North East Buses

(20 Jul 2014, 5:28 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The final promotional "The Key" liveried vehicle in the fleet, Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 4923 (X923 WGR), has now arrived at Saltmeadows Road for repaint into corporate livery.

Following on from the withdrawal of SPDs 8232 and 8236 and Volvo B10BLE 4848, this means that this promotional livery is now non-existent.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:29 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]I feel I'm ruining the game already but...

(20 Jul 2014, 5:32 pm)danpick wrote [ -> ]I wont be able to do all of tham as I have an U16 POP card but I could do all but 8293 & 5210 but I would rely on odd workings.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:32 pm)danpick wrote [ -> ]I wont be able to do all of tham as I have an U16 POP card but I could do all but 8293 & 5210 but I would rely on odd workings.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:34 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]You don't need to do 5210/8293 - surely you could find some other methods.
Eg a Lime Renown?

Who is up for it?

(20 Jul 2014, 5:32 pm)danpick wrote [ -> ]I wont be able to do all of tham as I have an U16 POP card but I could do all but 8293 & 5210 but I would rely on odd workings.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:37 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Given the above, a suggestion to both Tom and Marcus would be that this game could only be held within Tyne & Wear only - where the majority of our members actually come from?

Whilst it makes no difference to me (as I probably will be getting a Get Around day ticket), it would seem a little unfair if I could go for one of the buses with a really high score - a vehicle which someone who is limited to a Tyne & Wear based ticket could not get to.


And given what I've just said, it perhaps would be better to have a starting point. The Metrocentre would be ideal as it's big enough to allow for anonymity.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:39 pm)Marcus wrote [ -> ]I agree with that, Dan. I'm not really good with borders, but Chester isn't in Tyne & Wear is it? In that case - I think the Metrocentre is a good starting point as there's a variety of random links there to various places.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:40 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Chester is classed as County Durham, aye.



Not sure why it's shown in the map above, but the rest seems to be fine.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:34 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]You don't need to do 5210/8293 - surely you could find some other methods.
Eg a Lime Renown?

Who is up for it?

(20 Jul 2014, 5:45 pm)Marcus wrote [ -> ]Yeah, thought so.

So, this rules out the following as destinations;

Chester-Le-Street
Stanley and Consett
Durham
Hexham

Any more?

(20 Jul 2014, 5:47 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Bishop Auckland
Peterlee
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough/Stockton
Ashington


They'd be the main 'no go' areas.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:56 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Another suggestion...

If the game was to be limited to Tyne & Wear only, then I'd suggest removing "East Durham", "Lambton Worm", "Tynedale Links", "Tynedalexpress" and "Venture" from the list of vehicles which gain points.

The others which are debatable are "Pronto", "Tyne Tees Xpress" and "Wear Tees Xpress":
- On the "Pronto", you could do a Newcastle - Gateshead leg.
- On the "Tyne Tees Xpress", you could do a Newcastle - Heworth leg.
- On the "Wear Tees Xpress", you could do a Sunderland - Grangetown leg.


I've got a suggestion for the scoring system too, but I'll have to draft something up first for that.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:59 pm)Marcus wrote [ -> ]Done those

(20 Jul 2014, 6:00 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]The OK Way too.

(20 Jul 2014, 5:40 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Chester is classed as County Durham, aye.



Not sure why it's shown in the map above, but the rest seems to be fine.

(20 Jul 2014, 6:06 pm)danpick wrote [ -> ]Isnt East Durham do able in sunderland.

(20 Jul 2014, 7:17 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Why don't you order a key card Dan P?
If money is the problem, I'll give you the £2.55 extra for a G around?

(20 Jul 2014, 5:56 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Another suggestion...

If the game was to be limited to Tyne & Wear only, then I'd suggest removing "East Durham", "Lambton Worm", "Tynedale Links", "Tynedalexpress" and "Venture" from the list of vehicles which gain points.

The others which are debatable are "Pronto", "Tyne Tees Xpress" and "Wear Tees Xpress":
- On the "Pronto", you could do a Newcastle - Gateshead leg.
- On the "Tyne Tees Xpress", you could do a Newcastle - Heworth leg.
- On the "Wear Tees Xpress", you could do a Sunderland - Grangetown leg.


I've got a suggestion for the scoring system too, but I'll have to draft something up first for that.

(20 Jul 2014, 7:24 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Or, I suppose I could add a bonus five points onto the people not travelling outside of Tyne and Wear?

(20 Jul 2014, 7:27 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]I don't see what the point is in covering such a huge area if I'm honest, if we're to start at the Metrocentre.

In the time that it takes you to get to Hexham on the Tynedalexpress, I could have been to Gateshead and back twice (all on different buses) on the X66 and probably manage to also get to Newcastle on another bus - scoring way more points.

I really do think our best bet is to narrow it down to T&W only.

(20 Jul 2014, 7:56 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]Why not allow people to start wherever they want? Based on what they think would give them the best advantage to get the most points over the day? As long as they're in the finishing point by the deadline?

Also how do people prove what buses they've been on? If I use a key card or Explorer I've got no proof that I've been on any bus? Sure I could take a photo of the fleet number as I board, but there again I could stand at Heworth and do that all day long without moving?

(20 Jul 2014, 7:58 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Not sure how it could work, but possibly an interior shot?

(20 Jul 2014, 8:00 pm)aureolin wrote [ -> ]You'd have a similar issue. See my posts a few weeks back about lack of fleet numbers inside the 21.