If anyone is interested , a toy fair is being held at Gateshead Stadium on Sunday 5th of February from 10am , there are plenty of stalls from vintage to modern toys , there is also a wide range of MODEL BUSES and trains to purchase there will also be a model railway layout and also a lot of transport memorabilia to purchase, I would highly recommend this.

Making a thread (unless there is already one) for all bus/transport related events at Beamish 

Beamish Steam Gala is the 1st & 2nd of April 

Sunderland & District Classic Vehicle Society event is on the 16th of April 

A fares please weekend in which Beamish celebrates 50 years of Beamish Tramway. Bit of info below. Dates are 6th to 8th May

Join us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beamish Tramway.

Hop aboard a whole host of historic buses and take a trip through time. On Sunday, 7th May and Monday, 8th May, visitors can also enjoy a model Beamish Tramway exhibition!

A reliability run with info below is on the Sunday 18th June

Join us to see the start and finish of the 50th Beamish Reliability Run.

This 150-mile run will see a whole host of cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles registered before 1956 leave the museum first thing and drive through Durham and Yorkshire before returning to the museum at the end of the day.

The autumn transport Gala is 9th & 10th of September 

An October steam it up event is on 7th & 8th October 

Buses at Beamish has not been confirmed yet. Will more than likely be confirmed at the beginning of March like it was last year

Noticed 5396 and 6168 at Haymarket tonight on services 25 and 311. I'm guessing neither of these are CAZ-compliant, but could be wrong. Other than that, GNE seem to have observed the CAZ pretty well, apart from the Percy Main Omnidekkas on the service 327. Does that service have any dispensation given the luggage capacity requirements ?

I would mark then 9+ out of 10 for compliance today, considerably better than the shambolic performance of the other large operator in the area. No, not Arriva ...

Does anyone know what's happening with 7405 06  1430 38 as I not herd anything about them since they indecents

Looks like 8330 has been destroyed by fire

Sad to see that the B7RLE's are being withdrawn. I believe from seeing from other people they are off to Go North West.
X66 is now Brandless

Kirkby Stephen Cumbria Easter Rally takes place on Sat 8th/Sun 9th April 2023.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CumbriaEasterRally

Instead of making 7 different pages for bus events in the North East. I will post each one in here. 

First one confirmed is the Tyne Tees Run from Stockton (I'm guessing) to South Shields Bents Park on the 4th of June 2023

I had this idea for this thread when I watched this video... https://youtu.be/lDx2XQY2KSM


I would like to know what barmy ideas Local Authorities have had for junctions and road layouts etc.... 
And what your opinions are of things like Askew Road and South Gosforth, as well as your suggestions.....  

I look forward to reading about these 'gems or mishaps'  

Announced today in the Landmark Levelling Up Fund is the allocation of almost £20million to North East Combined Authority to purchase more than 50 new electric buses.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landm...oss-the-uk

Exploring the linked spreadsheet, the North East Combined Authority has been allocated £19,572,261 to fund (or partially fund) a fleet of 52 electric buses, 26 rapid chargers and 92 electric vehicle chargers across the North East.

Other non public transport schemes within the North East have also been allocated funding including vast stretches of new pedestrian and cycleways, alongside a regeneration of Gateshead Quays and a production village in Hartlepool.