(20 Mar 2025, 7:54 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote For some reason one of the buses that Sunderland’s 277’s replaced is 27254 and that is at Slatyford. Not sure why or for how long. Stocktons 26281 is still to come up. Apparently 19385 and 19389 are heading from Slatyford to Walkergate soon to replace the last 2 hybrids so not sure what we’ll get for them.

(20 Mar 2025, 9:21 pm)Storx wrote Aye it's definitely confusing picking out what's going where to be honest. Don't think there will be a replacement for them though will there? I'd assume the MMC's from Manchester might be the replacement, don't think 8 vehicles ever left from them and they were always meant to be up here for the Hybrids to go.

(20 Mar 2025, 10:01 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote We got 8 from Manchester yes but it went like 
10467-19430
10484-19431
10485-19432
10486-19433
10535-19434
10578-19435
10579-19436
10580-19679

And they had 8 hybrids to replace 12071/80/81/82/83/84/85/86 so I’m confused as to how they’re needing 19385 and 19389 for them as well. So I can only imagine Slatyford will receive something else, maybe the E200mmc’s that have been mentioned by people in the depot from other depots in the country.

(20 Mar 2025, 6:35 pm)Storx wrote Not too sure, I've always assumed, and admit there's nothing to back this up, that the 64/65 Plates from Stockton will eventually end up at Sunderland. Noticed that Walkergate swapped 5 of them for the 11 Plates, in recent weeks, which would hint that's where they're going. It would also kind of make sense aswell since it's an upgrade even known it's only a year or so over the gas buses which are going. Seems the Yutongs have knocked out the 11 Plates and bizarrely some E200's, with the remaining there all over the shop, so who knows tbh.

Can't see who else would want them since Hartlepool is a no go, both the Newcastle depots have the Euro 6 issues and I'm not sure South Shields needs anything bar the Darts but unsure a full size saloon is the answer for them either.

(21 Mar 2025, 12:41 am)col87 wrote Stagecoach management told the Hartlepool Public Transport Forum over a year ago that the plan was that Stocktons fleet would move to Hartlepool ( yes I know some on here will mention the pits) but that is what management planned so it will be a massive let down if it don’t happen, as Hartlepool is in desperate need of newer buses as the fleet is completely unreliable now. I mean even if they don’t fit over the pits at Hartlepool they could very easily sort that out as they is plenty of space to build a new engineering area and Stockton could continue to do any work that would need a pit anyway so they are Solutions to the whole pit issue.

(25 Mar 2025, 1:09 am)Rapidsnap wrote Prefer to call it the Dark Despair livery.

Also when I think if Steel Blue, is the shade of blue they used on the special British Steel liveries painted on Class 37 or Class 60 like this one here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/locohunter/6842425539

(28 Mar 2025, 9:32 am)ReDemPTiion wrote 27738 seems to be at Walkergate today having been off the road since 29th January when on loan to Slatyford. Anyone know why this is at Walkergate?

(28 Mar 2025, 3:35 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote I've noticed 37315 is back at Stockton but nothing else seems to have left Slatyford since they lost the 35.

(28 Mar 2025, 7:59 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote 37315 went back to replace 27509 which had a broken gearbox and they aren’t going to fix it due to age and the yutongs coming into service. 

We (Slatyford) definitely have too many buses now we’ve received 26281, 24115 back on the road and the Sunderland loans.

(30 Mar 2025, 2:31 pm)Teessider2014 wrote 73091 has also entered service but only to replace 22889 which blew up spectacularly

(30 Mar 2025, 4:13 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote 22889 was a good bus when it was at Slatyford sad to see that one gone too. 22885&22887 were also lovely buses at Slatyford hopefully they’ll have a couple more months at least