(14 May 2015, 2:58 pm)Jimmi wrote Well getting the X35 was a mistake.

(14 May 2015, 3:07 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Fixed.

Getting the X35 is a mistake. Any reason why is almost redundant. 

(14 May 2015, 3:33 pm)Jimmi wrote Was about 10 minutes late when it arrived in Peterlee then ended up even later due to roadworks near Blackhall? Then we got treated to a trip right round Hartlepool Marina presumably to miss out Victoria Road to make up some time, the X35 goes via Victoria Road in both directions I think? May be wrong.

(14 May 2015, 3:40 pm)Andreos1 wrote Aye, it spins round outside the retail parks. In via Raby Road, town centre, Marina/retail parks and reverse.

(14 May 2015, 3:58 pm)Jimmi wrote Never got the X35 to Hartlepool today so wasn't sure which way it would go.

I've used various different ways of getting into Hartlepool in the past including:
1 Middlesbrough
23 Peterlee
33/8A Newton Aycliffe/Ferryhill
36 Middlesbrough / Stockton
Even used the Pygalls 230 from Sunderland once.

(14 May 2015, 4:02 pm)Andreos1 wrote There is a pretty much standard way buses passing Hartlepool Hospital go. All via Raby Road. So when you got the 23, the X35 should have gone the same way.

(14 May 2015, 4:11 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 23 goes via Kings Oswy Drive and doesn't actually serve Hartlepool Hospital

(14 May 2015, 4:16 pm)Andreos1 wrote And then Winterbottom Avenue (running behind the hospital?) and Raby Road...

Should have been more clearer - some run behind the hospital, some run in front of the hospital - but those passing the hospital (in front or behind), all go a pretty much standard way via Raby Road etc

(15 May 2015, 4:15 pm)Jimmi wrote Smoking in confined public areas.

Currently waiting for a taxi outside Tesco with several people having tabs surrounding me.

The smell and smoke makes me want to hurl.

(15 May 2015, 6:13 pm)aureolin wrote It's disgusting. I've got absolutely nowt against people smoking, as long as it isn't done in a way that it gets on my lungs or in my way. I hate the constant litter of cigarette butts around doorways too. 

It's funny to think that 8 years ago people were smoking in pubs and clubs. It was lifting the way that smoke used to linger on your clothes, and it was that bad in some places it would make your eyes water. Some time before that, people were still smoking in shopping centres. I remember the Galleries being full of smokers.

(15 May 2015, 4:06 am)Dan wrote Well, I still feel terrible (after 12 hours sleep), and my first exam is in a matter of hours.

(15 May 2015, 6:25 pm)Dan wrote Not that anyone tends to take any notice of the signs, but I'm glad the decision was made to even make it illegal to smoke in bus shelters. I can't stand the smell of smoke, but I don't tend to care as much about them visually.

I hate how it lingers on a smoker's clothes and they end up sitting next to you on a bus or train, so it still all ends up passing on.

(15 May 2015, 8:57 pm)aureolin wrote It's horrid. Durham bus station entrance is really bad for it.

(16 May 2015, 3:24 pm)northern156 wrote Wish someone would open a window on this Eclipse, like a bloody greenhouse!!

(16 May 2015, 3:42 pm)Jimmi wrote I rode 3942 on the X10 one day last year and it wasn't a warm day but I ended up removing my hoodie and was still too warm so I went to open the window only find it already was.

One thing I hate about GNE Volvo B9TLs (at least from Thursday's outing) was the windows at the front upstairs and on even a moderatly windy day I was getting deafened by the noise of the wind striking the front windows. Was sat at the front of the X1 and X9 on Thursday and both were giving me a headache although not as loud as the two people sat next to me and one of them nearly fell on me as we turned to enter Heworth Interchange.

(16 May 2015, 9:38 pm)Davie wrote Me, Lee and my friends Anthony & Kailey were denied access to Newcastle Central Station to photograph a class 47  on a rail tour this evening

(16 May 2015, 9:47 pm)aureolin wrote Why? Did you all have a ticket?

(16 May 2015, 9:49 pm)Davie wrote We went to sign in, so we could get a platform ticket which means you have access to all platforms without a ticket 

(16 May 2015, 9:52 pm)aureolin wrote Strange. What was the reason they wouldn't issue one?

(16 May 2015, 9:54 pm)Davie wrote Apparently it's private property but we've never had any trouble before and there were other enthusiasts which had signed in