Information from "Steven Knight Media - Fleet News Ramblings":
Stagecoach North East:
Now for disposal here are MAN/ALX300s 22012/77/78. Enviro 300 27508 is now in service at Stockton with Volvo B12B 54045 also now allocated there. MAN/Enviro 300 22579 is now in the Reserve Fleet at Slatyford with 22574 returning to the main fleet there. MAN/ALX300 22016 has moved from the main fleet at Stockton to the Reserve Fleet whilst Dart SLF 35194, which had been for disposal, is now in the Reserve Fleet at Slatyford with Reserve Fleet 34611 moving to the main fleet at Hartlepool.
Stagecoach Highlands:
MAN/Enviro 300s 22784/87 were in this fleet and in April were shown for transfer to Stagecoach North East. This move does not appear to have taken place. Does anyone know of the current location(s) of these vehicles please?
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Stagecoach wanting feedback for proposed service changes in Hartlepool/Teesside areas
(03 Jun 2017, 9:14 am)beefcake https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...ce-changes
Stagecoach wanting feedback for proposed service changes in Hartlepool/Teesside areas
(03 Jun 2017, 9:14 am)beefcake https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...ce-changes
Stagecoach wanting feedback for proposed service changes in Hartlepool/Teesside areas
Council subsidies were withdrawn around March 2011, the evening 7 was introduced on a trial basis back in 2012, where services now run til 2200 Sun-Thurs and 2300 on Fri/Sat. A modified Sun-Thurs evening service 6 running between Clavering-Victoria Road was launched in 2014 with last services departing around 2145, but they went by the end of the year. Evening services would work in town, if the timetables were better co-ordinated to connect with other services, for example not leaving town until after the 36 has arrived from Teesside, but ultimately I can't se that happening
(03 Jun 2017, 9:48 am)beefcake Council subsidies were withdrawn around March 2011, the evening 7 was introduced on a trial basis back in 2012, where services now run til 2200 Sun-Thurs and 2300 on Fri/Sat. A modified Sun-Thurs evening service 6 running between Clavering-Victoria Road was launched in 2014 with last services departing around 2145, but they went by the end of the year. Evening services would work in town, if the timetables were better co-ordinated to connect with other services, for example not leaving town until after the 36 has arrived from Teesside, but ultimately I can't se that happening
(03 Jun 2017, 9:48 am)beefcake Council subsidies were withdrawn around March 2011, the evening 7 was introduced on a trial basis back in 2012, where services now run til 2200 Sun-Thurs and 2300 on Fri/Sat. A modified Sun-Thurs evening service 6 running between Clavering-Victoria Road was launched in 2014 with last services departing around 2145, but they went by the end of the year. Evening services would work in town, if the timetables were better co-ordinated to connect with other services, for example not leaving town until after the 36 has arrived from Teesside, but ultimately I can't se that happening
"service 11 will be withdrawn. However, in most cases, customers will still have frequent alternatives such as services 10, 12 and 13."
So much for a certain person saying the 13 was being withdrawn between Middlesbrough and Hemlington!
(03 Jun 2017, 12:51 pm)Cock Robin "service 11 will be withdrawn. However, in most cases, customers will still have frequent alternatives such as services 10, 12 and 13."
So much for a certain person saying the 13 was being withdrawn between Middlesbrough and Hemlington!
(03 Jun 2017, 12:51 pm)Cock Robin "service 11 will be withdrawn. However, in most cases, customers will still have frequent alternatives such as services 10, 12 and 13."
So much for a certain person saying the 13 was being withdrawn between Middlesbrough and Hemlington!
