(10 May 2025, 4:06 pm)Glen1974 wrote [ -> ]The new Electric yutongs u11dd double decker for stagecoach Stockton depot. Been reading about on stagecoach Stockton news.
I would have had those deckers on Hartlepool 6 and 7. Wasted on the Wynyard routes.
(10 May 2025, 7:09 pm)Economic505 wrote [ -> ]I would have had those deckers on Hartlepool 6 and 7. Wasted on the Wynyard routes.
Stockton are getting a Yutong Decker (possibly more - given there's a 13 board and a 35 board that currently require high-capacity vehicles due to school loadings) for the Sedgefield College contract run, not the X40/X41 (which, bar one board on a Saturday, deckers can't actually be allocated to now as they interwork with the 6/6A at some points in the day with the low bridges and the height-restricted barriers at Morton Park).
What happens with 19678 19680 19681 is currently unknown - it is known within the depots that Hartlepool's management have put a request in for deckers for the 1s as the afternoon peak journeys from Middlesbrough are leaving the Bus Station full and standing.
36980 Now at Hartlepool Depot
(10 May 2025, 7:19 pm)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Stockton are getting a Yutong Decker (possibly more - given there's a 13 board and a 35 board that currently require high-capacity vehicles due to school loadings) for the Sedgefield College contract run, not the X40/X41 (which, bar one board on a Saturday, deckers can't actually be allocated to now as they interwork with the 6/6A at some points in the day with the low bridges and the height-restricted barriers at Morton Park).
What happens with 19678 19680 19681 is currently unknown - it is known within the depots that Hartlepool's management have put a request in for deckers for the 1s as the afternoon peak journeys from Middlesbrough are leaving the Bus Station full and standing.
Would be great for 19678 19680 and 19681 to go to Hartlepool but I just have that feeling they’ll be going back to Newcastle. Unsure if it’d be Slatyford or Walkergate though.
(12 May 2025, 5:43 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]Would be great for 19678 19680 and 19681 to go to Hartlepool but I just have that feeling they’ll be going back to Newcastle. Unsure if it’d be Slatyford or Walkergate though.
I hope the deckers and a couple of the better full size singles come to Hartlepool although chances of that happening are slim. ( Before anyone mentions the pits they are always ways round that ).
(11 May 2025, 4:12 pm)Scottish city buses wrote [ -> ]36980 Now at Hartlepool Depot
Yes this has resulted in 34611 getting withdrawn as can be seen on another post. 34605 is also due to be getting withdrawn soon although remains in service for the time been.
When are stagecoach Stockton getting there new yutong double decker? Is on order.
(12 May 2025, 5:43 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]Would be great for 19678 19680 and 19681 to go to Hartlepool but I just have that feeling they’ll be going back to Newcastle. Unsure if it’d be Slatyford or Walkergate though.
I hope the deckers and a couple of the better full size singles come to Hartlepool although chances of that happening are slim. ( Before anyone mentions the pits they are always ways round that ).
E300 27631 looks to have joined sister 27632 at Sunderland from Shields.
(13 May 2025, 1:13 am)Glen1974 wrote [ -> ]When are stagecoach Stockton getting there new yutong double decker? Is on order.
I really hope you’re not going to constantly ask about this double decker cos it was boring constantly seeing you ask about the single deckers. No one knows anything. It was only announced by stagecoach the other day. My guess is it won’t be for a while more likely towards September time when they need it for the schools.
(13 May 2025, 7:22 am)col87 wrote [ -> ]I hope the deckers and a couple of the better full size singles come to Hartlepool although chances of that happening are slim. ( Before anyone mentions the pits they are always ways round that ).
It would make sense for a few of say the 271**’s to head to Hartlepool get rid of a few of the older buses.
(13 May 2025, 9:22 am)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]It would make sense for a few of say the 271**’s to head to Hartlepool get rid of a few of the older buses.
Hartlepool can't do full length vehicles because of the pits, so the only way they could do that would be upgrade routes elsewhere.
The likes of 3/4/7/8 at South Shields due to recent frequency cuts and interworking or the 23 at Sunderland would seem the obvious routes if you wanted to do something and then displace the E200's to Hartlepool. I'll let someone else choose, which ones.
Means everyone gets a little upgrade.
