(20 Nov 2019, 9:52 pm)AIG20 wrote I wonder if there are any future plans for more Gas Buses at Sunderland? When 28001 - 17 / 28018 - 40 entered service I'm sure someone at Stagecoach said that they wanted the majority of buses at Sunderland to be running on gas power?

I assume the additional ADL E400s would either be for Walkergate or Slatyford due to the Low Emissions Zone that may be coming into effect soon in the Newcastle area, they would be a replacement for the ADL E400s that were sent to Stockton, and would allow more MAN ALX300s and the remaining Kinetics to be withdrawn.

Hope so but i can't see it without a government grant, i remember someone from Stagecoach saying, they wanted to Make Sunderland fully gas.

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(21 Nov 2019, 11:27 am)RBZ 5459 wrote Both Walkergate and Sunderland's 196xxs have been undergoing exhaust modifications in recent months, with the E400Hs having also undergone similar emission work. As now, the Newcastle vehicles will be allocated onto the late running boards but obviously will be more concentrated to other services (i.e. not 39/40).

Providing what gets retained, deckers remaining in Newcastle across depots will be 193xxs upwards (with the exception of the Seasiders), and these which should be able to undergo similar emission work if and when needed. 

The current Clean Air Plan for Newcastle looks set for 2021 so still time for further orders, cascades and trials of Euro modifications for Newcastle.

What will happen with the X24 Omnilinks, have they received the modification's too?, if not hopefully 4 of Newcastles E400's move over to Sunderland for the X24.