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RE: NEB Day Trips - tyresmoke - 14 Apr 2014 I would have expected it to be priced 10p below the Day Ticket price but there you go, learn something new every day. Mind I suppose a lot of our returns in Teesside are £4.20 which matches the day price. RE: NEB Day Trips - Tom - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 11:27 am)Dan Correct! If your getting a Teen Card you'll either have to leave very early or late. Re: RE: NEB Day Trips - northern156 - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 12:53 pm)Tom If your getting a Teen Card you'll either have to leave very early or late. Not on a Saturday; you can use them all day on weekends and bank holidays. Only thing I would be careful with is that some drivers won't let you use it past Greenhead (it's not officially the Tyne Valley, which is the limitation on the Teen Card). 9 out of 10 drivers will let you use it to Carlisle though. Sean RE: NEB Day Trips - Tom - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 1:11 pm)northern156 Not on a Saturday; you can use them all day on weekends and bank holidays. Yeah, because the 0845/0945 from Newcastle are Stagecoach operated. RE: NEB Day Trips - tyresmoke - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 1:11 pm)northern156 Not on a Saturday; you can use them all day on weekends and bank holidays. Teencards are valid on all services starting/finishing in the North East now and have been for a while. Only exceptions are the X93 and X24. I can't see why it wouldn't be valid on the 685 to Carlisle, obviously Stagecoach won't accept it. RE: NEB Day Trips - Dan - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 1:57 pm)tyresmoke Teencards are valid on all services starting/finishing in the North East now and have been for a while. Only exceptions are the X93 and X24. I can't see why it wouldn't be valid on the 685 to Carlisle, obviously Stagecoach won't accept it. It's the 'starting/finishing in the North East' line which makes me think it wouldn't be valid all the way to Carlisle, or from Carlisle to Newcastle - Carlisle obviously being the North West and not the North East! RE: NEB Day Trips - tyresmoke - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 2:05 pm)Dan It's the 'starting/finishing in the North East' line which makes me think it wouldn't be valid all the way to Carlisle, or from Carlisle to Newcastle - Carlisle obviously being the North West and not the North East! You'd be starting your journey in the North East though, eg Newcastle-Carlisle. The same principle applies to the "County Durham" tickets that can be used to get to Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough to name a few RE: NEB Day Trips - Dan - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 2:12 pm)tyresmoke You'd be starting your journey in the North East though, eg Newcastle-Carlisle. The same principle applies to the "County Durham" tickets that can be used to get to Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough to name a few I guess it does say 'or' and not 'and'! I have e-mailed for confirmation but nothing back as of yet. Wouldn't be too painful getting the one an hour earlier than the first SC one from NCL. Re: RE: NEB Day Trips - northern156 - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 1:15 pm)Tom Yeah, because the 0845/0945 from Newcastle are Stagecoach operated. Quite right, my apologies! Re starting and finishing points; I was just going on what's on the back of my teen card and experience of a couple of 685/85 drivers in the past. I've done the full route on a teen card before so it's no problem - just carry the money to pay for a single anyway. RE: NEB Day Trips - MurdnunoC - 14 Apr 2014 On the subject of day-trips, would anyone be interested in going somewhere further afield for an open day event such as Yorkshire, Manchester or even Glasgow/Scotish Lowlands? I know the idea has been discussed as part of a forum-based coach trip, but I was thinking more along the lines of car-trip shared with three other people. Of course I'd be prepared to drive my car, but if more than three people wanted to go and if there are others on the forum prepared to drive their cars, then perhaps this could provide alternative solution to the coach-trip idea - if it's doubtful whether there'd be enough of us to fill a bus/coach. It's just an idea floating around in my head at the minute, but I'd be interested to know what you all think? RE: NEB Day Trips - Adrian - 14 Apr 2014 (14 Apr 2014, 3:41 pm)AdamY On the subject of day-trips, would anyone be interested in going somewhere further afield for an open day event such as Yorkshire, Manchester or even Glasgow/Scotish Lowlands? I'd be more than happy to do it by train. Even if we had 4 or 5, East Coast would give us 1/3 discount so I'm told. RE: NEB Day Trips - Kuyoyo - 15 Apr 2014 (16 Mar 2014, 9:36 am)Dan There is now - please see post below: A change to the Kirby Stephen trip details as of today: Stu Grey Due to unforseen circumstances, the trip to Kirkby Stephen I have organised for this weekend will now be operated by Stagecarriage's Dennis Condor. I will also take this opportunity to confirm the pick up points and times as follows; Middlesbrough BBC 0830 Stockton High Street South (Stagecoach Office) 0840 Darlington Tubwell Row/Stonegate 0900 (note new pick up point due to height restriction on Parkgate) Darlington Bondgate 0905 Shildon Byerley Road (Hippodrome) 0925 Bishop Auckland Market Place 0940 (will wait for X21) West Auckland 0950 Barnard Castle 1010 Will leave at approx 1630 from Kirkby Stephen for return. All fares are £10 per person. Myself and Stagecarriage can only apologise for the late substitution of the Leopard. Please inbox me for any more information. RE: NEB Day Trips - Dan - 21 Apr 2014 (13 Apr 2014, 8:06 am)Dan No NEB specific day trips as of yet, but our calendar is starting to get quite full with events over the next few weeks... Added a few more trips to the calendar for those interested. RE: NEB Day Trips - Dan - 27 Apr 2014 Craig Smith Edited the Metrocentre Rally event on the calendar to include the details above. RE: NEB Day Trips - Malarkey - 28 Apr 2014 Bumped into a Stagecoach in Sunderland Driver at Peterlee this Afternoon after he came to talk to me, as he noticed I was taking photos, and he informed that me that he maybe taking one of the Gas E300's to the MetroCentre Rally this upcoming Sunday. RE: NEB Day Trips - Michael - 28 Apr 2014 (28 Apr 2014, 4:04 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Bumped into a Stagecoach in Sunderland Driver at Peterlee this Afternoon after he came to talk to me, as he noticed I was taking photos, and he informed that me that he maybe taking one of the Gas E300's to the MetroCentre Rally this upcoming Sunday. That's good, hopefully they do RE: NEB Day Trips - Malarkey - 28 Apr 2014 (28 Apr 2014, 4:12 pm)Michael That's good, hopefully they do Unconfirmed I would say, but as there was one at the Teeside 500 Group Event Yesterday, then I would say the likelihood of one being at The MetroCentre Rally on Sunday is Pretty High, Plus the fact Stagecoach attended both MetroCentre and Seaburn Rallies Last Year also, Hopefully we'll see all Major Operators Participating again This Year. RE: NEB Day Trips - DanPicken - 28 Apr 2014 (27 Apr 2014, 6:43 pm)Dan Edited the Metrocentre Rally event on the calendar to include the details above. i will be at the rally anyway and will go to the memorial RE: NEB Day Trips - Malarkey - 30 Apr 2014 http://www.nebpt.co.uk/news_/pg3ev483.html This event which will feature a selection of classic buses on display, trade stands and a free bus & coach service around the local area and to the Tanfield railway This year there are three free bus services Service 1 MetroCentre - Newcastle - MetroCentre MetroCentre Coach Park - Departs 20 Minutes Past Each Hour Newcastle Business Park opp Dunston Staithes MetroCentre Coach Park - Arrives Back 40 Minutes Past Each Hour Service 2 MetroCentre - Market Lane - Go North East Riverside Garage - MetroCentre MetroCentre Coach Park - Departs at 10/40 Minutes Past Each Hour Market Lane Go North East Riverside Garage MetroCentre Coach Park - Arrives back at 00/30 Past Each Hour Service 3 Metrocentre - Tanfield Railway - MetroCentre MetroCentre Coach Park - Departs on the Hour (First Journey 11pm/Last Journey 5pm Tanfield Railway Terminus arrive - 20 Minutes Past Each Hour Tanfield Railway Terminus leave - 30 Minutes Past Each Hour MetroCentre Coach Park - Arrives back at 50 Minutes Past Each Hour Think i'll end up on Service 3 as it looks like a Great Journey to do, probs skip Service 2 and walk to Riverside Depot, unless of course it is stopping inside the Depot, which I doubt, Service 1 I might do also to stretch the Day out a Bit, Shaping to be a Great Day on Sunday. RE: NEB Day Trips - Kuyoyo - 30 Apr 2014 (30 Apr 2014, 3:54 pm)NEBCD Malarkey http://www.nebpt.co.uk/news_/pg3ev483.html Service 2 will likely be the least used route - given it is being said that it will only be operated by the vehicles from Go North East that attend (various figures this week range from 15 up to 25). By contrast, at present, Arriva's presence this year is likely only to be one of Durham's Geminis (there is a chance there will be more later in the year). 3 vehicles that certainly won't be at the event this year are Yesterbus' Nationals (MK2 CKB166X and Mk1 YFY4M) and The Eden's new restored Leopard PPT446P. Stagecarriage's Leopard VJI8684 is also a doubt as the problem that cancelled its trip to Kirkby Stephen on Easter Sunday and prevented it joining G303FWC at the 500 Group Running Day on Sunday are not an easy fix. So, G303FWC may once again be standing in for the vehicle. |