(13 Apr 2014, 2:05 pm)Racer_Experience nice shots i like the olympian on 310/319 used to enjoy the ride on these they were the best at the time leyland did do good models top 3 produced by Leyland was National, Olympian and of course the Lynx, Nationals were powerful as were the Olympians while the Lynx i used to like the sound of i used to like Redby, Stagecoach and Go North East examples plus Arriva then known as United, Olympians were my favourite Double Decker if these were on 527 i would love the ride straight away no doubt, Nationals right powerhorses they were the best

i miss the Leyland Olympians they were replaced by Volvo Olympian Paletine 2 and its replacements were better too when i was 8 they were new back in them days Spice Girls was still popular, Aqua was getting on my nerves with Barbie Girl and Doctor Jones, Brimful of Asha by Cornershop (Fat Boy Slim Remix) was a canny tune, Robbie Williams was entertaining people with Let Me Entertain you, Steps was now popular, England had finally made it to the World Cup in 1998, Fat Boy Slim had released The Rockafella Skank, Billie Piper had made her singing debut, Stardust had released there only Song Music Sounds Better with you which was later covered by Daft Punk on Alive 2007, Cher had a song called Believe, Celine Dion had that song about Titanic, anyways enough about music and other randoms i used to love the Lynxs the ones Stagecoach had were put it this way was legend

(13 Apr 2014, 4:46 pm)GMitchelhill Well your in for a treat tonight then Bazza as I will be uploading around 60 photos of Leyland National Mk2s and Leyland Lynx Mk2s tonight.

(13 Apr 2014, 2:05 pm)Racer_Experience England had finally made it to the World Cup in 1998

(13 Apr 2014, 5:23 pm)AdamY As for the Leyland Lynx - Apart from the odd 638 working, I don't really recall seeing them out and about in Western Gateshead very often. I might be wrong though!

(13 Apr 2014, 5:23 pm)AdamY As for the Leyland Lynx - Apart from the odd 638 working, I don't really recall seeing them out and about in Western Gateshead very often. I might be wrong though!

(13 Apr 2014, 5:37 pm)aureolin They quite often appeared on the X3 from Washington to Newcastle.

(13 Apr 2014, 5:48 pm)Marcus I'm just wondering if anybody could find a few photos of Crook depot. I've searched Flickr and the actual depot itself is just inhabited by Weardale vehicles. Would the reason behind few photos be because they would need Weardale's permission to gain entrance? I was speaking to Pat Armstrong a few saturdays ago and she said that half of the Presidents are stored in a special area of the actual garage that is specifically for GNE, while 571 and 572 get stored outside with 6038 and the rest of the Pronto's. I know where Crook is, I just hate navigating and I'm too lazy to be bothered to travel there . I've found a couple on Flickr that don't reveal that much other than the compound and yard with the OK Way 18s and a few photos of one of the OK Expressway's (I think it was 5231). Anyway if anybody could find a few photos of Go North East vehicles in Crook depot it would be much appreciated, after Peterlee I think it must be the least photographed depot out of all of GNE's.

Cheers,
Marcus

(13 Apr 2014, 5:48 pm)gtom There's a cracking photo about (possibly Garys) showing a Lynx working the 723 passing under Eldon Garden Percy St footbridge

(13 Apr 2014, 7:06 pm)GMitchelhill Not mine.

GNE Mk2 Lynxes 4817-4819 have always been at Deptford depot. I have been on one of them on the 638 from Winlaton to Sunderland (great trip).

They mainly ran on the X2, but I think they appeared on the 161 a few times.

(13 Apr 2014, 8:16 pm)GMitchelhill And the Lynxes and the National Mk2s are now online - http://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/

(13 Apr 2014, 8:41 pm)RM2186 That brought back memories, I actually owned two of those FTN***W Mk 2 Nationals for a short while.

(13 Apr 2014, 8:41 pm)RM2186 That brought back memories, I actually owned two of those FTN***W Mk 2 Nationals for a short while.

(13 Apr 2014, 8:57 pm)GMitchelhill As an operator or preservation. If it's an operator, it wasn't Astley Coaches in Ashington by chance. Recall them having 4695 (could have be 4694) and 4700.

(13 Apr 2014, 9:04 pm)aureolin Nationals and Olympians everywhere to be seen. Those were the days. The new bus smell doesn't beat the smell of fumes at the back of a National.