(20 May 2021, 7:02 pm)R852 PRG wrote Wednesday 19th May 2021
16:15 GNE X46 6348 Consett Bus Station to Newcastle Newgate Street
Slightly worse for wear, I led the other two back to the bus station to board the 16:03 X45 service. It failed to materialise and we boarded 6348 on the board behind. I do have an affinity for Enviro400MMCs and always hope for one over a Streetdeck when I regularly get on a Consett X-lines service. I noticed that the driver, an older, grumpy looking man, was sporting one of the name badges. It was an animated journey to the say the least, with the driver blaring the horn multiple times at car drivers who I presume he felt were in his way. There were various points where he simply forced his way through small gaps in traffic. I do love the Consett X-lines network and could quite happily have a run on one service in one direction and catch another service straight back. I am pleased that the investment into this part of the Go North East network was made and hope that it pays for itself in the long run. We alighted on Newgate Street and met with our old associate, the Captain, at the Keel Row just before 17:30.
Interestingly, I was also on this bus, boarding in Consett and alighting at an undisclosed location in the Derwent Valley. I was expecting a rather peaceful journey, however it was largely interrupted by two young scallywags at the front of the bus who were preoccupied with videoing each other whilst making incoherent noises. What did you make of them?