North East Buses

OK mate

Is 26290 getting repaint in to new colours Corner bus time it getting repaint now?

Just because it hasn't been sighted for a few days doesn't mean it's off for a repaint. Could be awaiting the arrival of parts for it to be repaired.

Additionally with regards to the Midnight Blue livery, it seems it's still at a trial stage considering Yutongs are being delivered in the 2020 livery and the latest repaints have also been into the 2020 livery with the last E400 in beachball livery been painted (19675).

Aside from accident damage or special liveries (as carried by 26282 (Transit) and 26293 (Pride). I cannot forsee any of the ADL Enviro 200MMCs at Stockton paying a visit to the paintshop anytime soon.

The priority for repaints is likely the 2 Enviro 400s that have the Megabus adverts (19432 and 19435), the remaining E200 Dart (36477). Then you have the remaining members of the 106xx ADL Enviro 400MMCs and remaining 260xx ADL Enviro 200MMCs in Newcastle. And any Enviro 300s that remain in beachball livery. Not sure whats happening with the remaining MAN / ADL Enviro 200s that are still in Beachball livery plus anything that has major panal repairs is likely to jump the queue too.

Anyway if you want to see Enviro 200MMCs in the 2020 livery, get the bus up to Newcastle. I'm sure one of the 6 will be out. Or alternatively there is plenty of photos of them on the internet. I have two albums on Flickr covering both long and short versions of the type and in various liveries.
Long 26xxx can be found here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...5620348523
(Beware 26xxx also contains DAF SB220 single deckers as they originally used that numbering series)
Short 37xxx can be found here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...0945851586
(37xxx also contain standard E200 Darts)

For anyone interest, I do have Stagecoach divided up into fleetnumber series as well as operating areas. The main index is below.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...666753868/

26290 has indeed departed for repaint - confirmed by staff working at Stockton depot. It was used on the UTC run the other day already prepped for repaint.

As for the local/Slate Blue painting confusion - as I understand it, Local is now discounted and the Slate Blue base has been accepted as the new livery. What is still on-trial is the vinyls for the new livery - if people have not noticed from the Yorkshire repaints, each one is different in how the fleetnames and any additional vinyls have been applied.
As to why the Yutongs are in local, easy answer - they were in-build months ago prior to the decision to change the livery hence delivery in local colours.

Ok mate

I thought 26290 was getting repaint in to new colours ? gose not

Yes been done 26290 is new colours now seen photo of it.

(26 Sep 2024, 1:58 pm)Glen1974 wrote [ -> ]OK sorry

26290 as been. Repainted

(01 Nov 2024, 2:25 pm)Mark66t wrote [ -> ]26290 as been. Repainted

I think what he meant was that there had been a suggestion it might have been repainted into the slate blue livery, rather than Stagecoach local.

(01 Nov 2024, 7:06 pm)stagecoachfan wrote [ -> ]I think what he meant was that there had been a suggestion it might have been repainted into the slate blue livery, rather than Stagecoach local.

It's still in trial stages. Was speaking to one of the marketing people earlier in the week and she said Stockton's will likely be delivered in the Midnight Blue livery.
It's because apparently customers identify Stagecoach by the circular livery, rather than specific colours, so they're trying to find a way to have the whole circle on rather than local's part circle.

36085s in the paint shop booth 21/22?
73068 is next to it outside 1/11/24

27734 was prepped ready for repaint on Monday. Photographed it outside the paint shop at Sunderland.

Ex London 36341 is now in a red and white driver training version of Stagecoach local livery

Ex West Scotland 27772 has just left the paint shop at Sunderland in local livery.

(18 Nov 2024, 4:42 pm)lewisparker1509 wrote [ -> ]I dont know why this user is so salty and rude. Beggars can't be choosey. How can I link a Flickr link if it was never posted to Flickr, idiot.

Just a local dweeb. There's enough of them around. Ironic because you don't have to sign up to see it unlike Discord or the little cult Facebook pages which are not public.

(18 Nov 2024, 6:11 pm)lewisparker1509 wrote [ -> ]I know, that's what I was thinking about having to make an account, I've looked through the forum plenty of times signed out. Oh well, let them be their miserable selves.

Yeah there's some who a bit power crazy because they can edit some buses on a website. Each to their own though.

(18 Nov 2024, 3:46 pm)lewisparker1509 wrote [ -> ]This was edited on BusTimes to match the current livery and the usual tools denied it and put back into London Red and tried to say it "made no sense". I've edited it again to match current livery attaching the link to your photo to prove it.

I was the one who made the change, I work at the depot so know what gets repainted and when. At the time I made the initial change on bus times the bus did not have the rest of the livery fitted. I didn’t take photos as it’s not worth getting in trouble for sharing internal info like that without consent.

Is 26285 getting repaint it been off sometime or getting repaired.

26285 is new colours now it says buses time today.

26285 has been repainted - out on 6’s today!

(28 Nov 2024, 12:09 pm)Teessider2014 wrote [ -> ]26285 has been repainted - out on 6’s today!

It was out yesterday too

(28 Nov 2024, 12:09 pm)Teessider2014 wrote [ -> ]26285 has been repainted - out on 6’s today!

Here is 26285 on its last run from Stockton last night

Does anyone know what’s happening with the new livery? Has it been confirmed yet?

(06 Dec 2024, 12:18 pm)lewisparker1509 wrote [ -> ]thats what im wondering too cos its strange our buses keep going into local

They are in most places.

(06 Dec 2024, 12:18 pm)lewisparker1509 wrote [ -> ]thats what im wondering too cos its strange our buses keep going into local

I thought a decision was supposed to be made by the end of November so god knows what’s happening. 19435 is currently having the megabus branding removed and I doubt that’ll be going back out in beachball so I wonder what that’ll be painted in to.

I wish that stagecoach would Decorate the buses with up xmas Decorations like you too like Companies do ?

I like stagecoach new on E200 training colour livery to old one the old training livery Minds me go north east livery .

19435 has gone to Sunderland for repaint after being debranded of its megabus livery. I’m going to guess it’s going into local since nothing has been said about the new livery.

The latest comment obtained by SKM from Stagecoach earlier today regarding the new livery trial is: "We will have an update in the new year on this" We will await an announcement with interest.

(23 Dec 2024, 6:50 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]The latest comment obtained by SKM from Stagecoach earlier today regarding the new livery trial is: "We will have an update in the new year on this" We will await an announcement with interest.

I’m hoping they’ve gone ahead with it, I like the new livery and it looks smart.