Stagecoach in Newcastle is a bus company and division of Stagecoach North East

Stagecoach North East

Stagecoach North East is a major operator of bus services in North East England. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group. The company is made up of two formerly municipal operations; Busways and Transit...

. Stagecoach in Newcastle is the biggest Stagecoach division in the North East and is one of the 3 major bus operators in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

 alongside Arriva North East

Arriva North East

Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...

 and Go North East

Go North East

Go North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...

, largely providing the bulk of the services within the city, whilst the other operators extend out into the surrounding Tyneside

Tyneside

Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...

 conurbation and North East

North East England

North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...

 region.

Depots

• Newcastle
  Newcastle upon Tyne
  Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
  
   (Shields Road, Walkergate
  Walkergate
  Walkergate is an area and electoral ward in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the east of the city, north of Walker proper, east of the Heaton area and west of Wallsend. Areas within the Walkergate ward include Daisy Hill, Eastfield, Walkerdene and Walkerville...
  
  ) (NB)
• Newcastle
  Newcastle upon Tyne
  Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
  
   (Slatyford Lane, Slatyford
  Slatyford
  Slatyford is situated in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and houses the Stagecoach North East depot for local bus services throughout Newcastle. Alongside the depot, following demolition of an existing site, a retail complex has been built, centred on a Wickes store.Slatyford is also...
  
  ) (NS)

Services

Stagecoach in Newcastle provides local services around the city as well as operating the 100 MetroCentre shuttle, running from Blackett Street via Central Station to the Metro Centre. This service is operated with five Alexander Dennis

Alexander Dennis

Alexander Dennis Limited is the largest bus builder in the United Kingdom. It incorporated the three last surviving bus manufacturers which started bus production before World War II: Dennis, Alexander and Plaxton.- History :Alexander Dennis was formed as TransBus on 1 January 2001, after the...

 Enviro300s. 2007 saw the first introduction of the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double decker buses which now run on the city's busiest routes; 1, 12, 22, 38, 39(Hybrid), 40(Hybrid), 62, 63, X87, X88. Services 62/63 are the longest bus services in the city by distance whilst services 39/40 have the highest patronage and highest frequency, running up to every 5 minutes during Monday-Saturday day times. From July 2011 Stagecoach Newcastle took delivery of 26 brand new Enviro 400H Hybrid double decker buses as part of the governments green bus scheme. The buses run on the 39/40 route in a green version of the companys livery.

2008 Bus Accident

On 31 December 2008 one of the new Enviro 400s (19380, NK58 AEU) was de-roofed after it hit a Metro

Tyne and Wear Metro

The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...

 bridge 54.9885°N 1.5395°W in The Avenue, 400m west of the Wallsend station

Wallsend Metro station

Wallsend Metro station is located towards the centre of Wallsend, a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. The station was originally opened on 19 June 1839 by the Newcastle & North Shields Railway, and was reopened as a Tyne and Wear Metro station on 14 November 1982...

. The accident happened after the driver apparently took a wrong turn, leading to minor injuries and brief Metro speed restriction. . The vehicle returned to service six months later in June 2009.

2011 Bus Accident

On Monday 28th March 2011, Enviro 400 (19151, NK07 HBL) Suffered severe fire damage after its engine burst into flames on the Killingworth estate in Newcastle. The vehicle is currently out of service awaiting repair and has been replaced by ex Walkergate bus 19157 for the foreseeable future.

List Of Bus Services

Newcastle Bus Guide

Below is a list of bus services operating in Newcastle:

