Former OK Motors DAF/Duple 320 425BVW arrives in Newcastle on an express working, probably from
OK's home town of Bishop Auckland. It is seen bearing simple Go-Northern fleetnames.
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Lacking a cherished registration, another of OK's DAF/Duples is seen on layover at the Haymarket in
Newcastle, accompanied by a Dash bodied Volvo B6 and another DAF, this time a Northern Counties
bodied singledecker of Arriva Northumbria.
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Another Dash/B6, but this time in OK colours, is also seen on layover at the Haymarket.
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When the Tyne and Wear Metro started operation, all bus services crossing the
Tyne were withdrawn under the then PTE's aegis to effectively force passengers
on to the Metro. Low Fell Coaches, based on the south bank of the river
responded to the local community and after some opposition in the traffic courts
introduced a cross Tyne service over the famous Gateshead Bridge. In subsequent
years the operation was bought by the privatised Go-Ahead group. 4812 (L212KEF)
is an unusual bus, a Volvo B10B-58 with Alexander Strider bodywork. The bus was
new to OK Motor Services in 1989 and taken over by the Go Ahead group in 1995.
It is seen in this picture with Low Fell in 1999.
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A truly splendid vehicle put in an appearance at the 2003 Cobham rally. It is
a former OK AEC Reliance with early Plaxton coachwork, predating the Panorama range.
It is seen alongside an equally splendid AEC of Maidstone & District.
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