(20 Nov 2022, 2:34 pm)Stageoachtees wrote Do you think I could take like a headlight or something off of a withdrawn vehicle to remember the vehicle if I asked like for free or something?

(20 Nov 2022, 5:52 pm)V514DFT wrote Not without getting arrested for criminal damage and theft

(20 Nov 2022, 9:04 pm)F114TML wrote You'd probably just get some funny looks and the men in white coats called.

Is it criminal damage/theft if you ask?

(03 Dec 2022, 3:10 pm)tcts24 wrote The last thing Hartlepool needs is more E200s. Half of the ones we already have are in limp mode and the rest beep warnings at you constantly for no reason. I've never drove a MAN in limp mode yet, only beep at you when there's a genuine fault and with the exeption of 39660 they're reasonably warm.

(11 Dec 2022, 5:39 pm)toward6931 wrote Copied from Facebook  but
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancs seem to be shifting alot of the 09 plate E300s, there's a few apparently transferred to North east I don't recognise, it's a shame that Sunderland couldn't bag 18327, 18359, 18562 and 3 to alleviate the decker shortages aswell

18327 MX05 WHV Lillyhall to disposal
18359 MX55 KPL disposal to sold
18362 MX55 KPP disposal to sold
18363 MX55 KPR disposal to sold
18364 MX55 KPT reserve to Lillyhall


MAN 18.240:
22596 PX08 CSY Morecambe to reserve
22597 PX08 CSZ Morecambe to reserve
22872 SP09 DPF reserve to disposal
22874 SP09 DPN Morecambe to reserve
22876 SP09 DPU reserve to disposal
22880 SP09 DPZ Morecambe to disposal
22884 SP09 DRZ Morecambe to reserve
24117 PX59 AZC to Stagecoach North East
24119 PX59 AZF to Stagecoach North East
24121 PX59 AZJ to Stagecoach North East
24123 PX59 AZN to Stagecoach North East

(11 Dec 2022, 6:07 pm)Storx wrote I'm not 100% sure on this but I believe all ALX400's are Euro 3 and the Nexus contracts either ask for Euro 4/5/6 contracts depending on which one it is so they couldn't work for Sunderland.

(11 Dec 2022, 6:38 pm)toward6931 wrote Does the contract that the 2 60 plate vehicles at stockton are on specify that aswell?

(03 Dec 2022, 5:41 pm)toward6931 wrote that's why bag any darts that are decent to scrap some of the worst E200s for parts, and as for 2010 E200s, the 2007-2010 batches seem to be notoriously hit and miss so getting more is another way of allowing some of the worse off vehicles to removed from service, plus In my opinion I know Newcastle could certainly do with losing maybe 5 E200s for E300s as they are regularly appearing on routes they shouldn't be

(11 Dec 2022, 8:01 pm)tcts24 wrote Again with the Dart's... Every time I go into work you can guarantee at least one of them will be sat in engineering and I think we only have 5 of them? Granted, parts are more readily available which seems to be the biggest issue with the MAN's which really are undoubtedly far better buses overall.

(16 Dec 2022, 12:40 am)col87 wrote Any idea if 34605 is still about although am guessing it’s been scrapped as not seen it in depot for a while which is a shame as it was a good bus.

(17 Dec 2022, 3:52 pm)tcts24 wrote I'm told by engineering that it's in Sunderland getting a new engine and MOT

(29 Dec 2022, 8:47 pm)toward6931 wrote hopefully with the new 400MMCs deliveries next year SNE can scale up some services and depots capacity. i am going to go through some ideas i have about individual depots as i think its hard hard to go through all SNE depots in a detailed way in one post

i used to know walkergate and slatyford services well having worked there, obviously things have changed in a decade so apologies if im a bit out of date, but i think walkergate needs to regain some of the lost deckers there , i think 4 E200s are sufficient for walkergate on the 317, 3 vehicles in use and 1 spare, i believe the following E200s are allocated to walker and in my opinion is double the amount they should have
36467
36468
36960
36961
36962
36963
36964

as for single decks i believe they currently have the following, when i used to work there i think they had 5 or 6 and that was (if memory serves correctly) for if (could be wrong here) route 22 i think it was had diversions, especially after the deroofing  incidents
22065
22341
22347
22412
22437
24109
27157
27158
27723
27724
27725
27736
27739

as there is an increased need for double decks in SNE i would be content to keep the number of full size single decks around the 8 mark at walkergate to mitigate shortages, therefore i would suggest that the E300s stay for the time being until either replaced by newer models but the ALXs ideally need to go for CAZ purposes.

ideally if walkergate could snag around 30 newer double deck vehicles the could then lose the 4 E200s, the 5ALXs and then keeping 1of these newer double deck as a spare, cascade 20 of its eldest vehicles to elsewhere in the north east area, i will cover that in a later post

(23 Dec 2022, 10:59 am)Lollist wrote Does anyone know anything about 22063

(31 Dec 2022, 11:10 am)Mr Alx300 22062 NK54 BFF wrote On Stocktons pits with 27508 and it’s not looking like it will come back at all ?

(09 Jan 2023, 11:20 am)glen wrote Has 22063 sill in service or withdraw now haven't seen it for some time?

(31 Dec 2022, 11:10 am)Mr Alx300 22062 NK54 BFF wrote On Stocktons pits with 27508 and it’s not looking like it will come back at all ?