Why can't Sunderland and Slatyford take 74 reg instead of new 25 reg for stockton depot they have two all ready.

(23 Mar 2026, 7:48 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Anyone know what Walkergate are doing with 19442? Been on the 18’s for months as it gets fined entering the city and now they don’t have them it can’t go on anything in Newcastle.

Anyone know when Slatyfords electric buses can go on other routes in Newcastle other then just the 30/31/36s?

I was asking why that 2 of stockton yutongs buses went to Sunderland and to Slateford depot are there on loan or are there on term loan that I was asking?

(24 Mar 2026, 9:50 pm)Busesinnewcastle wrote Anyone know when Slatyfords electric buses can go on other routes in Newcastle other then just the 30/31/36s?

They were bought for the 30/31/36 so will be a very long time. Plus only drivers that do those routes have been trained on them, everyone else isn’t getting shown them yet.

(24 Mar 2026, 8:42 pm)Glen1974 wrote Why can't Sunderland and Slatyford take 74 reg instead of new 25 reg for stockton depot they have two all ready.

Does it matter?, same bus, only difference is the number plate

Not really but the 25 reg no 73175,6 we're bought for stockton depot that all I say. They should had 74 reg yutongs not 25 reg.

(26 Mar 2026, 11:43 am)Glen1974 wrote Not really but the 25 reg no 73175,6 we're bought for stockton depot that all I say. They should had 74 reg yutongs not 25 reg.

73176 never entered service at Stockton, it was delivered and immediately taken to Newcastle.

73175 has been transferred to Sunderland due to 80000 staying in the fleet for the foreseeable future - even with the PVR increase on Monday it means Stockton should still have 5 spare buses - with much less daily defects that shouldn’t be much of an issue but should see daily double deck use

Thank mate

(26 Mar 2026, 11:43 am)Glen1974 wrote Not really but the 25 reg  no 73175,6 we're bought for stockton depot that all I say. They should had 74 reg yutongs not 25 reg.

Hope everyone’s ready for Glen to constantly go on about the EV’s for Hartlepool!

(25 Mar 2026, 7:14 am)TransitObserver wrote They were bought for the 30/31/36 so will be a very long time. Plus only drivers that do those routes have been trained on them, everyone else isn’t getting shown them yet.

So for Slatyford based drivers, before the electric buses, did any driver drive any bus, whether single deck or double deck, and any route or not specific routes?

For the 685 which is a longer route and thus takes a longer time route learning, do all drivers drive the 685, or just volunteers, or a small pool, or do some request not outside Newcastle?

As the 685 is a 5 hour roundtrip,do drivers what routes do drivers work on to make up a full shift?

I believe a 23 plate MMC has had a serious crash whilst operating a 1 service on Armstrong road

(Yesterday, 11:37 pm)toward6931 wrote I believe a 23 plate MMC has had a serious crash whilst operating a 1 service on Armstrong road

The whole front is smashed in.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18C9xxPgfU/

Hope everyone is ok

(Yesterday, 11:49 pm)Michael wrote The whole front is smashed in.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18C9xxPgfU/

Hope everyone is ok

Can’t imagine this bus being back out. walkergate will probably have to take a bus from another depot to cover it

(Today, 12:24 am)Busesinnewcastle wrote Can’t imagine this bus being back out. walkergate will probably have to take a bus from another depot to cover it

Why would they bin off a 23 reg, theres been worse ones than that, 19**** E400 was deroofed, that was repaired

(Today, 1:01 am)V514DFT wrote Why would they bin off a 23 reg, theres been worse ones than that, 19**** E400 was deroofed, that was repaired

Isn't it the case. though, that the top deck is not structural and can therefore be replaced with minimal effort?  Whereas a vehicle taking that much damage to the whole front will certainly have a damaged chassis as well.

(Yesterday, 11:37 pm)toward6931 wrote I believe a 23 plate MMC has had a serious crash whilst operating a 1 service on Armstrong road

11717 was the fleet number

(4 hours ago)Ianthegoon wrote Isn't it the case. though, that the top deck is not structural and can therefore be replaced with minimal effort?  Whereas a vehicle taking that much damage to the whole front will certainly have a damaged chassis as well.

There could be something hidden but can't see there being that much damage there.

It's nothing to do with Stagecoach and whether the insurer wants to pay out, if it costs more to fix than the value which is, at least, £180k looking around, then they'll be fixing it. Be surprised if there's £180k worth of damage there.

It's very different to the Arriva Pulsar in Stockton recently which is worth probably about £10k max so not worth it.

(Yesterday, 9:54 am)Brampton Trev wrote So for Slatyford based drivers, before the electric buses, did any driver drive any bus, whether single deck or double deck, and any route or not specific routes?

For the 685 which is a longer route and thus takes a longer time route learning, do all drivers drive the 685, or just volunteers, or a small pool, or do some request not outside Newcastle?

As the 685 is a 5 hour roundtrip,do drivers what routes do drivers work on to make up a full shift?

So to answer your questions from a driver at Slatyford for the past 4 years.

Everyone drove everything however deckers can’t go on routes such as 6/7 and 32/32A. But every route has their own rota so you tend to drive the same buses all the time. 32/32A for example has the smaller E200’s 364** and 373**’s as they need them for the tight estates. 

685 is made up of 5 duties with a rota of 9 lines. Only certain drivers do them (drivers on the rota and some spare drivers to cover people on holiday etc). 

Most duties for the 685 you’ll find will pick up at Denton burn go to Carlisle back to Denton burn and get off for break or end of shift. One or two of them go to Eldon square and then get off after that. There are 2 late shifts that start at either 16:30 or 17:30 go to Carlisle get their break up there (40 minutes) even if they’re late they still have to have that break then go back to Newcastle and finished.

(3 hours ago)Storx wrote There could be something hidden but can't see there being that much damage there.

It's nothing to do with Stagecoach and whether the insurer wants to pay out, if it costs more to fix than the value which is, at least, £180k looking around, then they'll be fixing it. Be surprised if there's £180k worth of damage there.

It's very different to the Arriva Pulsar in Stockton recently which is worth probably about £10k max so not worth it.

This was one has been repaired recently by Ferryhill Motors - https://www.facebook.com/groups/40249340...980464109/

Incident with a wall and a tree on 25th October.  Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire 11575, YX23OPC and was new for the 555..