Stagecoach in Newcastle is a bus company, and a division of

Stagecoach North East Stagecoach North East operates both local and regional bus services in County Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear, England. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, which operates bus, coach, rail and tram services acro ...

. Stagecoach in Newcastle is the largest division of

, and one of the three major bus operators in the city of

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, alongside

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and

Go North East Go North East operates both local and regional bus services in County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear, England. It was previously known as the Northern General Transport Company and Go-Ahead Northern. The compa ...

. Stagecoach predominantly provide services within the city proper, with

and

's routes extending beyond the city into other parts of

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and

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Fleet and operations

Stagecoach Newcastle operate a fleet mainly consisting of vehicles manufactured by

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, 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

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. 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: * Slatyford: Slatyford Lane, Slatyford, Newcastle upon Tyne *

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: Shields Road, Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne

Services

Stagecoach in Newcastle provides local services in and around

, with buses operating from two depots – Slatyford and

. As of April 2022, the following routes are operated:

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 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire operates both local and regional bus services in Cumbria, Lancashire, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, England, as well as Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, which ...

Vehicle orders and deliveries

In 2007, the first batch of

Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 is a twin-axle low-floor double-decker bus that was built by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis between 2005 and 2018. It replaced the Alexander ALX400, Dennis Trident (from which the Enviro400 was de ...

double-deckers were delivered to Newcastle – these being part of a £55 million group-wide order. 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. 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

depots), with this delivery allowing for some of the

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. Eighteen

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

Night buses

In September 2018, Stagecoach in Newcastle introduced weekend night buses on the following routes: N1, N30, N39, N40 and N88. 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

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and

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. The launch of the coastal service coincided with the end of the company's

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franchising agreement, with the open top double-deckers being deployed onto this new route, in order to engage with a new customer base in

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Accidents and incidents

* On 31 December 2008, an Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (19380; NK58 AEU) was de-roofed after it hit a

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bridge at The Avenue,

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(). The accident happened after the driver had taken a wrong turn, leading to minor injuries, and a brief Metro speed restriction. The vehicle returned to service six months later, in June 2009. * On Monday 28 March 2011, an Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (19151; NK07 HBL) suffered severe fire damage, after its engine caught fire in

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, North Tyneside.

References

External links

*
TravelNorthEast.co.uk (North East Public Transport Information)
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