North East Bus & Coach Show 2018
North East Bus & Coach Show 2018
Although I didn't attend the rally itself, I did photo most of the vehicles arriving, they can be found here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic
Also Rayners livery is actually the coach's previous livery from when it was with Damory Coaches.
(Watch me as I kill another rally thread dead)
(06 May 2018, 4:26 pm)Pulsar Preserved United GHN189 by Pulsar Photos, on Flickr
(06 May 2018, 5:10 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Excellent turn out from GNE and decent range of older stuff. I know Arriva rarely support any of the rallies but seemed unusual to see nothing from Stagecoach – do they normal turn up to this one?
Also, anyone know why 111 is never seen alongside 268 & 838? Even though all three were present today, 111 was tucked up at the other end of the display to the other pair basking in the sun. A real shame they don’t line the three of them up together.
- duly corrected
(06 May 2018, 6:30 pm)MurdnunoC I also thought there were fewer people in attendance than in previous years. I don't know whether I agree the event was better organised, I certainly witnessed one incident which could have been better handled where one preservationist appeared to throw a childlike tantrum because he was asked to park somewhere else, but it also seemed there were fewer vehicles present than last year which may have made the area less clustered. Sometimes, I can stay at rallies from beginning to end and the time flies but I was bored after about an hour and left soon after. While I appreciate the time and effort that goes into planning bus rallies, I found this one to be a disappointment - it's just the same old, same old.
At least it was a nice sunny day though!
(06 May 2018, 4:26 pm)Pulsar Preserved United GHN189 by Pulsar Photos, on Flickr
(06 May 2018, 5:10 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Excellent turn out from GNE and decent range of older stuff. I know Arriva rarely support any of the rallies but seemed unusual to see nothing from Stagecoach – do they normal turn up to this one?
Also, anyone know why 111 is never seen alongside 268 & 838? Even though all three were present today, 111 was tucked up at the other end of the display to the other pair basking in the sun. A real shame they don’t line the three of them up together.
- duly corrected
(06 May 2018, 6:30 pm)MurdnunoC I also thought there were fewer people in attendance than in previous years. I don't know whether I agree the event was better organised, I certainly witnessed one incident which could have been better handled where one preservationist appeared to throw a childlike tantrum because he was asked to park somewhere else, but it also seemed there were fewer vehicles present than last year which may have made the area less clustered. Sometimes, I can stay at rallies from beginning to end and the time flies but I was bored after about an hour and left soon after. While I appreciate the time and effort that goes into planning bus rallies, I found this one to be a disappointment - it's just the same old, same old.
At least it was a nice sunny day though!
Some of my photos from today https://www.flickr.com/photos/144994770@N07/
I took the boys down for a bit, though the sun was too strong for us to stay there very long. Bigun got lots of photos and we probably ruined a fair few pics taken buy guys with big, serious cameras.
Bigun almost did a jimmi before I persuaded him to get out of the way of the bus because it was driving towards him!
(06 May 2018, 5:10 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Excellent turn out from GNE and decent range of older stuff. I know Arriva rarely support any of the rallies but seemed unusual to see nothing from Stagecoach – do they normal turn up to this one?
Also, anyone know why 111 is never seen alongside 268 & 838? Even though all three were present today, 111 was tucked up at the other end of the display to the other pair basking in the sun. A real shame they don’t line the three of them up together.
- duly corrected
(06 May 2018, 5:10 pm)stagecoachbusdepot Excellent turn out from GNE and decent range of older stuff. I know Arriva rarely support any of the rallies but seemed unusual to see nothing from Stagecoach – do they normal turn up to this one?
Also, anyone know why 111 is never seen alongside 268 & 838? Even though all three were present today, 111 was tucked up at the other end of the display to the other pair basking in the sun. A real shame they don’t line the three of them up together.
- duly corrected
(07 May 2018, 10:49 am)Multi21 Metrocentre, Seaburn THEY SPONSOR THE DURHAM RALLY!, Teesside running day!Shildon as well (although Arriva were absent from the Howlands rally for some reason last year).
Are you kidding?
(07 May 2018, 10:49 am)Multi21 Metrocentre, Seaburn THEY SPONSOR THE DURHAM RALLY!, Teesside running day!Shildon as well (although Arriva were absent from the Howlands rally for some reason last year).
Are you kidding?
(07 May 2018, 12:38 pm)Jimmi Shildon as well (although Arriva were absent from the Howlands rally for some reason last year).
Stagecoach normally only seem to attend the Teesside Running Day although I believe they made an appearance at Seaburn last year.
In the last four years at least, this year's Teesside Running Day was the first time I saw all of the big 3 attend the same rally.
(07 May 2018, 12:38 pm)Jimmi Shildon as well (although Arriva were absent from the Howlands rally for some reason last year).
Stagecoach normally only seem to attend the Teesside Running Day although I believe they made an appearance at Seaburn last year.
In the last four years at least, this year's Teesside Running Day was the first time I saw all of the big 3 attend the same rally.