Might try the S1 sometime over the holidays if I get a chance so hopefully that will be allocated.

Looks decent in the livery - https://www.flickr.com/photos/137071101@N06/26821634672

(29 May 2016, 8:04 pm)Tom wrote Might try the S1 sometime over the holidays if I get a chance so hopefully that will be allocated.

Looks decent in the livery - https://www.flickr.com/photos/137071101@N06/26821634672

Ooh. Think I may give it a whirl, may get the 14:05 departure from Morpeth Bus Station on Thursday and hopefully I will be able to get a photo of whatever is operating it in Stannington. Then I would probably get the 15:00 44 back to Newcastle. Only thing is, I don't know that area at all which worries me slightly, especially with the lacking of information of the service in the public domain.

(29 May 2016, 8:33 pm)Jimmi wrote Ooh. Think I may give it a whirl, may get the 14:05 departure from Morpeth Bus Station on Thursday and hopefully I will be able to get a photo of whatever is operating it in Stannington. Then I would probably get the 15:00 44 back to Newcastle. Only thing is, I don't know that area at all which worries me slightly, especially with the lacking of information of the service in the public domain.

It takes around 25 Minutes to Stannington, Once in Stannington, The bus should drop you just round the corner from the Ridley Arms. That same bus stop is where you will catch your 44 back to Newcastle.

I'm might give it a crack on Wednesday, As I'm up at Alnwick to catch Spirit Buses 406 to Swarland and back with a photo in Swarland.
Will probably do it on the way back though.

(29 May 2016, 8:33 pm)Jimmi wrote Ooh. Think I may give it a whirl, may get the 14:05 departure from Morpeth Bus Station on Thursday and hopefully I will be able to get a photo of whatever is operating it in Stannington. Then I would probably get the 15:00 44 back to Newcastle. Only thing is, I don't know that area at all which worries me slightly, especially with the lacking of information of the service in the public domain.

Knowing my luck I'll end up with a crap ex London dart or it just won't show up at all with seems to be common with PCL

(29 May 2016, 8:38 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote It takes around 25 Minutes to Stannington, Once in Stannington, The bus should drop you just round the corner from the Ridley Arms. That same bus stop is where you will catch your 44 back to Newcastle.

I'm might give it a crack on Wednesday, As I'm up at Alnwick to catch Spirit Buses 406 to Swarland and back with a photo in Swarland.
Will probably do it on the way back though.

Does it definitley stop there as it doesn't come up on google maps? Apparently it goes to st Marys in Stannington but there's nothing on there either to be fair. I'm sure it will go somewhere near there though.

The 406 should be a great route and the usual driver on there is really canny, always slows down for a photo and will definitley be ok with you taking photos at Swarland. Explorers can't be used though I don't think just to let you know (well they weren't on the 15)

(29 May 2016, 8:38 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote It takes around 25 Minutes to Stannington, Once in Stannington, The bus should drop you just round the corner from the Ridley Arms. That same bus stop is where you will catch your 44 back to Newcastle.

I'm might give it a crack on Wednesday, As I'm up at Alnwick to catch Spirit Buses 406 to Swarland and back with a photo in Swarland.
Will probably do it on the way back though.

Hopefully that is the case, thanks for the info. Hope there is time to get a photo there as somewhere different although I don't think there will be much time, dare bet I'll be the only one to get off there, could do with some getting off in Stannington with me alighting first, allowing time to run and get into a good spot. May use Google Maps to help me out a bit on the day.

(29 May 2016, 8:44 pm)Tom wrote Knowing my luck I'll end up with a crap ex London dart or it just won't show up at all with seems to be common with PCL

I rode Dart LG02FFR to Wall recently on service 882 and I thought that it was not too bad. Managed a good photo that day: https://flic.kr/p/FDSAFq

(29 May 2016, 8:46 pm)Tom wrote Does it definitley stop there as it doesn't come up on google maps? Apparently it goes to st Marys in Stannington but there's nothing on there either to be fair. I'm sure it will go somewhere near there though.

It doesn't come up anywhere on Google Maps from what I can see.