(03 Jun 2017, 9:48 am)beefcake Council subsidies were withdrawn around March 2011, the evening 7 was introduced on a trial basis back in 2012, where services now run til 2200 Sun-Thurs and 2300 on Fri/Sat. A modified Sun-Thurs evening service 6 running between Clavering-Victoria Road was launched in 2014 with last services departing around 2145, but they went by the end of the year. Evening services would work in town, if the timetables were better co-ordinated to connect with other services, for example not leaving town until after the 36 has arrived from Teesside, but ultimately I can't se that happening
(03 Jun 2017, 9:48 am)beefcake Council subsidies were withdrawn around March 2011, the evening 7 was introduced on a trial basis back in 2012, where services now run til 2200 Sun-Thurs and 2300 on Fri/Sat. A modified Sun-Thurs evening service 6 running between Clavering-Victoria Road was launched in 2014 with last services departing around 2145, but they went by the end of the year. Evening services would work in town, if the timetables were better co-ordinated to connect with other services, for example not leaving town until after the 36 has arrived from Teesside, but ultimately I can't se that happening
Does anyone know what buses are due to leave South Shields tomorrow?
(03 Jun 2017, 3:33 pm)Ds1197 3 of them transferred only this week
(03 Jun 2017, 3:33 pm)Ds1197 3 of them transferred only this week
(03 Jun 2017, 3:55 pm)Dans_bus_photos That's why I was asking- as it would seem daft doing the 3 way swap last week if they are going to be moved on a week. Although it would make sense for the 6 of them to transfer to Hartlepool to start seeing off the remaining darts in the fleet.
(03 Jun 2017, 3:55 pm)Dans_bus_photos That's why I was asking- as it would seem daft doing the 3 way swap last week if they are going to be moved on a week. Although it would make sense for the 6 of them to transfer to Hartlepool to start seeing off the remaining darts in the fleet.
(03 Jun 2017, 4:08 pm)Dan Can the MANviro 200s be allocated to the 1?
I recall hearing something in the past that they are only allocated to that service as a last resort, due to them being unable to stick to the timetable. Could be a load of bull, though.
Would make complete sense to do that from a fleet standardisation point of view.
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(03 Jun 2017, 4:08 pm)Dan Can the MANviro 200s be allocated to the 1?
I recall hearing something in the past that they are only allocated to that service as a last resort, due to them being unable to stick to the timetable. Could be a load of bull, though.
Would make complete sense to do that from a fleet standardisation point of view.
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(03 Jun 2017, 9:14 am)beefcake https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...ce-changes
Stagecoach wanting feedback for proposed service changes in Hartlepool/Teesside areas
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(03 Jun 2017, 9:14 am)beefcake https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...ce-changes
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Cutting the service 1 seems a strange one to me. Services were upped to every 10 minutes to compensate for the cull of the service 12 years ago, and I can't see how going back to 15 minutes is going to help. Most buses I see in the Town Centre seem to have good loads on them. Hopefully with the timetable change, they look at improving arrivals into Middlesbrough around 9am, as Monday-Friday, there's a 45 minute gap between 0845 and 0930 arrivals. Would be nice to see a pre 1000 arrival into the Bus Station on a Sunday aswell.
Service 4 getting withdrawn doesn't really come as a shock to me. On the occassions I use it between Marina and West View to avoid travelling right into town, I think I could count on one hand the amount of passengers who use the stops on Powlett Road. Services to the Marina from Clavering could be sustained if they extended the 3 across from Bishop Cuthbert before heading back to South Fens, but looking at the timetable, the running times would be too tight, so can't see this happening.
Service 6/7 getting evening services comes across as a bit of a strange one, especially considering that the 7 runs until around 2200 as it is Sun-Thurs. I think these could be made more successful if services could be better co-ordinated with the 36 arriving from Teesside. The 7 could be achieved by putting services back 10 minutes, which on paper would leave a 5 minute connection between the services on Victoria Road. Co-ordinating with the 6 could be a bit more difficult as it would seem pointless having 2 buses in tandem between York Road and Owton Manor Lane. Possibly reducing evening 6's to every 30 minutes and having a service between Town and Owton Manor every 15 minutes could solve this though, as well as leaving adequate time for connections.