North East Buses

37312 has lost its Dotty branding

12064 working the first 900 from the City

Just seen 17430 at the back of slatyford depot

Was on 12070 yesterday on the 900, it was honestly one of the best rides I've had on stagecoach, the E400 hybrid was so quiet and smoother than any other stagecoach bus. The bus was in amazing condition for a stagecoach, would like to see them pick up more 900 contracts

(05 Aug 2018, 1:36 pm)GNE6312 wrote [ -> ]Just seen 17430 at the back of slatyford depot

Been here for a while
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143409085@N03/28847673518
(Not my photo)
Here for parts

(05 Aug 2018, 4:35 pm)NewcastleOne wrote [ -> ]Been here for a while
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143409085@N03/28847673518
(Not my photo)
Here for parts

Do you know why?

Do Stockton run any Hartlepool Service 1 trips on a Sunday? Spotted a dots 52/59/61 branded E300 (couldn't ID it) on there this afternoon, about 3pm heading through Seaton Carew towards High Tunstall.

(05 Aug 2018, 6:41 pm)GNE6312 wrote [ -> ]Do you know why?

It’s to keep the sightseeing buses going due to them being used more due to the great exhibition

(05 Aug 2018, 9:56 pm)RobinHood wrote [ -> ]Do Stockton run any Hartlepool Service 1 trips on a Sunday? Spotted a dots 52/59/61 branded E300 (couldn't ID it) on there this afternoon, about 3pm heading through Seaton Carew towards High Tunstall.

I was in Seaton Carew and I seen this. I was wondering if it was transferred.

(06 Aug 2018, 9:22 am)TyneWearTeesGNE wrote [ -> ]I was in Seaton Carew and I seen this. I was wondering if it was transferred.

Maybe a Hartlepool bus broke down at Middlesbrough and Stockton provided a replacement.

I believe at certain times Hartlepool don't have anyone manning the depot and even if a bus breaks down in Hartlepool they have to send a bus from Stockton. Ridiculous!

27169 suffered an offside front flat tyre just outside Middlesbrough bus station on a 36 to Hartlepool shortly before 8pm last night and was rescued by a tow truck around 830.

(06 Aug 2018, 1:34 pm)Cock Robin wrote [ -> ]I believe at certain times Hartlepool don't have anyone manning the depot and even if a bus breaks down in Hartlepool they have to send a bus from Stockton. Ridiculous!

It's true on evening and on Sunday nobody is at hartlepool depot as Stockton depot is in charge on Sunday still hartlepool buses 90% of the time

I've just seen a Dart on Hartlepool Services 6/7.

Never seen this in a whilee..

More roadworks on North Bridge street until 31st December 2018

North Bridge St lane closures affecting 3, 4, 12, 13, 16, 23, E1, E2 and E6 until 31 Dec 2018

16 Jul 2018 to 31 Dec 2018

During the second phase of work, there will be a number of lane closures in place on North Bridge Street whilst highways and footpath works continue for the Northern Gateway project. The work will start at the Monkwearmouth Railway Museum moving towards the Wheatsheaf traffic lights over the course of the next 4 months.

Northbound stops outside Dunn House will remain open until further notice, however if this changes, further updates will be provided with alternative stops being made available.

Stagecoach would like to thank passengers for their patience and understanding during the works and apologise for any delays or disruption that may be experienced.

Haven't long passed a forlorn looking Gas Bus on the A19.
It was parked in laybye on the northbound approach to Hylton Bridge, hazards flashing. 
No passengers in view, but driver hovering about.

(13 Aug 2018, 4:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Haven't long passed a forlorn looking Gas Bus on the A19.
It was parked in laybye on the northbound approach to Hylton Bridge, hazards flashing. 
No passengers in view, but driver hovering about.

24002 seemingly broke down last week, on the roundabout leading onto Gateshead High Street from the Tyne Bridge.

Traffic from Gateshead College intending to turn right onto the Tyne Bridge had to go to the next roundabout and double back when it was being towed away by Alpha Recovery.

That one has never seemed to have much luck since arriving in the North East...

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(13 Aug 2018, 9:09 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]24002 seemingly broke down last week, on the roundabout leading onto Gateshead High Street from the Tyne Bridge.

Traffic from Gateshead College intending to turn right onto the Tyne Bridge had to go to the next roundabout and double back when it was being towed away by Alpha Recovery.

That one has never seemed to have much luck since arriving in the North East...

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Exactly, broke down for me in feb and didn't see it again till May/June

28001 is currently sanded down in the paint shop

22514(!) sighted in Middlesbrough this afternoon by one of my drivers.

(16 Aug 2018, 8:03 pm)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]22514(!) sighted in Middlesbrough this afternoon by one of my drivers.

22514 did a brief turn on the 38s ex Middlesbrough this afternoon

Was on 12s yesterday.

Sunderland's 36082 has just been getting a lift back tonight courtesy of Alpha 

36972 and 36975 have both now lost their Bradley Lowery read adverts (unsure whether 36969/71 have lost theirs too) 

39666 is parked up at the back of Sunderland presumably there for repaint

(21 Aug 2018, 6:34 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote [ -> ]Sunderland's 36082 has just been getting a lift back tonight courtesy of Alpha 

36972 and 36975 have both now lost their Bradley Lowery read adverts (unsure whether 36969/71 have lost theirs too) 

39666 is parked up at the back of Sunderland presumably there for repaint

36082 is now getting a reputation amongst drivers, last week when it was on the 4 it just wouldn't start and took 20 minutes to get it restarted. They ended up getting 28034 to replace it.

Hartlepool are swapping 10 Man E200 for 10 ADL E200 with Sunderland and Slatyford are swapping 10 Man E200 for 10 ADL E200 with South Shields. Probably from October.

(28 Aug 2018, 6:08 am)Stagecoachsss wrote [ -> ]Hartlepool are swapping 10 Man E200 for 10 ADL E200 with Sunderland and Slatyford are swapping 10 Man E200 for 10 ADL E200 with South Shields. Probably from October.

Whys that? Is it due to reliability issues?

(28 Aug 2018, 6:08 am)Stagecoachsss wrote [ -> ]Hartlepool are swapping 10 Man E200 for 10 ADL E200 with Sunderland and Slatyford are swapping 10 Man E200 for 10 ADL E200 with South Shields. Probably from October.

Wouldn't Sunderland be losing newer buses?, seems a daft swap for all depots...

It's to basically spread the 39***s out more evenly. Reliability yes, but depot costs being the big one.

Id have thought South Shields E200s would have went to Hartlepool to keep the batch of 61 plates together, with Sunderland's going to Slatyford instead

(28 Aug 2018, 7:58 am)RBZ 5459 wrote [ -> ]It's to basically spread the 39***s out more evenly. Reliability yes, but depot costs being the big one.

Seems a bit of a bizarre way of working?

Most operators seem to standardise the fleets at different depots whenever possible - it allows the engineering teams to be more familiar with that vehicle type and store more of the components they require the most of (rather than stocking an abundance of different parts for different vehicles), in order to get vehicles unfit for service back on the road sooner.

It seems odd to spread out an issue rather than have all of them based centrally at one location with a budget to reflect their lesser reliability and higher maintenance costs.

Hartlepool may be over-budget now, but I'd have hoped their budget would be revised in the following financial year to reflect the higher spend.