(13 Jan 2015, 4:38 pm)Tom wrote Haha I didn't realise. 

Yeah Business is one of my favourite lessons at the minute anyway. Geography is good too with the teacher I have now.

What language are you picking? I'm guessing you are picking History rather than Geography though.

Yep. History. Maybe Geography too, I'll be doing Spanish.

(13 Jan 2015, 4:39 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Yep. History. Maybe Geography too, I'll be doing Spanish.

Geography is good in my opinion. I was going to take Travel and Tourism until I realised it was a vocational subject. 

We can't do Spanish, but German is easier than French. That's why I am picking it. 

(13 Jan 2015, 4:40 pm)Tom wrote Geography is good in my opinion. I was going to take Travel and Tourism until I realised it was a vocational subject. 

We can't do Spanish, but German is easier than French. That's why I am picking it. 

I remember when i had to choose my subjects... glad i left in 2007 though! 

Some of the guys here weren't even a dirty thought in there daddys minds when I left school

(13 Jan 2015, 4:40 pm)Tom wrote Geography is good in my opinion. I was going to take Travel and Tourism until I realised it was a vocational subject. 

We can't do Spanish, but German is easier than French. That's why I am picking it. 

Yeah German is easier. French is shit. Don't know why they even make you learn it!! What's it based upon? The fact that the Queen is fluent in it?! German is the way forward, and Spanish has got to be more popular than French! Spanish is the most popular language in my school.

The driver that has no uniform what so ever and just belts around the place without stopping for passengers on the 23

(13 Jan 2015, 4:45 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Yeah German is easier. French is shit. Don't know why they even make you learn it!! What's it based upon? The fact that the Queen is fluent in it?! German is the way forward, and Spanish has got to be more popular than French! Spanish is the most popular language in my school.

What languages is taught these days, is it plain old french, spanish and german or is others taught, I studied and did 1 year German, when I went to a private I also did 3 years learning Latin...which i dont see the point of, it is a dead language, unless your the pope or an rc priest nee fucker speaks it

(13 Jan 2015, 4:48 pm)MrFozz wrote What languages is taught these days, is it plain old french, spanish and german or is others taught, I studied and did 1 year German, when I went to a private I also did 3 years learning Latin...which i dont see the point of, it is a dead language, unless your the pope or an rc priest nee fucker speaks it

Ye, Just French, Spanish and German.... -.- 

(13 Jan 2015, 4:48 pm)MrFozz wrote What languages is taught these days, is it plain old french, spanish and german or is others taught, I studied and did 1 year German, when I went to a private I also did 3 years learning Latin...which i dont see the point of, it is a dead language, unless your the pope or an rc priest nee fucker speaks it

We had a lad joined in February Year 7 - and he came up from Bradford Grammar School (private - couldn't afford it anymore. Part of me wants to put lol and I can't bring myself to it!). He learnt French, German, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Russian and Mandarin.

We do French, German and Spanish.

At the North Lodge site, in Year 7 you get two hours a week. Each term it flips so Term 1 they get French then Term 2 they get German, and so on. In Year 8 they get 4 hours - 2 hours of French and 2 hours in German. Doesn't change at all throughout the year.

At the Church Chare site, you get 4 hours of languages in Year 9. 2 hours of Spanish, which you start. And 2 hours of French...

For GCSE, you have to pick one language out of French, German and Spanish - and get 2 hours of it. You can pick two if you're good at languages.

At A-Level, you can pick a language out of the three providing you do well in them at GCSE!

(13 Jan 2015, 4:56 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote We had a lad joined in February Year 7 - and he came up from Bradford Grammar School (private - couldn't afford it anymore. Part of me wants to put lol and I can't bring myself to it!). He learnt French, German, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Russian and Mandarin.

We do French, German and Spanish.

At the North Lodge site, in Year 7 you get two hours a week. Each term it flips so Term 1 they get French then Term 2 they get German, and so on. In Year 8 they get 4 hours - 2 hours of French and 2 hours in German. Doesn't change at all throughout the year.

At the Church Chare site, you get 4 hours of languages in Year 9. 2 hours of Spanish, which you start. And 2 hours of French...

