North East Buses

73095 enter service today.

(06 May 2025, 9:02 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]Indeed - however, the boards have been amended as of today as the Yutongs won't be able to survive the day on the previous boards due to their length. As of today, the board 73093 is on, it started at the same time as the old 1 board but it now goes on a break when it gets to Easington at 1040 until 1130 when it swaps onto 2s until 1416 at Saltburn when it returns to the depot to recharge.

I feel like the yutongs are going to struggle with the long routes, these and maybe the 36 especially if they’re out early morning until late night. 

Wonder if the drivers will get sick of them too. I know of at least one Stockton driver who is looking to transfer to Hartlepool due to Stockton going fully electric. Potentially even looking at going to Newcastle on loan.

(06 May 2025, 11:29 am)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]I feel like the yutongs are going to struggle with the long routes, these and maybe the 36 especially if they’re out early morning until late night. 

Wonder if the drivers will get sick of them too. I know of at least one Stockton driver who is looking to transfer to Hartlepool due to Stockton going fully electric. Potentially even looking at going to Newcastle on loan.

As of today, with the exception of Sundays, Stockton have no running boards that are out from early morning until last thing at night - and indeed haven't since September (just one board - which was 58s until 7pm then the 'Magic Roundabout' cycle of 58/59/61 - was out most of the day but that didn't leave the depot until almost 8am).

(06 May 2025, 11:29 am)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]I feel like the yutongs are going to struggle with the long routes, these and maybe the 36 especially if they’re out early morning until late night. 

Wonder if the drivers will get sick of them too. I know of at least one Stockton driver who is looking to transfer to Hartlepool due to Stockton going fully electric. Potentially even looking at going to Newcastle on loan.

The only drivers (2 of them) are extensor enthusiastic about driving diesel vehicles and don’t want to move with technology, ask the other 182 drivers their views on the yutongs and it’s hugely different. Even the very old school angry drivers are massively positive when it comes to them.

As for the mileage the long runs they won’t struggle at all, the only problem they have is the 1/2 on the old running boards where in excess of 430 miles.

Most drivers are finding with the regenerative braking you can quite regularly end up in a similar place range wise when doing a full 36 start to finish.

(06 May 2025, 12:41 pm)Teessider2014 wrote [ -> ]The only drivers (2 of them) are extensor enthusiastic about driving diesel vehicles and don’t want to move with technology, ask the other 182 drivers their views on the yutongs and it’s hugely different. Even the very old school angry drivers are massively positive when it comes to them.

As for the mileage the long runs they won’t struggle at all, the only problem they have is the 1/2 on the old running boards where in excess of 430 miles.

Most drivers are finding with the regenerative braking you can quite regularly end up in a similar place range wise when doing a full 36 start to finish.

Fair enough, just thought it might have been too soon to go fully electric, would have thought a gradual change to electric as them 271/2’s for example still have loads of life to them. Any idea where they’re going? Heard they’re all heading to Carlisle thought the 272’s would have gone to Sunderland to replace the gas buses.

(06 May 2025, 2:52 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote [ -> ]Fair enough, just thought it might have been too soon to go fully electric, would have thought a gradual change to electric as them 271/2’s for example still have loads of life to them. Any idea where they’re going? Heard they’re all heading to Carlisle thought the 272’s would have gone to Sunderland to replace the gas buses.

Yeah, I’ve heard Carlisle! Not sure if it’s all or just some of them!

As Stockton depot is going electric, will their Darlington service 16 become electric?

(07 May 2025, 8:43 am)Stuartphin1639 wrote [ -> ]As Stockton depot is going electric, will their Darlington service 16 become electric?

Yes they will be using the Yutong E12’s

Reliably told 27158 is in the paint shop before transferring to South Shields

If there 7 new Electric yutongs on road now how mean buses have been withdrawn now?

(09 May 2025, 12:01 am)Glen1974 wrote [ -> ]If there 7 new Electric yutongs on road now how mean buses have been withdrawn  now?

7?

(09 May 2025, 11:16 am)Scottish city buses wrote [ -> ]7?

As of present, only 6 have entered service - 73089 73090 73091 73092 73093 73094 and 73095. There's only currently 2 portable charging points available for use and the most that can be used with that many is 6. While the work in the depot yard to install the charging points is now almost complete (the last bits of concreate laying remains), they are not yet connected to the grid.

(09 May 2025, 11:26 am)Kuyoyo wrote [ -> ]As of present, only 6 have entered service - 73089 73090 73091 73092 73093 73094 and 73095. There's only currently 2 portable charging points available for use and the most that can be used with that many is 6. While the work in the depot yard to install the charging points is now almost complete (the last bits of concreate laying remains), they are not yet connected to the grid.

Thats 7 not 6 there

Stagecoach unveils first fully electric fleet and depot in Stockton-on-Tees

Stagecoach announces plans for first fully electric fleet and depot in Stockon-on-Tees

The depot will house a fleet of Yutong electric buses, including the company’s first Yutong double-decker

Regional businesses will also be offered access to the site’s charging infrastructure

https://media.stagecoachgroup.com/news/s...on-on-tees

(09 May 2025, 11:16 am)Scottish city buses wrote [ -> ]7?

Yes 
73089-73095 have all entered service. That's 7.

not sure if it’s an easy fix or not but 27510 might well have made its final journey in service. It had to be withdrawn on Catcote Road due to a piece of metal hanging down on the wheel arch on the drivers side. Engineers where on the way to look at it when I got off so hopefully it’s an easy fix and will see another few weeks in service but if not then I can see it been the excuse to permanently withdraw it.

Are there two deckers or one I sorry say before?

(10 May 2025, 12:27 am)Glen1974 wrote [ -> ]Are there two deckers or one I sorry say before?

1 for now, but with the 1/2, X40/41 and RP1 extended the depot needs additional buses - all of which need to be electric. A business case has been put forward to try and lure additional electrics including deckers to assist with the overcrowding on service 13/35 at certain times.

Thank mate

The new Electric yutongs u11dd double decker for stagecoach Stockton depot. Been reading about on stagecoach Stockton news.

(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 ).

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(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.

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(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.