(16 Jul 2014, 7:39 pm)Dan wrote For me it was a matter of it costing £4 (if my memory serves) for a child single using that one, compared to the £5.50 with EC, and I saw that it arrived 15 mins earlier so it seemed a no-brainer...
I made the mistake once...and never again!!
(16 Jul 2014, 7:42 pm)aureolin wrote I once had to stand in the vestibule area between Darlington and Newcastle on a hot day, and that was enough for me like! I tried it seated between Newcastle and Leeds once since then, but I couldn't get away from the smell, not even in the coach.
(16 Jul 2014, 7:27 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Come to think of it, sure I seen something similar on the Grand Central Website a few weeks back, with regards to what you have mentioned above, seems rather odd that they are able to do that though.
So basically I could book my Tickets through Virgin but end up on a Cross Country or ECML or National Express Train.
(16 Jul 2014, 7:42 pm)aureolin wrote I once had to stand in the vestibule area between Darlington and Newcastle on a hot day, and that was enough for me like! I tried it seated between Newcastle and Leeds once since then, but I couldn't get away from the smell, not even in the coach.
(19 Jul 2014, 4:30 pm)Adam wrote Trip to WHSmith for the DSA Theory Test book turned into an adventure which went as follows:
12:56 X1 Wrekenton - Washington Galleries (6054)
13:13 2A Washington Galleries - Sunderland (5326)
13:56 35 Sunderland - South Shields (5301)
14:23 50 South Shields - Washington Galleries (5256, running 15-20 mins late)
15:26 4 Washington Galleries - Heworth (5364)
15:42 X3 Heworth - Gateshead (4943)
15:56 X66 Gateshead - Metrocentre (4966)
16:26 X66 Metrocentre - Gateshead (5389)
16:35 X25 Gateshead - Eighton Banks (3804)
.(19 Jul 2014, 7:34 pm)Tom wrote After you pass your test, do you intend to become a bus driver or not?
(19 Jul 2014, 7:44 pm)Marcus wrote I'm sure he once mentioned a job interview with GNE, or that could be have been someone else.
(21 Jul 2014, 6:43 pm)AdamY wrote My day out today using the GNE Buzzfare I won, courtesy of Aureolin, in the NEB World Cup Fantasy Dream Team competition. The prize was a one-day ticket in the zone of my choice but I paid the extra to upgrade it to an all-zones ticket.
0933 45 from Rowlands Gill to Metrocentre
???? X66 from Metrocentre to Gateshead
1010 X10 from Gateshead to Middlesbrough
1210 X7 from Middlesbrough to Seaham
1400 265 from Seaham to Durham
1509 X21 from Durham to Gateshead
1559 1 from Gateshead to North Shields
1715 310 from North Shields to Newcastle
1815 46 from Newcastle to Rowlands Gill
I think I managed to travel in most zones with the exception of Cherry and Orange. However, as I'm in and around both of these zones on a daily basis, it was no huge loss.
Thanks again to Aureolin for providing the prize which enabled this day out.
(21 Jul 2014, 8:11 pm)Tom wrote Sounds like a good day out - did you enjoy the Cobalt B9TLS?
(26 Jul 2014, 5:28 pm)Dan wrote Ooh - you're going to be jealous then, as I'm heading up there next month!
Wouldn't mind paying a visit to the Stagecoach depot up there if it meant I could get some photos of the new ugly ducklings that have arrived.
(27 Jul 2014, 6:10 am)citaro5284 wrote Cannot really to Inverness in a day, but Aberdeen on a HST you can.....
(27 Jul 2014, 8:28 am)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Whey aye man, of course you can do Inverness in day - may not be a HST (mixture of toc's too), but it can be done.
With the correct timed trains, you can get about 3hrs up there to explore too.
(29 Jul 2014, 10:38 am)Dan wrote Today...
Metro 4084 - Stadium of Light to Regents Centre.
ANE 1209 - Service X20 - Regents Centre to Ashington
ANE 7491 - Service X21 - Ashington to Newbiggin
ANE 7513 - Service 35 - Newbiggin to Morpeth
ANE 1213 - Service X15 - Morpeth to Berwick
