North East Buses

The google maps 'Street View' car has been everywhere in the world nearly and sometimes when I get bored I like to look at old buses on the street view - it's so fun to look around for them, so I've decided to create a thread where you post coordinates from Google maps of buses that have been spotted on street view.

I'll start -

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.471644...312!8i6656 - the coolest stop ever in Craster, up the Northumberland coast.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.042484...56!6m1!1e1 - An old Arriva Midibus in Whitley Bay

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.889888...56!6m1!1e1 - Not everybody in Sleepy Valley is sleepy.

Waddington Street Depot, Durham - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.778154...312!8i6656

Washington Depot - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.910481...56!6m1!1e1

Surprised there's not more parked outside of Washington, as it looks to have been a Sunday or something, given what's parked up.

Wallsend Metro is good on street view, you can see a Pink Panther MPD and what looks like the Arriva 337 which hasn't run in years! - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.989326...!1e1?hl=en

(09 Aug 2015, 11:06 am)Tom wrote [ -> ]Wallsend Metro is good on street view, you can see a Pink Panther MPD and what looks like the Arriva 337 which hasn't run in years! - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.989326...!1e1?hl=en

Unless the street view car doubles up as a bus... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.989455...!2e0?hl=en 

Found a few...
ANE 7505 at Blyth on a 308:
  https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.127690...56!6m1!1e1

Ashington E400 at Newbiggin:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.191653...56!6m1!1e1

Another Ashington E400 at Newbiggin:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.186664...56!6m1!1e1

(09 Aug 2015, 6:06 pm)mb134 wrote [ -> ]Found a few...
ANE 7505 at Blyth on a 308:
  https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.127690...56!6m1!1e1

Ashington E400 at Newbiggin:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.191653...56!6m1!1e1

Another Ashington E400 at Newbiggin:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.186664...56!6m1!1e1

There's a Bargain Express on Hawthorn Road, Ashington. It's quite far from the camera though.

Arriva 518 MPD - https://www.instantstreetview.com/@55.18...h,-8.1p,1z
GNE Bargain Express - https://www.instantstreetview.com/@55.18...,-9.24p,1z

(09 Aug 2015, 6:39 pm)GX03 SVC wrote [ -> ]Arriva 518 MPD - https://www.instantstreetview.com/@55.18...h,-8.1p,1z
GNE Bargain Express - https://www.instantstreetview.com/@55.18...,-9.24p,1z

I know someone who does not want that on the 35, it is not me

(24 Sep 2015, 7:52 pm)NK53 TKT wrote [ -> ]I know someone who does not want that on the 35, it is not me

Me lol  

Talking of Google Maps, the birds-eye view has been updated. It looks like the day when there was a training day at Ashington depot, with the cars parked in the bus parking area.

Ones I have found today are:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.961974...312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.963447...312!8i6656

5390:https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.0317094,-1.6393516,3a,15y,171.51h,88.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1skIMqOS4024lCMnuHy0pJuQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
A Phoenix solo: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.976216...312!8i6656
Stanley Travel, Byker: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.976834...312!8i6656
Hexham: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.970015...312!8i6656

I originally sent this link to big'un for the Orbit Versa in the most recent photo - should have looked back a few years - Kingfisher branded MPD!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.948825...312!8i6656

Citylink articulated citaro!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.950620...312!8i6656

(29 May 2016, 6:49 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]I originally sent this link to big'un for the Orbit Versa in the most recent photo - should have looked back a few years - Kingfisher branded MPD!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.948825...312!8i6656

I quite liked that livery too.

(29 May 2016, 6:49 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]I originally sent this link to big'un for the Orbit Versa in the most recent photo - should have looked back a few years - Kingfisher branded MPD!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.948825...312!8i6656

Continue towards the crossing and you see a few more varieties of long gone branding.

A twofer on Durham road!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.937474...312!8i6656

Proved a bit hard to zoom in on this angel
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.938940...312!8i6656

Fab 56
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.958663...312!8i6656

What on earth was this quaylink? (there's a pink crusader in the next timestamp, too)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.961326...312!8i6656

Surprised I found this one
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.826740...56!6m1!1e1

(29 May 2016, 7:05 pm)BusLoverMum wrote [ -> ]A twofer on Durham road!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.937474...312!8i6656

Proved a bit hard to zoom in on this angel
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.938940...312!8i6656

Fab 56
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.958663...312!8i6656

What on earth was this quaylink? (there's a pink crusader in the next timestamp, too)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.961326...312!8i6656

Shudder....an Omnicity Pink Angel....the worst of combinations!

That's the original Quaylink Olymbus electric hybrid bus you've got from when Stagecoach ran the Qs. It's 11 years this summer since they were introduced! (And 6 since they replaced by the less interesting Versas)

(01 Jun 2016, 10:13 pm)Ambassador wrote [ -> ]Shudder....an Omnicity Pink Angel....the worst of combinations!

That's the original Quaylink Olymbus electric hybrid bus you've got from when Stagecoach ran the Qs. It's 11 years this summer since they were introduced!

Some of the worst buses ever built... They were terrible...

(01 Jun 2016, 10:13 pm)Ambassador wrote [ -> ]Shudder....an Omnicity Pink Angel....the worst of combinations!

That's the original Quaylink Olymbus electric hybrid bus you've got from when Stagecoach ran the Qs. It's 11 years this summer since they were introduced! (And 6 since they replaced by the less interesting Versas)

(01 Jun 2016, 10:16 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Some of the worst buses ever built... They were terrible...

Clearly they've not stuck around. I don't think I've ever seen a picture of one before.

I like (good) Omnicities for the quirky ride experience but, capacity issues aside, I can't imagine them having been any sort of fun on a ploddy route like the Angel, apart from on the A167 between CLS and Pity Me.

(01 Jun 2016, 7:59 pm)Jackamcardle wrote [ -> ]Surprised I found this one
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.826740...56!6m1!1e1

Interesting one a few years back, there, too. Not entirely sure what it is
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.827179...312!8i6656
Have cycled through what I think it could be and come up with nowt. Of course, any attempt to find a fleet list from the time unearths inaccurate hack jobs like this one http://uktransport.wikia.com/wiki/Arriva_North_East