North East Buses

SN16OYE - 10639 has been delivered to walkergate tonight and SN16OZE - 10649 got delivered on thursday night both for slatyford

(05 Aug 2016, 10:35 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]19141-8 are bound for Cumbria and North Lancashire - reports suggest they are heading to the back end of beyond otherwise known as Barrow
19158-63/93 are bound for Stagecoach South.
Just 19149-57 whose future allocation is not known - was talk at one stage Lincolnshire and Yorkshire were due some.

Thank you Kuyoyo. Your response was appreciated.

The "E" Services have been severely delayed this afternoon.

I waited 25 minutes from 14:55 for an "E" bus to turn up at Fawcett Street and two E6's turned up at once and 36464 drove past "Not in Service" at the same time. When I got on one of the E6's, which was operated by 37308, the driver told another passenger that there were three "E" busses in the bus station.

Several of the people waiting at the bus stop got fed up after 20 minutes and got the 20 (GNE Prince Bishops) instead.

(06 Aug 2016, 3:15 pm)AIG20 wrote [ -> ]The "E" Services have been severely delayed this afternoon.

I waited 25 minutes from 14:55 for an "E" bus to turn up at Fawcett Street and two E6's turned up at once and 36464 drove past "Not in Service" at the same time. When I got on one of the E6's, which was operated by 37308, the driver told another passenger that there were three "E" busses in the bus station.

Several of the people waiting at the bus stop got fed up after 20 minutes and got the 20 (GNE Prince Bishops) instead.

I was on 27738 it overtook 37308 but we picked all passengers on to seaburn

Hi can I ask you question why have the buses 508'15 havent enter service yet are there that bad is that why there not in service yet

Is any 19's for South Shields to be along side the one's we have now. Regards Robin

(09 Aug 2016, 8:36 am)Robinwtait.19 wrote [ -> ]Is any 19's for South Shields to be along side the one's we have now. Regards Robin

A number of previous posts have explained where the surplus E400s will be cascaded to.

Perhaps if you read these, you will get the information you are looking for.

A post by a Depot Worker at Stagecoach Manchester says 5 W/X Reg Dennis Tridents have transferred to Slatyford from Manchester this morning.

Ex London 17240 , Aswell as 17645 and 17647 are believed transferred this Morning.
While also Ex London 17239 and Native Northener 17643 are transferring tomorrow.

They are believed to be replacing the City-Sightseeing Olympians.

(09 Aug 2016, 12:23 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote [ -> ]A post by a Depot Worker at Stagecoach Manchester says 5 W/X Reg Dennis Tridents have transferred to Slatyford from Manchester this morning.

Ex London 17240 , Aswell as 17645 and 17647 are believed transferred this Morning.
While also Ex London 17239 and Native Northener 17643 are transferring tomorrow.

They are believed to be replacing the City-Sightseeing Olympians.

The one in bold - the Newcastle examples are 17651-72. 17643 was new to Manchester.

The #BUSPEOPLE video is out now for anyone who hasn't seen it, featuring the Manchester MMC that was at the Wheatsheaf a couple of months ago - driving the streets of Byker.

http://stagecoachnortheast.cmail20.com/t...tditijr-z/

Just having my first experience of the E400MMCs. They're awful! The seats are incredibly uncomfortable as they are set too high from the floor so they dig into the back of your thighs terribly! Not impressed at all.

(09 Aug 2016, 3:57 pm)markydh wrote [ -> ]Just having my first experience of the E400MMCs. They're awful! The seats are incredibly uncomfortable as they are set too high from the floor so they dig into the back of your thighs terribly! Not impressed at all.

Funny - I've been on three of them today and apart from the moulded seats (the rear seats etc), I found them very comfortable.

I can still feel pain in my left thigh over two hours later! Admittedly I'm only 5'7 but still. I couldn't spend much more than 20 minutes on them. I wasn't the only person. Some teenagers were complaining about 'these awful bus seats' and actually got off several stops early!

(09 Aug 2016, 4:05 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Funny - I've been on three of them today and apart from the moulded seats (the rear seats etc), I found them very comfortable.

I'm not sure what's funny...

We're all different shapes and sizes, have different postures/difficulties with sitting down etc, so we're all bound to find different opinions on whether a certain seating type is comfortable or not?

(09 Aug 2016, 3:57 pm)markydh wrote [ -> ]Just having my first experience of the E400MMCs. They're awful! The seats are incredibly uncomfortable as they are set too high from the floor so they dig into the back of your thighs terribly! Not impressed at all.

Must say that I had one on Saturday sitting in those seats from Newcastle to Killingworth and I found them uncomfortable as well. Spent the whole journey moving around in the seat trying to get comfortable but failed. Sat at the back for the journey back to Newcastle.

(09 Aug 2016, 3:57 pm)markydh wrote [ -> ]Just having my first experience of the E400MMCs. They're awful! The seats are incredibly uncomfortable as they are set too high from the floor so they dig into the back of your thighs terribly! Not impressed at all.