(13 May 2025, 10:45 am)Storx wrote [ -> ]Hartlepool can't do full length vehicles because of the pits, so the only way they could do that would be upgrade routes elsewhere.
The likes of 3/4/7/8 at South Shields due to recent frequency cuts and interworking or the 23 at Sunderland would seem the obvious routes if you wanted to do something and then displace the E200's to Hartlepool. I'll let someone else choose, which ones.
Means everyone gets a little upgrade.
Hartlepool seemed to manage a few years back when they temporarily had a couple of MAN ALX300 running there. So there must be a way around it.
(13 May 2025, 11:03 am)stagecoachfan wrote [ -> ]Hartlepool seemed to manage a few years back when they temporarily had a couple of MAN ALX300 running there. So there must be a way around it.
As I understand it, when that happened, any work requiring use of a pit saw them go to Stockton depot - which naturally they won’t be able to do once Stockton is 100% electric.
I've just come over the Wearmouth Bridge and saw a '74 plate Yutong Coach in Stagecoach long distance orange come the opposite way... It had the logo on the front but didn't display any route info on the destination.
I initially thought Megabus but probably not....
Any ideas why this is here?
(13 May 2025, 12:03 pm)logidoodah wrote [ -> ]I've just come over the Wearmouth Bridge and saw a '74 plate Yutong Coach in Stagecoach long distance orange come the opposite way... It had the logo on the front but didn't display any route info on the destination.
I initially thought Megabus but probably not....
Any ideas why this is here?
It's at the Sunderland depot. Bustimes says it did the M96 yesterday on two trips
(13 May 2025, 12:03 pm)logidoodah wrote [ -> ]I've just come over the Wearmouth Bridge and saw a '74 plate Yutong Coach in Stagecoach long distance orange come the opposite way... It had the logo on the front but didn't display any route info on the destination.
I initially thought Megabus but probably not....
Any ideas why this is here?
They're for Bluebird, it's 57003.
001 and 002 have already been through. Presumably they're using Sunderland as a pit stop for tacho/recharge purposes.
E400EV 80000 has arrived at Stockton, once prep’d and familiarisation has taken place it should enter service on the scheduled decker working on 5197, UTC and 58
(13 May 2025, 10:45 am)Storx wrote [ -> ]Hartlepool can't do full length vehicles because of the pits, so the only way they could do that would be upgrade routes elsewhere.
The likes of 3/4/7/8 at South Shields due to recent frequency cuts and interworking or the 23 at Sunderland would seem the obvious routes if you wanted to do something and then displace the E200's to Hartlepool. I'll let someone else choose, which ones.
Means everyone gets a little upgrade.
To be fair looking at the route maps of Hartlepool's Services 3/3A/6 & 7 could easily be merged with Stockton's 34/35 from Billingham and the 36/36A, only issue would be if the E12 can manage the pits.
(13 May 2025, 10:45 am)Storx wrote [ -> ]Hartlepool can't do full length vehicles because of the pits, so the only way they could do that would be upgrade routes elsewhere.
The likes of 3/4/7/8 at South Shields due to recent frequency cuts and interworking or the 23 at Sunderland would seem the obvious routes if you wanted to do something and then displace the E200's to Hartlepool. I'll let someone else choose, which ones.
Means everyone gets a little upgrade.
Make most sense for the E300s to be cascaded to Sunderland/South Shields, make them full single decker operations (if possible) and then move the E200s down to Hartlepool as the stand alone Midi fleet depot. Then I'm sure Mr Houchen and Stagecoach can make an arrangement of 30 something E10s for Hartlepool depot...
(13 May 2025, 6:58 pm)Teessider2014 wrote [ -> ]E400EV 80000 has arrived at Stockton, once prep’d and familiarisation has taken place it should enter service on the scheduled decker working on 5197, UTC and 58
Take it it’s a trial vehicle?
It a Electric yutong u11dd double decker for stagecoach Stockton depot this is trail is E400 ev Stockton depot
(13 May 2025, 10:04 pm)benji123 wrote [ -> ]Make most sense for the E300s to be cascaded to Sunderland/South Shields, make them full single decker operations (if possible) and then move the E200s down to Hartlepool as the stand alone Midi fleet depot. Then I'm sure Mr Houchen and Stagecoach can make an arrangement of 30 something E10s for Hartlepool depot...
