This year, Lothian Buses Open Doors Day will be held on Saturday 24th September 2016.

Unfortunately, for those of us travelling from the North East, it would appear that services along the East Coast Mainline towards Edinburgh will be diverting via Carlisle between Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverly that day. Sadly for this reason I think I'm going to give it a miss this year as I don't want to spend anywhere between 3 hours, 27 minutes and 4 hours, 17 minutes each way! on the train from Darlington.

(22 Jul 2016, 7:11 pm)Jimmi wrote This year, Lothian Buses Open Doors Day will be held on Saturday 24th September 2016.

Unfortunately, for those of us travelling from the North East, it would appear that services along the East Coast Mainline towards Edinburgh will be diverting via Carlisle between Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverly that day. Sadly for this reason I think I'm going to give it a miss this year as I don't want to spend anywhere between 3 hours, 27 minutes and 4 hours, 17 minutes each way! on the train from Darlington.

No idea if I will be going here but I doubt it if the trains are diverted. Only way I will be going if my dad can take me up in the car.

(22 Jul 2016, 7:45 pm)Tom wrote No idea if I will be going here but I doubt it if the trains are diverted. Only way I will be going if my dad can take me up in the car.

I was looking forward to going, as soon as I saw the event appear on Facebook I was checking train times/fares and I made the unfortunate discovery. I'm not prepared to put myself through journeys with a minimum travel time of three hours and a half hours (each way) when it normally takes between two - two and a half hours from Darlington.

If anyone is prepared to go, the train fares are currently pretty cheap.

Going to look into doing Edinburgh another day now.

I might go, even with the diversion. It'll make an interesting journey.

(22 Jul 2016, 8:29 pm)Adrian wrote I might go, even with the diversion. It'll make an interesting journey.

And it will probably be a HST unless they do a drag which very rarely happens.

I might go to this one. I was quite impressed with Lothian's fleet when I last visited Edinburgh.

(22 Jul 2016, 8:45 pm)citaro5284 wrote And it will probably be a HST unless they do a drag which very rarely happens.

Good for me, I really like the HSTs, I am actually ironically in Scotland now-Glasgow

(22 Jul 2016, 7:11 pm)Jimmi wrote This year, Lothian Buses Open Doors Day will be held on Saturday 24th September 2016.

Unfortunately, for those of us travelling from the North East, it would appear that services along the East Coast Mainline towards Edinburgh will be diverting via Carlisle between Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverly that day. Sadly for this reason I think I'm going to give it a miss this year as I don't want to spend anywhere between 3 hours, 27 minutes and 4 hours, 17 minutes each way! on the train from Darlington.

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We were hoping to go, this year, too - and make time to visit Camera Obscura. I guess that's not happening, now.

I'll be giving it a miss this year - made other plans already, but would have been a pain with the diversion.

(22 Jul 2016, 8:45 pm)citaro5284 wrote And it will probably be a HST unless they do a drag which very rarely happens.

Booked drags a couple of times per day.

I'm not sure whether I will be attending or not. During the diversions I like to jolly about on the Tyne Valley on them non stop several times per day (even having a run to/from Edinburgh) so whether I do it or not will depend on whether I'm sick of bashing the diversions!

Train booked, my first non-North East rally

I'll be going to this, first time.

(17 Sep 2016, 4:39 pm)Y935 ERG wrote I'll be going to this, first time.

Same

Anyone on 1S02?

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(24 Sep 2016, 6:57 am)Y935 ERG wrote Anyone on 1S02?

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No 1S26

When is the 2017 one?

(18 Jun 2017, 4:21 pm)NK53 TKT wrote When is the 2017 one?

Don't think it's been confirmed yet. I ain't 100% on this but I've heard it's Saturday September 23rd 2017.

Don't kill me if it's not but it sounds about right.

If you have any interest in taking photos, its not the event for you. It is a decent event though all round, and I may have a look up this year.

(18 Jun 2017, 4:32 pm)Adrian wrote If you have any interest in taking photos, its not the event for you. It is a decent event though all round, and I may have a look up this year.

It is, if you like taking photos of random's stood in front of buses.  Seriously though, if you are willing to pay the train fares, it is a good day out, doesn't cost too much to do Plusbus meaning you can sample some of the buses in service as well.

Will try and get myself there this time after giving last year a miss which I slightly regretted due to appearances of Olympians running around which probably won't happen this time. Also need loads of photos of Lothian, East Coast Buses and Borders Buses etc. as well.

(18 Jun 2017, 4:27 pm)Jimmi wrote Don't think it's been confirmed yet. I ain't 100% on this but I've heard it's Saturday September 23rd 2017.

Don't kill me if it's not but it sounds about right.

That's right. I'm there for the weekend.... mainly on the beer.

(18 Jun 2017, 4:27 pm)Jimmi wrote Don't think it's been confirmed yet. I ain't 100% on this but I've heard it's Saturday September 23rd 2017.

Don't kill me if it's not but it sounds about right.

Annoyingly the tickets are not out yet on VTEC...

I am going to go again so I can have another successful youtube video like last years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p20jnBTamU

Sadly just looked on National Rail Enquiries website for trains on that date and sadly it appears engineering works are on again with division via Carlisle I imagine (like last year), so sadly it looks like I may be bailing on the idea again due to the increase in travel times and the fact the last train from Edinburgh appears to be at 17:55 meaning I would only have about 5 hours in Edinburgh, which is not really enough for me.

EDIT: I'm definitely not going anymore

2018 event announced today for Saturday 29th September 2018 - the day before Showbus.......

(01 May 2018, 11:08 am)Kuyoyo wrote 2018 event announced today for Saturday 29th September 2018 - the day before Showbus.......

Was a hellish event last year, just couldn't move in the depot  especially with it only being 10-4 - don't think I'd go again... long weekend at Showbus this year for me.

Booked train tickets, just need to figure how to get there from Waverley Station next.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Waverl...612473!3e2