We made some really good progress on 574 today, and fingers crossed there'll be a lot more work carried out next weekend as well.

As well as this, we're planning a three day trip away on the planes, flying on some regional carriers domestically, before certain aircraft types are retired.

I've had a good day at Fenland BusFest in Whittlesey (near Peterborough). Good selection of preserved stuff that I had not travelled on previously and nice plesent train journeys down to/from Peterborough (probably because I was in the quiet coach and not coach D where there was apparently some issues with passengers).

See, contrary to popular belief, I do actually have some good days, in fact it has been a good week this (well, mostly), no doubt it'll all go wrong tomorrow though.

(20 May 2018, 7:31 pm)Jimmi wrote I've had a good day at Fenland BusFest in Whittlesey (near Peterborough). Good selection of preserved stuff that I had not travelled on previously and nice plesent train journeys down to/from Peterborough (probably because I was in the quiet coach and not coach D where there was apparently some issues with passengers).

See, contrary to popular belief, I do actually have some good days, in fact it has been a good week this (well, mostly), no doubt it'll all go wrong tomorrow though.

There's no rights without some wrongs to balance them out.

It's been a nice day for it like, wouldn't have been good however if we had done a repeat of the X93 -- that's unless you wanted to see Pickering by diversion along the way.

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(20 May 2018, 8:31 pm)Jamie M wrote There's no rights without some wrongs to balance them out.

It's been a nice day for it like, wouldn't have been good however if we had done a repeat of the X93 -- that's unless you wanted to see Pickering by diversion along the way.

Mercifully, things haven't gone as badly as previously envisaged this morning, so hopefully plain sailing from here on in.

Been a bad week on the X93, it was also diverted between Robin Hoods Bay and Scarborough last Monday. Surely the best time for a repeat X93 bash is in the middle of the summer holidays

@stewarttweets

Love it.

The poor fella probably doesn't know what has hit him.

(24 Jun 2018, 3:54 pm)Andreos1 wrote @stewarttweets

Love it.

The poor fella probably doesn't know what has hit him.

https://twitter.com/StewartTweets/status...64705?s=17

I look at this feed whenever I'm feeling sad or work pressures start to get to me.

A meeting this afternoon left me feeling this way (hence the peering out of the window looking for odd allocations on the 9), but this made me happy again.

Off to Mexico for 10 days on 1st July 2019

Can't wait!

Have received 4 offers within a 3 week period since submitting my UCAS application to study History at university.

(23 Nov 2018, 8:49 pm)R852 PRG wrote Have received 4 offers within a 3 week period since submitting my UCAS application to study History at university.

Good luck! Hope you get into the uni you want to.

This came yesterday


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Eezypeazy. 
Just like a bolt from the blue. Appeared, fired a cheap shot and disappeared again. 

Just like the old times.

Inspired from bustimes, I have created a website tool to highlight all GNE allocated workings. Spent the past 7 hours trying to find a way of getting data in the format I wanted it.

I cannot yet share it, as there is severe rate limiting (server only allows a very low amount of data requests in a period - I'm sending off 700 requests every time the website is loaded), and this would just bring chaos.

So hopefully can refine it and make it a bit more... erm.. usable.

Another headache is that in the request, for whatever reason, date fragments can get left in, if no route has been marked as tracking. The date and route come from the same column if you will.

This can be seen on the picture with 715, which was last seen on no specified route, but on the 10th of April. As there's no route, my code takes "10" as being the route, not the date.

A fun little side project anyway.

finally got back into my Flickr account a week after locking myself out, memory was shot after suffering a concussion last week, slowly but surely things are coming back to me.

(27 Jun 2019, 8:46 pm)Malarkey wrote

finally got back into my Flickr account a week after locking myself out, memory was shot after suffering a concussion last week, slowly but surely things are coming back to me.

Don't forget that £50 you owe me.

Well according to my fitbit ive slept 11 hours 33 mins sleep. I feel on top of the world!

It's snowing wooooo

(24 Feb 2020, 6:34 am)Michael wrote It's snowing wooooo

It's pretty but I've got everyone stuck at home.

(24 Feb 2020, 7:53 am)BusLoverMum wrote It's pretty but I've got everyone stuck at home.

I personally wish the snow would bugger off somewhere else! Snow used to be fun when I was young, but now it's just a pain in the arse when all you want is an IKEA breakfast!

(24 Feb 2020, 9:12 am)streetdeckfan wrote I personally wish the snow would bugger off somewhere else! Snow used to be fun when I was young, but now it's just a pain in the arse when all you want is an IKEA breakfast!

Little chance of that, today. It's starting to ease off and get wetter in Durham, now. Been watching primary school kids loving it and secondary school kids freezing in their blazers and looking quite dick of life.

Got to congratulate the GNE drivers who navigated the snowy conditions on Old Durham road near the 3 tuns pub. If only car drivers were as good!

