Stagecoach North East

[kuyoyo]

RE: Stagecoach North East
MAN Enviro300 24113 spent the day on the 35 today.

(16/01/2013 11:40)Southernsofty Wrote:  

(15/01/2013 19:31)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(15/01/2013 14:50)mbonwick Wrote:  There is no chance of the Olympians going anywhere until at least 2015 (?) when the contract for the services on which they are intended to operate is up for renewal.

I believe, the Macmillan Contracts may be on a 5 year contract, which would place the renewal date as September 2014 (contract was last renewed in September 2009, when the routes were renumbered 301-308 from 341-348 though not in the same order as they originally wear).

Are there any Double deck height issues around Teeside?
I.e could Highbridge ex London Tridents replace the Olympians in a year or twos time?

It's Teesside - and yes, ideally any replacement for our Olympians would be Lowbridge Tridents from somewhere like Manchester. Mainly due to their length (not ideal to replace our 87-seat Olympians with short Tridents from London, major drop in seating capacity) , but also it then enables Deckers to be used on all services as break down cover etc. At the moment, the Olympians can cover all routes but they have to be taken off the 37 before Park End due to the lowbridge at Marton Station on the route to James Cook Hospital.