Aye that's my thoughts aswell, could send something to Slatyford aswell to get there's out aswell (unsure what) since they've got 13 for a PVR of 6 and they're completely inappropiate for the express routes and 70's which they keep ending up on lately.
Don't really see the point in messing around with E300's at Hartlepool personally when there's E200's displaceable all over imo.
(13 May 2025, 11:17 pm)Storx wrote [ -> ]Aye that's my thoughts aswell, could send something to Slatyford aswell to get there's out aswell (unsure what) since they've got 13 for a PVR of 6 and they're completely inappropiate for the express routes and 70's which they keep ending up on lately.
Don't really see the point in messing around with E300's at Hartlepool personally when there's E200's displaceable all over imo.
They can’t really give anything to Slatyford. Remember we had the 272’s and a few 271’s and had to replace them with the 262’s as they’re Euro 5. So only places they can go in North East are Sunderland Hartlepool or South Shields. I’ve heard most of the E300’s are heading to Carlisle though so have to wait and see what’s happening.
(13 May 2025, 10:15 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]Take it it’s a trial vehicle?
It's one of 5 supplied by Alexander Dennis to the "big 5" groups as seed vehicles.
AR/FB/GA/NX/SC74ZEB for Arriva, First, Go-Ahead, National Express (West Midlands) and Stagecoach respectively.
(14 May 2025, 2:07 am)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]They can’t really give anything to Slatyford. Remember we had the 272’s and a few 271’s and had to replace them with the 262’s as they’re Euro 5. So only places they can go in North East are Sunderland Hartlepool or South Shields. I’ve heard most of the E300’s are heading to Carlisle though so have to wait and see what’s happening.
Aye no arguments, it's what I meant by the unsure what. Be interesting to see what they replace at Carlisle mind, as there's not really anything over there which needs replacing.
Wonder if we might see something in return ie. the microfleet of 7 E200MMC's which would be useful over here at Slatyford and/or Walkergate. They don't appear to have a specific route and are just all over the place, even known they've just got them a few month ago from Fife.
(14 May 2025, 8:01 am)Storx wrote [ -> ]Aye no arguments, it's what I meant by the unsure what. Be interesting to see what they replace at Carlisle mind, as there's not really anything over there which needs replacing.
Wonder if we might see something in return ie. the microfleet of 7 E200MMC's which would be useful over here at Slatyford and/or Walkergate. They don't appear to have a specific route and are just all over the place, even known they've just got them a few month ago from Fife.
There was talk when we were receiving Stocktons 262**’s that we were due some from other depots as well so I do wonder if the 27***’s from Stockton would free them up to move to Slatyford. I work at Slatyford and a few of the controllers did mention other 26***’s coming in from other depots so it could be them.
Anyone know why most of the Sunderland Yutongs aren't in service?
Or are they not tracking?
Was the same yesterday too.
(14 May 2025, 9:47 am)Michael wrote [ -> ]Anyone know why most of the Sunderland Yutongs aren't in service?
Or are they not tracking?
Was the same yesterday too.
Must be a tracking issue as no E1/2/6 services shown on Bustimes. If there was an issue with the electric buses, non electrics would be running and tracking I guess.
E400 EV want at Stockton right now is on loan or is it Stockton buses.
(13 May 2025, 11:17 pm)Storx wrote [ -> ]Aye that's my thoughts aswell, could send something to Slatyford aswell to get there's out aswell (unsure what) since they've got 13 for a PVR of 6 and they're completely inappropiate for the express routes and 70's which they keep ending up on lately.
Don't really see the point in messing around with E300's at Hartlepool personally when there's E200's displaceable all over imo.
Because quite a few Journeys on the 1 6/7 need full size buses that’s why.
(13 May 2025, 8:39 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]To be fair looking at the route maps of Hartlepool's Services 3/3A/6 & 7 could easily be merged with Stockton's 34/35 from Billingham and the 36/36A, only issue would be if the E12 can manage the pits.
It wouldn’t work the 6/7 struggle as it is to keep time it’s going to be no good for someone at the Headland or Hart Station waiting about for buses because they 20 minutes late due to the A689 being closed and getting stuck in traffic at the seal sands. How would it work as well you can’t very easily do a service from Stockton that goes though South Fens, Owton Manor, Rift House and Oxford Road to Hart Station it would take to long and be an absolute nightmare to manage. They is a reason Hartlepool has always been separate from the rest of Teesside network.