(29 May 2016, 8:57 pm)Jimmi wrote It doesn't come up anywhere on Google Maps from what I can see.

Ah right I think I might get the 44 from Newcastle to Stannington as I'm a bit sceptical about getting it not knowing where it stops

(29 May 2016, 8:46 pm)Tom wrote Does it definitley stop there as it doesn't come up on google maps? Apparently it goes to st Marys in Stannington but there's nothing on there either to be fair. I'm sure it will go somewhere near there though.

The 406 should be a great route and the usual driver on there is really canny, always slows down for a photo and will definitley be ok with you taking photos at Swarland. Explorers can't be used though I don't think just to let you know (well they weren't on the 15)

It should do as that's the only stop for the whole village I believe, Or there might be two.

Should be similar to the 15 id imagine, The driver is also the owner of Spirit I believe, Seen him in news articles about them.
Aye Explorers arnt valid, Though a child single on the 15 was £1 so I'm happy to pay £2 to do the route and back.

(29 May 2016, 9:02 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote It should do as that's the only stop for the whole village I believe, Or there might be two.

Should be similar to the 15 id imagine, The driver is also the owner of Spirit I believe, Seen him in news articles about them.
Aye Explorers arnt valid, Though a child single on the 15 was £1 so I'm happy to pay £2 to do the route and back.

Ah right cheers will look out for the Ridley arms to know where to get off.

Yeah to be fair it's good to support an independent company as I can't imagine them getting much from explorer passes

(29 May 2016, 9:07 pm)Tom wrote Ah right cheers will look out for the Ridley arms to know where to get off.

Yeah to be fair it's good to support an independent company as I can't imagine them getting much from explorer passes

It should pass it and then turn around and drop you off there, Will be hard to miss it!

A thing I haven't done much really, I should do it more though if a Explorer is valid then I don't bother.

This is what it's coming up with on Traveline.



Not 100% that Stannington Village westbound is the last stop on the journey from Morpeth, also can't seem to locate said stop which could be flaming anywhere! Although the journey back to Morpeth looks to leave from the same stop as the Arriva 44.

(29 May 2016, 9:12 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote It should pass it and then turn around and drop you off there, Will be hard to miss it!

A thing I haven't done much really, I should do it more though if a Explorer is valid then I don't bother.

(29 May 2016, 9:20 pm)Jimmi wrote This is what it's coming up with on Traveline.



Not 100% that Stannington Village westbound is the last stop on the journey from Morpeth, also can't seem to locate said stop which could be flaming anywhere! Although the journey back to Morpeth looks to leave from the same stop as the Arriva 44.

Aye it should be fine to be honest. It's stupid it hasn't been marketed at all though so can't see it lasting long

(29 May 2016, 9:20 pm)Jimmi wrote This is what it's coming up with on Traveline.



Not 100% that Stannington Village westbound is the last stop on the journey from Morpeth, also can't seem to locate said stop which could be flaming anywhere! Although the journey back to Morpeth looks to leave from the same stop as the Arriva 44.

Buses enter and exit from the same road, The 44 has to turn back on itself for a half a mile to get back to the A1 on its way to Newcastle, So PCLs service will no doubt use the same stop.

(29 May 2016, 9:26 pm)Tom wrote Aye it should be fine to be honest. It's stupid it hasn't been marketed at all though so can't see it lasting long

At worst, you could ask the driver where it stops if you were to board in Morpeth, sadly I will struggle to do this. May still do it as I will end up at some stop where the 44 also stops at. I have 35 minutes to locate a stop to get the 44 back to Newcastle after departing the 44.

(29 May 2016, 9:32 pm)Jimmi wrote At worst, you could ask the driver where it stops if you were to board in Morpeth, sadly I will struggle to do this. May still do it as I will end up at some stop where the 44 also stops at. I have 35 minutes to locate a stop to get the 44 back to Newcastle after departing the 44.

