lxfe_mxtterz
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The longest journey I've made on a bus/coach is Edinburgh to Kincraig on the delightfully scenic Scottish Citylink M91 route (3h 35m).
Yeah, I knew that E200’s were normally on the 270 and sometimes 69. I actually quite like the 63 plate E200’s, not as boring as the older allison models. I think the 63 plates are usually on the 76/77/78A&C. I know these routes are operated by Buchan depot, but are the drivers based at Peterhead or Fraserburgh as I thought the depot on Barrasgate Road is only for parking buses up overnight? Is there an actual Fraserburgh rota at Peterhead depot if there are no drivers based at Fraserburgh?Strange because i'm the other way round. I prefer the 63 going north and 60 going south! Depends when it was but the 271/272 were/are normally a coach or Enviro400 as they interwork with some school duties. Buchans E200s tend to be on the 69 or 270 whereas Macduff's are normally on the 301. The 273 (only operates to Fraserburgh on Saturdays) is normally a Solo. Regarding the E200s however it's not the 2007/8 models that are bad (actually Buchans 36049/50 are fantastic), it's the 3 speed 63 plates (36957-59) you need to watch out for!
Yeah, I knew that E200’s were normally on the 270 and sometimes 69. I actually quite like the 63 plate E200’s, not as boring as the older allison models. I think the 63 plates are usually on the 76/77/78A&C. I know these routes are operated by Buchan depot, but are the drivers based at Peterhead or Fraserburgh as I thought the depot on Barrasgate Road is only for parking buses up overnight? Is there an actual Fraserburgh rota at Peterhead depot if there are no drivers based at Fraserburgh?
Yeah, I knew that E200’s were normally on the 270 and sometimes 69. I actually quite like the 63 plate E200’s, not as boring as the older allison models. I think the 63 plates are usually on the 76/77/78A&C. I know these routes are operated by Buchan depot, but are the drivers based at Peterhead or Fraserburgh as I thought the depot on Barrasgate Road is only for parking buses up overnight? Is there an actual Fraserburgh rota at Peterhead depot if there are no drivers based at Fraserburgh?
Done 2 trips to Alton Towers from Glasgow on coaches with my old school when I was younger so 6/7 hours each but outside of that my longest isn't actually as bad as some although I used to get quite travel sick so 2 hrs 40 mins on the X26 Stagecoach operate was harder than it would be for others. Having great grandparents that lived in Leven was good for the seaside but not for the journey
Once took that x26 from St Andrews to Glasgow ! Dosent do that anymore .Also more recently took it from Dundee as i had a east of scotland explorer.
The 59 plates were quite gutless. They’ve got leather seats but you keep sliding off them whenever the bus moves!The ones i find uncomfortable are the 59 plates , e300s i think . seats jammed with them plastic covers . Had one on 727 service and 7 in Fife.
Really? I'm originally from Ferryhill and did many explorer tickets, I cannot ever remember it being in excess of 2hrs.
I could be misremembering it as feeling that long after being stuck in peak traffic in Low Fell and it being an Optare Delta
I was partly going off modern running times, but the modern route does 27 laps of Aycliffe now.
Possibly.
I seem to remember the Darlington to Ferryhill stretch back then was about 30 minutes but it was a pretty straightforward run through Aycliffe compared to the equivalent service as you rightly point out. It's at least 45 minutes now once it's taken in every corner of Aycliffe that nobody wants to go to.
Did similar on a school trip, St Albans to Prague. Got off the coach for the ferry although I can’t remember that and once in Germany for a wee break, which I can remember as we all rushed to the loo past an old lady sitting at a table, to find on the way out that the stragglers were queuing to pay her!About 22 hours from Victoria to Prague. Only got off the coach onto the ferry at Dover. Forget how long that was for and at which point.
I've done the 421 from liverpool to London about 4 or 5 times, never once did I get a wink of sleep. was always glad to stretch my legs at digbeth and have a cig.
Sounds great fun!On the outward trip the engine kept losing water,so the drivers had to pull into garages to top up.
On the return leg ,all was fine until Glasgow,when it developed a gearbox fault,so limped into Parks of Hamiltons yard,.Then we went up on a lift,complete with passengers,when they lumped merry hell underneath.
We finally ground to a halt at around 230am,when everyone and luggage had to decamp complete with luggage in an unlit layby onto a replacement Parks coach!