Stagecoach North East

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RE: Stagecoach North East

(04/08/2012 20:43)mbonwick Wrote:  

(04/08/2012 20:17)Metroline1511 Wrote:  Having seen a few Enviro 400s from Newcastle in Manchester, it seemed barmy that Stagecoach had sent some buses to Newcastle from Sheffield as replacements!

Engineering knowledge. Whilst Newcastle don't generally operate Scanias, they are half familliar with the type.

Manchester don't have any and haven't worked on Scanias for several years (their pair of Mylleniums aside as they're older models).

Add to that the increased pressure on Manchester's fitters due to a larger fleet and extra footie services and you begin to see why the moves happened.
Before you ask why Newcastle's didn't simply go straight to London - they have contravision advertising for Stagecoach tickets so are ineligible for LOCOG work.

Newcastle don't today operate Scanias but did upto 2005 with the Alexander PS-bodied L113CRL and Alexander RH-bodied N113DRB. So indeed have past experience of the older type.

As for the contravision adverts, those were removed from those that have gone to London and indeed off several that remain in Newcastle.