Storx post within the GNE thread about leaky and foisty buses got me thinking about one particular trip a few years back. 

It was on a version of the X3 or X4 Washington were running. It didn't last very long and seemed to run using a mix of whatever was spare.
I remember the last Lance was often allocated and they had a handful of Prestiges too.

One time I was on it, heading home after being in Newcastle. Not sure if it was work related or not, but it was definitely a week day. 
It was chucking down and I'd managed to get decent seats near the rear of the saloon. 
We took a sharp left hand turn and the build up of water on the roof or in the void took its chance to escape. It absolutely soaked me! Fortunately, there wasn't much of my journey left, so I wasn't in too much discomfort. 

Another trip back in the day, was when the 21/A/B had it's mixed allocation of Prestiges, Tridents/Loylnes and native Presidents.
You never knew what to expect after mooching down to the Odeon on Pilgrim St. 
On this particular wet day, the 21A was a Trident/Loylne. I'd forgot about the bizarre lack of legroom in the pilot seat upstairs and also forgot about the build of of foist, condensation and general dampness those particular seats and the footwell area around them tended to collect.
I didn't make that mistake again!

Direct buses to Newcastle and at one point up to 4 an hour! Those were the days! Even if they often ended up soggy and wet.