OPERATIONS PROFILE
as at 30th August 2009
Stagecoach on Teesside operate a PVR of 64 (plus 9 to cover contract services). The regular services PVR is split 75% (48) easyACCESS and 25% (16) high floor; numerous other services, mainly scholars and evening contracts, are operated under contract to Stockton Borough Council. The regular services PVR of 64 is covered by a network of 13 services across Stockton, Middlesbrough, Billingham and Norton, stretching from Lingfield Park and Stainton in the South to Elton Park in the West and Low Grange in the North. In addition, flagship Service 36 runs through to Hartlepool.
Fleet
Profile
The
Stagecoach on Teesside fleet comprises 95 vehicles, 67% (64) of which are
easyACCESS and 33% (31) high floor. The total
of 95 is made up of 14 Volvo Olympians, 17 Volvo B10Ms, 9 Volvo B10BLE's, 40 MAN
saloons and 15 brand new Enviro 300s.
In addition, Teesside have 3 Driver Training Vehicles; 1 Volvo B10M (20101) and
2 Volvo B10B's (21035/37).
All of the Teesside fleet have received Stagecoach on Teesside livery, with the exception of 20122, 20267/98, 20550, 20696, 20843, 21002, 22174/95, 22202/11 & 22465 which have no name under the Stagecoach logo, 16703, 22204/08, 22451/52/54/55/56, 22669 & 33492 which bear Stagecoach in Teesside names, 21020 which retains Stagecoach in Hartlepool names and 16731 & 22193 for which the current fleetname is not known. MANs 22455 & 22658-61/68 additionally carry branding for Service 36, while 22061/63-66 carry similar branding for Service 37. The new Enviro 300s carry distinctive contravision branding for route 36 (24101-24106) or megarider (24107-24111). Please note, 24112-24115 are yet to enter service. To date 11 Enviro 300s have entered service and eight low floor Darts have been displaced; further vehicle movements are anticipated.
MANs 22061-22066 and Enviro 300s 24101-24115 were delivered complete with the new style interior. 20120, 20122, 20550, 20696 & 20843 were transferred from Hartlepool complete with a fully refurbished interior. None of the rest of the Teesside fleet have been treated to a full refurbishment, though several have received retrim (new blue moquette on old bench seats*), including 16701/03/31, 16831/32/35, 20254/68/95, 20554, 21101/03/04/05/47/48, 22174/97/98/99, 22204/06/08/10/11, 22451/52/54/55/56/65/66, 22656-61/63/65/67/68/70/71/74. (*20261 is fitted with re-trimmed coach seats)
Three of the MAN easyACCESS saloons currently carry Megarider advertisements: 22665/67 carry the pants Megarear , while 22062 retains the old take any bus Megarider mega rear. 22451 has long since lost its short-lived full offside contra-vision advert for BBC Tees.
21141/42/47/48 and the Enviro 300s have scrolling orange Sentence Case digital destination displays. Olympians 16831-40, B10M's 20253/54/55 & 20550/54 and MANs 22061-66, 22174/93/95/97/98/99, 22201/02/04/06/08/10/11, 22451/52/54/55/56/65/66, 22656-61/63/65/67-71/74 all have yellow non-scrolling Sentence Case digital destination blinds. Olympians 16701-03/31, B10BLEs 21101-05 and B10Ms 20120/22, 20261/67/68/70/95/98, 20696 & 20837/43/44 all have yellow UPPERCASE digital destination blinds.
Meet
the
Fleet
21101 21102 21103 21104 21105 21141 21142 21147 21148 22061 22062 22063 22064 22065 22066 22174 22193 22195 22197 22198 22199 22201 22202 22204 22206 22208 22210 22211 22451 22452 22454 22455 22456 22465 22466 22656 22657 22658 22659 22660 22661 22663 22665 22667 22668 22669 22670 22671 22674 24101 24102 24103 24104 24105 24106 24107 24108 24109 24110 24111 24112 24113 24114 24115
high
floor
16701 16702 16703 16731 16831 16832 16833 16834 16835 16836 16837 16838 16839 16840 20120 20122 20253 20254 20255 20261 20267 20268 20270 20295 20298 20550 20554 20696 20837 20843 20844
A bit of Analysis
Average fleet age: 9.2 years
| Total Fleet | |
high floor | |
| Spares overall | 23.2%
(22/95) |
25.0%
(16/64) |
19.3%
(6/31) |
| Spares on PVR | 30.1%
(22/73) |
33.3%
(16/48) |
24.0%
(6/25) |
These analyses include the 9 contract PVR in the high floor and total calculations
Please note, 24112-24115 are yet to enter service. To date 11 Enviro 300s have entered service and eight low floor Darts have been displaced; further vehicle movements are anticipated therefore these analyses are subject to change.
