Stagecoach North East: Latest News & Discussion - May 2015

[idiot]

That would be good. I never seem to catch an E400 on a Sunday though, always seem to miss the working!

[northern156]

given that passengers can see the glorious views Newcastle offers out of all windows.

I hope you're not being sarcastic good sir, much better than Sunderland!!

[neilwatson]

What is 16839 doing in Killingworth bus station. Is it a loan or something

[Dan]

What is 16839 doing in Killingworth bus station. Is it a loan or something

I have just seen an Olympian cross the Tyne Bridge heading towards Heworth.

[glen1234]

How long have the Volvo Olympian got left in service at Stockton.

[Tom]

What is 16839 doing in Killingworth bus station. Is it a loan or something

Stagecoach Newcastle R833OVN by Sean  Blair, on Flickr

[Jimmi]

Stagecoach Newcastle R833OVN by Sean  Blair, on Flickr

Gutted I missed that!

[stagecoachbusdepot]

What is 16839 doing in Killingworth bus station. Is it a loan or something

It was on the 62 earlier - wonder what that pair were doing on Tyneside...

[AIG20]

It was on the 62 earlier - wonder what that pair were doing on Tyneside...

I assume its related to delays caused by the roadwork's which are effecting the majority of the routes in Newcastle. Sean Blair states that a "third" vehicle will be joining 16833 and 16839 in the coming days, and they are being used to cover late running buses on the 22/X63/62/63.

[tyresmoke]

I assume its related to delays caused by the roadwork's which are effecting the majority of the routes in Newcastle. Sean Blair states that a "third" vehicle will be joining 16833 and 16839 in the coming days, and they are being used to cover late running buses on the 22/X63/62/63.

Due to low availability of the Enviro 400s these two have been brought in to help make run out on a morning. Get taken off as soon as spares become available from engineering. Seems they were being used to cover mileage today on various services!

[idiot]

Signage has been changed at the Shields Depot. I wonder if the out of date phone numbers have been changed to on the lost property signs?!

[Malarkey]

What is the evening allocation for the X1 from Doxford International.

[AIG20]

Apparently 16834 is also now based at Walkergate.

[Kuyoyo]

Apparently 16834 is also now based at Walkergate.

Well, this can be killed - 16834 is out on route learning at Stockton today

[idiot]

All the X1 I've seen has been gas buses. Don't know if that is full allocation or not.

[Michael]

Stagecoach are looking for people do apprenticeships, the advert is on the SC Sunderland buses.

[idiot]

Does interworking help the customer? Reason I ask I find the 3 terminating in the city centre personally a big inconvience.

[Cock Robin]

They cut the 36/37/38 at Middlesbrough bus station supposedly to improve reliability but then go and link the Park End to M'bro section with the 12, but without through fares etc. Totally cocked up the services. The people have lost their through buses to Stockton and reliability hasn't improved in the slightest, quite the opposite in fact.

[Martin Rogers]

Period 13 Vehicles For Disposal: (With Thanks to Michael Bonwick of the Stagecoach Enthusiasts Facebook Group)

Busways:
22494 T494 BNL MAN ALX300 SU

Transit:
33101 R101 KRG DENNIS DART SLF HA (obviously has not been sold yet)

Transit:
33101 R101 KRG DENNIS DART SLF HA (obviously has not been sold yet)

Probably, still waiting for the Alpha Recovery Scrap Wagon to collect it, which I believe is where the rest ended up.

[Dan]

Transit:
33101 R101 KRG DENNIS DART SLF HA (obviously has not been sold yet)

Probably, still waiting for the Alpha Recovery Scrap Wagon to collect it, which I believe is where the rest ended up.

The difference with this one is that it was rumoured to be a candidate for preservation.