North East Independents

[W179 SCU]

RE: North East Independents

(09/09/2012 15:23)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(09/09/2012 15:01)W179 SCU Wrote:  Hi - Can I have some info of buses ran on Teesside (mainly Middlesbrough) by independent companies and the allocations? Thanks

Compass Royston
Service 555 - usually one of the Solos (W87NDW, T14CRT, MW52PYX OR GX55LNF)
Service 588/589 - normally Varios R47LNU and S295UAL, occasionally appearances by the Solos and rarely Manual Vario S592RGA
Service R66/66X - home to Volvo B7RLE NX59BYC

Leven Valley
All services (bar the 455/456) are pooled together, so bar 2 (1 on Saturdays) on the 455/456 and 1 (2 on Saturdays) spare vehicles, the rest of the fleet turn up on 18/19/45/492/507.

Tees Valley Coach Travel
Saturdays only see the 87/87A operating, normally with two of the Single Decker fleet
Weekdays see the 87/87A operated by one low floor Dart and two Olympians (normally N702LTN and P534HMP), 24 by M696/702HPF, 67 by one of the other Darts, 70s by one of the Centros and another of the Darts, 95 (when it operates) previously was a low floor Dart or Centro but now is whichever of M696/702HPF isn't on the 24 or K574RRH

Stagecarriage
The 271, normally operated by Vario T433EBD, runs from Eston

Right - Cheers! - Do all of these services operate on Saturdays or not? Also, if I go on Saturdays, is there any chance of me getting an Olympian from Tees Valley Coach Travel?