Routes
11
Lingfield Park Coulby Newham Middlesbrough
via
Newham Way, Acklam Road, Cambridge Road and Linthorpe Village
12
Coulby Newham Hemlington Middlesbrough
via
Acklam Road and Linthorpe
13
Salters Lane Stockton Portrack Middlesbrough Hemlington
via
Grangefield and Tollesby
14 Middlesbrough Parliament Road Trimdon Avenue, Baldoon Sands
via
West Lane
34
Middlesbrough Billingham Owington Farm
35
Stockton Billingham
Wolviston Court High Grange
via
Norton Grange
36
Hartlepool Greatham Billingham Stockton Middlesbrough
Park End
via
Marina, Oxford Road, Catcote Road, Owington Farm, Norton, Thornaby Station &
North Ormesby
37
James Cook Hospital Park End Middlesbrough Stockton North
Tees Hospital
38
Park End Middlesbrough Stockton Norton Glebe
52
Owington Farm Billingham Stockton
via
Low Grange, Billingham Stores and Norton
58
Hardwick University Hospital of North Tees Stockton
via
Durham Road
59
Stockton High Street Elm Tree North Tees Hospital
61
Stockton Fairfield Elton Park Fairfield Stockton
via Oxbridge
| Service Number |
PVR | Operated by | Notes |
| 11 | 5 (interworks with 34) | B10M, Olympian | Operates Monday-Saturday daytime only |
| 12 | 8 | B10BLE, MAN, B10M | |
| 13 | 5 | Olympian, B10M | Operates Monday-Saturday daytime only |
| 14 | 4 (2 duties operate Service 14 only, 2 interwork) | B10M, Olympian | Operates Monday-Saturday daytime only |
| 34 | Operates Monday-Saturday daytime only | ||
| 35 | 2 | B10M, Olympian | Evenings & Sundays |
| 36 | 13 | MAN |
|
| 37 | 5 | MAN | |
| 38 | 4 | MAN |
Operates Monday-Saturday daytime only |
| 52 | 11 | MAN, B10M, Olympian | |
| 58 | |||
| 59 | 7 | Dart SLF | |
| 61 |
Operates Monday-Saturday daytime only |
||
| TOTAL | 64 |
A sample vehicle working for Stagecoach on Teesside can be viewed HERE. This was the actual allocation from 29th August 2009.
Where
to go
for
Sightings
It is not
possible to view all of the Teesside duties from any one location.
The best option is to split your time between Middlesbrough Bus Station
and Stockton High Street, which together are served by every vehicle in service.
for
Photos
In Stockton either end of the High Street gives good opportunities for photographs, as do the stands outside of the Castlegate Centre.
In
Middlesbrough the town isn't great for photos, but the top of the bus
station is probably the best option (though the position of the sun can be a
problem).
for
Timetables
Stagecoach
on Teesside (and indeed Stagecoach North East) now have only one travelshop, on
Stockton High Street (Castlegate Centre, near Iceland).
This usually has full stocks of Stagecoach on Teesside timetables as well
as Stagecoach in Hartlepool service 1. In
Middlesbrough, the former Stagecoach on Teesside travelshop in the Bus Station
is now an Arriva travelshop and this also keeps stocks of Stagecoach timetable
leaflets.
the
DEPOT
Please
remember trespassing is illegal.Do not
enter any depot area without prior permission from Stagecoach.
All
of what is described here can been seen from outside the perimeter fence.
Stagecoach
on Teesside is based at
Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees
(between Church Road and Portrack Lane).
The depot is spacious and has extensive garage capabilities. A few of the withdrawn members of the Stagecoach North East fleet can usually be found here.
Click
HERE
to view an aerial map of the depot and surrounding area (external link to
Google Maps).
layout
There is only one entrance to the
depot, on Portrack Lane.
The
main service fleet park up outside, with Deckers along the main perimeter wall
and Single decks generally in the centre area.
Walking round the two accessible sides of the depot on Portrack Lane gives a pretty good idea of whats ready for service in there, but no further. A glimpse inside can be viewed by walking along Hill Street East, past the front of the Stagecoach on Teesside offices, but the depot is set back behind a parking area, so is not an especially good view.
how
to get there
from
A19
Take
the exit signed A1046 Portrack & Haverton Hill.
At the roundabout turn towards Portrack Lane & Stockton Centre
(thats a right turn if coming from the North, a left turn if coming from
South). Follow Portrack Lane along
past ASDA over several sets of roundabouts and traffic lights.
There is a roundabout just before the road becomes single, from dual,
carriageway. At this roundabout
take the third exit to stay on Portrack Lane (the road straight ahead is
actually Church Road). You will be
driving right past the depot on your left.
It is a residential area, so parking is not a problem.
from
Stockton Town Centre
Walking:
Head along the High Street towards Debenhams, and then head for Splash! (right
turn off the High Street). Cross
Maritime Road, head left a little and turn right onto Portrack Lane.
The depot will be on your right a way along Portrack Lane.
Driving:
From the Castlegate Centre Car Park, join the dual carriageway (A1035,
Riverside). Pass the Princess of
Wales Bridge on your right, and go straight on onto Maritime Road.
Shortly after the junction, turn right into Portrack Lane.
Continue along and the depot is on your right.
Busing:
Stagecoach on Teesside Service 13 stops outside the depot travelling towards
Middlesbrough and Hemlington (from Salters Lane and Stockton Town Centre) and
travelling towards Stockton and Salters Lane (coming from Hemlington and
Middlesbrough).
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