(07 Jun 2014, 7:21 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Just out curiosity is there any interesting workings in the Sunderland/South Shields Area on a Sunday, As my Mother has kindly gave me her Zone 3/4 Network One Ticket which runs out Tomorrow.
There are few Downsides to this, I can't get the 2C on my Doorstep to Sunderland, I have to Travel to Concord and get on the 56 instead as Shiney Row/Penshaw are in Zone 5, Yet in Zone 3 if I avoided Zone 1 and 2, I could somehow manage to Travel to Dinnington and I can get to North Shields via South Shields using the Shields Ferry, and in Zone 4 I can Travel as far as Ryhope/Doxford Park. Furthermore if I was to go North/South Shields i'd still have to come back via Sunderland as I can't use the Metro to Heworth as that's in Zone 2.
Someone please explain to me how on Gods Green Earth that works exactly.
Stagecoach NE used to have the most interesting allocation on Sundays with no ALX300s being allocated, but since the gas buses have been launched (esp. the second batch), it's not particularly interesting anymore.
Gas buses on services 3, 16 and 20 (as usual), and I suspect you'll now see them on service 13 too.
"SUNderland Bus" branded E200s typically allocated to every other service - used to see them on services 3, 16 and 20 prior to gas buses entering service.
The E400s which are usually allocated to the X34 are all allocated to E1/E2/E6 too.
Good chance to get on service 23 to Seaburn too, if you're interested in a ride out.
As for GNE, which has overtaken as most interesting again...
They have the Silver Arrows and SimpliCity 61 interworking, and also the 29A running with SimpliCity Versas. Good chance to photograph Nexus-secured 135/136 which I'm guessing you haven't done already if it's a rare Sunday trip out (should be the two Nexus SRs, but often 628 or a Versa). Services 60/42 also interwork, so you'll see Streetlites on the 42.