Unless you developed Pixelmania, Flickr, Fotopic etc then you have no claims to how one should display photos!
Lot's of sites are similar in layout, simplybusphotos ages ago did a layout like that.
When I was younger photography wasn't digital, people organised photos by collection in albums, all your Leyland Atlanteans for one company in one file, nationals in another. Everyone did it, hardly copying.
The whole argument is typical of why I tend to stay away from photos and displaying my old collections (including model collections) because I can't be bothered with the back biting of some enthusiasts
Does it really matter as long as someone, somewhere can enjoy and share your photos? It personally doesn't bother me to know when a bus was bought, what it operates on, what its fleet number is, I just appreciate a good photo.
RE: Go North East