(03 Jul 2015, 11:42 am)Dan wrote Not at all.
I'd suggest that a depot being completely low-floor is more or less expected of large operators these days, and this is why it's not ideal when those operators with high-floor vehicles remaining in their fleets allocate them to public services if they are not scheduled to do so.
I think that the customer expectation is moving on from low-floor vehicles to vehicles which feature 'new' on-board bus technology; such as free Wi-Fi, power sockets and Next Stop Announcements, as well as more comfortable seating. This is typical of new builds only, though some operators do refurbish existing vehicles within their fleets to this upgraded specification.
(04 Jul 2015, 12:00 pm)Cock Robin wrote It wasn't expected at the time Hartlepool went low floor though.
I don't think most bus passengers give a fig about wifi, power sockets and next stop announcements, only a few enthusiasts and technophiles. Comfortable seating on the other hand is badly overdue as standards have plummeted since the days of Leopards and Tigers etc, and that is largely as a result of politically correct DDA pressure groups.
(04 Jul 2015, 12:00 pm)Cock Robin wrote It wasn't expected at the time Hartlepool went low floor though.
I don't think most bus passengers give a fig about wifi, power sockets and next stop announcements, only a few enthusiasts and technophobes. Comfortable seating on the other hand is badly overdue as standards have plummeted since the days of Leopards and Tigers etc, and that is largely as a result of politically correct DDA pressure groups.
(03 Jul 2015, 4:07 pm)AIG20 wrote Bad parking leaves bus users stranded in Jarrow and South Shields = Shields Gazette
(04 Jul 2015, 3:19 pm)Dan wrote The editor must have been a bus enthusiast - taking photos of rare workings, the lot!
Mind, with regards to the quote below, other forum users ought to be thankful their delays are usually no more than 30 minutes... Wouldn't fancy waiting for a bus that was over ten hours late!
Robin Knight, commercial director with Stagecoach North East, said: “We have had nine instances since the beginning of May with the worst delay in services being over ten hours.
(01 Jul 2015, 4:58 pm)AIG20 wrote 37303 (SK15 HDJ) on service 30.
37304 (SK15 HDL) on the 3/4/7/8 circuit.
37305 (SK15 HDN) on the 3/4/7/8 circuit.
Images owned by Flickr user "Guy Park-Royal"
I assume 37301/2 have entered service as well. This means that some current vehicles will now be withdrawn and cascaded to other depots.
(02 Jul 2015, 3:08 pm)Michael wrote Another 2 E400's have arrived today making 4/6.
(05 Jul 2015, 5:28 pm)Dan wrote The full fleet number to registration allocation is given below:
- 37301 (SK15 HDG)
- 37302 (SK15 HDH)
- 37303 (SK15 HDJ)
- 37304 (SK15 HDL)
- 37305 (SK15 HDN)
- 37306 (SK15 HEV)
- 37307 (SK15 HFA)
- 37308 (SK15 HFB)
- 37309 (SK15 HFC)
- 37310 (SK15 HFD)
- 37311 (SK15 HFE)
- 37312 (SK15 HFF)
- 37313 (SK15 HFG)
- 37314 (SK15 HFH)
- 37315 (SK15 HFJ)
- 37316 (SK15 HFL)
- 37317 (SK15 HFM)
- 37318 (SK15 HFN)
- 37319 (SK15 HFO)
For clarification, the full allocation is listed below:
- 19642 (SP60 DSO)
- 19643 (SP60 DSU)
- 19644 (SP60 DSV)
- 19645 (SP60 DSX)
- 19646 (SP60 DSY)
- 19647 (SP60 DSZ)
(05 Jul 2015, 5:50 pm)Youngymmv wrote All 6 Arrived within a day of each other. 19642 went straight into the paintshop however 19643 has yet to be seen either
(05 Jul 2015, 8:35 pm)Robinwtait.19 wrote Dan. Which depot are the enviro 400's going to. Regards robin
(05 Jul 2015, 9:07 pm)Youngymmv wrote Could be a shout for spare 3 to see use on x20 or busy E loadings until pvr increase of there is one And of course x34 odd workings. Could even see the 3 and other 6 in use over summer on Sunday economic services and particularly air show weekend
(05 Jul 2015, 10:49 pm)idiot wrote Speaking of the E services more time needs to be put in the timetable as it's a lot slower now with the new lights. No need for a 20 limit traffic can't reach that!