It is a simple and reasonable enough request – please don’t copy and paste content from the site without asking first.  

This is clearly reiterated on every page of the site, and is featured prominently in the pdf that you copied & pasted content from.  It is also not the first time that I’ve asked you not to do it after seeing you have taken content from the site without permission.

The information is already on the site for the benefit of enthusiasts (I’m unconvinced that people can somehow navigate forums but not other websites) but if you wanted to draw attention to the news update on the site, a simple comment with a link would seem more reasonable than copying the content.

(05 Oct 2014, 6:35 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote It is a simple and reasonable enough request – please don’t copy and paste content from the site without asking first.  

This is clearly reiterated on every page of the site, and is featured prominently in the pdf that you copied & pasted content from.  It is also not the first time that I’ve asked you not to do it after seeing you have taken content from the site without permission.

The information is already on the site for the benefit of enthusiasts (I’m unconvinced that people can somehow navigate forums but not other websites) but if you wanted to draw attention to the news update on the site, a simple comment with a link would seem more reasonable than copying the content.

It's a bit of an anal request in all honesty. If you're against sharing of freely available content, then the Internet really isn't for you. Your content has been posted citing the original source, and you should take it in the same context as we do with NEB freely linking your website at the bottom of each post that you make.

There's nothing out of order here, and there's nothing further to say on the matter.

27158 on driver firmilurisation in Middlesbrough today

  Hi has they been anymore of the new Enviro 300s buses for Stockton and have they arrived yet. 

(06 Oct 2014, 1:56 pm)glen123 wrote   Hi has they been anymore of the new Enviro 300s buses for Stockton and have they arrived yet. 

27160 (SN64 OJJ) had not been noted as having arrived previously, but it was first registered with the DVLA on 03/10/14.

They are being registered in Edinburgh by Alexander Dennis prior to delivery.

There were 4 outside AD this morning, of which 3 had left by this evening. However, i think they are taking a while to get down to Teeside. The ones outside this morning were SN64OKH, OKJ, OKK & OKL but all noted as delivered so far are in the SN64OJ_ batch. There have not been many gaps in the SN64O__ series at all so i'm guessing they are taking many days between leaving AD and arriving on Teeside. 

(06 Oct 2014, 5:59 pm)Ebs wrote They are being registered in Edinburgh by Alexander Dennis prior to delivery.

There were 4 outside AD this morning, of which 3 had left by this evening. However, i think they are taking a while to get down to Teeside. The ones outside this morning were SN64OKH, OKJ, OKK & OKL but all noted as delivered so far are in the SN64OJ_ batch. There have not been many gaps in the SN64O__ series at all so i'm guessing they are taking many days between leaving AD and arriving on Teeside. 

SN64OKH/J/K/L aren't part of the Teesside batch.

There was a new one parked in Stockton depot in the yard at half 9 and 4ish Dont know if it was the same one or the reg number

(28 Sep 2014, 5:57 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Fat fingers and being tight for time - and tight for space..............

But the day itself, for those who did attend will know how successful it has been - the first two shuttles from the High Street brought standing loads down. The early bus wash rides were also fully loaded as well. The amount of non-enthusiasts helped the event (especially as the AOM was heard saying she thought there would only be a few enthusiasts and that would be it).

But, I think a list of names to thank would be worthwhile here:

Stockton Depot's outgoing Operation Manager Abigail Pettigrew (in fact, today was unofficially her last day, she officially left on Friday)
Stockton Depot's Assistant Operation Manager (and as of tomorrow, Acting Operation Manager) Shelly Usher
Stockton Depot's Engineering Manager Neil McLeary
Stockton Depot's Data Monitor (and 500 Group Secretary) Chris Hall
500 Group Chairman David Hunter

Here's to a future event, after all today was a success (barring one or two little incidents early in the day.......)