(24 Feb 2020, 9:34 am)BusLoverMum wrote Little chance of that, today. It's starting to ease off and get wetter in Durham, now. Been watching primary school kids loving it and secondary school kids freezing in their blazers and looking quite dick of life.

I'm glad I decided to stay up in Gateshead last night since Bishop is basically cut off now! Unfortunately that means that I can't get back home!

(24 Feb 2020, 9:44 am)streetdeckfan wrote I'm glad I decided to stay up in Gateshead last night since Bishop is basically cut off now! Unfortunately that means that I can't get back home!

It'll be clear by lunchtime. 
Agree about dreadful car drivers. It was crawling conditions outside out house for all of rush hour and there were still impatient twits driving up people's backsides and honking their horns.

(24 Feb 2020, 10:09 am)BusLoverMum wrote It'll be clear by lunchtime. 
Agree about dreadful car drivers. It was crawling conditions outside out house for all of rush hour and there were still impatient twits driving up people's backsides and honking their horns.

I wanted to get back down early this morning so I could have a shower and come back up (I even got up before 10, which is good for me, and I hate showering with Gateshead water, I always feel dirtier after!)

(24 Feb 2020, 10:11 am)streetdeckfan wrote I wanted to get back down early this morning so I could have a shower and come back up (I even got up before 10, which is good for me, and I hate showering with Gateshead water, I always feel dirtier after!)

No idea why. Gateshead has lovely soft water.

(24 Feb 2020, 10:39 am)BusLoverMum wrote No idea why. Gateshead has lovely soft water.

That's almost as believable as Arriva actually giving updates this morning!

(24 Feb 2020, 9:12 am)streetdeckfan wrote I personally wish the snow would bugger off somewhere else! Snow used to be fun when I was young, but now it's just a pain in the arse when all you want is an IKEA breakfast!

I was meant to be heading to Lincoln today but had to admit defeat as there was no way I would've made to Darlington station in time for my booked train service. Of course snow grinds all the roads to a halt up here and I seemingly can't claim a refund or travel tomorrow with today's tickets (only changeable with a fee) yet any time the sky looks a bit funny anywhere else and this is can be offered!!!

(24 Feb 2020, 3:37 pm)Jimmi wrote I was meant to be heading to Lincoln today but had to admit defeat as there was no way I would've made to Darlington station in time for my booked train service. Of course snow grinds all the roads to a halt up here and I seemingly can't claim a refund or travel tomorrow with today's tickets (only changeable with a fee) yet any time the sky looks a bit funny anywhere else and this is can be offered!!!

Whenever I need to get the train I always get it from Newcastle and stay up with family in Gateshead, that way if anything happens I can always walk!

I made the fatal mistake of booking from Bishop to Manchester because I couldn't be bothered to go up to Newcastle, obviously Northern were running late and I had to briskly walk across Darlington station to catch my connection!

Thing is, had the council actually bothered to grit the roads, there wouldn't have been much issue today, maybe on a couple routes but not what happened today with the pathetic amount we had!

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(24 Feb 2020, 4:49 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Whenever I need to get the train I always get it from Newcastle and stay up with family in Gateshead, that way if anything happens I can always walk!

I made the fatal mistake of booking from Bishop to Manchester because I couldn't be bothered to go up to Newcastle, obviously Northern were running late and I had to briskly walk across Darlington station to catch my connection!

Thing is, had the council actually bothered to grit the roads, there wouldn't have been much issue today, maybe on a couple routes but not what happened today with the pathetic amount we had!

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They were gritted. I live on a priority one route and the gritters were very much in evidence, overnight, but that doesn't help when the snow is actively falling.

(24 Feb 2020, 4:49 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Whenever I need to get the train I always get it from Newcastle and stay up with family in Gateshead, that way if anything happens I can always walk!

I made the fatal mistake of booking from Bishop to Manchester because I couldn't be bothered to go up to Newcastle, obviously Northern were running late and I had to briskly walk across Darlington station to catch my connection!

Thing is, had the council actually bothered to grit the roads, there wouldn't have been much issue today, maybe on a couple routes but not what happened today with the pathetic amount we had!

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Don't even go there... many a time coming back from Manchester (or Leeds/York) and the TransPennine service has arrived into Darlington late resulting in me missing the hourly Bishop train by minutes, an hour in Darlington Station is beyond tedious, only plus side is 60+ minute delay repay makes it effectively a free journey.

(24 Feb 2020, 10:36 pm)Jimmi wrote Don't even go there... many a time coming back from Manchester (or Leeds/York) and the TransPennine service has arrived into Darlington late resulting in me missing the hourly Bishop train by minutes, an hour in Darlington Station is beyond tedious, only plus side is 60+ minute delay repay makes it effectively a free journey.

The issue with Darlington Station is it's a bit of a trek to get to anything. Well, it's more of an issue of having to walk back up the 'hill' to get back to the station. At that point I'd rather just catch the X1 to Bishop which takes basically the same amount of time anyway! (Or even faster when you inevitably spend half an hour waiting to get in to the station!)