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There used to be a similar through service, the X4/X14 from Saltburn - Maske - Redcar - Middlesbrough - Darlington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland, however the route suffered reliability issues due to the distance and the service was split at Middlesbrough rather than through works. Then the X14 was axed to bits before being replaced by the X66 between Darlington and Stockton. Only when Go North East came along with the OK1, Arriva decided to improve the X66 between Middlesbrough and Darlington.
Here is one of the DAF SB3000 / Plaxton Prima that were used on the service - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9948527713
As the service got chopped up, it was reduced to using buses, usually a mix of Optare Delta and Optare Prismas, even Leyland Lynxes appeared, managed a Lynx between Bishop Auckland and Darlington, my regret was that I wish I had the time to go to Middlesbrough on it, wouldn't have minded a bit of Lynx thrash along the A66. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9710740792
(01 Aug 2023, 2:01 am)glen It showing at photo of a Mercedes-Benz minibus in white on Facebook stagecoach on Stockton depot in something done five 300 in exchange if read it Cleveland transit page of w white Mercedes minibus
(31 Jul 2023, 11:23 pm)Rapidsnap There used to be a similar through service, the X4/X14 from Saltburn - Maske - Redcar - Middlesbrough - Darlington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland, however the route suffered reliability issues due to the distance and the service was split at Middlesbrough rather than through works. Then the X14 was axed to bits before being replaced by the X66 between Darlington and Stockton. Only when Go North East came along with the OK1, Arriva decided to improve the X66 between Middlesbrough and Darlington.
Here is one of the DAF SB3000 / Plaxton Prima that were used on the service - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9948527713
As the service got chopped up, it was reduced to using buses, usually a mix of Optare Delta and Optare Prismas, even Leyland Lynxes appeared, managed a Lynx between Bishop Auckland and Darlington, my regret was that I wish I had the time to go to Middlesbrough on it, wouldn't have minded a bit of Lynx thrash along the A66. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9710740792
(31 Jul 2023, 11:23 pm)Rapidsnap There used to be a similar through service, the X4/X14 from Saltburn - Maske - Redcar - Middlesbrough - Darlington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland, however the route suffered reliability issues due to the distance and the service was split at Middlesbrough rather than through works. Then the X14 was axed to bits before being replaced by the X66 between Darlington and Stockton. Only when Go North East came along with the OK1, Arriva decided to improve the X66 between Middlesbrough and Darlington.
Here is one of the DAF SB3000 / Plaxton Prima that were used on the service - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9948527713
As the service got chopped up, it was reduced to using buses, usually a mix of Optare Delta and Optare Prismas, even Leyland Lynxes appeared, managed a Lynx between Bishop Auckland and Darlington, my regret was that I wish I had the time to go to Middlesbrough on it, wouldn't have minded a bit of Lynx thrash along the A66. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9710740792
(31 Jul 2023, 11:23 pm)Rapidsnap There used to be a similar through service, the X4/X14 from Saltburn - Maske - Redcar - Middlesbrough - Darlington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland, however the route suffered reliability issues due to the distance and the service was split at Middlesbrough rather than through works. Then the X14 was axed to bits before being replaced by the X66 between Darlington and Stockton. Only when Go North East came along with the OK1, Arriva decided to improve the X66 between Middlesbrough and Darlington.Most of the improvements to the X66 occurred before and after the brief period the OK1 ran to Boro, increased to a half hourly frequency around 2010 when coaches were put on the service then X67 came along in 2015 after the MAX upgrade a year prior. Only thing that really changed around the time of the OK1 was the allocation from coaches to Omni's which the OK1 may have had an affect on but was also likely down to complaints and legal challenges surrounding the poor accessibility of the coaches on the service.
