• SuperShuttles have arrived at Consett, as expected.
  • Their arrival has displaced 3 native StreetLite buses from Consett to Deptford.
    
• Several ex-First StreetLites that were previously at Deptford have now moved to Riverside, joining the four already based there.
  
• Vehicle 6161 has transferred from Consett to Deptford.
  

The Streetdecks moving across from the X1 appear to be allocated to the 47 & X5/X15 

The Red Kite B9's are all off the road as of now, not sure if they have remained at Consett or have been displaced until they track.

Versas 8321 & 8324 are still both tracking at Percy Main for now. 

6187 is still in service at Washington. 

6945, 6947, 6950. 6952 are all still out service despite being earmarked for withdrawal.

(08 Mar 2026, 4:21 pm)Malarkey wrote No idea but my guess would be X5/X15/16/16A.

Then the X30's/X70's & 47 operated by E400MMC's and X45 with New Streetdecks.

Moved this from the other thread, not sure about the 16/16A personally.

I wouldn't be surprised it it's

E400MMC: X5/X15/X30's/X70's
E400 Classic: 16/16A/Schools
E200MMC: 78
Streetdeck: X45/47
Unsure: 6

Undecided whether all the Streetlite's will go, but there's enough Streetdeck's there to get rid of them all if they all come with the 6 becoming a mixed allocation with 3 Streetdeck's and the remaining 3 E200MMC's (when not needed for the 78).

(09 Mar 2026, 7:44 am)WestDurhamSwift wrote

• SuperShuttles have arrived at Consett, as expected.
  • Their arrival has displaced 3 native StreetLite buses from Consett to Deptford.
    
• Several ex-First StreetLites that were previously at Deptford have now moved to Riverside, joining the four already based there.
  
• Vehicle 6161 has transferred from Consett to Deptford.
  

The Streetdecks moving across from the X1 appear to be allocated to the 47 & X5/X15 

The Red Kite B9's are all off the road as of now, not sure if they have remained at Consett or have been displaced until they track.

Versas 8321 & 8324 are still both tracking at Percy Main for now. 

6187 is still in service at Washington. 

6945, 6947, 6950. 6952 are all still out service despite being earmarked for withdrawal.

Still 2 Red Kites floating about at Consett.
Seems 1 has made its way onto the 10's/.

And at least the X5/X15 have something decent

I wonder if Percy Main will lose 680/681 to allow 672/726/7/8 to stay with them being allocated to the 342/333 with the 356 getting the versas from Riverside

Yeah full size Versa would be good for the 356. Solos are too small.

(08 Mar 2026, 8:00 pm)Malarkey wrote When I looked earlier the total number of buses in the fleet was 521, now dropped to 499 with potentially a few more to go. 

The Red Kite B9 (6046) I would think is a loan to Hexham as they did have a Green X-Lines E400MMC (6349) earlier in the week.

It's just a continuous downward spiral.

(08 Mar 2026, 8:00 pm)Malarkey wrote When I looked earlier the total number of buses in the fleet was 521, now dropped to 499 with potentially a few more to go.

The Red Kite B9 (6046) I would think is a loan to Hexham as they did have a Green X-Lines E400MMC (6349) earlier in the week.

Do you know how many more buses are still to be withdrawn?

Mental how much the total fleet has dropped over the years.

More streetlites at Deptford. Great!!!!! Just what we need ;(

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(09 Mar 2026, 9:55 pm)Andreos1 wrote It's just a continuous downward spiral.

When I first started taking an active interest in the fleet, in about 2000, I think there were in the order of 750 vehicles .....

(09 Mar 2026, 10:48 pm)Swiny1 wrote More streetlites at Deptford.  Great!!!!! Just what we need  ;(

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Believe the Consett Examples have displaced the older First ones to Riverside. Not sure if thats an upgrade or not.

(10 Mar 2026, 10:59 am)Ianthegoon wrote When I first started taking an active interest in the fleet, in about 2000, I think there were in the order of 750 vehicles .....

I'd believe it. 

Quite the drop!

(10 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote Believe the Consett Examples have displaced the older First ones to Riverside. Not sure if thats an upgrade or not.

You'd hope so as the ex-First ones are some of the worst buses I've ever driven. They make our native ones seem quite nice in comparison.

