(09 Jan 2016, 7:58 pm)R852 PRG wrote Saturday 9th January 2016


12:26 6 3830 Stanley Bus Station to Newcastle Eldon Square Bus Station
After arriving in Stanley at 12:05, I had over twenty minutes to kill until 3830 was expected. Photographed a couple of Citaros, 3831 leaving with a journey back to Newcastle, and then the extreme rarity of ''Red Kite'' 5413 operating the ''Coast & Country'' services. The fog was very low, so this allowed for some nice photos in some different weather conditions to usual. The time passed quite quickly, and before long, I heard the unmistakable sound of an Olympian approaching. Headed back into the bus station where I joined the short queue for the 6, the driver was an older Stanley driver of a different ethnic descent, who I recognised from my previous outings. Seems like a nice guy. After departing, with a few others on the top deck (managed to grab the offside front seats, with the great legroom), we made a long stop in Annfield Plain while the driver radioed control for a taxi, as we encountered a wheelchair user passenger. Most people jumped ship at the MetroCentre, and I had the entire bus to myself for the remaining journey through to Newcastle. Was overjoyed to have managed two Olympians today.



Was home for around 15:30, having had a superb day out. Struck yellow twice, and managed another ride on the Streetdeck to see if anything had changed following it's extensive trial. Put simply: not much at all. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Marcus