Bit of advice for anyone thinking of Hexham - make sure you go on market day as you will get a lot more stuff as weekly services run in from rural areas. Coach park is usually full of Wright Bros, Howard Snaith etc

(03 Mar 2015, 8:26 pm)MrFozz wrote Have you managed to convince Davie to goto Durbam yet...I told you what to do, give him a spiked glass of milk and drag him there

In the style of Mr T

I ain't going to Durham...Fool

Haha. I said the other day "I'll plan a journey for tomorrow on traveline" and in reply I got "Nar because you'll put DURHAM in" 

I think I'll take your advice and give him a spiked cherryade haha. 

If he thinks Durham is bad. I'll have to take him to Pennywell where my sister lives! All of her nextdoor neighbours windows got put through last week 

(03 Mar 2015, 11:17 pm)leestransportphotos wrote Haha. I said the other day "I'll plan a journey for tomorrow on traveline" and in reply I got "Nar because you'll put DURHAM in" 

I think I'll take your advice and give him a spiked cherryade haha. 

If he thinks Durham is bad. I'll have to take him to Pennywell where my sister lives! All of her nextdoor neighbours windows got put through last week 

Pennywell...Centre of the Universe hahaha

(03 Mar 2015, 6:15 pm)leestransportphotos wrote You don't get the joke

I do, Davie said something about Durham being a shithole...   I know everything me...

Newcastle was more of a shithole when we met, like, I seen a clown walking through the car park towards the metro, then a "mini march" over the bridge, then a hen party alighting off a CrossStinky train...

From Bus outings to Jaffa Cakes... Strange things on this forum

(04 Mar 2015, 12:17 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote From Bus outings to Jaffa Cakes... Strange things on this forum

I cannot deny that I often think "What the bloody hell am I reading here...?"

(04 Mar 2015, 4:28 pm)Dan wrote I cannot deny that I often think "What the bloody hell am I reading here...?"

Normally posts from certain people.

(04 Mar 2015, 4:30 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Normally posts from certain people.

Like yourself? 

(04 Mar 2015, 4:30 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Normally posts from certain people.

Including you? ;-)

(04 Mar 2015, 4:30 pm)Dan wrote Including you? ;-)

I must admit, when looking back at my first posts on here - I do think...'what was I thinking??'...

(04 Mar 2015, 4:32 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I must admit, when looking back at my first posts on here - I do think...'what was I thinking??'...

Is it really your first posts though, or the more recent ones relating to 4852?

Randomly jumping from topics like Hexham to Jaffa Cakes can make me I've gone totally mad and often think I'm misreading this forum.

Always seems to stem towards food as well.

I reckon we really could do with a Food thread...

(04 Mar 2015, 4:37 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I reckon we really could do with a Food thread...

Why don't you not make one?

(04 Mar 2015, 4:44 pm)Adam wrote Speaking of Jaffa Cakes, I took up Michael's recommendation of getting Lidl's when I popped in earlier. They are actually quite nice, but they're not 89p like Michael said, unless I've picked up the wrong ones...

Oh no, don't tell me they've cost the entirety of your student loan??

(04 Mar 2015, 4:45 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Oh no, don't tell me they've cost the entirety of your student loan??

We have been in your neck of the woods this afternoon Marcus...Chester Depot, at least me and Dan got out of the area alive 

(04 Mar 2015, 4:47 pm)citaro5284 wrote We have been in your neck of the woods this afternoon Marcus...Chester Depot, at least me and Dan got out of the area alive 

I'm so jealous...

(04 Mar 2015, 4:40 pm)Tom wrote Why don't you not make one?

Perhaps the thread should be called "The hairy bus spotters"

(04 Mar 2015, 4:47 pm)citaro5284 wrote We have been in your neck of the woods this afternoon Marcus...Chester Depot, at least me and Dan got out of the area alive 

I was slaving away all afternoon! Shattered now - divvint knar whether it was that "fresh" Chester-le-Street air or if it was the grafting!

(04 Mar 2015, 4:49 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I'm so jealous...

You're not - you would have had to see a Lime with various parts missing and donated to other Volvo B10BLEs!

(04 Mar 2015, 4:44 pm)Adam wrote Speaking of Jaffa Cakes, I took up Michael's recommendation of getting Lidl's when I popped in earlier. They are actually quite nice, but they're not 89p like Michael said, unless I've picked up the wrong ones...

:O, they might of gone up, did u get the ones in a orange box, where u get 2 packs in?

(04 Mar 2015, 12:15 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote I do, Davie said something about Durham being a shithole...   I know everything me...

Newcastle was more of a shithole when we met, like, I seen a clown walking through the car park towards the metro, then a "mini march" over the bridge, then a hen party alighting off a CrossStinky train...

I once saw a lass in Murton at the bus stop on Wood Terrace with a duck, that was being taking for a walk on real small collar and dog lead

Thought I had been smoking the old rastafarian woodbines as I thought I was seeing things

Did u get these ones?

http://m.nutracheck.co.uk/CaloriesIn/Pro...g?mobile=1

(04 Mar 2015, 4:44 pm)Adam wrote Speaking of Jaffa Cakes, I took up Michael's recommendation of getting Lidl's when I popped in earlier. They are actually quite nice, but they're not 89p like Michael said, unless I've picked up the wrong ones...

