(20 Mar 2025, 6:35 pm)Storx wrote Not too sure, I've always assumed, and admit there's nothing to back this up, that the 64/65 Plates from Stockton will eventually end up at Sunderland. Noticed that Walkergate swapped 5 of them for the 11 Plates, in recent weeks, which would hint that's where they're going. It would also kind of make sense aswell since it's an upgrade even known it's only a year or so over the gas buses which are going. Seems the Yutongs have knocked out the 11 Plates and bizarrely some E200's, with the remaining there all over the shop, so who knows tbh.Stagecoach management told the Hartlepool Public Transport Forum over a year ago that the plan was that Stocktons fleet would move to Hartlepool ( yes I know some on here will mention the pits) but that is what management planned so it will be a massive let down if it don’t happen, as Hartlepool is in desperate need of newer buses as the fleet is completely unreliable now. I mean even if they don’t fit over the pits at Hartlepool they could very easily sort that out as they is plenty of space to build a new engineering area and Stockton could continue to do any work that would need a pit anyway so they are Solutions to the whole pit issue.
Can't see who else would want them since Hartlepool is a no go, both the Newcastle depots have the Euro 6 issues and I'm not sure South Shields needs anything bar the Darts but unsure a full size saloon is the answer for them either.
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