Here is one of the DAF SB3000 / Plaxton Prima that were used on the service - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9948527713
As the service got chopped up, it was reduced to using buses, usually a mix of Optare Delta and Optare Prismas, even Leyland Lynxes appeared, managed a Lynx between Bishop Auckland and Darlington, my regret was that I wish I had the time to go to Middlesbrough on it, wouldn't have minded a bit of Lynx thrash along the A66. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9710740792
(31 Jul 2023, 11:23 pm)Rapidsnap There used to be a similar through service, the X4/X14 from Saltburn - Maske - Redcar - Middlesbrough - Darlington - Shildon - Bishop Auckland, however the route suffered reliability issues due to the distance and the service was split at Middlesbrough rather than through works. Then the X14 was axed to bits before being replaced by the X66 between Darlington and Stockton. Only when Go North East came along with the OK1, Arriva decided to improve the X66 between Middlesbrough and Darlington.Most of the improvements to the X66 occurred before and after the brief period the OK1 ran to Boro, increased to a half hourly frequency around 2010 when coaches were put on the service then X67 came along in 2015 after the MAX upgrade a year prior. Only thing that really changed around the time of the OK1 was the allocation from coaches to Omni's which the OK1 may have had an affect on but was also likely down to complaints and legal challenges surrounding the poor accessibility of the coaches on the service.
Here is one of the DAF SB3000 / Plaxton Prima that were used on the service - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9948527713
As the service got chopped up, it was reduced to using buses, usually a mix of Optare Delta and Optare Prismas, even Leyland Lynxes appeared, managed a Lynx between Bishop Auckland and Darlington, my regret was that I wish I had the time to go to Middlesbrough on it, wouldn't have minded a bit of Lynx thrash along the A66. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...9710740792
(03 Aug 2023, 12:39 am)glen Why the E200mmc have not been repaint in new colours yet? Why have no been took of the Stockton E200mmc?
(03 Aug 2023, 12:39 am)glen Why the E200mmc have not been repaint in new colours yet? Why have no been took of the Stockton E200mmc?
(07 Apr 2023, 2:08 am)glen All like to see is new buses come stagecoach north east if for Newcastle or Sunderland or south shield or Teesside and hartlepool to
(03 Aug 2023, 5:21 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Has been plenty of older/less recently painted stuff than those to do firstYeah they seem to love painting buses they withdraw 2 weeks after
(07 Apr 2023, 2:08 am)glen All like to see is new buses come stagecoach north east if for Newcastle or Sunderland or south shield or Teesside and hartlepool to
(03 Aug 2023, 5:21 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Has been plenty of older/less recently painted stuff than those to do firstYeah they seem to love painting buses they withdraw 2 weeks after
(05 Aug 2023, 1:04 pm)Lollist Yeah they seem to love painting buses they withdraw 2 weeks after
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(03 Aug 2023, 5:21 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Has been plenty of older/less recently painted stuff than those to do first
(03 Aug 2023, 5:21 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Has been plenty of older/less recently painted stuff than those to do first
(05 Aug 2023, 3:35 pm)V514DFT Yep like the 60 plate E400's which havent even saw a refresh since they were new, im sure even the 58 reg E400's had some form of refresh when they were debranded for the 1 not sure on the batch that were branded for the 22 mind
(05 Aug 2023, 3:35 pm)V514DFT Yep like the 60 plate E400's which havent even saw a refresh since they were new, im sure even the 58 reg E400's had some form of refresh when they were debranded for the 1 not sure on the batch that were branded for the 22 mind
(25 Jul 2023, 10:19 am)Kuyoyo For the last time, Hartlepool won't be getting full size buses on long-term allocation.
Hopefully, at least some of the ALXs are revived when someone realised the real vehicles that should be stood down after these changes are the 275xx E300s - given 27508 has now been VOR for the best part of 4 years, and 27507 is also now dumped in the dead row after the weekend. None of the drivers like them and they have the turning circle of a cruise ship. Plus they are actually the oldest vehicles in the fleet left in front-line service.
(25 Jul 2023, 10:19 am)Kuyoyo For the last time, Hartlepool won't be getting full size buses on long-term allocation.
Hopefully, at least some of the ALXs are revived when someone realised the real vehicles that should be stood down after these changes are the 275xx E300s - given 27508 has now been VOR for the best part of 4 years, and 27507 is also now dumped in the dead row after the weekend. None of the drivers like them and they have the turning circle of a cruise ship. Plus they are actually the oldest vehicles in the fleet left in front-line service.
