Stagecoach in Newcastle

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Stagecoach in Newcastle
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An Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC, branded in the company's former corporate livery.
Parent Stagecoach Group (Stagecoach Group plc)
Founded1986;37 years ago (1986)
Headquarters Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
England
Service area
Service typeBus and coach
Depots2
Website www.stagecoachbus.com/about/north-east

Stagecoach in Newcastle is a bus company, and a division of Stagecoach North East. [1] Stagecoach in Newcastle is the largest division of Stagecoach North East, and one of the three major bus operators in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, alongside Arriva North East and Go North East. Stagecoach predominantly provide services within the city proper, with Arriva North East and Go North East's routes extending beyond the city into other parts of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham.

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Fleet and operations

Stagecoach Newcastle operate a fleet mainly consisting of vehicles manufactured by Alexander Dennis, with most recent deliveries consisting of Enviro 200 MMC single-deck and Enviro 400 MMC double-deck vehicles. Some older vehicles in the fleet were manufactured by MAN.

Most vehicles are branded in the former corporate livery, which was originally launched in 2000. It consists of a white livery, with a blue skirt, and red and orange swoops. The new Stagecoach livery was launched in January 2020, and features three different liveries, based on the type of service operated, these being local, long-distance and specialist.

Stagecoach in Newcastle operate services from two depots:

Services

Stagecoach in Newcastle provides local services in and around Newcastle upon Tyne, with buses operating from two depots – Slatyford and Walkergate.

As of September 2023, the following routes are operated:

RouteFromToVia
1 Slatyford Cochrane Park Coach Lane CampusScotswood, Elswick, Central Station, City Centre, Shieldfield & Heaton
6 Metrocentre Interchange Freeman Hospital Lemington, West Denton, Westerhope, Newbiggin Hall, Kingston Park & Gosforth
7 Metrocentre Interchange Freeman Hospital Lemington, West Denton, Westerhope, Newbiggin Hall, Kenton & Gosforth
10 North Kenton West Denton Park Kenton Park, RVI, City Centre, Central Station, CAV, West Road, Denton Burn & Lemington Road Ends
11 North Kenton West Denton Shops Kenton Park, RVI, City Centre, Central Station, CAV, West Road, Denton Burn & Slatyford
12 Fenham Two Ball Lonnen Wallsend Hadrian Road, Nuns Moor, City Centre, Byker, St. Anthonys & Walker
18 Walker Benton St Peter's Basin, Byker, Heaton, Freeman Hospital & Four Lane Ends
22 Throckley Cobalt Business Park Newburn, Lemington, Newburn Riverside, Scotswood Road, Central Station, City Centre, Byker, Walkergate, Wallsend, Rosehill & Silverlink Retail Park
22X Throckley Cobalt Business Park Newburn, Lemington, Newburn Riverside, Scotswood Road, Central Station & City Centre
30 Fenham Silver Lonnen Fawdon Fawdon Park RoadBenwell, Elswick, Central Station, City Centre & Gosforth
31 Denton Burn Whickham View Kenton Montagu EstateBenwell, Elswick, Central Station, City Centre & Gosforth
32 Walker North Kenton Byker, Jesmond Vale, Shieldfield, City Centre, RVI, Fenham, Benwell, Cowgate & Blakelaw
32A Walker North Kenton Byker, Jesmond Vale, Shieldfield, City Centre, RVI, Fenham, Benwell, Cowgate & Blakelaw
35 Newcastle, Pilgrim Street Red House Farm Gosforth, Coxlodge & Fawdon
36 Newcastle, John Dobson Street Fenham, Netherby DriveRVI & Fenham Hall Drive
37 Cramlington Denton Burn Whickham ViewDudley, Killingworth, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Sandyford, City Centre, Central Station, CAV, West Road & Benwell Village
38 Forest Hall Denton Burn Whickham ViewFour Lane Ends, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Sandyford, City Centre, Central Station, CAV, West Road & Benwell Village
38A Chapel House Freeman Hospital Denton Burn, Benwell Village, CAV, Central Station, City Centre, Sandyford & High Heaton
39 Dumpling Hall Walker Lemington Road Ends, Denton Burn, West Road, CAV, Stanhope Street, City Centre, Byker & Welbeck Road
40 Chapel House Wallsend Lemington Road Ends, Denton Burn, West Road, CAV, Stanhope Street, City Centre, Byker & Welbeck Road
62 Killingworth Throckley West Moor, Quorum Business Park, Longbenton, Four Lane Ends, Heaton, Byker, City Centre, Cowgate, West Denton, Chapel Park, North Walbottle, Walbottle & Newburn
63 Killingworth Chapel House Forest Hall, Benton, Four Lane Ends, Heaton, Byker, City Centre, Fenham & West Denton
68 Four Lane Ends Tyneview Park
71 Newcastle Grainger StreetCowgate, Westerhope, Hillheads EstateCowgate, Slatyford, Westerhope & Chapel Park
72 Newcastle Grainger Street Chapel House Cowgate, Slatyford & Westerhope
87 Newcastle Grainger Street Newbiggin Hall Cowgate, Slatyford & Westerhope
100 Newcastle Blackett Street Metrocentre express via Central Station
317 Wallsend Whitley Bay, Park AvenueNorth Tyneside Hospital, North Shields, Royal Quays, Percy Main, Howdon & Holy Cross
991 Walbottle Tyneview Park
995 Byker Tyneview Park
X47 Newcastle, Eldon Square Kingston Park express via Cowgate & Ponteland Road
X63 Newcastle Blackett Street Killingworth express via South Gosforth, Quorum Business Park & West Moor
X77 Newcastle, Eldon Square Darras Hall express via Cowgate, Ponteland Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport & Ponteland
X78 Newcastle, Eldon Square Darras Hall express via Cowgate, Ponteland Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport & Ponteland
X79 Newcastle, Eldon Square Kirkley Hall College express via Cowgate, Ponteland Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport & Ponteland
X82 Newcastle, Eldon Square Throckley express via West Road & Walbottle
X87 Newcastle, Eldon Square Newbiggin Hall express via Cowgate, Ponteland Road & Blakelaw
X88 Newcastle, Eldon Square Newbiggin Hall express via Cowgate, Ponteland Road & Blakelaw

