Sorry mate

Slatyford’s 73178 has gone to Gardiners for repairs. Didn’t last long did it.

(Yesterday, 6:49 am)ReDemPTiion wrote Slatyford’s 73178 has gone to Gardiners for repairs. Didn’t last long did it.

Breakdown or accident?

(Yesterday, 6:49 am)ReDemPTiion wrote Slatyford’s 73178 has gone to Gardiners for repairs. Didn’t last long did it.

Maybe they could replace it with 73190!

(Yesterday, 7:02 am)F114TML wrote Breakdown or accident?

Almost certainly accident repairs…

(Yesterday, 7:02 am)F114TML wrote Breakdown or accident?

Accident , apparently there’s a hole in the body work. I’m thinking tail swing against street furniture.

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(Yesterday, 5:02 pm)stagecoachfan wrote Maybe they could replace it with 73190!

We can barely charge the 6 we’re using now mate. Plus these Yutongs were not a good idea. They’ll struggle to do a full day even when we have proper chargers installed. I had 73179 today went out 7:04 back in about 18:50 had 74 miles range left, they won’t do a full shift no chance.

(Yesterday, 8:28 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote

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We can barely charge the 6 we’re using now mate. Plus these Yutongs were not a good idea. They’ll struggle to do a full day even when we have proper chargers installed. I had 73179 today went out 7:04 back in about 18:50 had 74 miles range left, they won’t do a full shift no chance.

Sunderland's and Teesside's seem to manage ok?

(Yesterday, 9:23 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Sunderland's and Teesside's seem to manage ok?

Yeah I don’t understand either mate, my guess is too many hills on the route that were having to accelerate quite hard up. Saturday 73177 had about 20% charge left on it when it was out 9:20 until 18:45 but Im not sure if the buses are going out with a full charge as we’re only able to charge 2 at a time as they blew a fuse in the depot trying to charge 6 at once. All the Yutongs were kept off the road on Sunday to allow them to be charged fully.

(Yesterday, 8:28 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Accident , apparently there’s a hole in the body work. I’m thinking tail swing against street furniture.

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We can barely charge the 6 we’re using now mate. Plus these Yutongs were not a good idea. They’ll struggle to do a full day even when we have proper chargers installed. I had 73179 today went out 7:04 back in about 18:50 had 74 miles range left, they won’t do a full shift no chance.

I meant use 190 to replace the one that's off. It wouldn't be an extra one, it would be a replacement.

(Yesterday, 9:47 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Yeah I don’t understand either mate, my guess is too many hills on the route that were having to accelerate quite hard up. Saturday 73177 had about 20% charge left on it when it was out 9:20 until 18:45 but Im not sure if the buses are going out with a full charge as we’re only able to charge 2 at a time as they blew a fuse in the depot trying to charge 6 at once. All the Yutongs were kept off the road on Sunday to allow them to be charged fully.

Hopefully when they get the fixed chargers installed and connected to the grid it will get them sorted.  Are the 30/31/36 even that hilly?  I guess there's a couple of short stretches - Rye Hill and maybe Denton Road but other than that?

(Yesterday, 11:46 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Hopefully when they get the fixed chargers installed and connected to the grid it will get them sorted.  Are the 30/31/36 even that hilly?  I guess there's a couple of short stretches - Rye Hill and maybe Denton Road but other than that?

Westmorland road from St James Boulevard up to the college, then Rye Hill straight after that. Then there’s places that are slight incline that you definitely have to press the accelerator a bit more than usual. Whickham view, St Thomas Street, Netherby Drive.

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(Yesterday, 11:10 pm)stagecoachfan wrote I meant use 190 to replace the one that's off. It wouldn't be an extra one, it would be a replacement.

Yeah but even with 73178 off the road the 6 we currently have out are struggling to get charged. Not sure if 73190 is just going to sit around until the chargers are in or what. 73176 is permanently at slatyford now too so we should have 19 eventually hopefully it’s not too long before we get the proper chargers in.

(Yesterday, 9:47 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Yeah I don’t understand either mate, my guess is too many hills on the route that were having to accelerate quite hard up. Saturday 73177 had about 20% charge left on it when it was out 9:20 until 18:45 but Im not sure if the buses are going out with a full charge as we’re only able to charge 2 at a time as they blew a fuse in the depot trying to charge 6 at once. All the Yutongs were kept off the road on Sunday to allow them to be charged fully.

Im not sure if Sunderland manage them better now but whst your saying is correct. Shortly after the yutongs arrived I heard Sunderland drivers sayung they coukdnt nanage a full day on the E1/2/6 and had to keep being run off at different times of the day

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(Yesterday, 11:10 pm)stagecoachfan wrote I meant use 190 to replace the one that's off. It wouldn't be an extra one, it would be a replacement.

73178 is back and in service but it also looks like 73190 could be getting prepped for service as well as it’s inside engineering.