(09 Oct 2018, 7:07 pm)Robin Tait wrote Michael. Have you seen 35188 recently I have not seen it for weeks so have just heard that the 36s are leaving do you know where they are going to. Robin

(09 Oct 2018, 7:07 pm)Robin Tait wrote Michael. Have you seen 35188 recently I have not seen it for weeks so have just heard that the 36s are leaving do you know where they are going to. Robin

(10 Oct 2018, 1:00 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote 39673 now at Sunderland.

(10 Oct 2018, 1:00 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote 39673 now at Sunderland.

(10 Oct 2018, 1:18 pm)Robin Tait wrote Dan. Are shields getting any 39s from Hartlepool like Sunderland have just got 39673. Robin

(10 Oct 2018, 1:00 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote 39673 now at Sunderland.

(10 Oct 2018, 4:07 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Another one must have arrived this afternoon as there is 2 currently over the pits at Sunderland. Do you know if anything has left Sunderland as a result?

(10 Oct 2018, 4:19 pm)Michael wrote Was it the "here comes the SUNderland buses", Sunderland are losing?

(10 Oct 2018, 4:28 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote I think its 10 of 36081-94 that are going

(10 Oct 2018, 4:07 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Another one must have arrived this afternoon as there is 2 currently over the pits at Sunderland. Do you know if anything has left Sunderland as a result?

(10 Oct 2018, 5:55 pm)Robin Tait wrote Dan. Do you know how many are coming from Newcastle to Shields depot. Robin

(10 Oct 2018, 8:47 pm)Robin Tait wrote Dan. When will we see the start of the change to the fleet at Shields depot. Robin

(11 Oct 2018, 10:40 am)Robin Tait wrote Tez. Won’t ask you any more questions. Robin

(11 Oct 2018, 10:12 am)V514DFT wrote Why have you asked the same question a multiple of times?

(11 Oct 2018, 4:17 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote 39710 is now parked up in Sunderland

(12 Oct 2018, 4:37 pm)Robin Tait wrote S830OFT. Has any 39s appeared at Shields depot from Newcastle yet. Robin

(12 Oct 2018, 4:41 pm)S830OFT wrote No not yet, but it looks like a high volume of Enviro 300s are off.
The ones I haven't seen recently are:
27726
27729
27733
27734
27735

Clearly the Economic services are in need of brand new buses as these Enviro 300s are having regular faults.

(11 Oct 2018, 7:01 pm)S830OFT wrote With Sunderland receiving older vehicles, it looks like reliability could go down hill especially when the 08 plate MANs have a reputation for unreliability on service 1 at Hartlepool. Hopefully they are placed on less demanding routes like the 8 and 18 as they will not be good for reliability on service 4.

(13 Oct 2018, 10:08 am)Michael wrote I don't think we will have an 18 soon, numbers are still very low, can't see it making a profit, even with it hourly.

With no new orders for the NE this year, what cascades are we likely to receive?

(13 Oct 2018, 10:29 am)S830OFT wrote It would be easier extending the 8 from Sunderland to Seaburn via the current 18. Then the remainder of the route replaced by a new route.

Also they could source two optare solos from Carlisle if they swap two Enviros.