Amended the above post to include Neil's surname (with help from Richard Smiles), and now to include further names to the list of thanks:

Ian Alderson (Supervisor, Stagecoach In Sunderland) for bringing 28031 to the event
David Sharp (Commercial Officer, Stagecoach North East), who manned the 'Name on screen' laptop
Pauline Edwards (Driver, Stagecoach on Teesside), who spent the day driving 24102 around on the Shuttle
Tony Shaw (Senior Duty Manager, Stagecoach On Teesside)
Elizabeth Price (Driver, Stagecoach On Teesside) and  Janine Fowley (Operations Manager, Stagecoach in Hartlepool) - two of the ladies manning the Souvenir Stand

And here is the Stagecoach Staff after the event - including those who spent the day in the office at work (and those swapping over duty manager/spare drivers - the early spare driver had already left)

(06 Oct 2014, 8:03 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Amended the above post to include Neil's surname (with help from Richard Smiles), and now to include further names to the list of thanks:

Ian Alderson (Supervisor, Stagecoach In Sunderland) for bringing 28031 to the event
David Sharp (Commercial Officer, Stagecoach North East), who manned the 'Name on screen' laptop
Pauline Edwards (Driver, Stagecoach on Teesside), who spent the day driving 24102 around on the Shuttle
Tony Shaw (Senior Duty Manager, Stagecoach On Teesside)
Elizabeth Price (Driver, Stagecoach On Teesside) and  Janine Fowley (Operations Manager, Stagecoach in Hartlepool) - two of the ladies manning the Souvenir Stand

And here is the Stagecoach Staff after the event - including those who spent the day in the office at work (and those swapping over duty manager/spare drivers - the early spare driver had already left)

I disappointed I'm not mentioned, I took a bus, I did the name in lights and took a bus through the wash

(07 Oct 2014, 6:04 am)mrnut85 wrote I disappointed I'm not mentioned, I took a bus, I did the name in lights and took a bus through the wash

Sorry, addition names

Mark McCann and Ian Stanness (Drivers, South Shields Depot) for bring 37144 along, Mark additionally for assisting Mr Sharp with the names in lights
Dan Smith (Driver, Walkergate Depot) for bring 12082 along and assisting Mr Sharp with the names in lights
And Dan and Mark for one of the Bus Wash trips

(06 Oct 2014, 5:59 pm)Ebs wrote They are being registered in Edinburgh by Alexander Dennis prior to delivery.

There were 4 outside AD this morning, of which 3 had left by this evening. However, i think they are taking a while to get down to Teesside. The ones outside this morning were SN64OKH, OKJ, OKK & OKL but all noted as delivered so far are in the SN64OJ_ batch. There have not been many gaps in the SN64O__ series at all so i'm guessing they are taking many days between leaving AD and arriving on Teeside. 

When passing AD this morning, the 4th that had not left yesterday was still outside but i had got its registration wrong yesterday - it was SN64OJL. It wasn't there this evening.

I had got the other 3 correct though, and here is a link to a photo of two of them by "Highlandreiver" making their way to wherever they are destined for:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/53249779@N06/15439735576/

(07 Oct 2014, 5:27 pm)AIG20 wrote The vehicles in that image are ADL E200s, not for the North East.

Indeed. Having had another look at my notes, i was correct in that yesterday morning i saw OKH, OKJ, OKK and OKL - all E200s. Yesterday evening had OJL outside AD - an E300 for North East. OJL was still there this morning, but had gone by this evening so should have arrived at Stockton today (or at least have started its journey there...)

The 19.00 63 bus from Newcastle to Killingworth failed to show up.

(07 Oct 2014, 11:43 am)Kuyoyo wrote Sorry, addition names

Mark McCann and Ian Stanness (Drivers, South Shields Depot) for bring 37144 along, Mark additionally for assisting Mr Sharp with the names in lights
Dan Smith (Driver, Walkergate Depot) for bring 12082 along and assisting Mr Sharp with the names in lights
And Dan and Mark for one of the Bus Wash trips

Lol that's better

Road closures in Newcastle last night, saw services diverted via Swan House roundabout and Mosley Street, before picking up the correct route near the Central Station.

Noticed that the E1 is diverted due to works on Ocean Road.

(08 Oct 2014, 2:21 pm)Simmy wrote Noticed that the E1 is diverted due to works on Ocean Road.

Suppose that's the reason why they're all running late, as per?

