(09 Jan 2015, 9:47 pm)Jimmi wrote There must be something wrong with you if you like them Darts.

Hope more of the Enviro 200s have entered service, seemed like most were still Darts on Wednesday morning.

(09 Jan 2015, 9:48 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Might strike gold and get a Lowlander!

(09 Jan 2015, 10:18 pm)Jimmi wrote May scrap my Teesside trip tomorrow or maybe cut it back as the weather looks set to be not very pleasant.

Although if there is snow anywhere around the NE please let us know as I'd quite like some snowy shots.

(09 Jan 2015, 9:58 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Be hard - 3 of the 4 57-regs are more-or-less locked onto X12/X2 at present as they are 4 of about 15 (more if any more E200s have entered service since Wednesday) that actually have the X12 programmed in the destination displays.

(09 Jan 2015, 10:18 pm)Jimmi wrote May scrap my Teesside trip tomorrow or maybe cut it back as the weather looks set to be not very pleasant.

Although if there is snow anywhere around the NE please let us know as I'd quite like some snowy shots.

(09 Jan 2015, 10:18 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Oh damn, I never thought about the weather.

If it's bad, I'll pass.

(09 Jan 2015, 10:19 pm)citaro5284 wrote Why would that be?

(09 Jan 2015, 10:20 pm)tyresmoke wrote Tomorrow could be very challenging in terms of getting anywhere never mind getting photos. Depends how bad the winds get overnight. Due to peak around 0300 I understand. Possible snowfall later in the day away from the coasts, with the majority arriving overnight into Sunday. Unsure how long it will last though.

(09 Jan 2015, 10:23 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Durham stopped uploading a revised list once they discovered a few errors - which hopefully have now reached the person who did the list at Head Office.

(09 Jan 2015, 10:28 pm)citaro5284 wrote I thought they were now amended at local level?

(09 Jan 2015, 10:35 pm)Kuyoyo wrote No, Arriva's screens are done by North East's Commercial Managers. So the depot has to report any problems to the Commercial Department for them to be rectified. Durham of course did have their own internal list until last weekend but they haven't looked to put X12 onto that which means if any sense, the fourth Lowlander will be on one of the 6 decker boards as that works an X12 on an evening.

(09 Jan 2015, 10:38 pm)Dan wrote So does this spell the end of the 'special' font used for Belmont's buses?

(10 Jan 2015, 8:41 am)Tom wrote Even though it's horrible outside, I think I am still going to go out and about today.
Possibly Consett/Stanley way to get some Olympians.

(10 Jan 2015, 8:55 am)aureolin wrote Good luck! I think I'm going to do the Chester diversions, Durham, and then back towards Gateshead.

(10 Jan 2015, 8:41 am)Tom wrote Even though it's horrible outside, I think I am still going to go out and about today.
Possibly Consett/Stanley way to get some Olympians.

(10 Jan 2015, 1:48 pm)Tom wrote So far today;

#17 1035 Home to Wallsend 1050 - GNE 5157
Metro - 1055 Wallsend to Monument 1105 - Metrocar 4001
Metro - 1110ish Monument to Gateshead 1115 - Metrocar 4031
#X31 1125 Gateshead to Stanley 1155 - GNE 3862
#43 1213 Stanley to Durham Uni Hospital 1240ish - GNE 5292
#X21 1255 Durham Uni Hospital to Durham Bus Station 1259 - GNE 6023
#X22 1335 Durham to Chester le St 1355 - GNE 6022
#8 1412 Chester le St to Galleries - GNE 4853
#50 1435 Galleries to Boldon 1455 - GNE 5259
#9 1545 Boldon to Howdon Road 1615 - GNE 5154
#17 1620 Percy Main Village to Home - GNE 5157

(11 Jan 2015, 4:23 pm)Tom wrote Think I might do Sunderland next Sunday, as it will be the last chance to get the odd workings on Sundays (Drifters on 42 etc.)

(11 Jan 2015, 4:24 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I may go out and do a solo next Sunday. Might try the 15 as I gather its a Venture allocation.

Never realised how peaceful it is on a Sunday, and how easy it is to take photos!

(11 Jan 2015, 4:31 pm)aureolin wrote I quite like Sundays during the summer months, but it can be a struggle during winter months. You've got a lot less room to play with in terms of daylight hours, and you're waiting around longer for buses to connect. 

(11 Jan 2015, 5:43 pm)Jimmi wrote I'm hoping to do a bit more on Sundays during the summer as there is a few interesting shots to get. These are a few things I hope to get:

5A/19 EcoCitys.
15 Venture Solo SR's
34 Waggonway Solars
59 East Durham MPDs
X21 Angel hybrids
New Sunderland interworking patterns.

I already have a few of these but would like more photos of these.

Also hope to get more different evening workings during the summer too such as the Stanley Travel operated service 14 and maybe the Scarlet Band 35A.

(11 Jan 2015, 6:26 pm)aureolin wrote It'll make some good photos that's for sure. I quite like seeing Sunday workings, or just infrequent services, but they're rarely photo'd. I had started trying to compile a list of some of the lesser photographed services, with a view of hoping to get them throughout 2015.