North East Buses

Noticed a Pulsar 'abandoned' at Bradbury yesterday evening.
No sign of a driver. No passengers onboard.

Didn't get the id unfortunately.

(14 May 2025, 11:18 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Noticed a Pulsar 'abandoned' at Bradbury yesterday evening.
No sign of a driver. No passengers onboard.

Didn't get the id unfortunately.

If it was in the bus stop near the petrol station the chances are the driver was in the shop getting food / drinks - some drivers have break there rather than drive back to Stockton on X22 back shift

(15 May 2025, 7:14 pm)Teessider2014 wrote [ -> ]If it was in the bus stop near the petrol station the chances are the driver was in the shop getting food / drinks - some drivers have break there rather than drive back to Stockton on X22 back shift

Aye, it was next to the petrol station actually. 

How does that shift work?

1421 is on loan  from Redcar  to Stockton  seems Stockton are yet again struggling

(15 May 2025, 8:02 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Aye, it was next to the petrol station actually. 

How does that shift work?

I’m sure it used to be an X22 that used to get ~2 hour break in Sedgefield as provision was made for them to go ‘home’ to Middlesbrough for their break and then go back but now it appears to be a 15 that finishes at Roseworth at 1904 and runs light to Sedgefield for 2055 to Peterlee, back to Sedgefield and last one to Wingate to finish.

1392 has broken down on the X16, hrading to Wooler.

Its on the junction between A697 and B6341.

(17 May 2025, 5:49 am)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]I’m sure it used to be an X22 that used to get ~2 hour break in Sedgefield as provision was made for them to go ‘home’ to Middlesbrough for their break and then go back but now it appears to be a 15 that finishes at Roseworth at 1904 and runs light to Sedgefield for 2055 to Peterlee, back to Sedgefield and last one to Wingate to finish.

Wonder if it's certain drivers who do it, as I can't remember seeing anything parked there on a regular basis.

(17 May 2025, 12:25 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Wonder if it's certain drivers who do it, as I can't remember seeing anything parked there on a regular basis.

Likely will be, I assume the official break point will be Stockton itself, but drivers will probably choose their own point to have their break. Plenty of choice up there to be fair you’ve got Sedgefield itself, Tesco, Wolviston services, Bradbury all possible choices!

Ashington really need to sort themselves with the 57/57A being solos. Currently on 2602 on the 57A and it's busy and it's only in Seghill. I don't understand what gives the logic to still allocation solos to this route. 2602 should be used as a spare in the depot in case 2601/03 breaks down but they will chuck a decker on that.

(27 May 2025, 10:23 am)Aaron21 wrote [ -> ]Ashington really need to sort themselves with the 57/57A being solos. Currently on 2602 on the 57A and it's busy and it's only in Seghill. I don't understand what gives the logic to still allocation solos to this route. 2602 should be used as a spare in the depot in case 2601/03 breaks down but they will chuck a decker on that.

If it's serviceable and nothing else is available, then obviously it is going to be utilised on the 57. 

Equally, it can literally only be used on the 434/57. If they have spare buses it's far better operationally to use that on the 57, and keep the spares available in the depot which can be used on every other route which they operate.