(11 Aug 2023, 4:20 pm)BusEnthusiast.com wrote Why is the number font different to the regular north east font on the new mmcs that have just arrived
(12 Aug 2023, 5:07 pm)stagecoachfan wrote Latest Stagecoach Cumbria Mercedes Sprinter on loan at Stockton is 44053, spotted earlier today - unlike previous loans this one is an EVM Trend conversion rather than an EVM Cityline (like the native Tees Flex fleet)
(12 Aug 2023, 5:07 pm)stagecoachfan wrote Latest Stagecoach Cumbria Mercedes Sprinter on loan at Stockton is 44053, spotted earlier today - unlike previous loans this one is an EVM Trend conversion rather than an EVM Cityline (like the native Tees Flex fleet)
(13 Aug 2023, 1:36 pm)stagecoachfan wrote Sister 44049 (in dark grey) is also currently at Stockton alongside 44053 (in white)
(16 Aug 2023, 9:31 pm)Acky81 wrote What’s the latest from Sunderland?
Have the gas buses departed for the first group?
Any signs of deckers coming across from Newcastle?
Are Sunderland still getting the new electric buses?
(21 Aug 2023, 7:48 pm)Michael wrote Does anyone know when the 100 will return?, its now being temporarily suspended for over a year.
(23 Aug 2023, 7:31 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Doubt it, we (slatyford depot) don’t have enough drivers for all the other services. Constantly still have services with buses missing, getting took off half way through the day because there’s not enough drivers. The depot constantly asking drivers to work rest days but it’s not mandatory and why should drivers work their days off when we don’t have to. Unless there’s a big influx of drivers I can’t ever see it coming back.
(23 Aug 2023, 7:45 pm)N391OTY wrote I know we keep being told that Stagecoach buses can't track as anything other than their own fleet number, but new 'un 11614 is definitely tracking as 19674 tonight. Have seen it myself on the number 1. 11615 is also here and has been out for the last couple of days but is not showing in Bustimes, so maybe it is impersonating an older shed mate as well. All of 11607-11616 are now here although 11611 does not seem to have made it into service yet. Four more to come from the first batch, with another eleven later on.
(23 Aug 2023, 7:45 pm)N391OTY wrote I know we keep being told that Stagecoach buses can't track as anything other than their own fleet number, but new 'un 11614 is definitely tracking as 19674 tonight. Have seen it myself on the number 1. 11615 is also here and has been out for the last couple of days but is not showing in Bustimes, so maybe it is impersonating an older shed mate as well. All of 11607-11616 are now here although 11611 does not seem to have made it into service yet. Four more to come from the first batch, with another eleven later on.11617 11619 11620 are also at Walkergate getting prepared for service
(23 Aug 2023, 7:45 pm)N391OTY wrote I know we keep being told that Stagecoach buses can't track as anything other than their own fleet number, but new 'un 11614 is definitely tracking as 19674 tonight. Have seen it myself on the number 1. 11615 is also here and has been out for the last couple of days but is not showing in Bustimes, so maybe it is impersonating an older shed mate as well. All of 11607-11616 are now here although 11611 does not seem to have made it into service yet. Four more to come from the first batch, with another eleven later on.
(24 Aug 2023, 6:17 am)F114TML wrote It'll be using 674's baseplate. It's currently at the Wheatsheaf for repaint. I think it's going down south.
(24 Aug 2023, 3:08 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Another one has entered service unsure of what but is tracking as 19672 which is at Sunderland I believe. Looks like once they’re finally all here they’ll be used on the service 1. I am surprised it’s the 196**’s that seem to be going I would have thought it would have been the 194**’s as they’re older.
(25 Aug 2023, 12:50 am)glen wrote Do you think some of E400 double dockers come to Stockton when new E400 mmc come to Newcastle depots then? Or go somewhere else? I think 2 should come to Stockton and replace 2 man single dockers want are left at Stockton depot.
(24 Aug 2023, 9:37 pm)toward6931 wrote yeah im really confused by this, if the rumors are true then the 196**s are going to torquay, I thought the whole point of the diverted batch was to help replace the hybrids, if ten or so of the the 196 s are going that means no hybrids are getting replaced.Well these new buses were actually meant for Torquay and we sent here instead so it makes sense if they’re sending the 60 plates rather than the 58 plates but they can’t be very happy losing brand new buses for old buses.
i would have thought if torquay are that desperate, why would you not take the opportunity to send the hybrids to Manchester where there are large numbers still in service to see out their days, for argument sake lets say out of the 26 Newcastle hybrids they decided to use 20 in service, you could still cascade around 15 of the older E400s in Manchester to torquay to oust some tridents
(25 Aug 2023, 6:24 am)ReDemPTiion wrote Well these new buses were actually meant for Torquay and we sent here instead so it makes sense if they’re sending the 60 plates rather than the 58 plates but they can’t be very happy losing brand new buses for old buses.
Hybrid’s definitely won’t last much longer unless they’re having work done like 12068/69 which haven’t been seen since last year.
(25 Aug 2023, 3:59 am)pbjd wrote If there’s any movements it’ll most likely be two of 10634-7 moving to Stockton to replace 19680/1 to go down south along with the rest of the batch that remained at Byker.
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