Whats made you happy today?
Whats made you happy today?
(01 Mar 2016, 10:52 pm)Jimmi I've started keeping a tab of which buses I have photographs of on my Flickr in the Arriva and Go North East fleets, I currently have 291 buses within the Go North East fleet (since 2014 when I started taking photos). I have started to do this as I don't really want too many photos of the same bus on my Flickr. I am looking to start noting Flickr photos for the independents as well. Not going to bother with Stagecoach as I'm not really interested enough to warrant the time to create a list for it.
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(01 Mar 2016, 10:52 pm)Jimmi I've started keeping a tab of which buses I have photographs of on my Flickr in the Arriva and Go North East fleets, I currently have 291 buses within the Go North East fleet (since 2014 when I started taking photos). I have started to do this as I don't really want too many photos of the same bus on my Flickr. I am looking to start noting Flickr photos for the independents as well. Not going to bother with Stagecoach as I'm not really interested enough to warrant the time to create a list for it.
(01 Mar 2016, 10:52 pm)Jimmi I've started keeping a tab of which buses I have photographs of on my Flickr in the Arriva and Go North East fleets, I currently have 291 buses within the Go North East fleet (since 2014 when I started taking photos). I have started to do this as I don't really want too many photos of the same bus on my Flickr. I am looking to start noting Flickr photos for the independents as well. Not going to bother with Stagecoach as I'm not really interested enough to warrant the time to create a list for it.
(01 Mar 2016, 10:52 pm)Jimmi I've started keeping a tab of which buses I have photographs of on my Flickr in the Arriva and Go North East fleets, I currently have 291 buses within the Go North East fleet (since 2014 when I started taking photos). I have started to do this as I don't really want too many photos of the same bus on my Flickr. I am looking to start noting Flickr photos for the independents as well. Not going to bother with Stagecoach as I'm not really interested enough to warrant the time to create a list for it.
(01 Mar 2016, 11:15 pm)Jimmi Here's a random page in the Go North East section of my photos notebook, tick means I have a photo (obviously!) and if there is a triangle it means I need a new photo of that bus where for example the See It, Do It, Sunderland Citaro's many of the photos are from when they were either unbranded or Laser branded.Channeling Bazza, there
I'm such a nerd!
I'm not going to great lengths to get photos of each bus, I'll upload pretty much any photo whenever really, I'm not that bothered that I have many buses still unticked.
(big'un would approve, mind!)
(01 Mar 2016, 11:15 pm)Jimmi Here's a random page in the Go North East section of my photos notebook, tick means I have a photo (obviously!) and if there is a triangle it means I need a new photo of that bus where for example the See It, Do It, Sunderland Citaro's many of the photos are from when they were either unbranded or Laser branded.Channeling Bazza, there
I'm such a nerd!
I'm not going to great lengths to get photos of each bus, I'll upload pretty much any photo whenever really, I'm not that bothered that I have many buses still unticked.
(big'un would approve, mind!)
(01 Mar 2016, 11:19 pm)BusLoverMum Channeling Bazza, thereAnnoyingly after I uploaded that, I realised that I picked a page pull of errors! Also I made another mistake, it's actually 292 photos as I forgot to include National Express 7123.
(01 Mar 2016, 11:19 pm)BusLoverMum Channeling Bazza, thereAnnoyingly after I uploaded that, I realised that I picked a page pull of errors! Also I made another mistake, it's actually 292 photos as I forgot to include National Express 7123.
(01 Mar 2016, 11:22 pm)Jimmi Annoyingly after I uploaded that, I realised that I picked a page pull of errors! Also I made another mistake, it's actually 292 photos as I forgot to include National Express 7123.
And I have now found the buses in scrapyards blog. You have no idea how happy this will make big'un
https://busesinscrapyards.wordpress.com/2016/03/page/5/
(01 Mar 2016, 11:22 pm)Jimmi Annoyingly after I uploaded that, I realised that I picked a page pull of errors! Also I made another mistake, it's actually 292 photos as I forgot to include National Express 7123.