I'm not overly blessed in the legginess department and had no problems. Might be a bit different over the wheel arches, but that's the case on many buses.

(09 Aug 2016, 12:23 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote [ -> ]A post by a Depot Worker at Stagecoach Manchester says 5 W/X Reg Dennis Tridents have transferred to Slatyford from Manchester this morning.

Ex London 17240 , Aswell as 17645 and 17647 are believed transferred this Morning.
While also Ex London 17239 and Native Northener 17643 are transferring tomorrow.

They are believed to be replacing the City-Sightseeing Olympians.

(09 Aug 2016, 12:39 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]The one in bold - the Newcastle examples are 17651-72. 17643 was new to Manchester.

And these are them
Stagecoach Manchester 17239 (X239 NNO) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr
Stagecoach 17240 X368NNO Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester 21 June 2016 by DMC1947, on Flickr
Stagecoach 17643 W643RND Oxford Road, Manchester 23 June 2015 by DMC1947, on Flickr
Stagecoach 17645 W645RND by jonathon, on Flickr
Stagecoach Manchester 17647 by Luke Bowman's photography, on Flickr

The two X-NNOs are the shorter wheelbase model to the other three - as well as all previous examples to work with Stagecoach in the North East.

(09 Aug 2016, 3:57 pm)markydh wrote [ -> ]Just having my first experience of the E400MMCs. They're awful! The seats are incredibly uncomfortable as they are set too high from the floor so they dig into the back of your thighs terribly! Not impressed at all.

I found them quite comfortable, but there's not as much cushion as the Civic V3s that Arriva and GNE use.

(09 Aug 2016, 8:56 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Are they all for the north east? Seems a canny few for just the sightseeing.

I was about to put that, then checked the latest fleetcard - PVR of 4 according to that.

Yet the timetable suggests it's PVR 2 summer and 1 in the winter
https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.ama...le2016.pdf

(09 Aug 2016, 9:07 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]I was about to put that, then checked the latest fleetcard - PVR of 4 according to that.

Yet the timetable suggests it's PVR 2 summer and 1 in the winter
https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.ama...le2016.pdf

I deleted my post because I realised that after I remembered there are at least 5 Olympians. I didn't think it was PVR 4 either.

(09 Aug 2016, 9:08 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]I deleted my post because I realised that after I remembered there are at least 5 Olympians. I didn't think it was PVR 4 either.

Are they there allready or does anyone know when they will be at slatyford?

(09 Aug 2016, 9:07 pm)LKuyoyo wrote [ -> ]I was about to put that, then checked the latest fleetcard - PVR of 4 according to that.

Yet the timetable suggests it's PVR 2 summer and 1 in the winter
https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.ama...le2016.pdf

(09 Aug 2016, 9:08 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]I deleted my post because I realised that after I remembered there are at least 5 Olympians. I didn't think it was PVR 4 either.

I've seen them on a lot of contract work, seem to be a popular hire perhaps the Fleet covers for that too?

(09 Aug 2016, 9:04 pm)Adrian wrote [ -> ]I found them quite comfortable, but there's not as much cushion as the Civic V3s that Arriva and GNE use.

They're the same style seat as the Evoseti that EYMS loaned to GNE, aren't they? Definitely on the firm side, but I didn't get the leg and hip cramps that I'm extremely prone to.

Has anymore E400MMC's arrived?

(09 Aug 2016, 9:47 pm)topsweep1506 wrote [ -> ]Are they there allready or does anyone know when they will be at slatyford?

3 arrived yesterday, The other 2 are coming today.

(10 Aug 2016, 10:51 am)South Tyne Lad wrote [ -> ]3 arrived yesterday, The other 2 are coming today.

Good stuff ill pop upto slatyford tonight and get some pics when im at work

Are the tridents goung to enter service this year or do they need refurbishment work alike the olympians with red seats.

(10 Aug 2016, 11:31 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Cheers South Tyne Lad.


Kinda lost count, how many is that now?

3 yesterday and 2 today brings the total to 5.

[attachment=8068 wroteSouth Tyne Lad pid='177178' dateline='1470826280']3 arrived yesterday, The other 2 are coming today.

(10 Aug 2016, 11:21 am)topsweep1506 wrote [ -> ]Good stuff ill pop upto slatyford tonight and get some pics when im at work

Aye, they have all arrived - at Stockton. 17643 is parked in the yard, the other 4 are in Flowers Storage Shed. Also in the yard is 19158

Stagecoach North East 17643 (W643 RND) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr

Stagecoach in Newcastle 19158 (NK07 HBA) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr

(10 Aug 2016, 11:35 am)S813 FVK wrote [ -> ]3 yesterday and 2 today brings the total to 5.

lmao, I've just noticed, i quoted the wrong post, i thought you replied to me.

I'll delete my posts.