(21 Feb 2016, 8:00 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote They are called adl darts

(21 Feb 2016, 8:03 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Yes the 351s are ADL Darts because they were manufactured after 2005
346s are Transbus Darts.

(21 Feb 2016, 8:05 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Thanks for the info

(21 Feb 2016, 8:13 pm)Michael wrote Also sometimes you'll see the dart at Sunderland on the 12 (City Centre to Silksworth, every 10 minutes) - timetable here Jimmi -  https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/North%20East/Sunderland/NE_Sunderland12Timetable2015JUL.pdf

(21 Feb 2016, 8:23 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Yes but usually kept spare untill needed

(16 Feb 2016, 6:44 pm)Michael wrote The roadworks look to be inline with the High Street West works.... 



Evening loop cutting works at Sunderland Wearmouth Bridgehead, affecting all services - 15 Feb 2016


From Monday 22 February 2016, Sunderland City Council will need to instigate some temporary lane closures and diversions.


These temporary arrangements are necessary to facilitate “loop cutting” works associated with the traffic signals.


The works will be carried out over a number of phases, during which access to the roundabout will be reduced to a single lane, and at times, traffic will be diverted around the surrounding area.

The times of any works will be limited to between 1900 and 0530, and are likely to take around four nights in total.

Phase 1 of the works will provisionally take place during Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 February 2016.  During this phase of the works, southbound buses from Wearmouth Bridge will be required to operate via West Wear Street and High Street West in order to access John Street. Northbound buses will be able to continue operating along Bedford Street (although they may need to be switched to the opposite carriageway), but will then be diverted from the southern bridgehead roundabout via St.Mary’s Way to St.Michael’s Way roundabout, before then returning via St.Mary’s Way to Wearmouth Bridge, at which point normal routes can be resumed. Buses will undertake these diversions on a non-stop basis.



Phases 2 and 3 will be in place the remainder of the week, but should have no impact to the route of Stagecoach bus services. However, as there’ll be some lane restrictions and dispersal of traffic, all buses may be subject to some localised delays.


Whilst we will endeavour to minimise any disruption, Stagecoach would like to apologise for any inconvenience or delays that these temporary road restrictions may cause, which are due to circumstances beyond our control.

(21 Feb 2016, 7:57 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Stagecoach don't have any SPDs there just normal 10.8m Darts, And the Enviro 200s your talking about are MANViros

(22 Feb 2016, 4:26 pm)Cock Robin wrote Still Enviros.

(22 Feb 2016, 4:29 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Yes but the MAN A69 E200s cant be mistaken with a integral E200 so just for clarity, There MANviros.

(22 Feb 2016, 5:06 pm)Cock Robin wrote That's just a slang term invented by someone.

(22 Feb 2016, 5:47 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Well Done...., Yes but the now banned Davie thought the Man E200s were just Integral E200s so just to make him tell the difference easier I quoted " The E200s your talking about are Manviros "
Putting something across easier than bombarding them with info all at once.

(26 Feb 2016, 9:57 pm)Davie wrote Thanks for the info, South Tyne Lad.

(28 Feb 2016, 4:00 pm)Kuyoyo wrote As it stands, the deckers at Stockton will be withdrawn during the summer with end of the Macmillan contract.

(28 Feb 2016, 4:57 pm)Dan wrote Hasn't this been said many times before, too? Not sure whether it's the same or different person asking the question, mind!

(28 Feb 2016, 5:09 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Yes, it has been said many times before (and yes, usually always the same person asking it).

(28 Feb 2016, 6:13 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Wont they transfer to sunderland for the weekend in july for the 510 to seaburn airshow then be withdrawn

(28 Feb 2016, 6:21 pm)DanPicken wrote They shouldn't be on the 510, they shouldn't of been on last year. The 510 should use any spare deckers. I'm sure everyone there remembers you Olympian scream last year.

(28 Feb 2016, 6:25 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Yeah why bring it up every one remembers you at eldon squre a few week ago

(28 Feb 2016, 6:27 pm)DanPicken wrote What did I do at Eldon Square?

(28 Feb 2016, 6:29 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Cant exactly remember