Just a rather simple review of today's outing including what happened with GNE 6014.
0902 7 Newton Aycliffe - Durham (ANE 1522)
1000 15 Durham - Lanchester (GNE 6014)
1052 15A Lanchester - Consett Bus Station (GNE 60??)
1130 78 Consett Bus Station - Annfield Plain Tesco (GNE 5407)
1210 V8 Annfield Plain Tesco - Stanley Bus Station (GNE 641)
1245 8 Stanley Bus Station - Pelton Bridge (GNE 5408)
1335 8 Pelton Bridge - Chester-le-Street (GNE 5404)
1415 36 Chester-le-Street - Great Lumley (GNE 5303)
1516 Great Lumley - Penshaw Monument (GNE 5400)
1625? 2A Penshaw Monument - Sunderland (GNE 4942)
1720 X21/21 Sunderland - Newton Aycliffe (ANE 4811).
You may have seen my posts about the issues on 6014 earlier, it left Durham normal enough of course was disappointed it wasn't a Yellow Bus Olympian but on we go. When we got to some temporary lights by Earl's House Hospital (think it's classed as a hospital?) the bus started moving really slowly, at first I thought we were just stuck behind something slow but later discovered there was nothing in front of us. When we got to Witton Gilbert the driver pulled into the stop turned the engine off, went to the back of the bus at one point. Then we got going again and got as far as the next stop, engine turned off again and a phone call as for what to do, the decision was to continue to Consett, not sure this was the right decision when the bus is limping especially with the 15 route where the roads aren't very wide and there are hills to climb so you may be wondering how slow we were going? Well according to the driver we were going about 15mph! the end result is everything was trying to overtake us including lorrys. After an age we got to Lanchester at around 1042 and that was the end of that journey so we had to wait for the next 15A to continue on to Consett.
Thought the Coast and Country StreetLite's handled the route fine and they are nice inside.
Had lots of waiting time in places to get photos, some of these photos turned out well, some didn't. Penshaw Monument really went wrong with the sun being in the wrong place and had to wait AGES for a 2/2A to head to Sunderland.
Didn't do a review like I normally do as I couldn't think of ways to make riding StreetLite's sound intresting enough
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