Other services

Other Stagecoach services operating in the city belong to different subsidiaries including the X24 express service between Newcastle and Sunderland and X34 between Newcastle and Horsely Hill which are part of the Stagecoach in Sunderland brand; and the 685 Cross-Pennine route between Carlisle and Newcastle which is operated by Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire.

Vehicle orders and deliveries

In 2007, the first batch of Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 double-deckers were delivered to Newcastle – these being part of a £55 million group-wide order. [2] The vehicles operate predominantly on the city's high-frequency routes: 1, 12, 22, 38, 39/40, 62/63 and X87/X88.

A further delivery in July 2011 saw Walkergate depot take delivery of twenty-six Alexander Dennis Enviro 400H double-deckers, as part of the government's green bus scheme. [3] These buses initially served on routes 39 and 40 from their introduction, until turn of the new decade, when they were replaced by new Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC double-deckers. The Enviro 400H now operate on other high-frequency routes in particular services 12 and 22.

In 2016, twenty-four Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC double-decker buses were delivered for services 62 and 63 (operated by both Slatyford and Walkergate depots), with this delivery allowing for some of the Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 from the original 2007 order to leave the region. A further 23 were delivered for services 39 and 40 in January 2020 which include additional audio-visual next stop announcements with scrolling LED displays, free Wi-Fi and USB charging points. [4]

Eighteen Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC single-decker buses were also delivered in 2016, these being for routes 30, 31 and 36 (operated by Slatyford depot).

Scholars

Stagecoach in Newcastle introduced the 115 route from Newbiggin Hall to a stop on Westmoraland Road, running twice Monday to Friday.

Night buses

In September 2018, Stagecoach in Newcastle introduced weekend night buses on the following routes: N1, N30, N39, N40 and N88. [5] These services were withdrawn in July 2019, owing to low usage.

The Seasider open-top service

In 2019, the company launched The Seasider open-top service, which takes in the sights of the North East's coast. The route serves North Shields, Cullercoats, Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. [6] The launch of the coastal service coincided with the end of the company's City Sightseeing franchising agreement, with the open top double-deckers being deployed onto this new route, in order to engage with a new customer base in North Tyneside. [7]

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. ↑ "Busways Travel Services Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Stagecoach group places £55m bus orders for UK". Stagecoach Group. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Stagecoach launches £7m eco-bus fleet". Nexus. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Local bus operator makes £5m fleet investment to boost Newcastle bus services". Stagecoach Group. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bus operator introduces night buses in Newcastle following customer feedback". Stagecoach. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Seasider". Stagecoach. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Henderson, Tony (11 April 2019). "Two new sightseeing buses to launch across Tyneside from this weekend". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Four hurt as bus hits low bridge". BBC News. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  9. ↑ "Pair flee fire on Killingworth double-decker". 28 March 2011.
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