(28 Apr 2025, 2:47 pm)Malarkey wrote The "Summer Timetable" due to take affect shortly which will see all 20 of the Yutongs on the E1/E2/E6 boosting capacity across the routes however this does not change the fact the services require Double Deckers, I'm also surprised Stagecoach did not go for some Yutong U11DD's as the spares could've been utilised on other Sunderland Services at Peak Times but SNE will never learn.
I do also think some of the Stagecoach South Shields "Town Services" could be merged into some of the Stagecoach Sunderland routes providing much better Cross-City Connections i.e. South Shields Service 30 merging with Sunderland's Service 4 or 13 on specific boards as I appreciate the frequencies of all 3 service mentioned are different.
Sorry for the late reply, I've been away so haven't been on here.
If that's true, I take it, Sunderland will get 2nd hand buses to put on the 16 and X24, as they're the current routes allocated the rest.
I noticed on Bustimes, quite a few more gas buses have gone for a refurb and then are off to Reading Buses. (28024-30)