June 12th 2020 @ 15:15: Fleet Ramblings
© Ian Knott
Stagecoach East Midlands
Another of the Enviro 400s recently transferred here from Stagecoach Manchester has now entered service. 19070 is currently operating from Hull, whilst 19100 has now also been transferred from Stagecoach Manchester and has already entered service at Hull.
Enviro 300 27882 has received the Stagecoach 'Special' ocean green version of the livery and is expected to gain branding for the Hull Park & Ride service.
© Aaron Frost
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
© Lee Wardle
​Now in the new Stagecoach 'Local' livery here is Optare Solo 47006.
Go North East
​We have a large catch-up report with thanks to the company who post fleet updates regularly on their website.
From Monday June 1st 2020, in line with guidance from the government, Go North East's bus services started returning to what can be considered a 'normal' level of service on weekdays (albeit still reduced on weekends), and also with some minor changes which had originally been planned to take place from May 17th 2020.
The depots which were temporarily 'mothballed' for the duration of the crisis have now re-opened, except for Saltmeadows Road, which is where most of the National Express coaches are stored. The central works facility remains open as usual.
Therefore, the following re-allocations have taken place, to accommodate the 'ramp up' of service levels:
- Optare Solo 625, 627, 628, 631, 632, 633, 691, 692, 693, 694, 696 from Riverside to Percy Main
- Optare Solo 626, 634, 695, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702 reinstated at Percy Main
- Optare Solo 703, 704 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Optare Solo 635 636 637 638 639 647 648 649 650 672 678 reinstated at Deptford
- Optare Solo 646 reinstated at Consett
- Optare Solo 651 reinstated at Chester-le-Street
- Optare Solo 652 from Riverside to Washington
- Optare Solo 657 663 664 665 666 from Deptford to Peterlee
- Optare Solo 673 674 675 676 677 from Hexham to Deptford
- Optare Solo 679 680 681 682 683 from Riverside to Washington
- Optare Solo 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 from Deptford to Washington
- Optare Solo 697 re-licensed but remains out of service
- Optare Solo 706 707 reinstated at Washington
- Optare Solo 715 716 from Deptford to Washington
- Optare Solo 717 from Peterlee to Consett
- Optare Solo 721 723 reinstated at Hexham
- Optare Solo 722 725 reinstated at Chester-le-Street
- Optare Solo 724 from Riverside to Chester-le-Street
- Mercedes Sprinter 729 730 reinstated at Washington
- Volvo B7TL 3941 3962 3963 3964 3965 reinstated at Chester-le-Street
- Volvo B7TL 3942 3943 reinstated at Washington
- Volvo B7TL 3967 3970 3971 3973 3975 3977 3983 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Scania OmniDekka 3995 3996 reinstated at Riverside
- Volvo B7TL open-top 3997 3998 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Volvo B7TL open-top 3999 reinstated at Riverside, for use on staff transport only
- Scania L94 4976 5207 5208 5209 5211 5212 5213 5214 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Scania OmniCity 5238 5239 5240 5241 5242 5249 5250 5251 5252 5253 5264 5265 5266 5269 5272 5273 5274 re-licensed but remain out of service:
- Scania OmniCity 5243 5244 5245 5246 5247 5254 5255 5256 5257 5258 5259 5260 5261 5262 5263 reinstated at Washington
- Scania OmniCity 5267 5268 5270 5271 reinstated at Chester-le-Street
- Mercedes Citaro 5276 5277 5278 5279 5280 5281 5282 5283 5284 5293 5294 5295 5296 5297 5305 5306 5307 5308 5309 5310 5311 5312 5313 5314 5315 5316 5317 5318 5320 5321 5322 5323 5324 5325 reinstated at Riverside
- Mercedes Citaro 5285 5286 5287 5288 5289 5290 5291 5292 5326 5327 5328 5329 5330 5331 5332 5333 5334 5335 5336 5337 5338 reinstated at Deptford
- Mercedes Citaro 5298 5299 5300 5301 5302 5303 5304 reinstated at Hexham
- Mercedes Citaro 5358 5359 5360 5361 5362 5363 5364 5365 5366 5367 5368 reinstated at Washington
- Wright Streetlite 5369 5370 5371 5375 5465 5470 5475 reinstated at Deptford
- Optare Versa 5382 5386 5387 5388 reinstated at Riverside
- Optare Versa 5389 5390 from Hexham to Riverside
- Wright Streetlite 5393 5394 5459 5462 reinstated at Riverside
- Wright Streetlite 5395 5396 5397 5399 5400 5401 5402 from Deptford to Chester-le-Street
