North East Buses

Whitley Bay Bus Rally 2016



Date: Sunday 17th July 2016
Time: TBC
Venue: The Links - Whitley Bay

NEBPT's event page can be found here

The event will take place on The Links opposite Bournemouth Gardens car park. It features static exhibits, trade stands and a free bus service around the local area and to the Stephenson Railway Museum.

So on Sunday 17th July it is Whitley Bays bus rally. Who will be attending?

(19 Jun 2016, 11:08 am)dannygee wrote [ -> ]So on Sunday 17th July it is Whitley Bays bus rally. Who will be attending?

We'll try to get over. it's a bit of a trek with Sunday buses.

Which buses stop there from Newcastle, first time attending this rally?


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(19 Jun 2016, 1:58 pm)TEN 6083 wrote [ -> ]Which buses stop there from Newcastle, first time attending this rally?


A few of the Blyth 30- ones do, but I don't know how t

they run on a Sunday.

Edited to point out that my phone is being a pain in the butt. most of my reply landed in the quote box.

Go north east 309 every 30 mins from newcastle haymarket. Takes around 40 mins
Go north east 1 every 20mins from market street. Takes just over 1 hour as goes the long way.
Arrivas 308 also stops.

Unfortunately I can't come due to the fact it clashes with the Farnborough Airshow

So is Go North East attending? What are the predictions for buses they will bring

(11 Jul 2016, 5:06 pm)dannygee wrote [ -> ]So is Go North East attending? What are the predictions for buses they will bring

I wouldn't expect more than 1 or 2, if at all? It's not a big rally, and there wasn't enough space for all the preserved buses that attended last year.

(11 Jul 2016, 5:12 pm)Adrian wrote [ -> ]I wouldn't expect more than 1 or 2, if at all? It's not a big rally, and there wasn't enough space for all the preserved buses that attended last year.

This is why I'm questioning whether to go to this or not, especially with the distance I have to cover to attend the rally. Besides I'll have a ton of photos to upload to Flickr by this weekend. We'll see how I feel by the weekend.

Might go as it isn't far from me really but I'm not sure yet.

I might go up too as I have nothing this Weekend, Though I was quite disappointed at last years. I was only a stranger to the enthusiasts then, And have had a bit of a growth spert since then too haha.

(11 Jul 2016, 6:05 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote [ -> ]I might go up too as I have nothing this Weekend, Though I was quite disappointed at last years. I was only a stranger to the enthusiasts then, And have had a bit of a growth spert since then too haha.

Yeah it was crap last year it was better when it was on the car park opposite as there was a lot more room there,  strange decision to move it over to the field I think.

(11 Jul 2016, 6:05 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote [ -> ]I might go up too as I have nothing this Weekend, Though I was quite disappointed at last years. I was only a stranger to the enthusiasts then, And have had a bit of a growth spert since then too haha.

I'm probably more inclined to go if there is people I know to stalk, so if the buses aren't up to much, this is at least another way to spend my time there.

It's a bit of a trek for us, but not an unpleasant one. We'll be there if the weather's OK.

I'm going to the rally and combine it with a trip Tynemouth Market.

I'm also going to check out some minor independent operators and non-psv minibus operators on North Tyneside.

Charles

Think the weather forecast is going to be decent for Sunday, so I think I'll come along and maybe have a bit of an outing if the event isn't up to much. I should arrive at around 12pm, as ever feel free to say hi.

Unfortunately I have work on this year

I really don't know whether to bother with this rally or not, if I am totally honest. If the weather is good, I may well be tempted to have a day out along the coast, but if not, I won't.

I shadow the comments by many above that this rally is generally average, if not poor due to the lack of space provided. I think that the NEBPT do an excellent job putting on the rallies, however, they are starting to become extremely repetitive which is why I think myself and others are now failing to turn up.

In my opinion, the turnout at rallies in recent years has fell dramatically, and the same vehicles turn up each year. MetroCentre in my opinion was very poor, and that is the reason I did not attend Durham Rally.

As I think Adrian has suggested in the past, new blood is needed at these rallies and maybe some sort of change is needed, which will entice more people to head along and engage in the events.

I don't want to sound cheeky here, but the majority of people I see who run the rallies are of a older generation, and maybe they don't see that a change is needed, or indeed want that change. I have tried a few times to engage with these people, and give them a few decisions but I find them awfully snappy and quite miserable, which is a shame really.

Not attending as it's not in the selection of 3 North East rallies that I do want to attend this year (Teesside Running Day, Metrocentre and Seaburn). Instead I'm off down to the Nottingham Area Bus Society running day at Ruddington for the first time and hopefully get a run out on Nottingham 666 (ARC666T).