(20 Jan 2022, 10:40 pm)Jimmi wrote It's mostly closed door contracts where the interesting ones are up here, one example being this Ted Wilford Coaches OmniLink which I snapped on It's way to pick up a school run in Peterlee yesterday: https://flic.kr/p/2mY6F78

My goal atm is to get pics of lesser seen buses and coaches such as those found on scholars (and/or rail replacements etc) although with scholars stuff I try to suss out spots I can get them when running light rather than in service to avoid any trouble/misunderstandings.

Oh, that's a shame (although they are better to look at/photograph than ride on, it's good to have the option). I didn't realise it wasn't allowed to film scholars buses in service (although it does involve filming school kids it's the bus I'm filming really and not the kids). During lockdown it was possible to film them empty in service (GNE had a couple of Cobalt & Coasts on, and there was a Crusader Mercedes Citaro at one point). That's a good photo, I've never heard of Ted Wilford before. School kids surely think adults getting on their bus are weird?

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(20 Jan 2022, 11:22 pm)idiot wrote Because the scholars meant only one chnage and not 3.

Tbf I had a double seat to myself lol. I was also had my ID round my neck and in my orange council hi viz travelling to another educational establishment.

Scholars buses don't really go anywhere people want to be usually, but I think using the service if the bus is there and going where you want to be it should be allowed to use it, without kids thinking you are weird and filming buses should also be allowed even when they have kids onboard, perhaps bus enthusiasts should have recognisable ID.