Stagecoach North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Stagecoach North East
Right, another huge update:

Slatyford & Walkergate

Following the recent service changes, the following fleet changes took place:

• Walkergate are now midibus-less following the merger of the 15/15a with the 32/32a - the new 32/32a is operated entirely by Slatyford depot, as such 39721-6 are now once again based at Slatyford
• The number of Darts is now down to just one - 35194 has been given a reprieve (see below for more details). 35162/3/72 are now based at Hartlepool depot while 35190/1 have transferred to Cumbria and north Lancs for Carlisle depot. 35188 has moved home to South Shields
• Enviro400MMC 10638 is now based at Slatyford, as is Enviro400 19203
• '100' branded MAN 18.240/Enviro300 22579 has been withdrawn following a fatal RTC on Redheugh Bridge on the night of 10th May - the damage sustained reported as also fatal and once released from compound is likely to be sold for scrap.
• Following the service changes, the only MAN ALX300s due to be in use here are 22341-4 at Walkergate, 22345/7/8/408-13 at Slatyford with 22346 in reserve.
• Further fleet changes in late May saw Slatyford lose 39702-4 to South Shields, replaced by Stockton's MAN Enviro300 24113-5 to upgrade the 71 (City Centre to Throckley) to full size single decker operation
  

South Shields
Service changes take place today.
Prior to this, MAN Enviro200 39702-4 have returned from Slatyford, releasing Enviro300 27723-5 to Stockton.

Stockton
Ex-South Shields Enviro300 27723-5 are now here, replacing 24113-5 to Slatyford. 27724 has previously been used at Stockton for one day back in June 2012 while en-route to London for the Olympics - it was used to route learn the then-Assistant Operation Manager.

New Saturday-only service X55 started on the 20th May. This runs three times a day - the first journey leaves Stockton to Dalton Park and then onwards to Newcastle with the last departure from Newcastle running to Stockton. The other 2 journeys run between Newcastle and Greatham via Dalton Park. This use ex-West Scotland Volvo B12BT/Plaxton Panther 54045.
Stagecoach on Teesside 54045 (SF57 DRV) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr

Currently parked in Stockton depot is Scania Omnilink 24005 - reason unknown, although it was sighted at Scania Darlington the week before it turned up in Stockton depot yard.
Stagecoach East Scotland 24005 (SP57 CNN) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr