(15 Nov 2024, 12:17 am)ReDemPTiion wrote So some interesting news regarding Stockton depot in the 12-18 months they will have their depot knocked down and rebuilt and by May 2025 they will have a full fleet of brand new electric buses. That should mean their current buses will transfer elsewhere or be withdrawn depending on age. I’m guessing the 262’s will go to Newcastle?
But my question is Newcastle has to be the busiest in the north east for Stagecoach yet we seem to be last for everything constantly receiving second hand buses which looks to be the case again next year. Where is this investment for Slatyford? We need a new depot for the electric buses, our current fleet of buses are not fit for purpose. It’s honestly a joke the way the company treat Slatyford.
I have heard the same that Stockton will be fully electric.
Currently, I do not think that franchising is on the cards around there as opposed to Newcastle, so maybe that has a bearing on why Stagecoach have decided to plow their money into Stockton rather than Newcastle