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RE: Stagecoach North East Latest News - ross13 - 20 May 2025
(20 May 2025, 9:22 pm)benji123 wrote Teesflex could just move to Hartlepool, is their an outstation for the Redcar ones?
It's been mentioned about the 1 and 2, I believe the PVR will increase so buses do less runs. Dare I say the teesflex vehicles could also jump in if needed?
What about Darlington service 16, as Arriva don't commence that until 29th June 2025
RE: Stagecoach North East Latest News - S830OFT - 20 May 2025
I've seen that now the duty's have changed on the 1/2, there is also lots of drivers route training aswell. It must be costing for all of this, including all the dead mileage sending buses back & fourth throughout the day.
The bus at 17:56 was brought over to Saltburn for 2 hours to just carry near enough fresh air, then dead back to Stockton. There's a few like that, where the bus comes all the way from Stockton, does a few round trips, then replaced by service different bus & goes back to Stockton.
It worked so much better when the same two buses stayed at Saltburn for the whole day, with drivers travelling in cars to changeover. No doubt Stagecoach will be claiming all the dead mileage back that all these buses have been making...
It would make sense if the 1/2 could use Merc Sprinters, considering they are never anywhere near busy, and with Arriva having improved their reliability on the X4 now, it would make sense to run the service sustainably, so that it has a better chance to survive into the future...
RE: Stagecoach North East Latest News - Storx - 21 May 2025
(20 May 2025, 11:04 pm)S830OFT wrote I've seen that now the duty's have changed on the 1/2, there is also lots of drivers route training aswell. It must be costing for all of this, including all the dead mileage sending buses back & fourth throughout the day.
The bus at 17:56 was brought over to Saltburn for 2 hours to just carry near enough fresh air, then dead back to Stockton. There's a few like that, where the bus comes all the way from Stockton, does a few round trips, then replaced by service different bus & goes back to Stockton.
It worked so much better when the same two buses stayed at Saltburn for the whole day, with drivers travelling in cars to changeover. No doubt Stagecoach will be claiming all the dead mileage back that all these buses have been making...
It would make sense if the 1/2 could use Merc Sprinters, considering they are never anywhere near busy, and with Arriva having improved their reliability on the X4 now, it would make sense to run the service sustainably, so that it has a better chance to survive into the future...
The best way to run those services would be to get shot of them altogether and tell people to use the Teesflex service which is there for their exact purpose. You do either/or when it comes to DRT. Not both.
RE: Stagecoach North East Latest News - ReDemPTiion - 21 May 2025
(20 May 2025, 9:22 pm)benji123 wrote Teesflex could just move to Hartlepool, is their an outstation for the Redcar ones?
It's been mentioned about the 1 and 2, I believe the PVR will increase so buses do less runs. Dare I say the teesflex vehicles could also jump in if needed?
Teesflex will be operated by Hartlepool depot that was confirmed to me by a Stockton driver.
RE: Stagecoach North East Latest News - Andreos1 - 21 May 2025
(20 May 2025, 9:22 pm)benji123 wrote Teesflex could just move to Hartlepool, is their an outstation for the Redcar ones?
It's been mentioned about the 1 and 2, I believe the PVR will increase so buses do less runs. Dare I say the teesflex vehicles could also jump in if needed?
No, as it stands, the R&C ones go back to Stockton.
(20 May 2025, 11:04 pm)S830OFT wrote I've seen that now the duty's have changed on the 1/2, there is also lots of drivers route training aswell. It must be costing for all of this, including all the dead mileage sending buses back & fourth throughout the day.
The bus at 17:56 was brought over to Saltburn for 2 hours to just carry near enough fresh air, then dead back to Stockton. There's a few like that, where the bus comes all the way from Stockton, does a few round trips, then replaced by service different bus & goes back to Stockton.
It worked so much better when the same two buses stayed at Saltburn for the whole day, with drivers travelling in cars to changeover. No doubt Stagecoach will be claiming all the dead mileage back that all these buses have been making...
It would make sense if the 1/2 could use Merc Sprinters, considering they are never anywhere near busy, and with Arriva having improved their reliability on the X4 now, it would make sense to run the service sustainably, so that it has a better chance to survive into the future...
I've noticed the 1 and 2 and the dead runs/driver changeovers.
Was wondering what was going on.
Mind, the X4 isn't very reliable. Noticed them running in pairs quite regularly.
RE: Stagecoach North East Latest News - Teessider2014 - 21 May 2025
Tees Flex will still be ran as it is not until the end of the contract in August - using fuel cards. IF it is extended beyond August it’ll be interesting to see what happens!
As discussed in the meeting with senior management and all the staff when it was announced about Stockton going electric management confirmed that they weren’t expecting to keep the 1/2, X40/41 and RP1. They would bid for the service if they where to keep running but at a price to include and EV + then changes to how services operate.