He must have got mixed up with Iceland. Everything in that bloody place is 89p! 

Had a great day out in West Yorkshire today - great value with the Family WY Dayrover just £11.70 for 2 (or more) people across the whole WY area on bus and train (not valid on train between 1601-1829 now!).
Went to have a look at our Tiger brands in operation and see how the transformation is coming on. Have to say I was very impressed with how it is going. Few tired (that's an understatement!) R/S-reg Solos around the Halifax operation but they are due for replacement very soon with new Solos sighted at Optare...

0833 Thornaby-Leeds TPE 185118
1000 Leeds-Castleford NR 144008
1028 Castleford-Wakefield 189 AYK 1303 (Optare Tempo)
1105 Wakefield-Huddersfield 231 YTG 781 (Scania Omnilink)
1240 Huddersfield-Meltham 324 TBL 613 (VDL Commander)
1303 Meltham-Huddersfield 324 FWY 30851 (B7/ALX400)
1330 Huddersfield-Halifax 537 FWY 30840 (Volvo Oly/Royale)
1440 Halifax-Ripponden 561 YTG 344 (Optare Solo)
1525 Ripponden-Halifax X58 YTG 309 (Optare Solo)
1620 Halifax-Hipperholme 548 FWY 608?? (Volvo B10BLE)
1634 Hipperholme-Leeds 255 AYK 1103 (Volvo B7RLE)
1849 Leeds-Thornaby TPE 185118

(04 Mar 2015, 10:13 pm)tyresmoke wrote Had a great day out in West Yorkshire today - great value with the Family WY Dayrover just £11.70 for 2 (or more) people across the whole WY area on bus and train (not valid on train between 1601-1829 now!).
Went to have a look at our Tiger brands in operation and see how the transformation is coming on. Have to say I was very impressed with how it is going. Few tired (that's an understatement!) R/S-reg Solos around the Halifax operation but they are due for replacement very soon with new Solos sighted at Optare...

0833 Thornaby-Leeds TPE 185118
...
1849 Leeds-Thornaby TPE 185118

Started and ended on the same piece of sh!t.

Might go to Costa del Middlesbrough in the next holidays. What operators operate down there?

(05 Mar 2015, 12:39 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Might go to Costa del Middlesbrough in the next holidays. What operators operate down there?

In Middlesbrough you have:

Abbots of Leeming (X80 to Northallerton)
Arriva
Croft Coach Travel (Town Rider services TR1/TR2)
Go North East (X7, X9/X10)
Leven Valley
Stagecoach

You then also have Megabus, National Express and National Holidays services too.

(05 Mar 2015, 12:49 pm)Jimmi wrote In Middlesbrough you have:

Abbots of Leeming (X80 to Northallerton)
Arriva
Croft Coach Travel (Town Rider services TR1/TR2)
Go North East (X7, X9/X10)
Leven Valley
Stagecoach

You then also have Megabus, National Express and National Holidays services too.

Cheers Jimmi

(04 Mar 2015, 10:13 pm)tyresmoke wrote Had a great day out in West Yorkshire today - great value with the Family WY Dayrover just £11.70 for 2 (or more) people across the whole WY area on bus and train (not valid on train between 1601-1829 now!).
Went to have a look at our Tiger brands in operation and see how the transformation is coming on. Have to say I was very impressed with how it is going. Few tired (that's an understatement!) R/S-reg Solos around the Halifax operation but they are due for replacement very soon with new Solos sighted at Optare...

0833 Thornaby-Leeds TPE 185118
1000 Leeds-Castleford NR 144008
1028 Castleford-Wakefield 189 AYK 1303 (Optare Tempo)
1105 Wakefield-Huddersfield 231 YTG 781 (Scania Omnilink)
1240 Huddersfield-Meltham 324 TBL 613 (VDL Commander)
1303 Meltham-Huddersfield 324 FWY 30851 (B7/ALX400)
1330 Huddersfield-Halifax 537 FWY 30840 (Volvo Oly/Royale)
1440 Halifax-Ripponden 561 YTG 344 (Optare Solo)
1525 Ripponden-Halifax X58 YTG 309 (Optare Solo)
1620 Halifax-Hipperholme 548 FWY 608?? (Volvo B10BLE)
1634 Hipperholme-Leeds 255 AYK 1103 (Volvo B7RLE)
1849 Leeds-Thornaby TPE 185118

Did you have any jaffa cakes, seems to be on tbe enthusiasts lists as of late

Just thinking, with my planned Explorer on Saturday - does the Explorer give me platform access to Newcastle Central? As in, through the ticket barriers and full-access. I have an inkling I will be able to, seeing as I can use it on the Sunderland-Blaydon Line, but I just thought to check.

Might try and get a few photos of the 91s and 43s in their new liveries.