(25 Aug 2014, 11:46 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Saturday is always quieter on the open weekend apparently. Sunday there was a bit more variety and a lot busier.Really? I know someone who went last year for the weekend (and regretted it), on the basis that only a handful of other buses turned up and quite a number departed. Guess it ultimately depends if you're used to seeing those buses or not... Some of us are getting bored of rallies in the North East, but someone in Scotland may love them as it's completely different to their rallies.
We were all saying that if it continues to slowly dwindle in standards and get worse, we won't continue to go. We were supposed to be hitching a ride back home off one of the preserved buses (believe it was said that it was part owned by a former LB employee - the black and white Lothian one with the lovely seats*), but they left without us and as such, they had to go to the expense of buying an adult single ticket on the 55, to which they subsequently complained about the extortionate fare. I didn't mind because I passed for a child return on the morning!
* Forgive me, the bus types for older buses is not my strong point. Same thing applies to cars!