(04 May 2026, 9:07 am)bob22222 wrote currently at sunderland depot guessing for a repaint

(01 May 2026, 3:38 pm)TransitObserver wrote Getting quite a few done now. I’d imagine 11717 (the bus that crashed into the house on Armstrong Road) will go get painted once it’s repaired.

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Yeah it makes no sense. Slatyford have a lot of 106**’s and the 260**s still in Beachball plus all of the ex Stockton 262**’s. Walkergate got all the 39/40 MMC’s as well, surely some of them should be going in for repaint not the buses in local.

(05 May 2026, 7:17 pm)Michael wrote Have they started to rip the gas refuelling station out at the Sunderland depot yet?

Haven't been down that way in a while.

(05 May 2026, 7:11 am)TransitObserver wrote 27726 is now at Slatyford for the 6/7 due to issues with the CAZ. At what point does this get ridiculous? Buses that can’t go into the city; 27725, 27726, 27731, 27823, 36470, 36476, (37301, 37313) when they’ve had their new engines. 19386 gone to Sunderland for same issues. That’s 6 buses 8 once them 2 come back with only 5 boards on 6/7. 27723 keeps being put on the 6/7 too even though I believe the issues have been resolved.

What I don’t understand is why 27727 went to South Shields, surely send them one of them buses and take 27727 back.

(05 May 2026, 10:19 pm)F114TML wrote No, they're busy redoing the chargers. They have disconnected the gas pump though.

(06 May 2026, 9:32 am)toward6931 wrote To be honest ive not heard anything yet, but im sure the 62/63 services are up for new buses soon, its normally every ten years, 

With the capacity issues at times it would make sense for newer deckers to replace some of the none CAZ compliant vehicles,

 2 birds one stone scenario

(06 May 2026, 2:31 pm)TransitObserver wrote I wouldn’t put money on the 62/63 getting new buses. Can’t see Stagecoach buying anything new until the franchising is sorted now. Or at least until Stagecoach know they won’t have a Manchester scenario again (losing a depot).

(06 May 2026, 4:00 pm)toward6931 wrote I thought the nexus franchising was on hold, plus they cant hold out forever, 62/63 is an intense route and running decade old buses day in day out on that dosnt end well, they can always just move buses around if the franchising didn't go there way

(06 May 2026, 4:00 pm)toward6931 wrote I thought the nexus franchising was on hold, plus they cant hold out forever, 62/63 is an intense route and running decade old buses day in day out on that dosnt end well, they can always just move buses around if the franchising didn't go there way

(07 May 2026, 1:17 am)Glen1974 wrote Question why 83000 been off 1 May is it work on it?

(07 May 2026, 12:04 pm)F114TML wrote Anyone able to cast light on why 26003 is at Sunderland?

(07 May 2026, 6:03 pm)V514DFT wrote You mean 28003?

(07 May 2026, 8:02 pm)col87 wrote Hartlepool NSAs are finally starting to work at least on a few buses.

(06 May 2026, 9:38 pm)220631612 wrote You’re about 10 years too late for nexus franchising to be on hold.

(08 May 2026, 3:19 pm)toward6931 wrote Ok I was a little bit behind on the situation, have searched and found this articlehttps://www.route-one.net/news/north-east-england-bus-franchising-to-move-to-audit-of-assessment/

The decision to move ahead is due next year and the first journeys are likely to happen in 2029, so your telling me that stagecoach is unlikely to upgrade its flagship before this, the majority of the buses being around 13 years old at that point

(08 May 2026, 9:02 pm)TransitObserver wrote Stagecoach are unlikely to invest in the fleet in the Slatyford and Walkergate depots until they have a clear understanding from the NECA which way the franchising will be going and they’re guaranteed to be keeping both depots. If that’s before 2029 great if not then the old run down buses will stay in service unless the NECA want to invest in the fleet themselves. 

It’s the same with the ticket machines, Stagecoach won’t buy new machines until the NECA tell every operator what machines they want the buses to use.

(09 May 2026, 9:22 am)Busesinnewcastle wrote 10000 at south shields

(09 May 2026, 11:07 am)Busesinnewcastle wrote 19646 is also at Slatyford