(21 Oct 2013, 1:30 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote There is more of them hahaha, I spotted them whilst looking for the Key Flashmob Videos on Youtube a few days ago. My Particular Favourite is the way Bazza says "Nice Buses There Are".

(21 Oct 2013, 12:47 pm)GMitchelhill wrote I thought the 61 was going under the Simplicity brand.

(21 Oct 2013, 3:58 pm)Dan wrote Coronation Street is closed in South Shields due to an incident. Buses are operating direct to market omitting stops at Asda.

(21 Oct 2013, 4:02 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Oh dear did Roy and Haley become a cropper?

(21 Oct 2013, 4:11 pm)GTM wrote Have they taken the 25% off ticket price graphic from the Waggonway branding?

(21 Oct 2013, 4:40 pm)CitaroFavourite wrote i think check out my flickr photos there on there right now

(21 Oct 2013, 10:46 am)Andreos1 wrote Forgot to mention (blame lack of sleep) that there are/have been two older men taking photos at Concord, two men (possibly brothers) taking fleet numbers at Heworth and a young lad looking like he was desperate to get a photo of a Solar Waggonway.

I must have been 3/4 of the way through my journey when the first 'is this the M1' query came in.

(21 Oct 2013, 4:11 pm)GTM wrote Have they taken the 25% off ticket price graphic from the Waggonway branding?

(21 Oct 2013, 8:46 pm)busman101 wrote I'm pretty sure that the 25% off is still on the Waggonway re-branded buses as I've seen 2 of them today

(21 Oct 2013, 8:48 pm)GTM wrote Cheers for clearing up. I've only seen one of from offside

(21 Oct 2013, 8:44 pm)busman101 wrote Those blokes were at Concord when I was there early on - caught Connections 4 from Fencehouses to get there - good job you weren't out any earlier lol !

Driver was quizzing folk at the stops if they didn't attempt to get on - top customer service I thought from the Washington lads and lass's today

(22 Oct 2013, 7:38 am)Michael wrote It was a post by someone on the GNE FB page but i agree, most people would rather travel Southwick way than all the way around the world, the 36A i think goes that way.

I like the 26 and X36 idea but think the 26 could be effected by traffic etc

Gonna keep checking VOSA to see if any of the changes appear..

(22 Oct 2013, 11:20 am)Greg in Weardale wrote It's another of these invisible consultations as they don't want results which won't agree with what they've already decided to do. What is appalling is that the consultation form, which I had to hunt around for, doesn't mention that the X3 is presumably going to be killed off (vehicles used on short 9's and extra X36) having been cut to hourly ONLY 5 MONTHS AGO. Even since those recent changes each time I've used it recently there have been good loadings from Newcastle and Gateshead to East Boldon and Fulwell (as well as to Sunderland who could obviously use X36) so it'll be these people who are deprived of a through bus to Newcastle. And in my more limited use of X36 it's intermediate loadings are lower than those of X3.

(22 Oct 2013, 1:46 pm)GTM wrote GNE have been leaflet dropping a fair few DH postcodes with details of the 'new' X22

Marketed at £5.50 return (cheaper than the train and no connections

God knows what the red bus on the front is supposed to be. Looks like a Vyking had a love child with an ELC

(22 Oct 2013, 2:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote Guessing the poor folks living in the DH postcode area of Lumley, Leamside, Rainton, Belmont and Carrville won't be getting a leaflet through their doors!