(10 Mar 2026, 10:59 am)Ianthegoon wrote When I first started taking an active interest in the fleet, in about 2000, I think there were in the order of 750 vehicles .....

Think of how many services 5-10 years ago were operating Every 7/8 or 10 Minutes that are now Every 15-20 Minutes. how many services are there that were every 30 minutes that have dropped to hourly or have gone altogether.

Then you have the variety the services that we used to have and the links they provided that are no longer due endless cuts to service.

(10 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote Believe the Consett Examples have displaced the older First ones to Riverside. Not sure if thats an upgrade or not.

5406-5415 now at Sunderland and 5526-5532 gone across to Riverside

(10 Mar 2026, 1:33 pm)Malarkey wrote Think of how many services 5-10 years ago were operating Every 7/8 or 10 Minutes that are now Every 15-20 Minutes. how many services are there that were every 30 minutes that have dropped to hourly or have gone altogether.

Then you have the variety the services that we used to have and the links they provided that are no longer due endless cuts to service.

The 26 is a good example of it, it was every 15 minutes as the 88/88A 9ish years ago. Now the section between Shields and Jarrow is hourly.

(10 Mar 2026, 2:55 pm)deanmachine wrote The 26 is a good example of it, it was every 15 minutes as the 88/88A 9ish years ago. Now the section between Shields and Jarrow is hourly.

There's loads around really

GoNorthEast
342: 15 Minutes -> Subsidised Hourly (342)
315/316/325/326: 15 Minutes Combined -> Nothing bar short section on the 307
81/82: 15 Minutes -> Subsidised Hourly (82)

Arriva
442/810/811: 20 Minutes -> Nothing between North Shields and Whitley Bay
46: 15 Minutes -> Subsidised Hourly (X46)

Just a few off the top of my head.

(10 Mar 2026, 3:01 pm)Storx wrote There's loads around really

GoNorthEast
342: 15 Minutes -> Subsidised Hourly (342)
315/316/325/326: 15 Minutes Combined -> Nothing bar short section on the 307
81/82: 15 Minutes -> Subsidised Hourly (82)

Arriva
442/810/811: 20 Minutes -> Nothing between North Shields and Whitley Bay
46: 15 Minutes -> Subsidised Hourly (X46)

Just a few off the top of my head.

Several that I thought of straight off the top of my head. 

Red Arrows X1/X2/X3 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now just the X1 (Every 15 Minutes)
Silver Arrows 2A/2C (Every 10 Minutes) - Now just the 2 at (Every 20 Minutes)
Metrolink M1/Connections 4 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now as the 4 (Every 15 Minutes)
Metrolink M2/M3 (Every 15 Minutes) - Now operates Hourly between The Galleries and Waterview Park as the 82 which has had many subsidised incarnations over the years under various operators including GCT, GNE and Arriva Durham
Prince Bishops 20 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now 20/20A (Every 15 Minutes)
Crusader 27 (Every 10 Minutes - Now (Every 15 Minutes)
Saltwell Park/Voltra 53/54 (Every 10 Minutes) - Dropped to (Every 12 Minutes) and then down to current frequency of (Every 15 Minutes)
FAB56/CityRider (Every 10 Minutes) - Recall this dropping to (Every 15 Minutes) before increasing to (Every 12 Minutes)
Citylink 58 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now (Every 15 Minutes)
Loop 93/94 (Every 15 Minutes) in each direction - Now (Every 20 Minutes)
Quaycity Q3 (Every 15 Minutes) - Now (Every 20 Minutes)

(10 Mar 2026, 3:27 pm)Malarkey wrote Several that I thought of straight off the top of my head. 

Red Arrows X1/X2/X3 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now just the X1 (Every 15 Minutes)
Silver Arrows 2A/2C (Every 10 Minutes) - Now just the 2 at (Every 20 Minutes)
Metrolink M1/Connections 4 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now as the 4 (Every 15 Minutes)
Metrolink M2/M3 (Every 15 Minutes) - Now operates Hourly between The Galleries and Waterview Park as the 82 which has had many subsidised incarnations over the years under various operators including GCT, GNE and Arriva Durham
Prince Bishops 20 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now 20/20A (Every 15 Minutes)
Crusader 27 (Every 10 Minutes - Now (Every 15 Minutes)
Saltwell Park/Voltra 53/54 (Every 10 Minutes) - Dropped to (Every 12 Minutes) and then down to current frequency of (Every 15 Minutes)
FAB56/CityRider (Every 10 Minutes) - Recall this dropping to (Every 15 Minutes) before increasing to (Every 12 Minutes)
Citylink 58 (Every 10 Minutes) - Now (Every 15 Minutes)
Loop 93/94 (Every 15 Minutes) in each direction - Now (Every 20 Minutes)
Quaycity Q3 (Every 15 Minutes) - Now (Every 20 Minutes)

Aye there's loads, be interesting to do routes that have increased in frequency in the same time as I'm genuinely struggling to think of literally anything. 

