(30 Apr 2018, 12:43 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote It won't be gaining one.

(02 May 2018, 5:01 am)Dan wrote Seems bizarre in this day and age, when bus operators' back-office systems are so reliant on buses being allocated fleet numbers, that buses still manage to go without having one!

I wonder if they have one for internal purposes, even if not shown on the bus? For revenue analysis, for complaint procedures, for fuel usage analysis, for monitoring AVL data... In any vehicle trials, the latter two are obviously quite important.

(15 May 2018, 6:27 am)Michael wrote On the 18 and it stinks of smoke because of the fire near Deptford

God knows how strong the smell is on the Go North East buses...

(15 May 2018, 6:53 am)Dan wrote I could smell it in my car, without any windows open, when I drove past the Stadium of Light this morning!

(17 May 2018, 9:32 am)stagecoachfan wrote For anyone yet to see the roof of a repainted Newcastle E400 hybrid, here are 2 shots of 12077 showing how the normal livery on the sides merges into the green version on the roof

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(17 May 2018, 11:58 am)omnicity4659 wrote Stagecoach NE have never painted roofs for as long as I can remember...

(17 May 2018, 12:56 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote They did the roofs when going from stripes to swoops, and I think shortly after that new legislation must have came abouts stopping them from physically getting on the roof. I think they can get away with single-deckers but it's generally not done without great reason, e.g. the Omnilinks in X24 livery have had their roof done. New bus orders specify a white roof, as like Sunderland some depots aren't equipped to do roofs within H&S guidelines.

On another note, 22515 is seemingly heading back to Slatyford from Stockton soon, 22068 in exchange.

(17 May 2018, 2:14 pm)Cock Robin wrote Why?! Surely 22514 will go as well then? Did anyone photograph either of them on their one (?- or part of one?) day in service at Stockton?!

(17 May 2018, 3:37 pm)RBZ 5459 wrote Scrap that apparently not true! Chinese whispers.
In all honesty though, it doesn't sound like it's done more than it's first one or two days of service since it arrived so I wouldn't be surprised if they haven't been allocating them on the Stockton rotas. Certainly haven't seen any photos. 22513 at Walkergate hasn't been out for well over a week now, 22512 is ticking along though.

(18 May 2018, 4:36 pm)Ds1197 wrote Will South Shields depot get extra deckers for the tall ships

(18 May 2018, 6:20 pm)Michael wrote Doubt it, shame too, i expect the E's to be really busy.

(29 May 2018, 8:47 pm)glen1234 wrote Hi is it every 5 years when stagecoach buses get  repainted if so that will mean 64 reg will be repainted this year.