(29 Nov 2017, 6:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote I love the timeline feature, although once in it I struggled to find my way around. 
Didn't think it was too easy on the eye.

I also liked the images in each 'year'. Although, I'm not ao sure it is too accurate (I assume the photo is meant to represent that year - particularly the Big Orange National that I am pretty sure had been repainted well before 1991).
Is there any chance the photos could appear within the thread, as links or even as a header?

As an example, really keen to look at the 1984 photo at Gateshead Interchange, so thought by clicking on it, the photo would appear somewhere in the thread.

(29 Nov 2017, 6:26 pm)Dan wrote To ensure better accuracy, we've got an 'admin approval' stage on the Flickr group. This has to be approved by a moderator (either myself, Adrian or Scott) before it is added to the group publicly.

You can have a look at that 1984 photo by clicking it and loading the 1984 page - if you click it on that page, you'll be re-directed to Flickr.

http://northeastbuses.co.uk/archive/index.php?bygoneYear=1984

(29 Nov 2017, 6:41 pm)Andreos1 wrote Added a few screenshots just to show that the flickr image/link isn't too obvious.

(29 Nov 2017, 7:04 pm)S813 FVK wrote Will there be a point at which users will be able to upload their own content? I have a few running boards and faretables for Stanley depot dating around 2005/6, if that's the sort of thing you are looking for.

(29 Nov 2017, 7:09 pm)Dan wrote Yes, that's another thing already being developed. Don't think that one is too far off. Like the news section and the Flickr photo group, any user-submitted content will have to be approved first.

More content the better! cbma06 has contributed a shedload of the content that will be drip-fed onto the new portal, so I'm sure he'll appreciate seeing other content too.

(29 Nov 2017, 7:15 pm)Adrian wrote The big orange national is my fault. These are slide a I've bought with absolutely no information, so they've been dated as approximate as possible.

Im happy to amend on request if someone can support their requested change.

(29 Nov 2017, 7:21 pm)Andreos1 wrote Just realised it was your photo.

Mid/late 80's is as close as I will get.
It won't be hard to narrow it down using the reg/vehicle id and other photos online.

Pretty sure that vehicle ended up in SuperShuttle colours, so will guess at 87/88. 
I think that's the period when Gateshead Interchange had a big re-jig of its stands.

(29 Nov 2017, 7:25 pm)citaro5284 wrote I have a book called Northern and its subsidiaries published many years ago and it mentions 1987 to run in competition with Easyway Bus Services

(29 Nov 2017, 7:31 pm)Andreos1 wrote I was just thinking of those the other day. Sure there was discussion on them a few years back in the forum.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24759744@N02/3668527635/

Found this, which says approx March 88. So it's around that era.
Just need to find a photo from later, which confirms a rough date the livery had gone.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nedbasher/5653036679/lightbox/ Gone by New Years Eve 1990. It doesn't look like it did end up in Supershuttle livery after all.

Edit: Just realised the 1984 picture is wrong too. At least two years out. The giveaway was the 'Go ahead' branding.

(29 Nov 2017, 8:48 pm)Charles41 wrote It was around 1988 easyway used to be based on the waggonway industrial estate in Hebburn. They used nationals on the service. The metro centre bus station was still under construction so buses used to pick up at the car park outside marks and spencer. Big orange was used as a brand by Northern to counteract competition. At the time in Gateshead we had OK, derwent coaches, shaws, low fell coaches and north eastern all competing against northern. I think aline were also around at the time as well if my memory serves me right.

Charles

(29 Nov 2017, 9:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote My memories of North Eastern or Easyway (can't remember which), were based on boarding just off Southend Road, and that the vehicles were filthy inside.
Sure the route went down Church Road, Kells Lane, Dryden Road etc.

(29 Nov 2017, 11:00 pm)MurdnunoC wrote The 92 is the route you're thinking of and it was indeed operated by North Eastern Bus Services. Before deregulation, the route was operated by Go North East as the 92 since about 1981/82, before that, I think it was assigned the 26 route number.

My only real recollection of Easyway is that they operated the 60/61 between Gateshead and the Metrocentre. They may have continued to Felling Square but I'm not a 100% sure. They also bore an all-white livery with orange stripes, IIRC.

(05 Dec 2017, 5:38 am)Dan wrote Don't suppose you've got access to a scanner, Andreos? Really good to include them.

What you will see when all of the content is uploaded again is that this time around we're future-proofing the archive. Adding content now, while it's current, for the future when it may become something people want to see.

Bit like the news. All of the current news is immediately archived and we just build up a massive database of records.

Allows us to cater for everyone too. You may have a specific interest in content around the 1980s, whereas a younger enthusiast on the scene may only be interested in things that they can remember (so say 2010 onwards).

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(05 Dec 2017, 7:42 am)Andreos1 wrote Yeah, will try and get them scanned. If not today, at some point this week

(26 Jan 2019, 12:52 pm)S813 FVK wrote Noticed that there is now an option for other users to upload their own content on the Bygone Era section.

Before I go uploading the things that I have, is this feature fully functioning and ready to be used? With it not being formally announced yet I thought it'd be best to double-check.

(26 Jan 2019, 7:00 pm)Liam wrote It can be used, yes. Amendments will be made to the form styling and functionality, but anything you submit today will be added.

(26 Jan 2019, 8:48 pm)S813 FVK wrote That's great, thank you.

I've had a go at uploading 3 files tonight, but didn't get any clear notification that they had uploaded successfully. Presumably, if they did upload, they will be at the 'admin acceptance' stage as per submitting our own fleet news items so I'll wait and see what the outcome of that is before attempting to upload any more.

(27 Jan 2019, 10:41 am)Liam wrote Try uploading these again. They should display here instantly after uploading, no approval required at present. We'll look to implement this based on abuse of the feature, as per news submissions.

(27 Jan 2019, 3:50 pm)S813 FVK wrote Thank you again. It is now functioning and got a small number of files uploaded.

Hasn't taken me long to be a bit of a nuisance. When uploading the faretable for service 927, I forgot to change the category so is currently under the 'timetable' category. Apologies for this.

(27 Jan 2019, 6:59 pm)Dan wrote Thanks for your contributions thus far! I've amended the category for that 927 faretable.

Small reminder just to double-check the date and operator before you hit submit though - I've gone through and amended the ones that had today's date on.