For GCSE, you have to pick one language out of French, German and Spanish - and get 2 hours of it. You can pick two if you're good at languages.

At A-Level, you can pick a language out of the three providing you do well in them at GCSE!

Thats a lot of languages...Dont wanna come across as racist, but coming from Bradford, I am surprised languages like Arabic, Hindi and Urdu are not taught...

I have heard of schools in the past offering oriental languages as extras in the past...

If there is one language I like it is Russian, sounds quite aggressive and it is great listening to Russian accented English

(13 Jan 2015, 4:56 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote We had a lad joined in February Year 7 - and he came up from Bradford Grammar School (private - couldn't afford it anymore. Part of me wants to put lol and I can't bring myself to it!). He learnt French, German, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Russian and Mandarin.

We do French, German and Spanish.

At the North Lodge site, in Year 7 you get two hours a week. Each term it flips so Term 1 they get French then Term 2 they get German, and so on. In Year 8 they get 4 hours - 2 hours of French and 2 hours in German. Doesn't change at all throughout the year.

At the Church Chare site, you get 4 hours of languages in Year 9. 2 hours of Spanish, which you start. And 2 hours of French...

For GCSE, you have to pick one language out of French, German and Spanish - and get 2 hours of it. You can pick two if you're good at languages.

At A-Level, you can pick a language out of the three providing you do well in them at GCSE!

Are you part of the year group that is the first or second to use numbers instead of letters for grades? Think it's something like 1-9 instead of A* to G?

And have to do a humanity, and language. With compulsory computing instead of IT?

(13 Jan 2015, 5:33 pm)mb134 wrote Are you part of the year group that is the first or second to use numbers instead of letters for grades? Think it's something like 1-9 instead of A* to G?

No, we still have a number then a letter.

So, for example, my latest science test (which was shit) was a 5A. And I was expected to get at least a 7A.

They're starting that system soon though.

(13 Jan 2015, 5:34 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote No, we still have a number then a letter.

So, for example, my latest science test (which was shit) was a 5A. And I was expected to get at least a 7A.

They're starting that system soon though.

Sorry probably should have worded it a bit better
When you do start, which system do you use
Honestly, that's not too bad, (assuming you're halfway through year 9?) if you expect a 7A, you'll get it in the end of you want it. I know it won't seem like it at first but GCSE's really aren't too bad if you have the right attitude. I knew people last year who were very clever but got distracted, and I know people who may have been in a lower set but got amazing grades   

E-leather seats.

My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.

Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.

Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.

Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.

Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.

(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.

My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.

Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.

Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.

Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.

Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.

I'd take them over the Urban90's in the Y-reg Lowlanders and some MPD's  
The times I've used that or the X22 I've found that the seats in the older ones are a bit firmer than the new ones, 7532 (I know it's not Sapphire, but they're the same seats) was very comfortable for 3 and a half hours on Sunday.

(13 Jan 2015, 5:50 pm)mb134 wrote I'd take them over the Urban90's in the Y-reg Lowlanders and some MPD's  
The times I've used that or the X22 I've found that the seats in the older ones are a bit firmer than the new ones, 7532 (I know it's not Sapphire, but they're the same seats) was very comfortable for 3 and a half hours on Sunday.

It was a new one.
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Almost forgot my ticket and camera on the bus this morning!!! Thank god the driver was still in the stand.

(13 Jan 2015, 5:55 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote It was a new one.
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Almost forgot my ticket and camera on the bus this morning!!!

Oh well maybe it's just me then  

I try and check behind me every time I get off the bus now, and mainly sit downstairs if its a double decker so I can see through the window when I get off in case I've left anything, as I left my phone on it a year or two ago.

Edit: What time did you get the X21 today, I had to get one for part of a journey after school?

I always check I've not left anything behind.

(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.

My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.

Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.

Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.

Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.

Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.

Keep going, you'll be Victors sidekick in no time

Sorry Jimmi, I like ya really pal

(13 Jan 2015, 5:59 pm)MrFozz wrote Keep going, you'll be Victors sidekick in no time

Sorry Jimmi, I like ya really pal

I like Jimmi too, he really ties the forum together if you ask me!

(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.

My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.

Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.

Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.

Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.

Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.

