(25 Nov 2025, 9:38 pm)Arriva7446 wrote Maybe it's just an issue that has happened recently as both Arriva and Go North East have also had these exact issues this month. 

Arriva Blyth have moved 7502, 7506 and 7636 to Ashington due to this problem, and Go North East have a lot of buses affected too, mainly some of the Tyne Valley 10 ones, eg 6071, 76, 80

I don't know why all of this has come to light this month, but it seems a general issue, not just stagecoach.

(26 Nov 2025, 8:44 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Are stagecoach operating the Arriva 308 on Boxing Day this year? Nothing on there about it

(25 Nov 2025, 11:34 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Makes no sense how just a few of them can be affected but the rest of the batch are absolutely fine.

(04 Dec 2025, 8:48 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Work at Slatyford depot for the electric chargers is due to commence on the 16th December. I’d imagine it’ll still be a good few months before all 18 Yutongs are in service on the 30/31/36 but it’ll be interesting to see how they manage them. There’s no way they’ll be able to manage early morning to late night, there will be no spares to swap them over etc.

(06 Dec 2025, 6:51 am)Kuyoyo wrote There will more than likely be a re-working of the 30/31/36 boards at your next rota change to move towards a similar set-up to Sunderland's Es and all of Stockton's boards - whereby buses aren't out from early morning until late evening anymore. Stockton changed to this form of working last autumn with backshift drivers now mainly have breaks at the depot and taking a bus from the yard for their back half of driving (not always the originally allocated bus for that board either during the week - Sundays it's a different story as only a handful of late turns have fresh buses come from the depot, the majority on Sundays stay out from start of service until end of service).

(06 Dec 2025, 10:28 am)Andreos1 wrote Granted Slatyford depot has a different set of routes, but some of the dead mileage and boards that Stockton have in place now, is absolutely bonkers.

(05 Dec 2025, 4:22 pm)Superman wrote They are all fitted with NOX reporting kit alongside the actual exhaust conversion. The kit reports the NOX values regularly to ensure the bus is emitting what it says it is. 

When that kit fails to report, it is removed from the list of allowed vehicles and then becomes subject to fines. This has recently started to be fully enforced by Newcastle City.

The issue unfortunately is that repair and replacement of the reporting kit is not fast, so that is why some buses are okay and some aren't. The bus might be perfectly fine, but if it's not communicating, it's not allowed in the CAZ.

(06 Dec 2025, 8:43 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Slatyford’s 19385 and 19386 have suffered the same fate and are not allowed in the city centre now as well. What do we think they plan is with them then, can’t go on the 6/7 so Walkergate for the 18? Or maybe Sunderland swap with 19440/444?

(06 Dec 2025, 8:43 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Slatyford’s 19385 and 19386 have suffered the same fate and are not allowed in the city centre now as well. What do we think they plan is with them then, can’t go on the 6/7 so Walkergate for the 18? Or maybe Sunderland swap with 19440/444?

(07 Dec 2025, 12:30 am)Rapidsnap wrote Shouldn't be an issue now since the number 8 was withdrawn completely, so there's no risk of the buses going near the low bridge between the Arena and Newcastle Business Park.

(06 Dec 2025, 10:49 am)Storx wrote It's as almost the tech wasn't there yet and they've rushed it out anyway. Wouldn't be the first time aka. gas buses.

It'll be interesting to see how these cope in a few years time with battery degradation even known they're not as bad as they used to be, but it seems they've got absolutely no spare capacity, at all, so even a 5-10% degradation would be a serious issue.

(06 Dec 2025, 9:55 pm)Storx wrote Ignoring, it's completely inappropiate, no reason they couldn't be used on the 6/7 is there? There's no low bridge unless I'm missing one somewhere?

(07 Dec 2025, 4:27 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote There’s 1 low bridge near the Metrocentre and only a freak closure of Scotswood bridge, the bus only bridge out of the interchange and the roads leading to the A1 the way the 6/7 come out of the Metrocentre would mean they’d have to go under that bridge and I’m sure pigs would fly before then but they refuse to put deckers on for that reason.

(07 Dec 2025, 4:27 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote There’s 1 low bridge near the Metrocentre and only a freak closure of Scotswood bridge, the bus only bridge out of the interchange and the roads leading to the A1 the way the 6/7 come out of the Metrocentre would mean they’d have to go under that bridge and I’m sure pigs would fly before then but they refuse to put deckers on for that reason.

(07 Dec 2025, 7:57 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Sure that has been blocked off and has bollards now

(07 Dec 2025, 4:07 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Stockton's 73056 is currently on the 4 in Sunderland but isn't tracking. Does anyone know if this is a loan or transfer?

(07 Dec 2025, 7:57 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Sure that has been blocked off and has bollards now

(07 Dec 2025, 9:26 pm)Glen1974 wrote 73056 well on loan I think from stockton depot i don't know why.

(09 Dec 2025, 9:42 pm)Teessider2014 wrote 73056 is a permanent transfer to Sunderland

(09 Dec 2025, 10:57 pm)Acky81 wrote Looks like there’s only 3 gas buses left operating in Sunderland 28006 28013 and 28015. Where have they all gone or are they been stored somewhere. I know some departed for reading