Stagecoach North East

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RE: Stagecoach North East

(09/09/2012 20:44)Metroline1511 Wrote:  You seem more interested in Stagecoach in Teesside for older rather than modern stock W179. I guess the modern stock replicates stock on Tyneside so older stock makes an interesting change.

Although I was superficially saddened to miss out on riding an Enviro300 in South Shields in July, I was pleased to ride Volvo B10BLEs as ALX300s are rare and Prestiges are, I believe, for Stagecoach unique in the North East!

Given we're the depot with the oldest stock for normal service work (R-reg Olympians, an allocated P-reg B10BLE), it's natural to be more interested in them rather than the Enviro300s here (unless you like a laugh at their names, 24112 Mr Snuggle Wuggle for example).

Yes, 21101-5 are the only Prestiges not only with Stagecoach now (26127, the DAF aquirred with Bullocks, was sold off by Sheffield last year when their E400Hs arrived). Not only that, they are also the only Prestiges on the B10BLE chassis (all the others are on DAFs chassis as far as I'm aware).