I'm thinking or doing it on Tuesday as I've got nothing planned so I will let you know

(29 May 2016, 9:46 pm)Tom wrote I'm thinking or doing it on Tuesday as I've got nothing planned so I will let you know

Cheers mate [emoji2]

Finally, somewhere has the S1 timetable online. https://bustimes.org.uk/services/NE_310_PB9957_S1

At least this should answer our questions in regards to where it stops in Stannington (click Show all stops).

Dart LG02FFR is now branded for service S1, here it is seen in Stannington this afternoon.
PCL Travel: 601 / LG02FFR by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

Sorry about it being slightly shadowed, it only has branding down this side for some reason.

PCL's  - 06 Reg Merc Sprinter broken down with bonnet up, on the Northbound carriageway of A1,  just south of the Seaton Burn slip road at lunch time today, it had 2 maintenance looking vans sitting next to it.

Looks like the S1 didn't last long, Clicked on the timetable above and it says this service no longer exists.

(09 Jul 2016, 3:18 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Looks like the S1 didn't last long, Clicked on the timetable above and it says this service no longer exists.

Oh

(09 Jul 2016, 3:18 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Oh

Not really surprised as the last time I was on it there was only me

(09 Jul 2016, 6:21 pm)Designline wrote Not really surprised as the last time I was on it there was only me

Traveline is now listing the operator for the S1 as Peter Ian Cowell who's name has appeared with some previous registrations on VOSA for PCL Travel when I was doing some Googling.

Not sure what the deal is here.

Was a few on the one time I used it, surprisingly, fare paying custom as well!

(09 Jul 2016, 6:57 pm)Jimmi wrote Traveline is now listing the operator for the S1 as Peter Ian Cowell who's name has appeared with some previous registrations on VOSA for PCL Travel when I was doing some Googling.

Not sure what the deal is here.

Was a few on the one time I used it, surprisingly, fare paying custom as well!

Its a good new link, Though I couldn't find anything about it on Google, Had to find the Timetable which you posted on here for any info.

Its a good link, Though the promoting for the new link is a very big weakpoint. Don't think PCL even have a website!

(09 Jul 2016, 8:32 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Its a good new link, Though I couldn't find anything about it on Google, Had to find the Timetable which you posted on here for any info.

Its a good link, Though the promoting for the new link is a very big weakpoint. Don't think PCL even have a website!

...and I had to do some painful searching on Traveline to get those times as like you say, they don't have a website. At that point there was no info other than Traveline search results with the timetable later appearing on Bus Times website. No idea why Traveline have changed who they list as the operator and the timetable also disappearing from Bus Times' website, nowt seen any registration changes on VOSA since the service started although I think the original registration listed it as service 51 rather than S1.

(09 Jul 2016, 8:49 pm)Jimmi wrote ...and I had to do some painful searching on Traveline to get those times as like you say, they don't have a website. At that point there was no info other than Traveline search results with the timetable later appearing on Bus Times website. No idea why Traveline have changed who they list as the operator and the timetable also disappearing from Bus Times' website, nowt seen any registration changes on VOSA since the service started although I think the original registration listed it as service 51 rather than S1.

Nah Jimmi I do not think they've ever had a website. The service appeared in VOSA Notices & Proceedings as S1. Perhaps the 51 came from the S being interpreted as a 5 on a hand written application?

The S1 service was listed at Morpeth Bus Station the last time I was there. It's a shame the Kielder service did not run this year, the scenery is amazing.

Charles

Service still running as I photoed it at Stannington St Marys on Monday, and saw it again on Tuesday whilst photting at Morpeth station.

(09 Jul 2016, 3:18 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Looks like the S1 didn't last long, Clicked on the timetable above and it says this service no longer exists.

It's at https://bustimes.org.uk/services/NE_310_PB1069957_S1 now. Something slightly odd has happened to the Traveline data.

PCL Travel do have a website of sorts: http://www.pcltravel.net/

PB1069957/4 PETER IAN COWELL T/A PCL TRAVEL, 43 CAMERON ROAD
PRUDHOE NE42 5AJ
Operating between Morpeth and Morpeth given service number 79 effective from
20-Jul-2016. To amend Route and Timetable