(26 Apr 2015, 9:54 pm)tyresmoke wrote Having a ride on Optare Vecta M10DVS today... Something from when I was younger, really brought back the memories! Went from Stockton via Thornaby & Acklam to Middlesbrough, very similar route to what the Vectas in the Arriva fleet used to operate! Memories
Worthy mention for Stagecarriage Olympian N703LTN too, even though it didn't really get thrashed in the journey I was on.... Only ever drove one of those, N707LTN, and only once!
Same for me as I had Vectra's on the Bishop Auckland 4/4A (later becoming the 5/5A) services when I was younger so I decided when I saw it that I had to go for a ride on that to bring back some memories.
Also rode N703NTL today which is a beast, I actually rode it last Friday on the 1720 45 from Boro to Billingham too.
Was a brilliant day out, got to ride some buses, got some photos and I even got to go on the Transporter too.