Stagecoach North East Latest News
Stagecoach North East Latest News
10643 has been sent to Sunderland (allegedly a couple more are coming) to cover for the deckers that went to Shields. Unsure if it's just temporary or a little more permanent.
Yesterday (19/11/22) saw the start of Walkergate's Santa Grotto Bus which is using DTV 22081, which was seen at Killingworth Centre here:- https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAe9n6
Details of the tour can be found on the tours Facebook page:- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087103510151
Not sure why, but most of Slatyford's recent acquisitions from Carlisle don't seem to be tracking on Bustimes. Spotted 24121 on service 10/11 today, and have seen reports of 24116/20 working here as well but none of these have tracked since their last runs at Carlisle. Even 22887/89, which WERE tracking here, have stopped tracking even though they are both out in service.
Anybody got any theories as to why this is happening ?
I also saw 22879 in Newcastle today and thought it might be another incomer, but then noticed it was on the 685 !
(24 Nov 2022, 8:54 pm)N391OTY Not sure why, but most of Slatyford's recent acquisitions from Carlisle don't seem to be tracking on Bustimes. Spotted 24121 on service 10/11 today, and have seen reports of 24116/20 working here as well but none of these have tracked since their last runs at Carlisle. Even 22887/89, which WERE tracking here, have stopped tracking even though they are both out in service.
Anybody got any theories as to why this is happening ?
I also saw 22879 in Newcastle today and thought it might be another incomer, but then noticed it was on the 685 !
(24 Nov 2022, 8:54 pm)N391OTY Not sure why, but most of Slatyford's recent acquisitions from Carlisle don't seem to be tracking on Bustimes. Spotted 24121 on service 10/11 today, and have seen reports of 24116/20 working here as well but none of these have tracked since their last runs at Carlisle. Even 22887/89, which WERE tracking here, have stopped tracking even though they are both out in service.
Anybody got any theories as to why this is happening ?
I also saw 22879 in Newcastle today and thought it might be another incomer, but then noticed it was on the 685 !
It appears on Bus times that Hartlepool have been sending some of their E200s to Shields presumably for repair over the last few weeks. 36090 has been there this week.
(24 Nov 2022, 11:34 pm)Thomas12 There are a couple of ALX300s at Walkergate that don’t track too. For example, 22065 is on the 22 pretty much everyday, but bustimes would suggest it hasn’t been out since the 2nd November.Seems these have all been fixed today as 22887/889, 22341, 22065 all tracking again. I am surprised 22065 is still being used when likes of 22068 and 22082 were scrapped a while ago now.
(24 Nov 2022, 11:34 pm)Thomas12 There are a couple of ALX300s at Walkergate that don’t track too. For example, 22065 is on the 22 pretty much everyday, but bustimes would suggest it hasn’t been out since the 2nd November.Seems these have all been fixed today as 22887/889, 22341, 22065 all tracking again. I am surprised 22065 is still being used when likes of 22068 and 22082 were scrapped a while ago now.
(01 Dec 2022, 12:23 pm)ReDemPTiion Seems these have all been fixed today as 22887/889, 22341, 22065 all tracking again. I am surprised 22065 is still being used when likes of 22068 and 22082 were scrapped a while ago now.
(01 Dec 2022, 12:23 pm)ReDemPTiion Seems these have all been fixed today as 22887/889, 22341, 22065 all tracking again. I am surprised 22065 is still being used when likes of 22068 and 22082 were scrapped a while ago now.
(01 Dec 2022, 10:06 pm)pbjd 22082 hasn’t been scrapped, has in fact been donated to a school in Teesside.What school is it?
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19683 has been loaned to Sunderland for the afternoon school runs with 36966 going the other way. Something really needs to be done about the reliability of Sunderland's E400s
(02 Dec 2022, 5:23 pm)Dans_bus_photos 19683 has been loaned to Sunderland for the afternoon school runs with 36966 going the other way. Something really needs to be done about the reliability of Sunderland's E400swhat depot was 683 from?
(02 Dec 2022, 5:38 pm)toward6931 what depot was 683 from?
(02 Dec 2022, 6:36 pm)Dans_bus_photos South Shieldshopefully with the new deliveries whenever they turn up it will solve a few problems,
(02 Dec 2022, 6:36 pm)Dans_bus_photos South Shieldshopefully with the new deliveries whenever they turn up it will solve a few problems,
(03 Dec 2022, 2:02 am)glen I would like see some minibus at stagecoach north east it good to see?to be honest glen apart from the tees flex there's no need for minibuses at SNE, the likes of a dart for example are on average 2 meters longer but can hold an extra 10-12 people
(02 Dec 2022, 7:16 pm)2023 Stagecoach bus handbook shows 11 of the new E400 coming for Walkergate as the only ones in the batch for the north east hopefully with the new deliveries whenever they turn up it will solve a few problems,
if it was down to me i would grab the 24 -2015 gold service Scania's from Preston. sending them to walkergate using the first 4 to oust 2 of the single Deckers and have 2 as spare to prevent E200s getting used on high-capacity services.
the next 20 i would use to cascade 10 double decks each to Newcastle and Sunderland. those 10 at each depot in my plan would then oust 5 E200s and 4 single decks to other depots. obviously, this plan would rely on reliability of vehicles to work but would mean that Newcastle has 3 more spare double decks and Sunderland 1 more.
meaning until brand new double decks you are relying on a bigger number of spare vehicles to get you through but have increased capacity on a good number of routes across 2 cities.
until details of the Newcastle delivery come in for definite I would speculate on a minimum of 25 vehicles, hopefully the majority of which will head to slatyford to use for the 62/63 services which routinely end up with 300/200 vehicles which can barely cope with the number of passengers, especially as the 62 is now extended down to throckley which is now the longest route (I believe) by a significant margin further exacerbating capacity and route punctuality
(02 Dec 2022, 7:16 pm)2023 Stagecoach bus handbook shows 11 of the new E400 coming for Walkergate as the only ones in the batch for the north east hopefully with the new deliveries whenever they turn up it will solve a few problems,
if it was down to me i would grab the 24 -2015 gold service Scania's from Preston. sending them to walkergate using the first 4 to oust 2 of the single Deckers and have 2 as spare to prevent E200s getting used on high-capacity services.
the next 20 i would use to cascade 10 double decks each to Newcastle and Sunderland. those 10 at each depot in my plan would then oust 5 E200s and 4 single decks to other depots. obviously, this plan would rely on reliability of vehicles to work but would mean that Newcastle has 3 more spare double decks and Sunderland 1 more.
meaning until brand new double decks you are relying on a bigger number of spare vehicles to get you through but have increased capacity on a good number of routes across 2 cities.
until details of the Newcastle delivery come in for definite I would speculate on a minimum of 25 vehicles, hopefully the majority of which will head to slatyford to use for the 62/63 services which routinely end up with 300/200 vehicles which can barely cope with the number of passengers, especially as the 62 is now extended down to throckley which is now the longest route (I believe) by a significant margin further exacerbating capacity and route punctuality
2023 Stagecoach handbook lists the following allocations for the new E400s:
11571-9 Kendal (coach seats) (9)
11581-602 Chichester (22)
11603-6 Winchester (4)
11607-28 Torquay (22)
11629-51 Preston (23)
11652-62 Folkestone (11)
11663-76 Northampton (14)
11677-96 Hull (20)
11697-716 Sheffield Holbrook (20)
11717-31 Manchester Hyde Road (15)
11732-46 Ashton (15)
11747-61 Witney (15)
11762-9 Mansfield (8)
11770-80 WALKERGATE (11)
11781-97 Inverness (17)