(23 Jul 2023, 6:19 pm)Storx They're going to Walkergate according to the Stagecoach fleet lists and the 62/63 is based at Slatyford so can't see that.
I have a feeling the second batch will directly replace buses on either the 12 or 38 but this lot is unknown. They've blatantly been redirected to here to get arid of the gas buses from Sunderland. It won't be a co-incidence that there's 14 buses being redirected + the 20 electrics just happens to total the number of gas buses ignoring the few which have semi been withdrawn.
If I had to take a punt, I'll say it's the 60 Plate Enviro 400's and 27723 - 27725 which will end up going to Sunderland. They've gradually been moving the 60 plates out over the past few years and the rest of the 11 plates are already there. More singles could move out aswell tbh, there's absolutely no need for 14 singles for a PVR 5 as the 317 is the only single decker route at Walkergate.
(23 Jul 2023, 6:19 pm)Storx They're going to Walkergate according to the Stagecoach fleet lists and the 62/63 is based at Slatyford so can't see that.
I have a feeling the second batch will directly replace buses on either the 12 or 38 but this lot is unknown. They've blatantly been redirected to here to get arid of the gas buses from Sunderland. It won't be a co-incidence that there's 14 buses being redirected + the 20 electrics just happens to total the number of gas buses ignoring the few which have semi been withdrawn.
If I had to take a punt, I'll say it's the 60 Plate Enviro 400's and 27723 - 27725 which will end up going to Sunderland. They've gradually been moving the 60 plates out over the past few years and the rest of the 11 plates are already there. More singles could move out aswell tbh, there's absolutely no need for 14 singles for a PVR 5 as the 317 is the only single decker route at Walkergate.
(06 Aug 2023, 2:12 am)toward6931 i think the reason for an overly large amount of singles at walkergate was to help with the increasingly unreliability of the hybrids, mind you if there's 24 new MMCs earmarked you could send all 26? (correct me if im wrong) hybrids to Sunderland. using 2 of the spare singles to cover for the missing 2 that would make 26
i would then use that as an excuse to remove 13 gas buses from service ready for transfer to wherever until Sunderland has got used to operating the hybrids, the excess singles at walkergate could potentially be used to either oust further gas buses or helping to oust either the MANviro E200s
(06 Aug 2023, 2:12 am)toward6931 i think the reason for an overly large amount of singles at walkergate was to help with the increasingly unreliability of the hybrids, mind you if there's 24 new MMCs earmarked you could send all 26? (correct me if im wrong) hybrids to Sunderland. using 2 of the spare singles to cover for the missing 2 that would make 26
i would then use that as an excuse to remove 13 gas buses from service ready for transfer to wherever until Sunderland has got used to operating the hybrids, the excess singles at walkergate could potentially be used to either oust further gas buses or helping to oust either the MANviro E200s
(06 Aug 2023, 10:32 am)Storx Aye I believe you're right there.
Even known I don't disagree, I'm not sure Sunderland will be open on taking the Hybrid's on. I could imagine there'll be a massive backlash losing the gas buses (which as far as I'm aware are generally liked by the driver's) and getting the Hybrids which well less said about them. I have a feeling they'll get the 60 plates or whatever instead personally, with the hybrids limping on at Walkergate until they go to scrap.
(06 Aug 2023, 10:32 am)Storx Aye I believe you're right there.
Even known I don't disagree, I'm not sure Sunderland will be open on taking the Hybrid's on. I could imagine there'll be a massive backlash losing the gas buses (which as far as I'm aware are generally liked by the driver's) and getting the Hybrids which well less said about them. I have a feeling they'll get the 60 plates or whatever instead personally, with the hybrids limping on at Walkergate until they go to scrap.
(06 Aug 2023, 12:18 pm)glen Have all alx300 man's go now why all have be man's been withdrawn now that mean Stockton depot short on buses then?
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(06 Aug 2023, 12:18 pm)glen Have all alx300 man's go now why all have be man's been withdrawn now that mean Stockton depot short on buses then?
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