I heard Sunderland are getting 3 more

How is it Sunderland are getting more buses than shields depot, what are they playing at I thought they had plenty to work with since they got most of are buses from shields depot!

(12 Aug 2020, 2:57 pm)Robin58 wrote How is it Sunderland are getting more buses than shields depot, what are they playing at I thought they had plenty to work with since they got most of are buses from shields depot!

Because Shields doesn't need them, Sunderland depot, i think have gained school contracts which require deckers, hence the transfer to Sunderland and not Shields.

Thanks Michael Mate

Robin South Shields Won’t `get Any busss well new ones for A few years and the Economics aren’t going back to South Shields never is the x34 so face. It

Only asking a simple question for get it!

(09 Aug 2020, 12:53 pm)AIG20 wrote ADL E300s 27724 & 27725 don't appear to be getting used at Walkergate and there are also still quite a few full size single deckers out of use at both Stockton and Slatyford, as normal pre-lockdown service has not resumed yet.

one of 27724/5 was on short 40's yesterday (extra city centre trips in West End)

Have just been to depot at Shields and have spotted an Alx
double decker in bottom depot. 39705/708 are standing be side it, could not get fleet Number.

(14 Aug 2020, 2:36 pm)Robin58 wrote Have just been to depot at Shields and have spotted an Alx
double decker in bottom depot. 39705/708 are standing be side it, could not get  fleet Number.

18141 I believe - it's to be donated to a local charity

Heard a rumour and it was only a rumour a few days ago that Stagecoach Hartlepool will start doing some school services again in which case bigger buses will be needed as the current fleet of enviros are not big enough so some buses from Stockton or Newcastle might need to be transferred to Hartlepool. Guess we will see in the coming weeks if they is any truth to it.

Sunderland had 19114 & 19179 (Magic livery) arrive from Wigan yesterday to help provide extra school capacity.

(15 Aug 2020, 7:46 am)tyresmoke wrote Sunderland had 19114 & 19179 (Magic livery) arrive from Wigan yesterday to help provide extra school capacity.

Are any more due to arrive, or just these two?

Will the scholars services interwork with normal services or are they standalone, if so will they be replacing any other vehicles?

(15 Aug 2020, 9:34 am)AIG20 wrote Are any more due to arrive, or just these two?

Will the scholars services interwork with normal services or are they standalone, if so will they be replacing any other vehicles?

A third should be due from Manchester. Don't know about any other details, presumably they are Nexus school services and I assume one will do SL06 in Durham too.

I am not very pleased to see more double deckers arrived at Sunderland depot, what are they playing at, we get nothing except 18141 but not to be used!

I like to see more second buses come to North East and I am Sick of over stagecoach fleet send buses to over stagecoach fleet but not to North East. I know we can't new buses all the time

(16 Aug 2020, 12:44 am)Robin58 wrote I am not very pleased to see more double deckers arrived at Sunderland depot, what are they playing at, we get nothing except 18141 but not to be used!

If it isn’t shields u moan ?? oh btw 37306 is at Sunderland

It ok to bay second buses all the time when stagecoach get rid off buses like 08/09 so like that the go to over fleet not north east

(16 Aug 2020, 12:44 am)Robin58 wrote I am not very pleased to see more double deckers arrived at Sunderland depot, what are they playing at, we get nothing except 18141 but not to be used!

Whilst we would all like to see different buses, double deckers are simply not an efficient viable option for most places in the North East in today's climate.

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(16 Aug 2020, 1:00 am)glen wrote I like to see more second buses come to North East and I am Sick of over stagecoach fleet send buses to over stagecoach fleet but not to North East. I know we can't new buses all the time

(16 Aug 2020, 1:43 am)glen wrote It ok to bay second buses all the time when stagecoach get rid off buses like 08/09 so like that the go to over fleet not north east

The North East has a modern fleet, all things considered. There is no point sending older buses to depots just to 'mix it up', sure it would be nice to get a double decker every now and then, especially to give passengers breathing space, but you look at the likes of the 58 and the decker on their barely has anyone upstairs.

Thanks for info mate

(16 Aug 2020, 12:44 am)Robin58 wrote I am not very pleased to see more double deckers arrived at Sunderland depot, what are they playing at, we get nothing except 18141 but not to be used!

I don't get what you expect from South Shields, your lucky you've got the network you've got it's a basketcase of a place at the best of times. Bar the E services there's little money in most the routes as they're just short hopper services into South Shields and who particularly wants to go there. GNE have your profitable services 20, 26, 27 and 50 which are long distance and actually go places with the Metro taking the Newcastle passengers.

Be happy with what you've got as other similar sized places such as Washington, parts of Sunderland and Whitley Bay / North Shields would love what you've got instead they've got GCT running the services at nights and Sundays with breadvans and if you go to other places such as Scarborough which is a similar size they have 1 local service after 6pm.

(15 Aug 2020, 7:46 am)tyresmoke wrote Sunderland had 19114 & 19179 (Magic livery) arrive from Wigan yesterday to help provide extra school capacity.

Don't why others are complaining about getting vehicles in from other areas of the Stagecoach Group, these E400's are available for Cascade due to the entry into service of BYD Electric 400's and ADL E400MMC's in Manchester, hope a few more come up as a few services in Sunderland & South Shields could use some to aid social distancing at this moment in time on certain journey's.

Here is 19114 and 19179 below - Photos from Harry Barker

19114 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/189134926@N07/50229472837/in/photostream/

19179 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/189134926@N07/50229254846/in/photostream/

(16 Aug 2020, 8:37 am)Benny wrote Whilst we would all like to see different buses, double deckers are simply not an efficient viable option for most places in the North East in today's climate.

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The North East has a modern fleet, all things considered. There is no point sending older buses to depots just to 'mix it up', sure it would be nice to get a double decker every now and then, especially to give passengers breathing space, but you look at the likes of the 58 and the decker on their barely has anyone upstairs.

I agree with you. Also, it seems that their move is to be used on new school contracts, so Stagecoach won't buy new buses for those. These DDs are a lot more modern than the ex-London buses, such as 52-plate Tridents and Wright bodied B7TLs , that are used on some scholars routes. They maybe used on normal routes as well as scholars, too.

Well concentrate on you own depot!

19114 entered service yesterday and I caught it today on the X34 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/

(20 Aug 2020, 7:28 pm)Malarkey wrote 19114 entered service yesterday and I caught it today on the X34 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ed-public/

Needs it upstairs aircon fixed it's the only thing you can hear

Is stagecoach North East getting more second buses from over stagecoach fleets.

(22 Aug 2020, 12:24 am)glen wrote Is stagecoach North East getting more second buses from over stagecoach fleets.

One more E400 expected from Manchester I believe.

Thanks for info mate

I saw 39705 for the first time in so many months on 18th August and it looked cleaner!

Have just seen 36478 back at Shields is 36474 still at the depot or did that go back!