(28 Feb 2018, 9:55 am)Andreos1 wrote How many are trying to get up? I would have thought control would have put the word about the bank... Maybe to send them a different way perhaps or consolidate loads to ensure vehicles were still operating on other sections of the route.

There was about 10 to 15 buses together.
Poor 6004 was there from 07:34 to 10ish.

(28 Feb 2018, 9:20 pm)NewcastleOne wrote Hope everyone was alright. All respect to the Drivers who have drive the buses in the weather. Out of interest where did you find the picture or did you take it. Looks like it’s on the A192 near Neddleton and Plessey Wood.

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Learn some respect. These drivers in places like Northumberland and County Durham risk a hell of a lot to drive buses which the most of the time can be difficult to drive never mind in these conditions. Some services like the X-15&18 might have been on roads that have not been gritted as these services go through some remote areas far away from the towns. Have some respect next time

And anyway if you think this is ridiculous then just wait until there’s no services in the morning with the road conditions now especially in Darlington it’s just took me 1hr and a half to go a 15 minute journey in a car

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Teesside Municipal Transport - the forerunner of Cleveland Transit and the present day Stagecoach on Teesside operation.

To celebrate this, I am delighted to announced that, to celebrate this anniversary, the Teesside 500 Group (the new 'official' name for the 500 Group) and Stagecoach will be opening Stockton depot to the public on Sunday 8th April. This is the date closer to the official anniversary date of 1st April (Easter Sunday).

More details will be posted as they are officially announced.

If a depot was ever short of vehicles, and the only available bus they had was a training vehicle, would they be able to press it into service? Or would it no longer be legally able to carry passengers?

http://www.route-one.net/articles/DfT_gr..._700_buses

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12069 on 22 today

4809 on Sapphire 7 13:42 from Darlington

1604 is out on driver familiarisation today

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1506 now has new next stop announcements for 1/5/5A for the upgraded sapphire service

(31 Jan 2018, 10:08 pm)Citaro5326 wrote 1 of the Ex London B9s apparently in black , toonlinks surely

7 for toon links and 3 for 15/15a