KMB's B8L MCV EvoSeti - https://www.flickr.com/photos/76345166@N...67/in/feed

This long established taxi operator is now running local services in North Northumberland. They have an evening town service in Berwick to replace journeys withdrawn by Perrymans.

They've just started a shuttle from Haggerston Castle to Lindisfarne. There's also a local service running on the island.

They are using a special restricted operator licence to run the services. Normally 8 seater LDV Maxus minibuses running on taxi plates. Their depot is a short walk from Perrymans at Berwick. They also have Berwick's only party bus.

Well worth a look I recon.

Charles

Does anyone know the former registrations of the Wilkinsons Coach T12MCU that attended Kirkby Stephen on Easter Sunday?

(31 Mar 2018, 5:34 am)Coastliner700 wrote Sadly I believe Arriva didn’t want it they seemed to miss journeys out the last ones because they were late. Often missing parts of the journey. And the end was soon after.

That is a shame. Hopefully one day Arriva or Go North East will run a reasonably frequent service along Ponteland Road or Stamfordham Road around Kenton or Cowgate and compete with Stagecoach. The GNE 32A gets a fair number of passengers when it operates on a Sunday and on evenings. Stagecoach offers various express services, if Arriva or GNE did so they  would have a good chance of taking Stagecoach on, particularly running to Central Station which Stagecoach only does with the 8 on an early morning, other than getting a bus around the Haymarket area to Central Station. They could at least trial it.

From Newcastle, what is the best service to and from Wallsend? I can get the Stagecoach 12 or 40 or I can get the GNE 11 or Q3, I think the Coaster 1/1A takes longer. I don't know where is best to post this.

19209 & an unidentified ALX300 on the 39 yesterday.

(01 Apr 2018, 9:48 am)Michael wrote Go North East are to receive 20 new MetroCity's for the Loop and Green Arrow in the next 2 months or so.

*sigh*

(31 Mar 2018, 6:13 pm)Jimmi wrote 7627 on 49 and whatever else is on that board on a night.

1605 & 1611 on Sapphire 7 - although I get the impression that these are a go to allocation when the 7 branded buses are off.

Yeah the Streetlites are the allocated allocation when there a sapphire pulsar off, there not allowed deckers on there now as they cost more to be repaired if a window gets smashed, and with it originating in Darlington there’s a high possibility of that happening with 13A/13B and Frequenta 2 been targeted again over the past week

once again this rally will be held over the Easter Holiday weekend.

its a fantastic event. With plenty vehicles available for hop on/hop off journeys along the route.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to be a bus driver in the Midlands for a public bus service. They're offering to start me at £11 an hour after I've done a few weeks training. I was wondering if this was a good salary for a bus driver? I'd be making about £16,000 after tax according to this income tax calculator. Hope to hear from you all soon Cheers!