Did an explorer on Friday.
08:05 - 17 - Rosehill - North Shields - GNE 3859
08:31 - 19 - North Shields - Cobalt - GNE 5246
09:04 - 309 - Cobalt - Haymarket - GNE 6103 (Required Vehicle)
09:36 - 44 - Haymarket - Regent Centre - ARN 4051 (Required Vehicle)
09:54 - 43 - Regent Centre - Haymarket - ARN 7474
10:07 - 308 - Haymarket - Sandyford - ARN 7806 (Required Vehicle)
10:18 - 309 - Sandyford - Haymarket - GNE 6106 (Required Vehicle)
10:37 - X84 - Eldon Square - Hexham BS - GNE 5230
11:49 - 687 - Hexham BS - Corbridge - GNE 557
12:11 - 10 - Corbridge - Hexham BS - GNE 6075
12:29 - 683 - Hexham BS - East End - Hexham BS - GNE 558 (Required Vehicle)
12:48 - X85 - Hexham BS - Eldon Square - GNE 5231
14:01 - X10 - Eldon Square - Heworth Interchange - GNE 6048
14:35 - X36 - Heworth Interchange - Sunderland Interchange - GNE 4955
15:40 - X7 - Sunderland Interchange - Middlesbrough BS - GNE 5336
17:24 - X93 - Middlesbrough BS - Guisborough - ANE 7489 (Required Vehicle)
18:28 - X93 - Guisborough - Middlesbrough BS - ANE 4651
19:10 - X9 - Middlesbrough BS - Eldon Square - GNE 6046
21:00 - Q2 - Haymarket - Market Street - GNE 8314
21:27 - 22 - Market Street - Wallsend BS - SNE 19680
21:49 - 17A - Wallsend BS - Rosehill
With travelling on MPD 558, this has resulted in me requiring only 1 bus that arrived to Go North East before 2013 (plus I've travelled on every vehicle based at Hexham depot). The vehicle concerned is Vyking 3970 which only seems to appear in service when I'm working. All other vehicles (31 in total) I require for travelling on with GNE were delivered in 2013 / 2014.
The breakdown of my required buses for haulage is as follows.
Percy Main - 6102, 6104, 6107, 6108, 6109, 6110, 6117.
Riverside - 3970, 5378, 5381, 5384, 5388, 5390, 8339, 8340, 8345.
Deptford - 5369, 5370, 5371, 5373, 5374, 5375, 6084, 6094, 6095, 6096, 6100.
Consett - 646, 649, 651.
Washington - 5362, 5365.
Also travelling on Arriva Northumbria 7806, has completed the Hybrids for Arriva Northumbria.
0856 5A Newton Aycliffe - North Road Morrisons (ANE 1509)
0924 X66 Middlesbrough Bus Station (ANE 4656)
1010 X7 Peterlee Bus Station (GNE 5334)
1137 X9 Newcastle Eldon Square (GNE 3942) was over 10 minutes late though.
1310 X36 Sunderland (GNE 5208)
1522 24 Dalton Park Retail Outlet (ANE 4646)
1614 24 Durham Bus Station (ANE 7432)
1722 7 Newton Aycliffe (ANE 1520)
Particularly enjoyed 7432 on Service 24 from Dalton Park to Durham.
Did not enjoy 3942 on Service X9 as it was late and the seats are a bit worn down now. Also the heating was turned up so high that I went to open the window only to find out that it already was!
(10 May 2014, 5:58 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]0856 5A Newton Aycliffe - North Road Morrisons (ANE 1509)
0924 X66 Middlesbrough Bus Station (ANE 4656)
1010 X7 Peterlee Bus Station (GNE 5334)
1137 X9 Newcastle Eldon Square (GNE 3942) was over 10 minutes late though.
1310 X36 Sunderland (GNE 5208)
1522 24 Dalton Park Retail Outlet (ANE 4646)
1614 24 Durham Bus Station (ANE 7432)
1722 7 Newton Aycliffe (ANE 1520)
Particularly enjoyed 7432 on Service 24 from Dalton Park to Durham.
Did not enjoy 3942 on Service X9 as it was late and the seats are a bit worn down now. Also the heating was turned up so high that I went to open the window only to find out that it already was!
Best thing about 3942! It's like that permanently - I love it, me!
(10 May 2014, 5:58 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]0856 5A Newton Aycliffe - North Road Morrisons (ANE 1509)
0924 X66 Middlesbrough Bus Station (ANE 4656)
1010 X7 Peterlee Bus Station (GNE 5334)
1137 X9 Newcastle Eldon Square (GNE 3942) was over 10 minutes late though.
1310 X36 Sunderland (GNE 5208)
1522 24 Dalton Park Retail Outlet (ANE 4646)
1614 24 Durham Bus Station (ANE 7432)
1722 7 Newton Aycliffe (ANE 1520)
Particularly enjoyed 7432 on Service 24 from Dalton Park to Durham.
Did not enjoy 3942 on Service X9 as it was late and the seats are a bit worn down now. Also the heating was turned up so high that I went to open the window only to find out that it already was!
