(03 Jun 2026, 8:46 am)LVK 404L wrote They did reduce the ops at Shields a few years back as mentioned previously
The 30, X20, X34, E1, E2 and E6 all got moved to Sunderland
The 30 and X20 returned to Shields not long after then the X34 followed and returned to Shields operations
One of the reasons the X34 returned was Sunderland depot was on strike during this and the X34 was cancelled. Folks of Shields weren't happy as Shields were not part of strike and yet half our services were affected.
Keep Shields depot and just rebuild
We lost Northern (GNE) and look how much the services were culled as a result.
If I’m not mistaken them 11 plate E300’s 277**’s were new to South Shields for the E1 E2 and E6 and when the routes went to Sunderland so did them buses. I’m going to assume the drivers at South Shields weren’t happy. It would be nice for them to keep Shields and invest give them some routes back etc because like you say Sunderland on strike E1/2/6 affected shields suffer and it’s not their fault.