(30 Apr 2014, 3:54 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote http://www.nebpt.co.uk/news_/pg3ev483.html
This event which will feature a selection of classic buses on display, trade stands and a free bus & coach service around the local area and to the Tanfield railway
This year there are three free bus services
Service 1 MetroCentre - Newcastle - MetroCentre
MetroCentre Coach Park - Departs 20 Minutes Past Each Hour
Newcastle Business Park
opp Dunston Staithes
MetroCentre Coach Park - Arrives Back 40 Minutes Past Each Hour
Service 2 MetroCentre - Market Lane - Go North East Riverside Garage - MetroCentre
MetroCentre Coach Park - Departs at 10/40 Minutes Past Each Hour
Market Lane
Go North East Riverside Garage
MetroCentre Coach Park - Arrives back at 00/30 Past Each Hour
Service 3 Metrocentre - Tanfield Railway - MetroCentre
MetroCentre Coach Park - Departs on the Hour (First Journey 11pm/Last Journey 5pm
Tanfield Railway Terminus arrive - 20 Minutes Past Each Hour
Tanfield Railway Terminus leave - 30 Minutes Past Each Hour
MetroCentre Coach Park - Arrives back at 50 Minutes Past Each Hour
Think i'll end up on Service 3 as it looks like a Great Journey to do, probs skip Service 2 and walk to Riverside Depot, unless of course it is stopping inside the Depot, which I doubt, Service 1 I might do also to stretch the Day out a Bit, Shaping to be a Great Day on Sunday.
Service 2 will likely be the least used route - given it is being said that it will only be operated by the vehicles from Go North East that attend (various figures this week range from 15 up to 25). By contrast, at present, Arriva's presence this year is likely only to be one of Durham's Geminis (there is a chance there will be more later in the year).
3 vehicles that certainly won't be at the event this year are Yesterbus' Nationals (MK2 CKB166X and Mk1 YFY4M) and The Eden's new restored Leopard PPT446P. Stagecarriage's Leopard VJI8684 is also a doubt as the problem that cancelled its trip to Kirkby Stephen on Easter Sunday and prevented it joining G303FWC at the 500 Group Running Day on Sunday are not an easy fix. So, G303FWC may once again be standing in for the vehicle.