I seen YN07KSF yesterday whilst walking past the Kings Arms in Wolvi Court she was Not In Service looking like she had done a 35 and hen 5 mins after greeted with KSV.

39668 has been back in service for the first time in 3 weeks today doing the H’pool 6/7 boards so hopefully that will remain for a few more months yet. 39667 though is not sounding to good these days so not sure how long that will have left. I know there rumours of Hartlepool getting some E300s or even some alx 300s so be interesting if they do get some here permanently.

Have any of ex Highland E300 enter service yet at Stockton?

Yeah loads mist of the SP08's have you been living under a rock haha

(18 Mar 2023, 6:00 pm)Lollist wrote Yeah loads mist of the SP08's have you been living under a rock haha

The SP08s are the ex Newcastle ones transferred from Scotland years ago (22570/4/80/1), not the ones recently transferred from Highlands (27805/9/12 etc)

(18 Mar 2023, 6:26 pm)glen wrote I meet the 27805,9,12 at Stockton depot.

Been here ages m8

27812 hasn't moved since it arrived from repaint, not seen '805 or '809 yet

(18 Mar 2023, 8:14 pm)stagecoachfan wrote 27812 hasn't moved since it arrived from repaint, not seen '805 or '809 yet

It has, it's been put on the MOT line

There are at Stockton depot now.

(18 Mar 2023, 8:44 pm)Dyllan7817 wrote It has, it's been put on the MOT line

Meant that it's been parked in the yard since it arrived. Not seen any of the 3 entering service as yet

I know SCNE might nave gidder fish to fry but they could remove the internal adverts for teeside when transfering buses to newcastle. I was on the 72 yesterday and a few punter were overheard say the adds on the bus had zero relevence to the area!

So are all of Stockton's 64 reg going as well and what will they swap with?the nk09fms?

(19 Mar 2023, 8:29 am)Rob44 wrote I know SCNE might nave gidder fish to fry but they could remove the internal adverts for teeside when transfering buses to newcastle.  I was on the 72 yesterday and a few punter were overheard say the adds on the bus had zero relevence to the area!

Not really a big priority, buses literally came up and were thrown straight into service all that was done was the radios and destination blinds. These are now here for the foreseeable future so I’d imagine some time they’ll get the adverts changed but I can’t see that happening anytime soon when they’re struggling for buses and drivers.

(19 Mar 2023, 9:59 am)ReDemPTiion wrote Not really a big priority, buses literally came up and were thrown straight into service all that was done was the radios and destination blinds. These are now here for the foreseeable future so I’d imagine some time they’ll get the adverts changed but I can’t see that happening anytime soon when they’re struggling for buses and drivers.

I agree with that, but if they are still there in a few months time then that a micky take.....even just for the companies that are paying to advertise in the area of teeside, not tyneside

26288 has now returned to Stockton
36974 has also returned to Sunderland after a weekend loan to Hartlepool

(15 Mar 2023, 1:43 am)glen wrote Are the alx 300 buses that Stockton getting now are there getting repaint in new colours or not?

22409 has gone up to Sunderland for repaint so I can see the rest of the ALX300’s getting painted as well.

Thanks for info mate

Anyone know why 27245 is at Sunderland? Been there since Monday after getting taken off an X82.

(23 Mar 2023, 3:59 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Anyone know why 27245 is at Sunderland? Been there since Monday after getting taken off an X82.

MOT

(23 Mar 2023, 4:04 pm)Dyllan7817 wrote MOT

Cheers, thought Slatyford would done it’s MOT unless Sunderland do them all now?

Want happen to the ex Highland buses have enter service yet I am sorry if say before.

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Have the ex Highland buses enter service yet I am sorry before.

(25 Mar 2023, 3:31 am)glen wrote Want happen to the ex Highland buses have enter  service yet I am sorry if say before.

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Have the ex Highland buses enter service yet I am sorry  before.

It is my understanding they will enter service at end of the month when mot’s run out on man E200s that are being withdrawn

Thanks for info mate.

How many of Stockton E300 buses left in fleet when change over?

(19 Mar 2023, 12:33 pm)Rob44 wrote I agree with that, but if they are still there in a few months time then that a micky take.....even just for the companies that are paying to advertise in the area of teeside, not tyneside

Well it’s nothing new really considering the majority of Hartlepool fleet is cascades they still have adverts for Tyne and Wear on some buses. There are stickers for Stagecoach in Sunderland and the Yorkshire darts that came up still have the box for metro newspaper but it’s very minor things and not really important.  
The Teesside deckers still has the Advertising for Arsenal all or nothing from last August still so if anything I think that would be a bigger priority.   Also I don’t know if it still the case but I think above all that if it not already happened then I think Newcastle removing the dots branding would be the bigger issue.

(25 Mar 2023, 12:29 pm)Youngymmv wrote It is my understanding they will enter service at end of the month when mot’s run out on man E200s that are being withdrawn

Not sure this is true… they’ve just retested two of them. 39663 & 39668 have just been through MOT in the last few weeks.


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(26 Mar 2023, 9:43 am)tyresmoke wrote Not sure this is true… they’ve just retested two of them. 39663 & 39668 have just been through MOT in the last few weeks.


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It’s not all of them of course and it’s the shorter wheel base examples, not the 08 batch delivered new to Hartlepool.

kind regards

Busways and Transit will cease the issuing of paper tickets to ENCTS card holders from 1st April, to speed up boarding times.

(27 Mar 2023, 9:45 am)omnicity4659 wrote Busways and Transit will cease the issuing of paper tickets to ENCTS card holders from 1st April, to speed up boarding times.

Oh thank God for that!

(27 Mar 2023, 10:15 am)F114TML wrote Oh thank God for that!

GNE doesn't give them tickets either do they? I think GNE stopped it a while back.