(01 Mar 2016, 10:52 pm)Jimmi wrote I've started keeping a tab of which buses I have photographs of on my Flickr in the Arriva and Go North East fleets, I currently have 291 buses within the Go North East fleet (since 2014 when I started taking photos). I have started to do this as I don't really want too many photos of the same bus on my Flickr. I am looking to start noting Flickr photos for the independents as well. Not going to bother with Stagecoach as I'm not really interested enough to warrant the time to create a list for it.
(01 Mar 2016, 10:52 pm)Jimmi wrote I've started keeping a tab of which buses I have photographs of on my Flickr in the Arriva and Go North East fleets, I currently have 291 buses within the Go North East fleet (since 2014 when I started taking photos). I have started to do this as I don't really want too many photos of the same bus on my Flickr. I am looking to start noting Flickr photos for the independents as well. Not going to bother with Stagecoach as I'm not really interested enough to warrant the time to create a list for it.
(01 Mar 2016, 11:15 pm)Jimmi wrote Here's a random page in the Go North East section of my photos notebook, tick means I have a photo (obviously!) and if there is a triangle it means I need a new photo of that bus where for example the See It, Do It, Sunderland Citaro's many of the photos are from when they were either unbranded or Laser branded.Channeling Bazza, there
I'm such a nerd!
I'm not going to great lengths to get photos of each bus, I'll upload pretty much any photo whenever really, I'm not that bothered that I have many buses still unticked.
(01 Mar 2016, 11:22 pm)Jimmi wrote Annoyingly after I uploaded that, I realised that I picked a page pull of errors! Also I made another mistake, it's actually 292 photos as I forgot to include National Express 7123.
(02 Mar 2016, 9:57 pm)Jimmi wrote Randomly just had an Arriva driver message me on Facebook complimenting a photo I took yesterday with him driving.I once had a GNE driver demand I take a photo down off Facebook, I did as he wanted as I did not want to get dragged into an argument as I used to see him all the time and did not want to create a problem, it was not one of my favourites anyway and I did take it on Nexus property in Park Lane(naughty I know...It would be a few weeks later when I got pulled up in PLI by a Nexus man) 😀
(03 Mar 2016, 6:07 am)MrFozz wrote I once had a GNE driver demand I take a photo down off Facebook, I did as he wanted as I did not want to get dragged into an argument as I used to see him all the time and did not want to create a problem, it was not one of my favourites anyway and I did take it on Nexus property in Park Lane(naughty I know...It would be a few weeks later when I got pulled up in PLI by a Nexus man) 😀
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:15 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Lucky you!. Ive got Friday Evening planned for this in Durham Bus Station.
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(09 Mar 2016, 9:20 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Thing is I have the advantage of having a car. I decided to start at Bishop and work my way up. Only took me around 110 minutes. Was lucky getting 6301, had to hobble accross the car park to get a photo of it, I'm amazed it didn't completely blur as I only had seconds to turn on the camera and set up my shot.
6307 was almost ruined by traffic.
6304 took two attempts, my original attempt near the council offices blurred, so I drove down and parked in the loading bay (naughty me) on that roundabout for 2 minutes for it to exit North Road.
Out of all my photos 6303 was the worse one, but acceptable but not bad for the way the weather and light has been today. Will make another attempt when there's better weather.
(09 Mar 2016, 9:10 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Managed to get all of the Castle Express Streetdecks today, not perfect photos, but all of them acceptable. I got...
6301 photoed outside where the depot used to be in Bishop Auckland.
6302 at Bishop Auckland Bus Station
6303 at Durham Road, Chester Le Street before it joins the A167.
6304 at North Road Roundabout in Durham.
6305 at Framwellgate Bus Gate
6306 at Clydesdale Lodge Roundabout
6307 at Tudhoe
(11 Mar 2016, 4:07 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Get in! Never thought we'd get the likes of Rafa as our manager, at one point it looked like David moyes was coming
(11 Mar 2016, 4:17 pm)Tom wrote David Moyes wouldn't have been great like - was good at Everton yes but Man U and Real Sociedad were a fail! Nigel Pearson was also an option but not sure he would have kept us up though he did with Leicester last year.Dont forget the get out clause, if they go down, Rafa will walk
Rafa has a big task though considering the likes of Bournemouth and Swansea are now 8 points clear of the bottom 4. Next 2 games after Leicester are crucial! Sunderland then Norwich and I think Swansea. Must wins!! But for once a great choice as Newcastle and as manager this time not head coach! thank god we've scrapped that.