- Wright Streetlite 5398 5403 reinstated at Chester-le-Street
- Wright Streetlite 5404 5405 5406 5407 5408 5419 from Riverside to Chester-le-Street
- Wright Streetlite 5409 5411 5412 5413 5414 5451 from Deptford to Consett
- Wright Streetlite 5410 5414 5416 5417 5418 5447 reinstated at Consett
- Wright Streetlite 5432 5433 5434 5435 5436 5437 reinstated at Deptford
- Wright Streetlite 5440 5441 5442 5443 5444 5445 from Riverside to Consett
- Mercedes Citaro 5481 5482 5483 5484 5485 5486 5487 reinstated at Deptford
- Volvo B9TL 6001 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 reinstated at Washington
- Volvo B9TL 6043 6044 from Deptford to Riverside
- Volvo B9TL 6045 6046 6071 6072 6073 6074 6081 6082 6083 reinstated at Riverside
- Volvo B9TL 6047 6048 6075 6076 6077 6078 6079 6080 reinstated at Hexham
- Volvo B9TL 6049 6050 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 from Deptford to Washington
- Volvo B5LH 6056 6057 6058 6059 6060 6061 6062 6063 6065 6066 6067 6068 6069 6070 reinstated at Percy Main
- Volvo B5LH 6064 re-licensed but remains out of service
- Volvo B9TL 6095 6096 reinstated at Deptford
- Volvo B9TL 6099 6100 6101 6102 6103 6104 6105 6106 6107 6108 6109 6110 6111 6112 6113 6114 6115 6116 from Riverside to Percy Main
- Volvo B9TL 6117 reinstated at Percy Main
- Volvo B9TL 6118 6119 6120 6121 reinstated at Consett
- Scania OmniDekka 6122 6123 6124 6125 6128 6131 6136 6137 6138 6139 6146 reinstated at Riverside
- Scania OmniDekka 6126 6126 6129 6143 6162 6163 6164 6165 6166 reinstated at Chester-le-Street
- Scania OmniDekka 6140 6141 6142 6167 6168 6169 6170 6171 6176 reinstated at Percy Main
- Scania OmniDekka 6132 6133 6134 6135 6144 6145 6147 6148 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Volvo B9TL 6149 6150 6151 6152 6153 6154 6155 6156 6158 6159 6160 6161 reinstated at Consett
- Volvo B9TL 6157 from Deptford to Consett
- Wright StreetDeck 6301 6302 6303 from Riverside to Chester-le-Street
- Wright StreetDeck 6304 6305 6306 6307 6331 6332 6333 from Consett to Chester-le-Street
- Volvo B5TL 6313 6314 reinstated at Riverside
- Wright StreetDeck 6315 6316 6317 6318 6319 6320 6321 6322 6323 6324 6325 6326 6327 6328 6329 6330 from Riverside to Chester-le-Street
- ADL Enviro400MMC 6336 reinstated at Consett
- Volvo B7TL 6901 reinstated at Deptford
- Volvo B7TL 6902 6903 6904 6905 6906 6907 6908 6909 6910 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Volvo B7TL 6920 6921 6922 6923 6924 6925 6926 6927 6928 6929 6930 6931 6932 6933 6934 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Volvo B7TL 6936 6938 6939 6940 6941 re-licensed but remain out of service
- Scania Levante 7098 7100 7101 7102 reinstated at Hexham
- Volvo B9R 7108 7110 7111 reinstated at Deptford
- Optare Versa 8294 from Riverside to Percy Main
- Optare Versa 8295 8296 8297 8298 8299 8300 8305 8306 8307 8308 8309 8310 8311 8312 8313 8314 8315 8316 8317 8318 8322 8323 8324 8325 8326 8327 8328 8329 8330 8331 8332 8333 8334 8335 8336 8337 8338 reinstated at Riverside
- Optare Versa 8301 8302 8304 8319 8320 8321 reinstated at Chester-le-Street
- Wright Streetlite 8339 reinstated at Riverside
- Optare MetroDecker 9083 reinstated at Percy Main
Driver Training buses have been fitted with extra tables and re-deployed at depots as 'bait buses' to allow better social distancing during drivers' breaks. Scania L94UB/Wright Solar 5210 (NK54 NVE) is the only remaining bus in the Driver Training fleet, to assist with training when existing drivers return to work. The others have been distributed as follows:
- 4961 at Washington
- 4962 at Riverside
- 4963 at Percy Main
- 4965 at Hexham
- 5202 at Deptford
Further buses being reinstated in the week to June 7th 2020 include:
Optare Solo M880/Optare 697 (YJ59 NNH) at Hexham, providing temporary cover on local services to release a seatbelted example for use on scholars services, whilst the coaches are fitted with extra PPE for driving colleagues.
Optare Solo M880/Optare 703 (YJ10 MFF) at Riverside, for use on a scholars service.
Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka 6132 (YN04 GJF) at Riverside, to allow one board on services 26/27 to be converted to double-deck, to allow better social distancing.
Stagecoach South Wales
We have been advised that Scania/Enviro 400 15613 was collected from Stagecoach Oxfordshire's Witney depot yesterday and is now at Cwmbran depot.