Bus Related Outings and Reviews
Bus Related Outings and Reviews
Might do an Explorer on Saturday, instead of my original plan!
#21 - Chester to Gateshead
(10:54 --- 11:40)
#X34 - Gateshead to Newcastle
(11:58 --- 12:05)
#100 - Newcastle to MetroCentre
(12:09 --- 12:24)
#X43 - MetroCentre to Stanley
(12:30 --- 13:00)
#43 - Stanley to Durham
(13:13 --- 13:44)
#64 - Durham to Arnison Centre
(13:50 --- 14:06)
#64 - Arnison Centre to Durham
(14:20 --- 14:36)
#X2 - Durham to Chester
(14:51 --- 15:09)
#21 - Chester to Home
(15:15 --- 15:19)
May ride some buses in West Durham tomorrow in the hope of catching some Volvo Olympians.
Hope I catch some and hopefully I won't need wellies to wade through snow in the likes of Consett.
EDIT: Seem as I'm getting not much sleep tonight I'm probably gonna do this another day.
Photos of this afternoons SNE P&R for Sunderland vs West Ham United
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...014/12/13/
Woke up with a cold this morning so I didn't go out. 
(13 Dec 2014, 5:19 pm)MarcTheA4 Woke up with a cold this morning so I didn't go out.
(13 Dec 2014, 5:19 pm)MarcTheA4 Woke up with a cold this morning so I didn't go out.
My trip down to Leeds consisted of the following:
08:40 PR1 Sniperley Park & Ride - Durham Wharton Park (North Rd): Scarlet Band YX64 DYF
09:24 FTpE Durham - Leeds: First Transpennine Express 185 130
16:08 XC Leeds - Durham: CrossCountry 221 139
17:35 PR1 Durham Millburngate - Sniperley Park & Ride: Scarlet Band YX64 DXR
Just realised I forgot about my trip from yesterday!
TransPennine - CLS to LDS
(08:15 --- 09:39) 185150
TransPennine - LDS to CLS
(14:43 --- 16:05) 185116
(13 Dec 2014, 7:09 pm)Robert My trip down to Leeds consisted of the following:
08:40 PR1 Sniperley Park & Ride - Durham Wharton Park (North Rd): Scarlet Band YX64 DYF
09:24 FTpE Durham - Leeds: First Transpennine Express 185 130
16:08 XC Leeds - Durham: CrossCountry 221 139
17:35 PR1 Durham Millburngate - Sniperley Park & Ride: Scarlet Band YX64 DXR
(13 Dec 2014, 7:09 pm)Robert My trip down to Leeds consisted of the following:
08:40 PR1 Sniperley Park & Ride - Durham Wharton Park (North Rd): Scarlet Band YX64 DYF
09:24 FTpE Durham - Leeds: First Transpennine Express 185 130
16:08 XC Leeds - Durham: CrossCountry 221 139
17:35 PR1 Durham Millburngate - Sniperley Park & Ride: Scarlet Band YX64 DXR
(14 Dec 2014, 1:49 pm)Robert Should say that 185 130 only had 2 working engines instead of 3 meaning that it left York 3 minutes late but was on time for the majority of the journey.
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(14 Dec 2014, 1:49 pm)Robert Should say that 185 130 only had 2 working engines instead of 3 meaning that it left York 3 minutes late but was on time for the majority of the journey.
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(14 Dec 2014, 3:27 pm)tyresmoke They regularly run on 2 engines anyway, part of their Eco mode as the 185s are so powerful they don't actually need all 3!
(14 Dec 2014, 3:27 pm)tyresmoke They regularly run on 2 engines anyway, part of their Eco mode as the 185s are so powerful they don't actually need all 3!
Needed to do some Christmas shopping and take back a couple of uni library books so turned the trip out into a whole adventure otherwise I would have been by myself bored stiff in the house:
08:52 #X25 Wrekenton - Gateshead (3877)
09:15 #X66 Gateshead - Metrocentre (5341)
09:38 #44A Metrocentre - Newcastle Eldon Square (5284)
10:17 #310 Newcastle Haymarket - North Shields (6107)
11:17 #9 North Shields - Jarrow (5151)
11:27 #27 Jarrow - South Shields (5164, running 5 mins late)
11:42 #35A South Shields - Sunderland (5202, running 15 mins late)
12:38 #X7 Sunderland - Peterlee (5335)
13:02 #X35 Peterlee - Houghton-le-Spring (8271)
13:51 #4 Houghton-le-Spring - Washington Galleries (5358)
14:14 #X1 Washington Galleries - Wrekenton (6053, running 10 mins late).
