(23 Mar 2026, 7:48 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Anyone know what Walkergate are doing with 19442? Been on the 18’s for months as it gets fined entering the city and now they don’t have them it can’t go on anything in Newcastle.

(24 Mar 2026, 9:50 pm)Busesinnewcastle wrote Anyone know when Slatyfords electric buses can go on other routes in Newcastle other then just the 30/31/36s?

(24 Mar 2026, 8:42 pm)Glen1974 wrote Why can't Sunderland and Slatyford take 74 reg instead of new 25 reg for stockton depot they have two all ready.

(26 Mar 2026, 11:43 am)Glen1974 wrote Not really but the 25 reg no 73175,6 we're bought for stockton depot that all I say. They should had 74 reg yutongs not 25 reg.

(26 Mar 2026, 11:43 am)Glen1974 wrote Not really but the 25 reg  no 73175,6 we're bought for stockton depot that all I say. They should had 74 reg yutongs not 25 reg.

(25 Mar 2026, 7:14 am)TransitObserver wrote They were bought for the 30/31/36 so will be a very long time. Plus only drivers that do those routes have been trained on them, everyone else isn’t getting shown them yet.

(27 Mar 2026, 11:37 pm)toward6931 wrote I believe a 23 plate MMC has had a serious crash whilst operating a 1 service on Armstrong road

(27 Mar 2026, 11:49 pm)Michael wrote The whole front is smashed in.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18C9xxPgfU/

Hope everyone is ok

(28 Mar 2026, 12:24 am)Busesinnewcastle wrote Can’t imagine this bus being back out. walkergate will probably have to take a bus from another depot to cover it

(28 Mar 2026, 1:01 am)V514DFT wrote Why would they bin off a 23 reg, theres been worse ones than that, 19**** E400 was deroofed, that was repaired

(27 Mar 2026, 11:37 pm)toward6931 wrote I believe a 23 plate MMC has had a serious crash whilst operating a 1 service on Armstrong road

(28 Mar 2026, 10:00 am)Ianthegoon wrote Isn't it the case. though, that the top deck is not structural and can therefore be replaced with minimal effort?  Whereas a vehicle taking that much damage to the whole front will certainly have a damaged chassis as well.

(27 Mar 2026, 9:54 am)Brampton Trev wrote So for Slatyford based drivers, before the electric buses, did any driver drive any bus, whether single deck or double deck, and any route or not specific routes?

For the 685 which is a longer route and thus takes a longer time route learning, do all drivers drive the 685, or just volunteers, or a small pool, or do some request not outside Newcastle?

As the 685 is a 5 hour roundtrip,do drivers what routes do drivers work on to make up a full shift?

(28 Mar 2026, 10:18 am)Storx wrote There could be something hidden but can't see there being that much damage there.

It's nothing to do with Stagecoach and whether the insurer wants to pay out, if it costs more to fix than the value which is, at least, £180k looking around, then they'll be fixing it. Be surprised if there's £180k worth of damage there.

It's very different to the Arriva Pulsar in Stockton recently which is worth probably about £10k max so not worth it.

(28 Mar 2026, 12:24 am)Busesinnewcastle wrote Can’t imagine this bus being back out. walkergate will probably have to take a bus from another depot to cover it

(27 Mar 2026, 11:37 pm)toward6931 wrote I believe a 23 plate MMC has had a serious crash whilst operating a 1 service on Armstrong road

(28 Mar 2026, 12:31 pm)Brampton Trev wrote This was one has been repaired recently by Ferryhill Motors - https://www.facebook.com/groups/402493405343575/permalink/1251287980464109/

Incident with a wall and a tree on 25th October.  Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire 11575, YX23OPC and was new for the 555..

(29 Mar 2026, 7:28 pm)Storx wrote Ah cannot see that, it's in a private Facebook group.

(29 Mar 2026, 8:44 pm)Kuyoyo wrote https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17M9UGJMQx/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Link to Ferrymill Motors’s actual Facebook post rather than the previous link

(29 Mar 2026, 9:57 am)toward6931 wrote every depot is meant to have a certain percentage of spare vehicles,  i would be very surprised is walkergate needs a long term loan to cover this vehicle, we might not see walkergate loaning out as many vehicles after this though until its back

(30 Mar 2026, 3:29 pm)col87 wrote Well it seems Hartlepool doesn’t as right now an Electric from Stockton on 6/7s and on day one of the new 51 service they have had to put a Teesflex mini bus back out to do the service.  I can definitely see some loans needing to happen for Hartlepool.

(30 Mar 2026, 8:18 pm)TransitObserver wrote I could see some of Slatyford’s 364**’s heading there soon, chargers are progressing quite well they’re up but haven’t been connected to the grid yet. Once they are and Slatyford get more Yutongs in some of them will probably head to Hartlepool.

(28 Mar 2026, 11:04 am)TransitObserver wrote So to answer your questions from a driver at Slatyford for the past 4 years.

Everyone drove everything however deckers can’t go on routes such as 6/7 and 32/32A. But every route has their own rota so you tend to drive the same buses all the time. 32/32A for example has the smaller E200’s 364** and 373**’s as they need them for the tight estates. 

685 is made up of 5 duties with a rota of 9 lines. Only certain drivers do them (drivers on the rota and some spare drivers to cover people on holiday etc). 

Most duties for the 685 you’ll find will pick up at Denton burn go to Carlisle back to Denton burn and get off for break or end of shift. One or two of them go to Eldon square and then get off after that. There are 2 late shifts that start at either 16:30 or 17:30 go to Carlisle get their break up there (40 minutes) even if they’re late they still have to have that break then go back to Newcastle and finished.

(31 Mar 2026, 8:47 pm)Busesinnewcastle wrote Is there any chance a double decker from Slatyford can go on there all the time as they are always full especially mornings and night. Is there any chance of this happening?

(31 Mar 2026, 8:47 pm)Busesinnewcastle wrote Is there any chance a double decker from Slatyford can go on there all the time as they are always full especially mornings and night. Is there any chance of this happening?