I've got a bit more time to myself today, so I decided to go to Berwick and back. Journeys in red were not originally planned.
0903--1003 #X21 Seaton Hirst to Newcastle Haymarket / Arriva Northumbria ADL Enviro400 7509 (NK57 GXB)
Thankfully as I turned up at the bus stop, my bus, 7509, was approaching. I boarded with two other people, after paying my fare the driver, the driver asked where I was going to today, and I said and he said that I'd enjoy the journey. I charged my iPod Shuffle at the at-seat power sockets. After arriving in Newcastle, I went to the newsagents next door to the Arriva Travel Shop, to get myself a bottle of Sprite.
As many of you will be aware in my enlightening post in the "What's annoying you today? V4" thread, some bloke argued the toss about me being at the front of the queue and pushing in whiling waiting for the X15.
1033--1257 #X15 Newcastle Haymarket to Berwick Railway Station / Arriva Northumbria ADL Enviro400 7511 (NK57 GXD)
I then boarded 7511 on the X15. The upstairs was rather dirty, like 7509, a few people went upstairs, including him, after he gave me hacky looks. I sat at the front upstairs at the near side. The condensation was getting the better of the windows, so I couldn't see much. 7511 handled the route much better 7516 and was much smoother than 7509. The bus them became HMS Max after water started to take over the front of the upstairs. I alighted at Berwick Railway Station and then wandered off for a bite to eat.
I had sausage(s) and chips from a chippy on the main street. I then took a couple of pictures of Perryman's vehicles on the way to the fine dining spot of a bus stop at the bridge.
I then wandered back up to Berwick Railway Station, to pick up a few timetables.
7530 then pulled up and then I boarded, the driver was very friendly and advised me about changing at Alnwick for the X15 or the X20 if I wanted to go direct to either Ashington or Morpeth.
1403--1615 #X18 Berwick Railway Station to Alnwick Bus Station / Arriva Northumbria 7530 (NK64 EER)
My first proper ride on one of these. The seating layout is different to Ashington's Sapphire '14 reg Enviro400s. The bus is noticeably faster than both 7511 and 7516. At Beal, some plonker failed to move for the bus and the bus had a minor collision. We were back on the way within a few minutes. As we approach Seahouses while I write this, the views are spectacular. I will finish the review once I get home.
1615-- #X15 Alnwick Bus Station to Morpeth Bus Station / Arriva Northumbria 7513 (NK57 GXF)
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