Nowt worse than a stuffy bus. I'd rather sit in the cold, than it to be hot enough for people to start smelling.
(10 May 2014, 6:07 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Best thing about 3942! It's like that permanently - I love it, me!
I removed my hoodie for that journey.
Also does 3942 have WiFi?
(10 May 2014, 6:07 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]Best thing about 3942! It's like that permanently - I love it, me!
Stops it overheating, I guess! Any way to get rid of excess heat...
(10 May 2014, 6:10 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]I removed my hoodie for that journey.
Also does 3942 have WiFi?
I don't think any of the Gemini B7s have WiFi. I'm not sure if it's been removed, but on 3965 and 3962 there used to be stickers claiming there was free Wi-Fi on board. False advertising
, I think they've been removed now though because when 3965 was used on Scholars 886 a few months ago the kids trying to access the Internet on their phones went into orbit.
Gonna try and do this trip in the half-term. Just to have a ride on certain services and buses rather than mainly photographing vehicles, but it will mainly be a GNE based day.
#1 1020 Churchill Street to North Shields Centre 1039
#80 1046 North Shields Centre to North Tyneside Hospital 1059
#309 1101 North Tyneside Hospital to Whitley Bay Town Centre 1107
#W3 1120 Whitley Bay Town Centre to Verne Road 1146
#310 1149 Verne Road to North Shields Centre 1200
#19 1203 North Shields Centre to Cramlington Shops 1252
#17 1323 Cramlington Shops to Killingworth Bus Station 1339
#353 1345 Killingworth Bus Station to Kingston Park Tesco 1427
#X47 1431 Kingston Park Tesco to St Mary’s Place Newcastle 1455
#309 1456 St Mary’s Place Newcastle to Middle Engine Lane 1517
I'm planning a Sunderland based trip out for the half-term, which will be on a Sunday, and I'm wandering if anyone knows any interesting services to ride in that area?
Cheers.
(19 May 2014, 8:06 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]I'm planning a Sunderland based trip out for the half-term, which will be on a Sunday, and I'm wandering if anyone knows any interesting services to ride in that area?
Cheers.
A round trip on service 18 or 19 and you've essentially covered all of Sunderland. :p
(19 May 2014, 8:16 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]A round trip on service 18 or 19 and you've essentially covered all of Sunderland. :p
Sorry, I should have said on GNE as I'm purchasing a Get Around Weekly Ticket. :p
Actually, it can be a weekday as I'll do my North Tyneside one on a Sunday.
(19 May 2014, 8:17 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Sorry, I should have said on GNE as I'm purchasing a Get Around Weekly Ticket. :p
Actually, it can be a weekday as I'll do my North Tyneside one on a Sunday.
I hadn't read you'd intended it to be on a Sunday, either!
Your most interesting Go North East services are probably your Stagecoach-style cross-city services... Likes of service 29, 35, 38, 39, 42 and 99.
I was going to find a way of getting on all of those services in one day to have a bit of a tour of Sunderland day in summer, with bits of GNE and SNE here and there.
Something like:
1. Wheatsheaf - Silksworth (35)
2. Silksworth - Park Lane (42)
3. Park Lane - ASDA (38)
4. 10 minute walk down the road followed by Grangetown - Doxford Park (29)
5. Doxford Park - Chester Rd (39)
(Stagecoachey bit, which I'll miss out for you)
6. Chester Rd - City Centre (2A/2C/8/78/whatever)
7. City Centre - Boldon ASDA (29)
8. Boldon ASDA - Southwick Green (X36)
9. Southwick Green - Silksworth (99)
10. Silksworth - Wheatsheaf (35)
Down to personal preferences though.
(19 May 2014, 8:27 pm)Dan wrote [ -> ]I hadn't read you'd intended it to be on a Sunday, either!
Your most interesting Go North East services are probably your Stagecoach-style cross-city services... Likes of service 29, 35, 38, 39, 42 and 99.
I was going to find a way of getting on all of those services in one day to have a bit of a tour of Sunderland day in summer, with bits of GNE and SNE here and there.
Something like:
1. Wheatsheaf - Silksworth (35)
2. Silksworth - Park Lane (42)
3. Park Lane - ASDA (38)
4. 10 minute walk down the road followed by Grangetown - Doxford Park (29)
5. Doxford Park - Chester Rd (39)
(Stagecoachey bit, which I'll miss out for you)
6. Chester Rd - City Centre (2A/2C/8/78/whatever)
7. City Centre - Boldon ASDA (29)
8. Boldon ASDA - Southwick Green (X36)
9. Southwick Green - Silksworth (99)
10. Silksworth - Wheatsheaf (35)
Down to personal preferences though.
Cheers
- Much appreciated:
Something like this then?
