Photographed this vehicle at Coach Lane Campus this afternoon, it had just finished a journey on the 1. I presume it is on hire to Stagecoach as it has a fleet name and fleet number 80044. It was latterly with Golden Tours of London In a Harry Potter al over wrap.

(05 Oct 2020, 5:26 pm)RMF1254 wrote Photographed this vehicle at Coach Lane Campus this afternoon, it had just finished a journey on the 1. I presume it is on hire to Stagecoach as it has a fleet name and fleet number 80044. It was latterly with Golden Tours of London In a Harry Potter al over wrap.

4 off them. I believe to run scholar only dupes

(05 Oct 2020, 5:44 pm)NewcastleOne wrote 4 off them. I believe to run scholar only dupes

Have also seen 80047 BF63 HEJ on service 1 and 800?? BV13 ZCZ 'not in service' today, both all-over blue.

I believe the 4th is BF62 UYP. All are formerly Golden Tours vehicles.

Anyone known the running boards for the dupes that these are on?

With hiring these extra deckers in, whats happened to 12078 and 19379, which according to bus times have been off the road a long time. Are they unserviceable?

(05 Oct 2020, 8:18 pm)N391OTY wrote Have also seen 80047 BF63 HEJ on service 1 and 800?? BV13 ZCZ 'not in service' today, both all-over blue.

I believe the 4th is BF62 UYP. All are formerly Golden Tours vehicles.

It is UYP
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(07 Oct 2020, 6:38 pm)Malarkey wrote Anyone known the running boards for the dupes that these are on?

No idea about running boards but 3 seem to be working each weekday on duplicate service 1 between Coach Lane Campus and City Centre only (not through to Slatyford).

They appear to work during morning and afternoon peak hours only. Full registration details are -

80044 BF62 UYN allover white
80045 BF62 UYP allover white
80046 BV13 ZCZ allover dark blue
80047 BF63 HEJ allover dark blue

I also noticed a Jewitts of Chollerford Levante coach on a dup service 40 in Byker on Friday afternoon last week. Registration was AYZ 3679, and was formerly Ambassador Travel 212, BF63 ZSN.

(12 Oct 2020, 7:59 pm)N391OTY wrote No idea about running boards but 3 seem to be working each weekday on duplicate service 1 between Coach Lane Campus and City Centre only (not through to Slatyford).

They appear to work during morning and afternoon peak hours only. Full registration details are -

80044 BF62 UYN allover white
80045 BF62 UYP allover white
80046 BV13 ZCZ allover dark blue
80047 BF63 HEJ allover dark blue

I also noticed a Jewitts of Chollerford Levante coach on a dup service 40 in Byker on Friday afternoon last week. Registration was AYZ 3679, and was formerly Ambassador Travel 212, BF63 ZSN.

I saw the Jewitts coach in Blackett Street last week, it changes to a 36 to Fenham after working the 40 into toon.

Fleetnumbers originally allocated to Cumbria & N. Lancs. Merc Sprinters early this year (80044-50) but not used allowing re-use of the numbers

If people haven’t already spotted, the quartet are now tracking on Bus Times as of this morning - this should now help with working out what runs they do.

Does anyone know if stagecoach are hiring a Wardley Coaches vehicle on dups over the 40 route in newcastle on a morning and evening, noted it picking up and dropping of in walker tonight

(03 Dec 2020, 6:49 pm)atlantean560 wrote Does anyone know if stagecoach are hiring a Wardley Coaches vehicle on dups over the 40 route in newcastle on a morning and evening, noted it picking up and dropping of in walker tonight

Wardley Coaches have a contract which picks up hi-vis wearing workers at several places in Wallsend and Byker at night. Used to be a minibus but they now use a coach for social-distancing. I often see it on Shields Road just down from junction with Chillingham Road around 6pm. Could that be what you saw.

(04 Dec 2020, 8:53 pm)N391OTY wrote Wardley Coaches have a contract which picks up hi-vis wearing workers at several places in Wallsend and Byker at night. Used to be a minibus but they now use a coach for social-distancing. I often see it on Shields Road just down from junction with Chillingham Road around 6pm. Could that be what you saw.

Thanks for the update, here's me thinking Stagecoach had upgraded the B9's  , which appear to be parked up at the back of walkergate atm, with uni/colleges being sent home for xmas wont see these again till new year. Looking into the depot yard seems 2 of the kinetics are still waiting for the final departure, presumably to Alpha's

(06 Dec 2020, 2:25 pm)atlantean560 wrote Thanks for the update, here's me thinking Stagecoach had upgraded the B9's  , which appear to be parked up at the back of walkergate atm, with uni/colleges being sent home for xmas wont see these again till new year. Looking into the depot yard seems 2 of the kinetics are still waiting for the final departure, presumably to Alpha's

B9s were still out on service 1 today. Their use seems to tie in with schools being open, not just uni/poly/colleges. Schools break up on Friday 18th Dec so still got another couple of weeks to go.

2 coaches in the back of Stockton depot and 2 scanics

Where did Stockton deckers go?

Sunderland and Newcastle

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(30 Dec 2020, 10:57 pm)Ryland wrote 2 coaches in the back of Stockton depot and 2 scanics

Where did Stockton deckers go?


sunderland got 2 and Newcastle took other 3

Them 4 coaches at Stockton depot are there for schools or complete work?

(02 Jan 2021, 7:20 pm)glen wrote Them 4 coaches at Stockton depot are there for schools or complete work?

School duplicates, usually 6 or 7 from Dovers there. They operate on various routes across the patch, including 52, 59 etc.

Thanks for info mate

(02 Jan 2021, 7:20 pm)glen wrote Them 4 coaches at Stockton depot are there for schools or complete work?

What types of bus or Fleet numbers.

The 4 Volvo B9s all returned to service today in Newcastle on service 1 duplicates (80044-47).

(08 Mar 2021, 9:13 pm)N391OTY wrote The 4 Volvo B9s all returned to service today in Newcastle on service 1 duplicates (80044-47).

Stanley Travel seemed to be duplicating Stagecoach 30/36 runs this afternoon, a couple of coaches were on Netherby drive 'on hire to Stagecoach'.