My adventure today - sadly no Volvo Olympians.
0932 7 Newton Aycliffe - Durham (ANE 1517)
1100 15 Durham - Lanchester (GNE 6014)
1130 X31 Lanchester - Stanley (GNE 3873)
1200 78 Stanley - Chester-Le-Street (GNE 4854)
1253 21 Chester-Le-Street - Newcastle (GNE 3965)
1555 X2 Newcastle - Framwellgate Moor (ANE 7478)
1653 7 Framwellgate Moor - Newton Aycliffe (ANE 1516)
Few notes:
4854's side display was displaying Consett when I got on in Stanley (not sure what the front / rear said), honestly thought I was going to Consett at one point and it's the first time I've done the 78 too, realised I was on a Sunderland bound journey when I saw Consett bound journeys go in the opposite direction.
I can confirm that 3965 does indeed have WiFi now, pity my phone was having non of it.
Photos will be uploaded to Flickr later.
I know it's hardly bus-related, but one day I would love to do this - possibly in a year or so;
East Coast - DHM to EDB
(09:25 --- 11:10) - pathed as a Class 91
ScotRail - EDB to GQS
(11:30 --- 12:34) - pathed as a Sprinter
#398 - GQS to GLC
(13:00 --- 13:15) - First Solo
Virgin - GLC to CAR
(13:40 --- 14:47) - pathed as a Pendolino
ScotRail - CAR to NCL
(15:36 --- 17:00) - pathed as a Sprinter
East Coast - NCL to DHM
(17:25 --- 17:42) - pathed as a Class 91
More of a summer time thing, without a doubt. I checked out some prices and the day itself would come to £40.00ish - not bad for such a huge day. The 398 is free, I gather, providing you have a valid train ticket. It just transfers you between Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central in 15 mins.
(17 Dec 2014, 6:19 pm)MarcTheA4 I know it's hardly bus-related, but one day I would love to do this - possibly in a year or so;Sounds good!
East Coast - DHM to EDB
(09:25 --- 11:10) - pathed as a Class 91
ScotRail - EDB to GQS
(11:30 --- 12:34) - pathed as a Sprinter
#398 - GQS to GLC
(13:00 --- 13:15) - First Solo
Virgin - GLC to CAR
(13:40 --- 14:47) - pathed as a Pendolino
ScotRail - CAR to NCL
(15:36 --- 17:00) - pathed as a Sprinter
East Coast - NCL to DHM
(17:25 --- 17:42) - pathed as a Class 91
More of a summer time thing, without a doubt. I checked out some prices and the day itself would come to £40.00ish - not bad for such a huge day. The 398 is free, I gather, providing you have a valid train ticket. It just transfers you between Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central in 15 mins.
(17 Dec 2014, 6:19 pm)MarcTheA4 I know it's hardly bus-related, but one day I would love to do this - possibly in a year or so;Sounds good!
East Coast - DHM to EDB
(09:25 --- 11:10) - pathed as a Class 91
ScotRail - EDB to GQS
(11:30 --- 12:34) - pathed as a Sprinter
#398 - GQS to GLC
(13:00 --- 13:15) - First Solo
Virgin - GLC to CAR
(13:40 --- 14:47) - pathed as a Pendolino
ScotRail - CAR to NCL
(15:36 --- 17:00) - pathed as a Sprinter
East Coast - NCL to DHM
(17:25 --- 17:42) - pathed as a Class 91
More of a summer time thing, without a doubt. I checked out some prices and the day itself would come to £40.00ish - not bad for such a huge day. The 398 is free, I gather, providing you have a valid train ticket. It just transfers you between Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central in 15 mins.
My outing over the last two days:
Newcastle to Kings Cross - 1E01 - 91125 East Coast
Kings Cross to Euston - #30 - 33651 Tower Transit
Euston to Kings Cross - #205 - 12314 Stagecoach
Kings Cross to Newcastle - 1N27 - 91107 East Coast
Newcastle to Washington - #X1 - 6006 Go North East
