(29 Oct 2025, 12:53 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Durham will gain 1430 and 1432 from reserve 'short term' should the P&R be retained. It's all in black and white on the fleet card.

Durham are also due electrics for the 48/X46 and 64 don't forget - along with the 21 single decker examples for Darlington's town network (apart from the tendered 16 17 and 18 - the 16 wasn't operated when the bid change happened, the 17 is linked to the out-of-town 8/8A, and electric operation on the 18 is not possible due to the railway bridge in Albert Hill), which will see 7514-6/8-21 all withdrawn alongside older Pulsars, as well as reportedly releasing the majority of the E200MMCs for cascade, likely to Yorkshire, with at least 2 being retained mainly for the 18 but also to be used on the Dalesbus contract.

(29 Oct 2025, 4:23 pm)Bob5666 wrote 1411 is tracking at Ashington  on the x22s

(29 Oct 2025, 4:25 pm)davao123 wrote Baby e200mmcs to Yorkshire, who makes these decisions. Yorkshire do NOT need anymore minis, they DO Not have enough suitable work for the minis they already have

Plus the fact they are getting 6 stock e200mmcs 8.9m as well.

(29 Oct 2025, 5:46 pm)busesofthenortheast wrote 1411 is double tracking so a driver at Ashington must of logged a bus into 1411 ticket machine by accident

(29 Oct 2025, 8:54 am)Superman wrote The three MMCs are just up at Blyth for now while the repaints get done, they’ll be back down to Redcar once that’s all sorted.

Ashington’s set to get about 20 new double-deckers as part of the 2026 order, which by the sounds of it’s getting placed any day now. It’s part of a bigger ANE order, just shy of 70 buses all in. Then ye’ve got the Blyth, Durham and Darlington electrics to come as well, which should take the 2026 intake for ANE to just under 120 new motors, maybe even creeping into early 2027 depending on how the build slots land.

As folk’ve said a few times on here, the investment and fleet renewal’s ticking along bit by bit, can’t all happen overnight. Arriva Yorkshire’s due about 50 new vehicles from the end of December too, so if it all comes together, we’ll be looking at around 170 new buses across the North East and Yorkshire by the end of 2026.

Inside the company, the short- and medium-term allocations are all made for their own reasons, even if they divvent always make much sense from the outside. There’ll be a reason behind it somewhere.

(29 Oct 2025, 7:21 pm)PH - BQA wrote Is it? Stopped tracking on the 7 at 09:23, started on the X22 at 12:13. 

1411 was dual tracking the other day, assume 1441 was the second bus as that was sorted yesterday. 1443 only managed 4 trips yesterday before being taken off, so it is possible 1411 has been sent north?

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Agreed that the investment is coming, just seems that the short-term allocations could be a bit more appropriate. Even if, temporarily, 7526 stays at Blyth to cover repaints and one of the 72-plates is sent for the X18. 

120 new vehicles in a year is insane if it comes off, don't think ANE have ever had a bigger year? Even the huge Pulsar batch years wouldn't come close.

Seems like there'll be a hell of a lot of movement even outside of the new vehicles directly replacing things too, especially if the theory of everything that isn't painted is getting withdrawn is correct. An awful lot of Pulsars will be leaving.

(30 Oct 2025, 11:18 am)busesofthenortheast wrote 1411 is double tracking again today

(30 Oct 2025, 10:10 pm)Bob5666 wrote 1411 is at Darlington seen it for myself it was on the 8 to Spennymoor

(31 Oct 2025, 1:25 am)busesofthenortheast wrote I already know that, I did say it’s been double tracking at Darlington & Ashington, I obviously knew 1411 was at Darlington in the first place

(31 Oct 2025, 7:26 am)Bob5666 wrote 1370 74 76 78 return to Redcar this weekend  

1389 gose to Blyth. 

In spring Stockton will lose 1430 32 to Durham

(03 Nov 2025, 9:57 am)Arriva7446 wrote Hope all these fleet movements occur soon as otherwise we are going to get 2 of the mini Solos on the 57 every day now as is the case today now that the 434 only needs 1.

(03 Nov 2025, 9:57 am)Arriva7446 wrote Hope all these fleet movements occur soon as otherwise we are going to get 2 of the mini Solos on the 57 every day now as is the case today now that the 434 only needs 1.

(03 Nov 2025, 4:09 pm)Bob5666 wrote Redcar  got there loans back which was 1370 74 76 78 we're on loan to Stockton 

Darlington got 3053  

1442 went from Stockton to Durham 

1389 Stockton  to Blyth

(03 Nov 2025, 5:30 pm)Arriva7446 wrote Yeah I've seen a lot of the moves have took place. Blyth have the 72 plate MMCs too, although everything is tracking wrong. 

Just want 2601 - 3 moved on as they are far too small for the 57 and have awful seats.

(03 Nov 2025, 11:19 pm)Bob5666 wrote 72 Plates are on loan from whitby Redcar depot

(17 Nov 2025, 2:55 pm)busesofthenortheast wrote 1405 on 15 & 16s is 1436 (on loan 

(17 Nov 2025, 4:27 pm)Bob5666 wrote Only for today 1436 is on loan

(17 Nov 2025, 7:52 pm)Bus Lad Roy wrote Isn't 1405 withdrawn after the crash?

(17 Nov 2025, 2:55 pm)busesofthenortheast wrote 1405 on 15 & 16s is 1436 (on loan to Stockton)

(18 Nov 2025, 7:53 am)Bob5666 wrote Back at Redcar   on  the 63

(Yesterday, 10:46 am)busesofthenortheast wrote 1560 is Stockton’s Christmas Bus

(Yesterday, 7:22 pm)Bob5666 wrote We already know