(25 Feb 2016, 1:13 am)James101 wrote On a similar theme I've been thinking about 'How far could you get from the North East using only one operator?'
The first thought is Arriva with the obvious Berwick to Scarbrough run. The winner on a miles basis I think would be Stagecoach. By my reckoning it's possible to travel from Kirkley in Northumberland to the great city of Chester.
Service X79 would take you into Newcastle, followed by a familiar 685 to Carlise. From here a 104 to Penrith and a comfortable Gold X4/X5 to Keswick. Possibly the longest journey is on the mammoth 555 all the way to Lancaster. It's easy to get to Preston on a 40 or 41 and another Scania E400 on the express X2 to Liverpool via Southport. Almost there! And a similar vehicle to what has already been traveled on, a Gold E300 to Chester. Seening as you've come all the way it makes sense to to a loop of Chester's southern suburbia on route 16 just for the mileage.
At 200 miles exactly it would be quite the journey! Now, that's the theory....I wonder if anybody would be brave enough to take it on?
Is it do-able in a day?
In theory National Express or Megabus are the ones to use if using one operator
. I get what you mean though.