(21 Dec 2022, 12:08 pm)Ianthegoon wrote With reference to how many E300s have come from Carlisle; it should be noted that several of the vehicles listed earlier in this thread, although they appear in the BusTimes list for NorthEast, have yet to track in this area and, indeed, have most recent tracking from Carlisle.  Unless there's a positive sighting of the vehicles around Newcastle, I suggest you treat any BusTimes record with a pinch of salt .....

The only one of the MANs that isn't tracking that as it stands we have no official confirmation of transfer is 24117 - 24116 was sighted by myself at the beginning of November on 6/7s, 24119/23 have both been sighted at Wheatsheaf being repainted (both photos by Harry Barker) and 24121 was sighted again by myself on X87/X88 at the end of November. 22890 has been noted elsewhere as being at Slatyford but in pieces having transferred with issues.

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(21 Dec 2022, 11:50 am)toward6931 wrote where have all the decker's gone? , apart from the 2 at stockton, when i worked at SNE i think walkergate only had about 5 single decks, obviously i know the 317 needs some E200s but 7 seems excessive

10633/7 on loan to Sunderland hence 27736/9 being at Walkergate in exchange (Slatyford also have 19387 on loan to Sunderland).
The spare allocation for the 317, even in the days of using the MANs on it, was 2 - originally 24101-7 were at Walkergate before swapping over for 36094/468/960-4 before the recent swap of 36094 to Hartlepool (to reunite the 59 plates at one depot) for 36467. The issue is the need for deckers at other depots in the region now (officially Stockton are meant to be using the deckers on the Sedgefield College runs and the UTC runs, however due to the reduction on the 34, one 10/34 board now has to be allocated a decker or one of the 275xxs should only one of the deckers be available to cope with the demand on the first 34 trip on the board) and not enough to go around.........