Hi do you think stagecoach on Teesside well get some more second hard Enviro 400 or will it be more Dennis trident again like some 51 Reg or 02 Reg or some like that. And want will be the last of the alx 300 buses to get replace by new buses or second hard buses.

(01 Jan 2015, 8:00 pm)glen1234 wrote Hi do you think stagecoach on Teesside well get some more second hard Enviro 400 or will it be more Dennis trident again like some 51 Reg or 02 Reg or some like that. And want will be the last of  the alx 300 buses to get replace by new buses or second hard buses.

There's still a handful of T reg ALX300s that need to go, as they're not DDA compliant. I think Jan 2016 is the deadline for those? 

Hi,

Quick question, I've always been a bit of an ALX300 lover - for some reason I think the lights look like eyes. lol

What is the 'deadline' for these ALX300s to go? I don't mind travelling to Newcastle, Sunderland, Stockton, etc, I'd just love to ride a few more before they get the bullet.

Thanks,
Marcus

(01 Jan 2015, 9:02 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Hi,

Quick question, I've always been a bit of an ALX300 lover - for some reason I think the lights look like eyes. lol

What is the 'deadline' for these ALX300s to go? I don't mind travelling to Newcastle, Sunderland, Stockton, etc, I'd just love to ride a few more before they get the bullet.

Thanks,
Marcus

The 54/06 reg ones should be here for a while, as I think they are DDA complient.

(01 Jan 2015, 9:09 pm)Tom wrote The 54/06 reg ones should be here for a while, as I think they are DDA complient.

Brilliant. Thanks Tom!

I'll check the fleet lists to see where I can pick some of these up.

Looks like Stockton are having problems cleaning the exterior of their buses too. Couldn't believe the state of some of the new E300s.

(02 Jan 2015, 3:49 pm)aureolin wrote Looks like Stockton are having problems cleaning the exterior of their buses too. Couldn't believe the state of some of the new E300s.

The Sunderland ones I observed today were fine, but pretty much all of South Shields' looked like they hadn't been through the wash.

(02 Jan 2015, 3:49 pm)aureolin wrote Looks like Stockton are having problems cleaning the exterior of their buses too. Couldn't believe the state of some of the new E300s.

I know sometimes if the temperture goes below freezing, we do not put the buses through the wash, mainly because it makes the depots like a skating rink.

(02 Jan 2015, 3:49 pm)aureolin wrote Looks like Stockton are having problems cleaning the exterior of their buses too. Couldn't believe the state of some of the new E300s.

(02 Jan 2015, 3:54 pm)Dan wrote The Sunderland ones I observed today were fine, but pretty much all of South Shields' looked like they hadn't been through the wash.

(02 Jan 2015, 4:02 pm)citaro5284 wrote I know sometimes if the temperture goes below freezing, we do not put the buses through the wash, mainly because it makes the depots like a skating rink.

Citaro is correct there. Also the small point that 27157-81 are the last vehicles in the depot to be refuelled and washed, as they apparently take longer to refuel than the MANs.

(02 Jan 2015, 3:49 pm)aureolin wrote Looks like Stockton are having problems cleaning the exterior of their buses too. Couldn't believe the state of some of the new E300s.

The buses were dirty because they weren't washed on new years eve, not because of the temperature but because they wanted an early finish.

(25 Dec 2014, 2:20 pm)danpick wrote No there shouldn't is's Christmas Day.

I expect you'd expect an ambulance/fireman to come out if you needed one?

The latest repaint at Stockton is 22020, seen in Middlesbrough today on the 39

(04 Jan 2015, 8:20 pm)Robinwtait.19 wrote Hi Dan. Is 22734 Still at South Shields Depot. Regards Robin

It might be worth your while addressing mrnut85 with that question, as he is more likely to know than me (given that he is a driver at said depot). I certainly don't know everything!  

Hi Dan. Did you have a happy Christmas And a good new year for 2015. Regards Robin

(04 Jan 2015, 8:39 pm)Robinwtait.19 wrote Hi Dan. Did you have a happy Christmas And a good new year for 2015. Regards Robin

A great one, Robin, and I hope you did too.

No I have had a very bad doze of cold over Christmas and new year. Regards Robin

(04 Jan 2015, 8:28 pm)Dan wrote It might be worth your while addressing mrnut85 with that question, as he is more likely to know than me (given that he is a driver at said depot). I certainly don't know everything!  