Surprised you found the Sapphire E400s like that. The seating is essentially the same as what's in GNE's Gemini 2s, apart from a different material. I find that style of seating to be the most comfortable out there, apart from the Citaro seating.

(13 Jan 2015, 5:50 pm)mb134 wrote I'd take them over the Urban90's in the Y-reg Lowlanders and some MPD's  
The times I've used that or the X22 I've found that the seats in the older ones are a bit firmer than the new ones, 7532 (I know it's not Sapphire, but they're the same seats) was very comfortable for 3 and a half hours on Sunday.

I'd take a plastic 1ft high kids chair over the Urban90 seating in the Lowlanders. It's ridiculously uncomfortable, and I really don't know what whoever put the order in was thinking.

(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.

My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.

Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.

Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.

Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.

Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.

I literally don't know what to say to this.

The Angel B5s are very comfortable, often when they're quiet they are the most peaceful journey you'll experience...

They aren't even meant to go fast!? It's a stop-start route and the vehicles are designed for passenger comfort.

Load of rubbish.

(13 Jan 2015, 6:02 pm)aureolin wrote I'd take a plastic 1ft high kids chair over the Urban90 seating in the Lowlanders. It's ridiculously uncomfortable, and I really don't know what whoever put the order in was thinking.

It's what always put me off them, fantastic buses compared to some of the stuff now, but if I needed to go somewhere that was a fair distance I'd just wait for the next bus if one of those turned up. (Obviously if there was a decent frequency, and if I was pretty sure the next bus wasn't going to be one also  ) 

(13 Jan 2015, 6:07 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I literally don't know what to say to this.

The Angel B5s are very comfortable, often when they're quiet they are the most peaceful journey you'll experience...

They aren't even meant to go fast!? It's a stop-start route and the vehicles are designed for passenger comfort.

Load of rubbish.

They're pretty much the same as Arriva's 308 one's aren't they?

The couple of journeys I've had on those were the some of, if not the, smoothest I can remember, feels lovely gliding off with no noise

(13 Jan 2015, 6:09 pm)mb134 wrote They're pretty much the same as Arriva's 308 one's aren't they?

The couple of journeys I've had on those were the some of, if not the, smoothest I can remember, feels lovely gliding off with no noise

Fully in agreement.

I must have been on the Angel B5s at least 1 thousand times (not kidding - nearly two full years of getting the bus to school and back every day)...plus I tend to use them locally on weekends, etc.

They sound and feel beautiful.

mb134 - It would have been in Bedlington just before dark

(13 Jan 2015, 6:15 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote It would have been in Bedlington just before dark

Don't think I would have been near it, got into Bedlington from school about 4, getting 7501 through. Forgot the two I saw while waiting though.

(13 Jan 2015, 6:02 pm)aureolin wrote Surprised you found the Sapphire E400s like that. The seating is essentially the same as what's in GNE's Gemini 2s, apart from a different material. I find that style of seating to be the most comfortable out there, apart from the Citaro seating.

I'd take a plastic 1ft high kids chair over the Urban90 seating in the Lowlanders. It's ridiculously uncomfortable, and I really don't know what whoever put the order in was thinking.

When them Lowlanders used to be on the 75/76 at Darlington (when they used to terminate at Newton Aycliffe, Horndale) I would always head for the back seat.

If you think sitting on them Urban90s seats for about an hour is bad I once rode the X61 from Newton Aycliffe - Scarborough on 7444 once, this was a two and a half hour journey so I don't think you can imagine how much pain I was in by the time it got to Scarborough - sat at the back on the return journey.

Not all Urban90s seats are that bad, the ones in the Enviro 200s that Scarlet Band have are alright, it's just Arriva's.

I quite the e-leather seating, I had to ride the 7 to college with a journey time of an hour each morning and found the seats quite comfortable. I'm not sure which I prefer Arriva's e-leather seats or GNE's fabric seats (like on the B9TLs).

Actually it was a refurb, if you went upstairs I was sitting on a blue coat at the top near side seats.

(13 Jan 2015, 6:26 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote Actually it was a refurb, if you went upstairs I was sitting on a blue coat at the top near side seats.

Ah right okay, I wouldn't have seen you anyway then, always downstairs for me, unless I'm with people.