(15 Oct 2018, 8:25 am)RBZ 5459 wrote [ -> ]Robin, it is with great pleasure to announce that the first five swaps of Enviro200 between Slatyford and Shields took place on Sunday; 39705/06/17/20/21 swapping for 36468/70/71/76/77.
RBZ 5459 Do you know if 39715/16/18/19/20 have come with the others from slatyford depot. Robin
(16 Oct 2018, 8:21 am)RBZ 5459 wrote [ -> ]Suspect further movements will happen this coming weekend when drivers are available to collect them, haven't heard otherwise.
39715/16/18/19/22 are the outstanding ones to arrive at Sunderland, with 36469/72/73/74/75 still to go the other way.
Is Sunderland not gaining anymore 396** MANs apart from 39673?
(16 Oct 2018, 10:51 am)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]Is Sunderland not gaining anymore 396** MANs apart from 39673?
Scratch that, meant South Shields there - too many numbers and repeated posts flying about! Deleted my original post.
Since the movements have now started meaning it is visible to work out which ones will move, and to avoid any more confusion, here are the intended movements:
36081/82/
83/84/
85/86/87/88/
89/90 [Sunderland to Hartlepool]
36468/69/
70/
71/72/73/74/75/
76/
77 [South Shields to Slatyford]
39671/72/
73/74/75,
39710/11/12/
13/14 [Hartlepool to Sunderland]
39705/
06/15/16/
17/18/19/
20/
21/22 [Slatyford to South Shields]
The ones in bold being the ones that I believe have arrived at their intended depot.
Sampled the 16:20 8 departure from South Hylton to the Hospital with Bus 36086, it arrived ontime and I was suprised it was empty, for the full journey nobody attempted to board, and when I disembarked at the Hospital nobody boarded. I'm now on the late 16:28 8 back to the Metro Station and it is very busy with most seats taken.
Would it not be easier for morning journeys before 08:00 to South Hylton and afternoon journeys after 16:00 to operate Not In Service as they clearly don't get used.
36084 is at Hartlepool now also
(16 Oct 2018, 7:56 pm)beefcake wrote [ -> ]36084 is at Hartlepool now also
Been at Hpool for ages. Like 10 days
(16 Oct 2018, 7:56 pm)beefcake wrote [ -> ]36084 is at Hartlepool now also
Thanks beefcake - with 39714 going the other way that I missed.
(17 Oct 2018, 8:49 am)RBZ 5459 wrote [ -> ]Thanks beefcake - with 39714 going the other way that I missed.
39714 was on service 4 in sunderland today
36090 has been exchanged with 39672
Omnilink broke down on Chester road near the broadway
36084 is now at Hartlepool - was on Middlesbrough 1s yesterday
36081/82/86/87/88 still at Sunderland.
Vehicles sold to Alpha Recovery recently have been 22021/32/38
RBZ 5459
Hi from Robin do you know if 36478/79 joined the others in Newcastle at the weekend. Robin
(22 Oct 2018, 12:09 pm)Robin Tait wrote [ -> ]RBZ 5459
Hi from Robin do you know if 36478/79 joined the others in Newcastle at the weekend. Robin
Them two are not due to transfer to Newcastle.
Movements up to now, bold being the ones have arrived at their intended depot:
36081/82/
83/
84/
85/86/87/88/
89/
90 [Sunderland to Hartlepool]
36468/
69/
70/
71/
72/73/
74/
75/
76/
77 [South Shields to Slatyford]
39671/
72/
73/74/75,
39710/11/12/
13/
14 [Hartlepool to Sunderland]
39705/
06/15/
16/
17/
18/19/
20/
21/
22 [Slatyford to South Shields]
I have conflicting info on a couple of them from separate sources, so some confirmation on errors from recent sightings appreciated.
RBZ 5459
Do you know if they will ever leave for a other depot in the future. Robin
(22 Oct 2018, 2:19 pm)Robin Tait wrote [ -> ]RBZ 5459
Do you know if they will ever leave for a other depot in the future. Robin
In the long term maybe one day, but nothing planned for them at present on the back of the recent swaps though.
Plans change all the time particularly depending on costings and reliability, which is how we've gotten to see the recent swaps. Depending on how well the even spread of the MAN 39s has gone down among depots, that may kickstart another idea.
RBZ 5459
Is 39715/719 still coming as part of the swap with Shields depot. Robin
(15 Oct 2018, 12:57 pm)S830OFT wrote [ -> ]Is it true that Gas Buses will be running evening journeys on service 4?
Currently on 28010 on the 4, other 4's have been enviro's.