#1 1012 Churchill Street to Gateshead Interchange 1055
#X3 1109 Gateshead Interchange to Wheatsheaf 1140
#35A 1149 Wheatsheaf to Vicarage Farm Estate 1214
#42 1218 Vicarage Farm Estate to Park Lane Interchange 1240
#238 1249 Park Lane Interchange to Ryhope Village 1309
#39 1311 Ryhope Village to Doxford Park Shops 1320
#29 1325 Doxford Park Shops to Park Lane Interchange 1352
#2C 1353 Park Lane Interchange to Sunderland Royal Hospital 1359
#X36 1407 Park Lane Interchange to Southwick Green 1419
#99 1429 Southwick Green to Silksworth Sports Complex 1511
#35A 1515 Silksworth Sports Complex to Sunderland Interchange 1527
#9 1549 Sunderland Interchange to North Shields Centre 1644
#17 1657 North Shields Centre to Rosehill 1727
Sound any good?
(19 May 2014, 8:57 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Cheers - Much appreciated:
Something like this then?
#1 1012 Churchill Street to Gateshead Interchange 1055
#X3 1109 Gateshead Interchange to Wheatsheaf 1140
#35A 1149 Wheatsheaf to Vicarage Farm Estate 1214
#42 1218 Vicarage Farm Estate to Park Lane Interchange 1240
#238 1249 Park Lane Interchange to Ryhope Village 1309
#39 1311 Ryhope Village to Doxford Park Shops 1320
#29 1325 Doxford Park Shops to Park Lane Interchange 1352
#2C 1353 Park Lane Interchange to Sunderland Royal Hospital 1359
#X36 1407 Park Lane Interchange to Southwick Green 1419
#99 1429 Southwick Green to Silksworth Sports Complex 1511
#35A 1515 Silksworth Sports Complex to Sunderland Interchange 1527
#9 1549 Sunderland Interchange to North Shields Centre 1644
#17 1657 North Shields Centre to Rosehill 1727
Sound any good?
Sounds canny, but you are missing out a lot of North Sunderland.
The 29, 56 and x36 jump straight out.
(19 May 2014, 9:28 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote [ -> ]Sounds canny, but you are missing out a lot of North Sunderland.
The 29, 56 and x36 jump straight out.
Any suggestions as to what I could change?
Had a bit of good fortune in Brighton this morning. Managed to photo X551 FBB and X504 WRG in their new homes
(20 May 2014, 6:51 am)Tom wrote [ -> ]Any suggestions as to what I could change?
Without looking at timetables, not sure.
There could be the option of jumping on say an x36 at Boldon Asda and coming past Bunny Hill.
Changing onto one of the local services around Downhill and a 56 in Southwick - getting back onto a 35a at Monkwearmouth to head upto Silksworth.
Going to go out today and I'll keep this thread updated with the buses I travel on - today is mainly for riding rather than photographing though.
Also, Marcus, clear your inbox and I'll try and send you a message RE: Meeting up. I'm not being rude or owt it's just that I can't contact you
(26 May 2014, 10:29 am)Tom wrote [ -> ]Going to go out today and I'll keep this thread updated with the buses I travel on - today is mainly for riding rather than photographing though.
Also, Marcus, clear your inbox and I'll try and send you a message RE: Meeting up. I'm not being rude or owt it's just that I can't contact you
Good luck.
I tend not to bother with Sundays or Bank Holidays, as it takes three times as long to do the same route.
(26 May 2014, 10:29 am)Tom wrote [ -> ]Going to go out today and I'll keep this thread updated with the buses I travel on - today is mainly for riding rather than photographing though.
Also, Marcus, clear your inbox and I'll try and send you a message RE: Meeting up. I'm not being rude or owt it's just that I can't contact you
My trip was as follows:
#1A 1105 Churchill Street to North Shields Town Centre 1124 - GNE 5272
#9 1126 North Shields Town Centre to Jarrow Bus Station 1141 - GNE 5249
#27 1148 Jarrow Bus Station to Heworth Interchange 1311 - GNE 5328
#4 1327 Heworth Interchange to Concord Bus Station 1339 - GNE 5360
#X88 1349 Concord Bus Station to Metrocentre 1414 - GNE 6003
#67 1416 Metrocentre to Lobley Hill Road 1429 - GNE 8264
#96 1432 Lobley Hill Road to Gateshead Interchange 1439 - GNE 4948
Metro: 1450 Gateshead to Monument 1454 - Metrocars 4038/4064
Metro: 1503 Monument to Wallsend 1512 - Metrocars 4077/4025
#17A 1518 Wallsend to Rosehill 1525 - GNE 567
Was a decent day, however there seemed to be some problems with the 4 and M2/M2A. The M2 due at 1316 didn't turn up on time, and I passed it at Lingley Lane at about half past, so not sure what was the delay to the service?
On Metrocars 4038/4064 there were some new male announcements. These sound much better than the previous announcements, and they keep the regional accent whilst making sure it's clearly audible. There are formatted differently though as they say ''Next station is Monument, for Newcastle City Centre. Change for trains to Wallsend, St James and local bus services''. These are really good, however the only downside to them would be that they call Central Station ''Central'', as this could be confusing for visitors as they could thing it's the city centre.