Randomly just had an Arriva driver message me on Facebook complimenting a photo I took yesterday with him driving.
(02 Mar 2016, 9:57 pm)Jimmi Randomly just had an Arriva driver message me on Facebook complimenting a photo I took yesterday with him driving.I once had a GNE driver demand I take a photo down off Facebook, I did as he wanted as I did not want to get dragged into an argument as I used to see him all the time and did not want to create a problem, it was not one of my favourites anyway and I did take it on Nexus property in Park Lane(naughty I know...It would be a few weeks later when I got pulled up in PLI by a Nexus man) 😀
(02 Mar 2016, 9:57 pm)Jimmi Randomly just had an Arriva driver message me on Facebook complimenting a photo I took yesterday with him driving.I once had a GNE driver demand I take a photo down off Facebook, I did as he wanted as I did not want to get dragged into an argument as I used to see him all the time and did not want to create a problem, it was not one of my favourites anyway and I did take it on Nexus property in Park Lane(naughty I know...It would be a few weeks later when I got pulled up in PLI by a Nexus man) 😀
(03 Mar 2016, 6:07 am)MrFozz I once had a GNE driver demand I take a photo down off Facebook, I did as he wanted as I did not want to get dragged into an argument as I used to see him all the time and did not want to create a problem, it was not one of my favourites anyway and I did take it on Nexus property in Park Lane(naughty I know...It would be a few weeks later when I got pulled up in PLI by a Nexus man) 😀
(03 Mar 2016, 6:07 am)MrFozz I once had a GNE driver demand I take a photo down off Facebook, I did as he wanted as I did not want to get dragged into an argument as I used to see him all the time and did not want to create a problem, it was not one of my favourites anyway and I did take it on Nexus property in Park Lane(naughty I know...It would be a few weeks later when I got pulled up in PLI by a Nexus man) 😀
Talking of face hiders. A First driver had his hand on his cab window to stop his face from being seen, but he kept peeking over his hand and when he drove past he took a good look at me, and I might have mouthed "fuck off" to him and then take a photo of his bus
I had my camera off and around my neck up until he drove past haha
I'm in Blackpool!
Also I've just spotted a Palladium spec Volvo B7RLE/Plaxton Centro to get a photo of. I also spied a Volvo Olympian on the 42, sadly I don't know the route and there isn't time to head to Lancaster.
Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:15 pm)South Tyne Lad Lucky you!. Ive got Friday Evening planned for this in Durham Bus Station.
(09 Mar 2016, 9:15 pm)South Tyne Lad Lucky you!. Ive got Friday Evening planned for this in Durham Bus Station.
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:20 pm)GMitchelhill Thing is I have the advantage of having a car. I decided to start at Bishop and work my way up. Only took me around 110 minutes. Was lucky getting 6301, had to hobble accross the car park to get a photo of it, I'm amazed it didn't completely blur as I only had seconds to turn on the camera and set up my shot.
6307 was almost ruined by traffic.
6304 took two attempts, my original attempt near the council offices blurred, so I drove down and parked in the loading bay (naughty me) on that roundabout for 2 minutes for it to exit North Road.
Out of all my photos 6303 was the worse one, but acceptable but not bad for the way the weather and light has been today. Will make another attempt when there's better weather.
(09 Mar 2016, 9:20 pm)GMitchelhill Thing is I have the advantage of having a car. I decided to start at Bishop and work my way up. Only took me around 110 minutes. Was lucky getting 6301, had to hobble accross the car park to get a photo of it, I'm amazed it didn't completely blur as I only had seconds to turn on the camera and set up my shot.
6307 was almost ruined by traffic.
6304 took two attempts, my original attempt near the council offices blurred, so I drove down and parked in the loading bay (naughty me) on that roundabout for 2 minutes for it to exit North Road.
Out of all my photos 6303 was the worse one, but acceptable but not bad for the way the weather and light has been today. Will make another attempt when there's better weather.
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
