(12 Jun 2019, 10:19 am)RBZ 5459

Shouldn't be anything hugley different at this stage, as Sunderland drivers and buses have their own normal booked duties. The ex-Shields drivers will be working their routes in which they were transferred over for, being familiar to those routes and those vehicles only (the Shields drivers have not yet been type-trained on the Scanias for example). At this stage some Sunderland drivers are voluntarily in the process of being trained up on the Es and X20/30 so that they are able to cover the Shields routes when needed, so to minimise disruption or lost mileage. I'm sure that over time when things settle down that ex-Shields drivers will be type-trained and familiarised with Sunderland local work.

All 15 E300 and 4 E400 will be moving across to Sunderland, with the X20/30 likely to be seeing two or three E200 move over - looking like MAN ones atm.

I take there is no change to X34 other than the transfer as nothing has been listed on website.

(12 Jun 2019, 3:32 pm)Youngymmv Is the x34 being ran from Sunderland also? If not then I can’t see why the 4 e400s would be moving across

That would be why they're moving across.

(12 Jun 2019, 3:55 pm)Kuyoyo Zone Repaint Update

27173/7 have now been treated to a repaint. This leaves 27167/9/71/4 left to be treated.
As 27171/4 are both out in service today, one of the other two are likely away for repaint.

(12 Jun 2019, 5:19 pm)Cock Robin 27171 was repainted by 20th May.

Me and my tired mind - yes, that leaves 27167/9/72/4 to do, all of which are in use today.

(12 Jun 2019, 4:56 pm)RBZ 5459

That would be why they're moving across.

(12 Jun 2019, 5:21 pm)Michael I bet they'll be on the X24 within a week.

Probably lol ?

Those omnilinks are very tired and often miss days in service. Leaving a nice combination of gass buses and omnilinks and on Saturday q gas bus, 36093 and 24003. You'll be lucky if you can get a year out of them.

I'm gonna think up of a cascade plan and post it in the order predictions

Also does anyone know if the transbus enviro 300s are transferring to Newcastle in the summer or is it just the 241xx E300s. I'm hoping that both can come so we can get rid of the crappy 225xx E300s.

(12 Jun 2019, 5:55 pm)GNE6312

Probably lol ?

Those omnilinks are very tired and often miss days in service. Leaving a nice combination of gass buses and omnilinks and on Saturday q gas bus, 36093 and 24003. You'll be lucky if you can get a year out of them.

I'm gonna think up of a cascade plan and post it in the order predictions

Also does anyone know if the transbus enviro 300s are transferring to Newcastle in the summer or is it just the 241xx E300s. I'm hoping that both can come so we can get rid of the crappy 225xx E300s.

225xx are not going anywhere. I have a theory that Stocktons new MMC 200s will release 4 ADL E300s for Sunderland to go on the X24 replacing the Omnilinks and along with making South Shields more of a Hartlepool Operating Base could be why the Es are moving to Sunderland. I think the Kinetics And 05 E300s are likely to come to Newcastle only to replace any 03/54 Regs remaining otherwise there will probs be no other cascades. Well one can hope.

(13 Jun 2019, 3:04 am)Cock Robin They split the Kinetics up. Why would they send them back again?

To replace the some 03/54 reg ALX300s as stated

(13 Jun 2019, 6:41 am)R.Tait Newcastleone. Send some ALX300s to Shields depot to replace the buses they are losing in a few days time on the 23rd. Robin

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(14 Jun 2019, 7:14 am)R.Tait RBZ5459. Will Shields depot get any buses to replace the ones that are leaving soon. Robin

No Robin, the work that them buses were doing at South Shields depot (E1/E2/E6/X20/30/X34) will now be done and ran by Sunderland depot.

South Shields will continue to run the 1/2/3/4/7/8/10/11/12/17/18/575 from South Shields depot. South Shields is scaling down it's operations but it will result in lower overheads and keep it ticking along.

36975 has now had its branding applied for SAFC.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansnortheastbusphotos/48060266771/in/dateposted-friend/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansnortheastbusphotos/48060313943/in/dateposted-friend/

(13 Jun 2019, 5:54 am)NewcastleOne

To replace the some 03/54 reg ALX300s as stated

(14 Jun 2019, 8:30 am)RBZ 5459

No Robin, the work that them buses were doing at South Shields depot (E1/E2/E6/X20/30/X34) will now be done and ran by Sunderland depot.

South Shields will continue to run the 1/2/3/4/7/8/10/11/12/17/18/575 from South Shields depot. South Shields is scaling down it's operations but it will result in lower overheads and keep it ticking along.

(14 Jun 2019, 7:14 am)R.Tait RBZ5459. Will Shields depot get any buses to replace the ones that are leaving soon. Robin

Im very much gonna miss the 03/54 reg ALX300's over recent years they have developed some little quirks 22022 likes its bell to ring everytime it goes round a corner,22067 and 22068 both make a kind of whining sound when its revving up (just before it changes gear), but i suppose its time for them to go to pastures new

(14 Jun 2019, 9:44 am)Dans_bus_photos

36975 has now had its branding applied for SAFC.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansnortheastbusphotos/48060266771/in/dateposted-friend/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansnortheastbusphotos/48060313943/in/dateposted-friend/

(16 Jun 2019, 9:48 pm)R.Tait Michael. I do like the three sunderland buses that have been also any more to be done. Goodnight Robin

Michael. Can you send a photo of 36968 with the badge showing on the side window. Thanks for Info Robin