27727 seems to be back at Sunderland, bringing back some nostalgia on the Es this evening, alongside 27180 which has been on for most of the day...

(Yesterday, 5:31 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote Them 3 have been taken off the road now (73057/58/59) so I’m guessing they’re going back to Sunderland and Slatyford were just struggling for buses today.

Yes theses three buses have gone back now. Slatyford are really struggling for buses at the minute.

(9 hours ago)Busesinnewcastle wrote Yes theses three buses have gone back now. Slatyford are really struggling for buses at the minute.

Yeah because the fleet is horrendous. With the plan of knocking the parking shed down once the chargers on the back yard are done to allow the 18 buses out on the 30/31/36 I do wonder if the plan is for Slatyford to go fully electric. The neighbours would complain about the noise of diesel buses, and the fact they’re not maintaining the buses very well makes me think there’s a plan in place for EV’s.

(8 hours ago)ReDemPTiion wrote Yeah because the fleet is horrendous. With the plan of knocking the parking shed down once the chargers on the back yard are done to allow the 18 buses out on the 30/31/36 I do wonder if the plan is for Slatyford to go fully electric. The neighbours would complain about the noise of diesel buses, and the fact they’re not maintaining the buses very well makes me think there’s a plan in place for EV’s.

Yes I agree they aren’t maintaining them well at all take the 262s for example there was loads of the road 26289 has been of the road for ages so has 26292 personally these buses on the 685s are no good and the 106s are rubbish they are losing power by the day!

(9 hours ago)Busesinnewcastle wrote Yes theses three buses have gone back now. Slatyford are really struggling for buses at the minute.

One of the E200s (36468 possibly) was my X47 home earlier - how those things aren't scrapped is beyond me. No redeeming qualities at all, and completely unsuitable for any service around Newcastle. 

They'd have been far far better off keeping the 24xxx E300s in service imo, at least they could somewhat handle the loadings (and weren't quite as bad inside!). 

As an aside - how 19389 is still going baffles me. It's comfortably the slowest E400 I've ever been on, and when I was last upstairs on it in December the pillar was fully detaching from the upper windscreen every time there was any impact (bump in the road etc.).

(8 hours ago)PH - BQA wrote One of the E200s (36468 possibly) was my X47 home earlier - how those things aren't scrapped is beyond me. No redeeming qualities at all, and completely unsuitable for any service around Newcastle. 

They'd have been far far better off keeping the 24xxx E300s in service imo, at least they could somewhat handle the loadings (and weren't quite as bad inside!). 

As an aside - how 19389 is still going baffles me. It's comfortably the slowest E400 I've ever been on, and when I was last upstairs on it in December the pillar was fully detaching from the upper windscreen every time there was any impact (bump in the road etc.).

The 364**’s in theory should leave Slatyford when the 32/32A leave. There is no need for them anymore and if they don’t leave then there’s something wrong.

(8 hours ago)PH - BQA wrote One of the E200s (36468 possibly) was my X47 home earlier - how those things aren't scrapped is beyond me. No redeeming qualities at all, and completely unsuitable for any service around Newcastle. 

They'd have been far far better off keeping the 24xxx E300s in service imo, at least they could somewhat handle the loadings (and weren't quite as bad inside!). 

As an aside - how 19389 is still going baffles me. It's comfortably the slowest E400 I've ever been on, and when I was last upstairs on it in December the pillar was fully detaching from the upper windscreen every time there was any impact (bump in the road etc.).

Oh I know I don’t know how half of Slatyfords fleet are still going not maintained at all. Don’t even say anything about 19389 sounds terrible and as you say terribly slow

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(8 hours ago)ReDemPTiion wrote The 364**’s in theory should leave Slatyford when the 32/32A leave. There is no need for them anymore and if they don’t leave then there’s something wrong.

Yes I hope they do. And I bet Slatydord don’t get anything in return

(8 hours ago)Busesinnewcastle wrote Yes I hope they do. And I bet Slatydord don’t get anything in return

Shouldn’t need anything. We’ve got 10 out of 18 Yutongs out and then lose 6 buses for 32’s once the other 8 EV’s come out that’ll withdraw the last 3 241**’s and potentially the 277**’s with the 364**’s going as they won’t be needed.

I think ? that stagecoach boss want stagecoach go to all electric buses i think that good all the depot are getting in the act now.