I wonder when these final S&D vehicles will be branded up. suprised it was the Blues to be done last.
i also wonder which vehicles it will be, surely its 5323 to 5326 which will eliminate the last GNE 2016 corp livery.

I was looking through some of Steven Knight recent fleet updates from the last fortnight on Twitter and thought I would take note of them as their is some interesting additions in the Reserves at various depots likewise the has been a number interesting disposals, I say because some of these vehicles could of replaced much older vehicles which are still in the fleet across the country.

From looking at the lists below i'd happily take the B7RLE's from Fenstation to replace the Alexander ALX300's or those god awful ManViro 200's on some our local routes providing they've been upgraded to Euro 6.

I'd also take those Omnicity Double Decks at Cambridge to displace some of the older E400's in the Fleet, again providing they are Euro 6, however the vast majority of these will more than likely be used for the Common Wealth Games Fleet in Birmingham between 28/07/22 and 08/08/2022 however are a few months away from that and I doubt Stagecoach would want these vehicles sat doing nothing for 5 months. 


Stagecoach Reserve Fleet

Scania Omnicitys 15074/75/78/81/83/85/87/89/90/92 – Cambridge

Tridents 18055/18433 - Lincoln

E400 19146 - Lincoln

Volvo B7RLEs 21221-31 – Fenstation / 21263 – Hull / 21270 - Skegness

Enviro 300s 27520-23 - Cambridge

Dart SLFs 34881/82 – Banbury / 35237 – Hastings / 34565/34708/34709 - Cumbria

Manviros 200’s - 39723/25/27/29-32 – Sunderland

Enviro 200s 36012/41/60/61, 36301/02/06/07/08 – Bedford / 36738 Reserve – Ayr / 37200 - Hull

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 44010 – Exeter

Optare Solo 47517 - Chester

Optare Solo SR 47812 – Inverness

 
Stagecoach Disposals

Stagecoach South West  Dart SLFs 34612/14. 34777, 34859/77, 35168/70 and Solos 47698/99.

Stagecoach North East Manviro 200 39703 from South Shields.

Stagecoach West MAN/Enviro 300s 22844/45 along with Optare Solos 47242 and 47596 as well as Van Hool Astromega 50237

Stagecoach Highlands Volvo B7Rs 53254 and 53305; Volvo B9R 53624 and Optare Solo 47574 whilst Volvo B7RLE 21205 is reported as scrapped with Volvo B12B 53108 and Volvo B7Rs 53304/14 being sold to Ensign Bus.

Stagecoach Cumbria Optare Solo 47452 has been sold

Hello all,

new to this but was wondering if anyone has any information or can point me in the right direction to get some history on the above. We've recently saved it from the scrap yard or at least that's where we think it was heading and are in the process of lovingly restoring it and converting it into a fully functional mobile bar & hospitality area upstairs. we know it was operated by stagecoach as a sight seeing tour bus but that's about it.

it was pretty much complete when we bought it with the exception of the destination blind which we'd love to find an original?? any help or pointers would be great.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Simon & Faye

I wonder if anyone can clarify the dates of when the various GNE eras started

- When were the local brands introduced - Wear Buses, Coastline, Go Ahead Gateshead etc?

- When did they all get rebranded into the red/blue corporate livery as Go Gateshead, Go Northern etc. Was there ever a Go VFM Buses, or had that been discontinued by then?

- When did those names get phased out and combined as Go North East?

- When did the route branding era start?

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/tran...atisation/



An interesting read

Does anyone know why 6158 was the only one of the london batch to get leather seats?

Confirm on Facebook that 1/2 will move to Ashington depot on the 22nd of this month

Just wondering if they will ever get some double-deckers to Stockton especially for the 35 as it's ram packed with school kids and you can hardly move, would also be good if they add some E400's on the 36 as well as that can get packed. I also heard that we are getting hydrogen buses to Stockton any idea if this is true and when will they be coming?

Is the Tyne Valley 10 being diverted at the moment?,i saw 2 of them bunched at the Life Centre,but they hadnt come from the Redheugh Bridge they were turning right at the lights coming from Forth Banks

Just read this on BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60245980

It makes sense really when you think about it. Maybe the should build the local amenities first, then sort out a bus route to and from the area THEN start building the houses??