73096 enter service today replace E300 22574 want RTA yesterday.
(02 Jun 2025, 11:45 pm)col87 wrote [ -> ]Simple solution really is get more double deckers, I think some might become surplus soon as I think Manchester could be losing services and order maybe 20 odd next year 10 for Newcastle and 10 for Stockton. That means some of the Enviro 300s could go to Hartlepool to replace the enviro 200s, most of which need scrapping as they are completely unreliable, Hartlepool could maybe even get some older enviro 400s ( double deckers will be needed for service 7 for at least two weeks over the summer holidays for the Carnival which does see nearly every service 7 completely full ) as well as service 1 which is often full from both Middlesbrough and Hartlepool as it is.
There's no services being lost in Manchester. A lot of the problems are due to the problems with the Southport electrication being delayed for over 3 year, at least, and thus having to hold onto the Diesel Deckers there.
They did get some out by swapping them with the hybrids but there's only so far you can go.
Do believe one depot is due some, but that's delayed indefinitily aswell (Middleton).
(03 Jun 2025, 2:21 pm)Storx wrote [ -> ]There's no services being lost in Manchester. A lot of the problems are due to the problems with the Southport electrication being delayed for over 3 year, at least, and thus having to hold onto the Diesel Deckers there.
They did get some out by swapping them with the hybrids but there's only so far you can go.
Do believe one depot is due some, but that's delayed indefinitily aswell (Middleton).
my mistake then I thought they were doing some franchising.
73054
73053
73056
At Hartlepool depot
(03 Jun 2025, 3:33 pm)col87 wrote [ -> ]my mistake then I thought they were doing some franchising.
The franchising has been done.
(03 Jun 2025, 3:33 pm)col87 wrote [ -> ]my mistake then I thought they were doing some franchising.
Yeah as someone above has said it's all done now.
btw. there was an order of 150 electric deckers which were meant to convert Stockport into a full electric depot but because of delays it's been pushed back to 2028 and 100 of them were sent across to Metroline instead.
It's never been confirmed but I'd assume it was meant to displace some of their older Enviro's out and it's just not happened so they're down a lot of buses and putting one plus two together, it's no doubt the ones which aren't on schools and they're not rushing to repaint (ie. 65/16 Plate E400MMC's)
(03 Jun 2025, 4:03 pm)Scottish city buses wrote [ -> ]73054
73053
73056
At Hartlepool depot
Are this buses on loan to stagecoach Stockton.
(03 Jun 2025, 4:03 pm)Scottish city buses wrote [ -> ]73054
73053
73056
At Hartlepool depot
I went past the depot on the 1 earlier and never seen any Yutongs just the withdrawn Man’s
They is one thing I am wondering about this charging points at Stockton are they just for the Yutongs or can they be used for any company. Am just thinking if in future Stagecoach decided to replace some of them with Mercedes or Volvo or ADL would the charges work for or would they have to replace the charges ?
73096 has replaced 22890 which has succumbed to its electrical gremlins.
The 73053/4/6 are expected to be joined by 73055 and are expected to operate out of Stockton long term before being replaced and displaced to their original home - this is to cover the 1/2, X40/41 and RP1 that weren’t originally planned on being operated beyond April 2025