1617 E2 arrived in at 16:35 and was obviously regulated. 1637 E2 arrived in just before departure.

(08 Oct 2014, 11:44 am)AIG20 wrote A freshly repainted ADL E300 27731 is currently sat at the rear of Sunderland Depot waiting to be taken back to South Shields Depot.

I think 27740 went up for paint

(08 Oct 2014, 4:27 pm)AIG20 wrote Every time I've went past the rear of Sunderland Depot this week, all of the shutters have been closed meaning that I cannot see the vehicles inside. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow.

Richard Smiles reports 24112 (NK09 FMD) to be the Enviro300 at Sunderland for repaint at the moment.

It's what you've been waiting for - 27158 is presently being used on driver familiarisation trips out of Middlesbrough Bus Station along Newport Road, as seen here today

(08 Oct 2014, 6:57 pm)AIG20 wrote Hopefully by this time next month many would have entered service with branding applied.

Will some have to be temporarily stored at another depot (like how some gas buses were stored at Walkergate) due to the storage/capacity issue?

Only 5 are here at present, 1 has fleetnames etc applied but none yet are up to service standard (radios still to be fitted, GPS and WiFi to be set-up etc). We shall have to see what happens - after all there's a large number of drivers to get through on the familiarisation runs (at present, they are focusing on drivers on the 36 rota, the Long rota and the Split rota, as well as all new starters as well - Middlesbrough drivers will be the last to be done).

When will new buses enter service or will there wait for other ones to come first.

The latest Enviro300 arrivals for Stockton include:
- 27162 (SN64 OJL), registered 08/10/14.
- 27163 (SN64 OJM), registered 09/10/14.

Further vehicles may have arrived yesterday, and it is expected that they will be registered with the DVLA at some point today, if so. Following the arrival of 27163, Richard Smiles reports that ADL is on-time with deliveries.

Fleet lists updated accordingly.

27160 has entered service today, it's first run is the 1218 36 from Stockton to Hartlepool.

Looks like the 1617 E2 has been regulated and the 1637 is still a no-show.
God knows why I try with the E2.

(10 Oct 2014, 4:06 pm)AIG20 wrote From Whitburn towards South Shields, the 15:41 E2 was 10 minutes late, and the 15:46 E6 was 5 minutes late. Since these workings are the school run, they were clogged full of noisy teenagers - some were only on the bus to get off at the next two stops, which is incredibly lazy (especially on a nice day like today).

It's not every day whereby this is an issue (yesterday that run departed on-time), but nine times out of ten, it's going to be late or regulated - yet the E1 and E6s appear to be departing on-time.
It looked like the E6, which forms the 1617 E2, came in about five minutes late - but was still (rather bizarrely) regulated - unless it was another service. Scrap being social - think I'll go back to the Metro soon...

In other news, Richard Smiles reports the latest arrivals to include:
- 27164 (SN64 OJO)
- 27165 (SN64 OJP)

The latter is said to have arrived at 17:00 this evening - this puts ADL two vehicles ahead of schedule.
Fleet lists updated to show the registrations of the above two vehicles as well as pulling 27160 out of 'reserve' capacity.

(10 Oct 2014, 11:35 am)Kuyoyo wrote 27160 has entered service today, it's first run is the 1218 36 from Stockton to Hartlepool.

And here is 27160, in Billingham on her first run

Sister 27157 has also appeared today - working a buggy trip from the depot to the High Street about 1810.

(10 Oct 2014, 7:02 pm)AIG20 wrote The days are certainly numbered for 25 MAN ALX300s! 
I wonder which ones will be withdrawn first?

Try 23 MAN ALX300s  Also, only 27157-65 will be entering service straight away - 27166-81 have been confirmed to me by one of the Union Representatives as being the branded examples (4 in each style as per Richard Smiles' prediction) and that they are to be launched on the 7th November.
The service changes in December (as best we can work out from what little we know) will see the PVR increase by 2 meaning 2 older MAN ALX300s will likely stay on to cover that increase.

(10 Oct 2014, 6:54 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Sister 27157 has also appeared today - working a buggy trip from the depot to the High Street about 1810.

Richard Smiles reports that this vehicle worked service 14 today.