19681 36978 are both sitting at the back of sunderland depot

(06 Jun 2026, 2:55 pm)BusEnthusiast.com wrote Thank the lord.They were horrid things.

Is there any info on any new transfers coming to slatyford or what buses are getting withdrawn next?

I agree, horrible buses! 

The only things I know of are 7 more Yutongs and I believe (not guaranteed just what I’ve heard) the 61 plate E200’s 36468-36476 are next out the door. Sadly that will probably be it for the foreseeable future as Stagecoach will not invest in Slatyford depot anymore until they know what is happening with the franchising.

I was at the Metro Centre on 30th May and using the footbridge to the railway station and saw 27723 in the new dark blue with a beach ball roof. Is that normal?

(06 Jun 2026, 7:35 pm)TransitObserver wrote I agree, horrible buses! 

The only things I know of are 7 more Yutongs and I believe (not guaranteed just what I’ve heard) the 61 plate E200’s 36468-36476 are next out the door. Sadly that will probably be it for the foreseeable future as Stagecoach will not invest in Slatyford depot anymore until they know what is happening with the franchising.

If true,i will be sad those e200s will go.theyre lovely buses(bar a 1 or 2),and are 10x better than the 373**’s imo.I do still wish that they’d eradicate any 373**s instead as they currently are in a state.

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(Yesterday, 11:47 am)Brampton Trev wrote I was at the Metro Centre on 30th May and using the footbridge to the railway station and saw 27723 in the new dark blue with a beach ball roof.  Is that normal?

Yeah that’s normal as about every single bus repainted will keep its original roof bc stagecoach just can never be bothered to paint the roof

(Yesterday, 11:47 am)Brampton Trev wrote I was at the Metro Centre on 30th May and using the footbridge to the railway station and saw 27723 in the new dark blue with a beach ball roof.  Is that normal?

Yeah they don't paint the rooves, partly health and safety and partly the cost.