Yes it is

(05 Jan 2015, 1:43 pm)mrnut85 wrote Yes it is

I believe it's in service today

Will stagecoach on Teesside depot get anymore new buses or second hand buses to replace the last old alx 300 buses this year.

(07 Jan 2015, 1:51 pm)glen1234 wrote Will stagecoach on Teesside depot get anymore new buses or second hand buses to replace the last old alx 300 buses this year.

Not sure atm.

I'm hoping Sunderland get more gas buses this year but it seems unlikely =(

I hope stagecoach on Teesside get more new Enviro 300 or some other single decker. And I hope there get Enviro 400 as well.

(06 Jan 2015, 7:49 pm)AIG20 wrote Good News:
VOLVO OLYMPIAN 16839 (R839 OVN) has had its SORN notice removed and has been taxed until 1st December 2015.

Bad News:
Dennis Dart/ALX200 33101 (R101 KRG) now has a SORN noticed attached - which shows that it has now been withdrawn from service.

Just wonder what will 16839 be running in Sunderland, I don't think it will be just for the park and ride in football days?

And any news about 16833 from South Shields? Have it returned to Sunderland yet,it seems that it's not on X34 for some time.

(07 Jan 2015, 2:38 pm)bcal3119 wrote Just wonder what will 16839 be running in Sunderland, I don't think it will be just for the park and ride in football days?

And any news about 16833 from South Shields? Have it returned to Sunderland yet,it seems that it's not on X34 for some time.

With the festive period over, I can't imagine that 16833 will need to be used at South Shields on the X34 service anymore.

Odd that Stagecoach are going to the expense of repairing the chassis corrosion on 16839 whilst giving it a full interior and exterior repaint. Could be trying to up the book value ahead of disposal (if planned for some time this year), I guess...

Does anyone know what the loadings are like on the evening 38s in Stockton I often see it running empty in Norton Do they get any council money or is it just a gamble

(07 Jan 2015, 8:01 pm)alanf wrote Does anyone know what the loadings are like on the evening 38s in Stockton I often see it running empty in Norton Do they get any council money or is it just a gamble

They are commerically operated - mentions at the launch of the new buses that the reintroduce was due to requests after the Ragpath Lane/Junction Road junction improvements saw the 37 serving the estate.

(07 Jan 2015, 8:01 pm)alanf wrote Does anyone know what the loadings are like on the evening 38s in Stockton I often see it running empty in Norton Do they get any council money or is it just a gamble

January is a notoriously quiet month during the day, even worse on a night

It's a gas in Sunderland, Gas Bus survey

http://www.stagecoachbus.com/gasbus.aspx

22734's rear destination still uses the letter 'A' instead of 'E'.

See attached.

Busways Period 9 Movements
16839 R839 OVN VOLVO OLYMPIAN Disposal to Reserve
22038 NK53 KFC MAN ALX300 Slatyford to Delicenced
22467 T467 BNL MAN ALX300 Reserve to Disposal
22479 T479 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22482 T482 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22483 T483 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22492 T492 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22672 V672 DDC MAN ALX300 Delicenced to Disposal
22675 V675 DDC MAN ALX300 In service at Slatyford


Transit Period 9 Movements
22465 T465 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22470 T470 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22472 T472 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22488 T488 BNL MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22660 T660 OEF MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22661 T661 OEF MAN ALX300 Sold to A.H. Hardwick
22668 V668 DDC MAN ALX300 Disposal to Reserve
33101 R101 KRG DENNIS DART SLF Reserve to Disposal
34401 NK53 KFW DENNIS DART SLF Hartlepool to Reserve
34615 NK04 NRF DENNIS DART SLF In service at Hartlepool

(09 Jan 2015, 6:34 pm)AIG20 wrote I hope 33101 (R101 KRG) is preserved; and the withdrawal of 34401 (NK53 KFW) increases the likelihood of the "53/04 Plate" batch of Pointer Darts being replaced in this/next years order, as this is the eldest DDA-compliant Dart in the North East Fleet.

34401 isn't withdrawn - it's moved into the Reserve fleet in place of 34615. It'll still be in active use at Hartlepool as 33101 and 34615 have been for the last few months.