but in 2018 High Speed UK (HSUK) came up with numerous proposals one of which included a new line from Ferryhill to Edinburgh, presumably tunnelling under Newcastle and passing west of Morpeth and Alnwick, across to Wooler and passing east of Dalkeith...

The Ward Dalesman springs to mind. Darlington Transport bought 6 of these with Wadham Stringer bodywork back in 1983. Another 6 were ordered for delivery in 1984 but were cancelled. I believe a 7th chassis was constructed and fitted with a coach body.

The introduction of an hourly service from Exmouth as far as Churston was discussed in ATOC's Connecting Communities report, published in June 2009. That report made it clear that services would have to flex in order to accommodate the peak holiday steam services. Unfortunately I do not know if...

First York ran a limited service on several routes on 26 December. They did not operate on 25 December nor will they be operating on 1 January.

Arriva Durham County has not operated anything on either December 25 or 26. Arriva Northumbria ran a limited service from Newcastle on December 26 only on services 43, 52, 308, X10, X11, X16, X21 & X22. There is no announcement on Arriva's website but it is shown on the relevant online...