Stagecoach North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2017

[Cock Robin]

A 100 branded E300 just gone up Albert Road, Middlesbrough!

[Kuyoyo]

A 100 branded E300 just gone up Albert Road, Middlesbrough!

Have you missed posts like - 27510 is down at Stockton still in Metrocentre livery.

[Acky81]

Just spotted a new x24 branded bus on A19 must be doing some trail runs route learning. Looked smart

[Michael]

Just spotted a new x24 branded bus on A19 must be doing some trail runs route learning. Looked smart

Cool, 2 tone blue, on the Omnilink?

[Cock Robin]

Have you missed posts like - 27510 is down at Stockton still in Metrocentre livery.

Don't THINK have missed posts, but then some of us have more to do than sit on here all day.

[Kuyoyo]

A friend of mine has just sent me a photo of 27510 in Middlesbrough Bus Station still in Metrocentre livery.

Don't THINK have missed posts, but then some of us have more to do than sit on here all day.

Well plainly given it was only two pages and a few days ago.

Incidentally, 27510 was the only one visible in the yard at 1310 this afternoon.

[South Tyne Lad]

South Shields's forum celebrity, Transbus Dart 33401 has transferred to Hartlepool for use as a cover vehicle during a Major Road Closure in the area starting from the 15th January.
It is still yet to be fitted with a ticket machine, Though is expected to be used in service at Hartlepool so will no doubt will be fitted with one I due corse.

[Michael]

, oh dear!!!


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When the Sunderland changes take place, we'll lose quite a few buses, likely to be the MAN Enviro's and the dart... can anyone care to work out the average age of what the fleet will be? (As i'm quite rubbish at stuff like that!!)

[James101]

South Shields's forum celebrity, Transbus Dart 33401 has transferred to Hartlepool for use as a cover vehicle during a Major Road Closure in the area starting from the 15th January.
It is still yet to be fitted with a ticket machine, Though is expected to be used in service at Hartlepool so will no doubt will be fitted with one I due corse.


Lets pray Robin Tait doesn't find out!  

Is it known what the closure/extra service is?

[beefcake]

Gas works between Cornwall Street and Burn Valley Roundabout expected to last around 11 weeks

[James101]

Gas works between Cornwall Street and Burn Valley Roundabout expected to last around 11 weeks

Closing Stockton Road then? Wonder if there's a shuttle on to cover the diversion or just an extra on the PVR of the 6/7.

[beefcake]

The council website is saying it's going to be done in several phases with the use of multiphase traffic signals and road closures, so I'd imagine it's probably going to be a case of sitting in the queues rather than a diversion, unless they close Stockton Road itself, as they'd have to divert the 1 on top of the 6 and 7

[James101]

The council website is saying it's going to be done in several phases with the use of multiphase traffic signals and road closures, so I'd imagine it's probably going to be a case of sitting in the queues rather than a diversion, unless they close Stockton Road itself, as they'd have to divert the 1 on top of the 6 and 7

They could divert the 6 and 36 via the route of the 4 and have the 1 and 7 run along the A689 to Brenda Road where the 1 can resume its route and the 7 can run along to Stockton Road Co-op to pick up the route there.

A single bus could run a shuttle from Brenda Road/B&Q along Brenda Rd/Stockton Rd and up Oxford Rd as far as the roundabout to maintain a service to all stops.

[RBZ 5459]

Summary of fleet movements through December (Period 10):

Busways
14670/71 Sightseeing to Disposal
22032/36/38/41/42/45/47/48 Slatyford to Reserve
22570 now in service at Slatyford
26069/72/74/75/76/77/78/79/80 now In service at Slatyford
27508 Slatyford to Reserve
27510 Reserve to Stockton
22011/21/22/23/25/27-31 Reserve to Disposal

Transit
27510 prep for service Stockton

[Andreos1]

Just spotted a new x24 branded bus on A19 must be doing some trail runs route learning. Looked smart

There's one just went along Sunderland Road, northbound. 
They look decent.

[Michael]

There's one just went along Sunderland Road, northbound. 
They look decent.

What colour is it?

[Andreos1]

What colour is it?

Light blue towards the front and dark blue towards the rear. 
Three yellow lines on the windows (similar to the Euro star squiggles) and a vinyl number around the place where the colours change, similar to the X34 uses.
The X in the vinyl number is also used on a vinyl 'Express'

Lots of vinyls.

There must be a couple out as one has just gone towards Sunderland, along Sunderland Road.

[Michael]

Light blue towards the front and dark blue towards the rear. 
Three yellow lines on the windows and a vinyl number around the place where the colours change.
The X in the vinyl number is also used on a vinyl 'Express'

Lots of vinyls.

There must be a couple out as one has just gone towards Sunderland, along Sunderland Road.

Ah cool, so they went with the one i got sent.

I'm off to work soon, so won't get a chance to see it, might have a pop down Wheatsheaf when i can, might be parked up.

[Andreos1]

Ah cool, so they went with the one i got sent.

I'm off to work soon, so won't get a chance to see it, might have a pop down Wheatsheaf when i can, might be parked up.

Not sure if it's exactly the same, but there abouts anyway.

[Michael]

Not sure if it's exactly the same, but there abouts anyway.

Good, wonder how many designs it went through before they got the one they wanted, it looks good by the way u described it.

I'll defiantly be using it when it starts.


Does anyone know if they managed to fix the plugs?