#	From	To	Via	Frequency (Monday-Saturday day times)	Notes
1	Four Lane Ends	Slatyford	Coach Lane Campus, Heaton, Newcastle Pilgrim Street, Central Station, Rye Hill College, Elswick, South Benwell, Scotswood	7 mins	Some services terminate on Buddle Road in South Benwell. This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 400 vehicles.
6 / 7	Freeman Hospital	MetroCentre	Gosforth, Kenton (7), Kingston Park (6), Newbiggin Hall, Westerhope, West Denton, Lemington	15 mins	These services are operated by low-floor Enviro 200 vehicles.
8	Freeman Hospital	Central Station	Kenton, Newbiggin Hall, Westerhope, West Denton, Lemington, Newcastle Business Park	Peak times.	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 200 vehicles.
10	North Kenton	West Denton Park	Kenton Road, R.V.I, Newcastle Pilgrim Street, Central Station, General Hospital, Denton Burn	20 mins	This service is operated by low-floor MAN ALX300 easy access vehicles.
11	North Kenton	West Denton Shops	Kenton Road, R.V.I, Newcastle Pilgrim Street, Central Station, General Hospital, Denton Burn	20 mins	This service is operated by low-floor MAN ALX300 easy access vehicles.
12	Two Ball Lonnen	Wallsend	Fenham, Newcastle Monument, Byker, St. Anthony's, Walker Bus Terminal, Low Walker	7 mins	Some services terminate at Walker Bus Terminal. This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 400 easy access vehicles.
15 / 15A	Walker	Kenton Shops	Byker, Shieldfield, Newcastle Market Street, R.V.I, Blakelaw, Montagu Estate	30 mins	Does not operate on Sundays.
18	Forest Hall	Wallsend	Benton, Four Lane Ends, Freeman Hospital, Byker, Walker	30 mins
22	Throckley	Wallsend	Newburn, Lemington, Business Park, Central Station, Newcastle Market Street, Byker, Fossway	10 mins	From August 2011 Most journeys on these services will be operated by low-floor Enviro 400 vehicles
30	Fenham	Fawdon	Benwell, Rye Hill College, Central Station, Newcastle Pilgrim Street, Gosforth	15 mins	This service is operated by low-floor MAN ALX300 easy access vehicles. Some services become Service 36 upon terminating at Silver Lonnen. Similarly Service 36 becomes either 30/31 when terminating at junction of Netherby Drive / Silver Lonnen.
31	Fenham	Montagu Estate	Benwell, Rye Hill College, Central Station, Newcastle Pilgrim Street, Gosforth	15 mins	This service are operated by low-floor MAN ALX300 easy access vehicles. Some services become Service 36 upon terminating at Silver Lonnen. Similarly Service 36 becomes either 30/31 when terminating at junction of Netherby Drive / Silver Lonnen.
32 / 32A	Newcastle Market Street	Newcastle Market Street	Byker, Heaton, High Heaton, Four Lane Ends, Gosforth, Kenton, Benwell, Rye Hill College, General Hospital, R.V.I	30 mins
33	Hollywood Avenue	Newcastle Pilgrim Street	Regent Centre, Gosforth, Jesmond	30 mins
36	Fenham	Newcastle Grainger Street	Netherby Drive, Fenham Hall Drive, New Mills	7 mins	This service is operated by low-floor MAN ALX300 easy access vehicles. This service becomes either service 30/31 upon terminating at junction of Netherby Drive and Silver Lonnen. Similarly Service 30/31 becomes Service 36 upon terminating at Silver Lonnen.
38	Whickham View	Freeman Hospital	Pease Avenue, General Hospital, Central Station, Newcastle Pilgrim Street, Sandyford, Cradlewell, High Heaton	10 mins	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 400 vehicles.
39	Dumpling Hall	Walker	Denton Burn, General Hospital, Stanhope Street, Newcastle Monument, Byker, Welbeck Road	10 mins	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 400 vehicles and from 2011 new electric hybrid buses.
40	Chapel House	Wallsend	Denton Burn, General Hospital, Stanhope Street, Newcastle Monument, Byker, Welbeck Road	10 mins	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 400 vehicles and from 2011 new electric hybrid buses.
62	North Walbottle	Killingworth	Chapel Park, West Denton, Stamfordham Rd, BBC Centre, Newcastle Monument, Byker, Heaton, Four Lane Ends, Longbenton,	15 mins	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 400 vehicles.
63	Chapel House	Killingworth	West Denton, Stamfordham Rd, Fenham, BBC Centre, Newcastle Monument, Byker, Heaton, Four Lane Ends, Forest Hall	15 mins	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 400 vehicles.
68	Four Lane Ends	DSS Tyneview Park		12 mins	Operates peak times only Monday-Friday.
71	Throckley	Newcastle Grainger Street	Newburn, North Walbottle, Chapel Park, Westerhope, Stamfordham Rd, BBC Centre	30 mins	This service is operated by low-floor MAN ALX300 easy access vehicles.
72	Chapel House	Newcastle Grainger Street	Hillheads Estate, Westerhope, Stamfordham Rd, BBC Centre	30 mins	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 200 vehicles.
87 / 88	Newbiggin Hall	Newcastle Grainger Street	Westerhope, Stamfordham Rd, BBC Centre	30 mins	Only Service 87 operates on Sunday every hour. Some service are operated by low-floor easy access vehicles.
100	MetroCentre	Newcastle Monument	EXPRESS	8 mins	This service is operated by low-floor Enviro 300 vehicles.
685	Carlisle	Newcastle Eldon Square	Brampton, Haltwhistle, Hexham	60 mins	Jointly run by Stagecoach North West and Arriva.
991	DSS Longbenton	Throckley	Fenham, Benwell, Denton Burn	2 buses a day	Operate peak times only Monday-Friday.
995	DSS Longbenton	Byker	Walkergate, Walker	2 buses a day	Operate peak times only Monday-Friday.
X34	Horsley Hill Square	Newcastle Pilgrim Street	Harton Nook, Whitelas Bridge, Boldon, Gateshead	30 mins
X47	Kingston Park	Newcastle Monument	Kenton Bar, Cowgate	10 mins	This service is operated by low-floor MAN ALX300 easy access vehicles.
X63	Killingworth	Newcastle Monument	West Moor	15 mins	This is an express service with limited stops.
X77 / X78	Darras Hall	Newcastle Eldon Square	Ponteland, Newcastle Airport, Cowgate	30 mins	Services X77 operates peak times only. No weekend services.
X79	Ponteland	Newcastle Eldon Square	Newcastle Airport, Cowgate	Peak times only. No weekend services.
X82	Throckley	Newcastle Eldon Square	West Road, General Hospital	20 mins
X87 / X88	Newbiggin Hall	Newcastle Eldon Square	Etal Lane, Blakelaw, Cowgate , Newcastle University	10 mins	From September 2011 Journeys on these services will be operated by low-floor Enviro 400 Double Deck vehicles

External links

• Stagecoach UK Bus
• TravelNorthEast.co.uk (North East Public Transport Information)