Period Fleet Movements (Official from Fleetcards)
Period Fleet Movements (Official from Fleetcards)
I was out and about yesterday afternoon around South Shields and I think they could benefit from some additional capacity whether that be from using double deckers or frequency increases as I got an 11 from Biddick Hall to Shields after getting off an X34 on Galsworthy Road, the E200 in question was packed with no social distancing enforced with 22 passengers on board with the driver picking up/dropping off at every stop in between until after we reached Marsden which he then enforced "Bus Full" and ran non stop into Shields dropping off only, in the stops we passed after Marsden I did a rough head count of roughly 10 people per stop and seen similar loadings while observing on Station Road while getting a few photos.
Has anyone had similar experiences or seen anything similar across Newcastle and Sunderland operations?
(09 Aug 2020, 12:44 pm)Malarkey I was out and about yesterday afternoon around South Shields and I think they could benefit from some additional capacity whether that be from using double deckers or frequency increases as I got an 11 from Biddick Hall to Shields after getting off an X34 on Galsworthy Road, the E200 in question was packed with no social distancing enforced with 22 passengers on board with the driver picking up/dropping off at every stop in between until after we reached Marsden which he then enforced "Bus Full" and ran non stop into Shields dropping off only, in the stops we passed after Marsden I did a rough head count of roughly 10 people per stop and seen similar loadings while observing on Station Road while getting a few photos.
Has anyone had similar experiences or seen anything similar across Newcastle and Sunderland operations?
(09 Aug 2020, 12:44 pm)Malarkey I was out and about yesterday afternoon around South Shields and I think they could benefit from some additional capacity whether that be from using double deckers or frequency increases as I got an 11 from Biddick Hall to Shields after getting off an X34 on Galsworthy Road, the E200 in question was packed with no social distancing enforced with 22 passengers on board with the driver picking up/dropping off at every stop in between until after we reached Marsden which he then enforced "Bus Full" and ran non stop into Shields dropping off only, in the stops we passed after Marsden I did a rough head count of roughly 10 people per stop and seen similar loadings while observing on Station Road while getting a few photos.
Has anyone had similar experiences or seen anything similar across Newcastle and Sunderland operations?
(09 Aug 2020, 12:53 pm)AIG20 35188, 39702/05-08/21 are all still SORNed / not used according to Bus Times. Maybe they should be brought back into use and used as duplicate buses when services get very busy?
ADL E300s 27724 & 27725 don't appear to be getting used at Walkergate and there are also still quite a few full size single deckers out of use at both Stockton and Slatyford, as normal pre-lockdown service has not resumed yet.
(09 Aug 2020, 12:53 pm)AIG20 35188, 39702/05-08/21 are all still SORNed / not used according to Bus Times. Maybe they should be brought back into use and used as duplicate buses when services get very busy?
ADL E300s 27724 & 27725 don't appear to be getting used at Walkergate and there are also still quite a few full size single deckers out of use at both Stockton and Slatyford, as normal pre-lockdown service has not resumed yet.
(12 Aug 2020, 2:57 pm)Robin58 How is it Sunderland are getting more buses than shields depot, what are they playing at I thought they had plenty to work with since they got most of are buses from shields depot!
(12 Aug 2020, 2:57 pm)Robin58 How is it Sunderland are getting more buses than shields depot, what are they playing at I thought they had plenty to work with since they got most of are buses from shields depot!
Robin South Shields Won’t `get Any busss well new ones for A few years and the Economics aren’t going back to South Shields never is the x34 so face. It
(09 Aug 2020, 12:53 pm)AIG20 ADL E300s 27724 & 27725 don't appear to be getting used at Walkergate and there are also still quite a few full size single deckers out of use at both Stockton and Slatyford, as normal pre-lockdown service has not resumed yet.one of 27724/5 was on short 40's yesterday (extra city centre trips in West End)
(09 Aug 2020, 12:53 pm)AIG20 ADL E300s 27724 & 27725 don't appear to be getting used at Walkergate and there are also still quite a few full size single deckers out of use at both Stockton and Slatyford, as normal pre-lockdown service has not resumed yet.one of 27724/5 was on short 40's yesterday (extra city centre trips in West End)
(14 Aug 2020, 2:36 pm)Robin58 Have just been to depot at Shields and have spotted an Alx18141 I believe - it's to be donated to a local charity
double decker in bottom depot. 39705/708 are standing be side it, could not get fleet Number.
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(14 Aug 2020, 2:36 pm)Robin58 Have just been to depot at Shields and have spotted an Alx18141 I believe - it's to be donated to a local charity
double decker in bottom depot. 39705/708 are standing be side it, could not get fleet Number.
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Heard a rumour and it was only a rumour a few days ago that Stagecoach Hartlepool will start doing some school services again in which case bigger buses will be needed as the current fleet of enviros are not big enough so some buses from Stockton or Newcastle might need to be transferred to Hartlepool. Guess we will see in the coming weeks if they is any truth to it.
