(13 Feb 2016, 10:56 pm)Jimmi wrote Today I was on an outing with Marcus. To see a more detailed account of the day, see his review. This is more just a note of what I had today, with some of the day differing from Marcus'Marcus probably needs to be home in time for tea, bless him
0735 7 Newton Aycliffe - Durham Bus Station (ANE 7535)
0820 X12 Durham Bus Station - Newcastle Eldon Square (ANE 1441)
0930 X20 Newcastle Haymarket - Ashington Bus Station (ANE 7413)
1031 1 Ashington Bus Station - Blyth Bus Station (ANE 1791)
1124 308 Blyth Bus Station - Whitley Bay Town Centre (ANE 7808)
1224 17 Whitley Bay Town Centre - North Shields Town Centre (GNE 4915)
1308 1 North Shields Town Centre - Wallsend Road (GNE 5274)
1323 1 Wallsend Road - Wallsend, The Forum (GNE 5269)
1358 12 Wallsend Metro - Newcastle, Blackett Street (SNE 19388)
1436 33 Newcastle, Pilgrim Street - Regent Centre Interchange (Kingsley's 110)
1510 X14 Regent Centre Interchange - Newcastle Haymarket (ANE 4659)
1528 21 Newcastle Eldon Square - Chester-Le-Street (GNE 3962)
1605 X21 Chester-le-Street - Durham Bus Station (GNE 6035)
1650 46 Durham Bus Station - Crook Market Place (ANE 7453)
1725 46 Crook Market Place - Nevilles Cross (ANE 7442)
1756 7 Nevilles Cross - Newton Aycliffe (ANE 1515)
Marcus' idea of a "day out" wasn't long enough for my liking, on a Saturday I'm usually out from 8 in the morning until around 7 at night, so I would be a bit disappointed arriving home at 17:30, so I chanced my luck with some Lowlander's with 7453 operating the 16:50 46 Durham - Tow Law journey with me alighting in Crook, I was thinking of getting either the 101 or 1 down to Bishop Auckland or Darlington from Crook but opted to catch 7442 straight back to Durham, although I abandoned ship at Nevilles Cross to make a connection to service 7 rather than sit waiting for over 20 minutes in Durham Bus Station for the next one.
Thanks Marcus for inviting me on your outing today. Thanks everyone for reading this brief review, I should be back on my own outings after today so I may be able to do some proper reviews again soon.
I'm no better - I need to be home in time to cook tea, and I had some sea bream that needed seeing to, this evening!
I've tried to persuade Big'un to take some responsibility for recording what we ride on, but he's rubbish at it. I refuse to do it! As much detail as I can muster up for our Arriva day, today is:
9:25 1597 Streetlite 22 to Peterlee
10:15 1407 (remembered this because of the distinctive cream face) Pulsar 21A peterlee-Stockton
11:30 1415 Max spare Pulsar on the S1 to Teesside Park
12:17 Same bus, same driver, back again. Bus ticket "top of the range" both ways.
No idea what time (we'd been for a walk) Omnicity X66 Stockton-Darlo
14:30 Unremembered Pulsar on the 5A from Darlo to Bishop Auckland
legged it across the bus station for the 15:55-ish 6 (another Pulsar) to Durham, New Elvet
After a walk, 16:37 1478 Pulsar (5th of the day) 22 from Durham bus station to home.