South Shields MAN E200 39702 has transferred to Sunderland according to Bus Times and has been operating on service 8 (City Centre - South Hylton) this afternoon.

It looks like Sunderland depot could be struggling with 19211, 24001, 27734, 27736, 28005, 28040, 39714, 39718 and 39728 all off the road according to Bus Times; and 24002, 24003, 34605, 35189, 39672, 39674 and 39710 currently on loan to Stockton.

I have no idea how Stagecoach will be able to run the scholars contacts they have gained as well as extra / duplicate peak services with the amount of vehicles currently unavailable / at other depots. The engineering teams at each depot must under a lot of pressure at the moment.

I assume the additional decker that Sunderland Depot needs for scholars contracts hasn't turned up either?