| c1/2004 |
John Purvis, Willington (for further preservation).
Almost completely scrapped, 11/2004 |
| by 6/2002 - ?/200? |
Mark Dolan, Crook (for further preservation) |
| 6/1998 - ?/2002 |
Steve King, Hetton-le-Hole (for preservation) |
| ??/1990 - 6/1998 |
Jones, Llanfaethlu. Painted in Jones livery
with a reg "Bws Gwynedd" front and a
nearside advert for a local nightclub, ??/91.
Livery reapplied without the advert, ??/9?.
Withdrawn 11/97 |
| 10/1976 - ??/1990 |
The Northern General Transport Company Ltd.
3329. To service at Jarrow in poppy red livery,
10/76. To Consett, 1980. To Sunderland and
painted in yellow and white Tyne & Wear PTE
livery with a broadside advert for Binns, 1981.
Advert removed, 1983. To Chester-le-Street and
painted in Go-Ahead Northern red and white
livery, 1987. Withdrawn ??/89 and stored at
Stanley depot. Sold through ADT Auctions,
Manchester |
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NB. If anyone can supply the missing photos
for 3329's Illustrated History (the yellow and
white livery with Binns advert, the red and white
Go-Ahead Northern livery and the Jones livery
with nearside advert) your editor would be
very pleased to hear from you and will pass
copies on to Steve King for his records. Many thanks
in anticipation. |
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Restoration proved to be a dream, and instead 3329 is
broken for spares to keep other VRs on the road. This view
taken in November 2004
Photo : Steve King
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Undergoing restoration in
1999
Photo : Steve King
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Jones' depot two
weeks prior to being purchased for preservation
in June 1998
Photo : Steve King
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1983, when operating
from Park Lane Depot in Sunderland
Photo : David Little
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October 20th 1976, when
just one week old outside its original depot at Jarrow
Photo : David Little
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