(24 Oct 2026, 2:00 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Weren't the 74 plates 73089-106 initially bought for Slatyford but due to the time it would take to install the chargers they ended up at Stockton? Wouldn't be surprised if this swap was more to do with moving the newer vehicles out of Tyne and Wear in preperation for franchising.
Also does anyone know about other transfers happening:
27726 and 36470 are both now in service at Sunderland, 27725 and 36471 are both having work done on them in the depot. There doesn't appear to be anything that has left Sunderland as a result.
Yeah they were but I think those ones are staying at Stockton. I believe our 75 plates will be swapped with the 25 plates but your suggestion about the franchising is probably the case. Stagecoach won’t buy new stuff for Newcastle, Sunderland and South Shields until it’s sorted.
Slatyford only have 36469, 36473 and 36476 left out of them 364** batch. I believe 36472 could be withdrawn (not confirmed) the engine was dying, jerking under acceleration, top speed of 30mph it wasn’t healthy. I can’t see them putting a new engine in it with its current age.