(12 Jul 2025, 10:13 am)cainebj wrote Photos have been uploaded to Flickr of E300s 27805 and 27809 transferring to Stagecoach South West.

https://flickr.com/photos/86759450@N07/54648478606/

I saw the pair heading south under their own steam on the A1 at Scotswood on Friday morning.  Not sure I would have fancied that 7+ hour drive!

(10 Jul 2025, 7:52 pm)F114TML wrote Is 37311 transferring somewhere? Surely there's other buses in more need of repaint, even though we're out of the anniversary year.

Thought the original intention was 373xx to Slaty in exchange for 364xx?

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(14 Jul 2025, 12:21 pm)54APhotography wrote Thought the original intention was 373xx to Slaty in exchange for 364xx?

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You'd think they would have done 26282 first, thats been knocking around the streets of Newcastle for months now and looks horrendous since it has its front end 'modified'

Turns out 37311 needs a new engine. 26282, for the record, had a deer-based accident on the 685.

(14 Jul 2025, 12:21 pm)54APhotography wrote Thought the original intention was 373xx to Slaty in exchange for 364xx?

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How true is that, that the 373’s are going to Slatyford to replace the 364’s? Some of them 364’s are a hell of a lot better than the 373’s

(16 Jul 2025, 1:57 pm)ReDemPTiion wrote How true is that, that the 373’s are going to Slatyford to replace the 364’s? Some of them 364’s are a hell of a lot better than the 373’s

It's the Euro rating

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27251 now working from Sunderland, didnt last long at Shields.

Wonder if 27242 will follow suit.

(17 Jul 2025, 9:05 am)LVK 404L wrote 27251 now working from Sunderland, didnt last long at Shields.

Wonder if 27242 will follow suit.

I thought they were only at Shields to cover for 27740 and 37317 that were on loan to Walkergate to cover for the Silverstone vehicles.

I know it hasn't been confirmed yet, but surely the Enviro 300's which remain have to be going to Sunderland to replace the Gas Buses. The numbers pretty much match perfectly now.

Btw speaking of allocations has the 6 and 7 officially been downgraded to Enviro 200's now or is just because Slatyford has a ridiculous number of the things that they're being dumped on there?

(17 Jul 2025, 5:39 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote I thought they were only at Shields to cover for 27740 and 37317 that were on loan to Walkergate to cover for the Silverstone vehicles.

Possibly, i thought they may have been replacememts for a couple of the remaining darts.  Arent they getting withdrawn shortly?

Slatyford are due their Yutongs over the coming weeks. 4 will initially enter service on the 30/31/36 while the chargers and infrastructure is sorted then the remaining 14 will enter service soon after. This probably means 24101-24115 won’t have long left in service if the plan is to replace them with the Yutongs.