Is there actually a route...?

(10 Mar 2026, 4:39 pm)Storx wrote Aye there's loads, be interesting to do routes that have increased in frequency in the same time as I'm genuinely struggling to think of literally anything. 

Is there actually a route...?

Only ones I can think of are Go North East 688 upto Allenheads and weekday 689’s. Newcastle-Jedburgh (131 replaced by X74) and Newcastle-Wooler (X16 vice 710). Although I’d argue the biggest increase in recent years although not specifically a route is the Teesside Park-Middlesbrough corridor which went from Saturday only to nothing to 10 buses an hour Monday-Saturday.

(10 Mar 2026, 6:58 pm)220631612 wrote Only ones I can think of are Go North East 688 upto Allenheads and weekday 689’s. Newcastle-Jedburgh (131 replaced by X74) and Newcastle-Wooler (X16 vice 710). Although I’d argue the biggest increase in recent years although not specifically a route is the Teesside Park-Middlesbrough corridor which went from Saturday only to nothing to 10 buses an hour Monday-Saturday.

Some good shouts there, btw speaking down there hasn't the X66/X67 been doubled in frequency - it was only every 30 minutes wasn't it when it used the coaches - which was a silly allocation.

Looks like the 78 was mostly Enviro200MMCs today as 5488/93/94/96-98 were allocated 5403/12.

(10 Mar 2026, 4:39 pm)Storx wrote Aye there's loads, be interesting to do routes that have increased in frequency in the same time as I'm genuinely struggling to think of literally anything. 

Is there actually a route...?

Only ones I can think of are the 21 and 56.

Iirc the Tyne Valley Tens had a frequency increase to Every 12 Minutes recently.

65, went from hourly deckers to hourly solos now half hourly

61 every 15 mins, now every 30 mins
202 gone
238 gone
203 gone
208 gone
60 every 15 mins (used to be 10)
39 every 30 mins (used to be 10)
42 every 15 mins (used to be 10)
X45X46 every 10 mins now every hour (probs the biggest)
16/16A every 10 mins now every 15
6 used to be every 15 mins now 30
49 used to be every 10 now 20
there are so many

iirc the fleet was at 692 in 2018

(10 Mar 2026, 9:27 pm)Unber43 wrote 65, went from hourly deckers to hourly solos now half hourly

61 every 15 mins, now every 30 mins
202 gone
238 gone
203 gone
208 gone
60 every 15 mins (used to be 10)
39 every 30 mins (used to be 10)
42 every 15 mins (used to be 10)
X45X46 every 10 mins now every hour (probs the biggest)
16/16A every 10 mins now every 15
6 used to be every 15 mins now 30
49 used to be every 10 now 20
there are so many

iirc the fleet was at 692 in 2018

What on earth has all this to do with cascaded vehicles !!!

(10 Mar 2026, 10:29 pm)ouston man wrote What on earth has all this to do with cascaded vehicles !!!

Okay then 

65 went from old SPD,which were retired, to Solos, to old X66 Streetlites, to Prince Bishops to anything?

Do you want me do this for all them or?

8314 is still in service as well. On the 342 today.

Seems Deptford have lost the 2 XLines Red Streetdecks. Moved to Consett by the look of things

Seems 307 and 309 are going electric

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https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...n-33575655

(Yesterday, 12:55 am)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Seems 307 and 309 are going electric

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https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...n-33575655

Well that’s the final nail in the coffin for Percy Main as a depot in its current form then.

(10 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote Believe the Consett Examples have displaced the older First ones to Riverside. Not sure if thats an upgrade or not.

After being on 5410 the other day definitely not. Sounded like it was dropping to bits. Hard work travelling on Deptford routes atm with all the streetshit*s awful

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