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@@LAMF25 good plan 😁

Many thanks .. and all the best for 2025 to you and your family

Thank you for your comment. Yes, a good turnout, certainly helped by the weather .. although the rain came not long after. BTW Happy New Year to you and your family

Many thanks ! It was a good ride, but will be better when all the new stations are open

Certainly Sam .. and a few days later the first new Metro train went into operation. It's all happening up here in the North East 😁

Thank you for your comment. Just a pity the new stations are not open yet. Considering the line was supposed to be open last December, being a year late and not 100% complete does feel a bit of a let down (trying to put that politely !) Yes, all good news up here in Newcastle, the first new Metro train went into operation yesterday too.

Thank you for your comment. I live in Whitley Bay and when I first moved here, as a 5-year-old kid in 1963 there were steam trains running near the house, going to Blyth. I don't remember them, but I am sure my dad would have taken me to see them.

Thank you for your comment. Yes, certainly worth a trip and no doubt it's a nice view when the train crosses the River Wansbeck.

Thank you for your comment. I was expecting the train to be chock-a-block, but there were a few sets empty .. not many though. I just wonder how busy it will get when the novelty factor wears off.

Thank you for your comment. Yes, there is always graffiti around the place . such a shame. It's pretty bad on some parts of the Tyne Wear Metro too .. especially near Walkergate and Byker

thank you for your comment !

Thanks for your comment. Yes, that is the Norway flag on my hat .. don't know why the image is backwards .. I was playing with my phone, well , my wife's old iPhone so mustn't have clicked the proper settings. All in all, not a great day to be trying out a new phone. It's about time I buy myself an iPhone. My Nokia is almost 5 years old now.

Thank you for your comment. I thought there would have been more passengers .. at least there were still some seats available for anybody who got on at Seaton Delaval.

@brianmorrison9168 Yeah, I would've though more people would've got on at Newcastle, but I'm quite surprised aswell at how many were at Seaton Deleval and Ashington. I wonder how it's going to be tomorrow when it calls at Manors.

@@FusionZenFlame Did you see yourself when I walked through thre train ?

@@brianmorrison9168 Yes, first table towards the front! On the platform too running to that door at the front with my 3 other mates.

My wife says the same about me .. functional, not beautiful

Thanks for your comment. I see this is now operating between Rotterdam and Tilbury, but with a capacity of only 112 passengers, I think it is mainly used for freight.

@ So this was one time only visit to Newcastle perhaps?

@@Trond_travels If I remember correctly, this was coming in to the Tyne for repairs.

@@Trond_travels Yes ! When I first came to Whitley Bay, I remember travelling to South Shields on the small ferry,which also carried cars. The Tyne Tunnel was the built in the late1960s, just a few km upstream which then meant there was no need for a car carrying ferry.

@ Interesting. I should try finding photos from that time

@@Trond_travels Thanks ! The old ships always seemed to look nicer. Some of the new cruise ships are far too boxy .. like floating blocks of apartments Regards from a sunny Edinburgh!

Thank you ! I nearly fell into the water while I was dancing to the music

Oh I am not laughing 😂

Thanks .. the river is certainly full of rubbish

thanks .. first time for a while, but I think slightly out of focus at times. I was using my wife's old iPhone and I'm not really used to the camera app (Beastcam) .. I would give it 4 out of 10 🤣🤣

Thanks ! Yes, haven't been filming anything for a while, just a couple of odds 'n ends. On Wednesday I collected my daughter from the port, she had been to Amsterdam and I noticed the Royal Navy ship, so thought was would be a good way of starting again. A couple of tugs .. just an added bonus 😁😁

Hope your daughter enjoyed her trip. Yes great to see the ship and especially the add ones 😅

@@carolseymour7042 There was an offer .. 2 day trip Newcastle to Amsterdam, including breakfast on the first morning £26 .. in an inside cabin (double bed) so it was too good to refuse. Only 4 hours in Amsterdam, but enough to see a few of the sights.

@@brianmorrison9168 oh that sounded great yes definitely to good to ignore. As long as the sea was calm. Done that trip a few times and can get a bit 🤪 ug

Many thanks Sam. I haven't been filming many ships recently, but yesterday I noticed this Royal Navy vessel while collecting my daughter from the ferry. I checked the Port of Tyne website and saw it was leaving today

Today I actually went in the car, as I was a bit late .. I forgot all about the ship, which I actually noticed yesterday, when picking up my daughter from her Amsterdam trip. Normally, I would just cycle there, it saves looking for a carpark, or walking from the station. The nearest station for the Fish Quay is North Shields, but I sometimes film from Tynemouth headland, so Tynemouth would then be nearer.

@@brianmorrison9168 Are there buses between Whitley Bay and North Shields or only Metro?

@@Trond_travels Yes, the Number 1 bus leaves from just outside 'The Brewery' pub, near where you stayed and will take you to the North Shields ferry landing .. it's then a 5 minute walk to the Fish Quay. There's also the 317 bus from W/Bay town centre to the North Shields Bus Station .. then a 10 minute walk to the Fish Quay. I'll show you, next time you are here 😀😀

@@brianmorrison9168 Thanks

Many thanks for your comment .. this is one of my very early videos. Do you work in the engine room, or are you a deck officer. My late father was a Chief Engineer, but left work 'at sea' when I was very young.

@@brianmorrison9168 I used to drive cars and vans on and off the ship till they stop bringing her in now send to round the Tyne

Thanks for your comment. When it costs £10 or maybe more for a haircut, this seems the best way

@@brianmorrison9168 perhaps if I learnt how to do it myself that might be the best way but until then I will just get it done at the barbers.

Thanks for your comment .. it's just a pity that that was the last time the rally took place in my hometown of Whitley Bay

thank you for your comment

As always, thank you for your comment. Yes, I have to admit I haven't been filming many ships recently, so even fewer tugs. the port of Tyne website was not working for ages so it was difficult to know what was sailing and when. Even now, the site is not as it used to be. If you are interested, AIDASol is arriving on Tuesday morning

Ah shame it is difficult for you to do ships on the Tyne. I will see if I can make Tuesday . Seams like you are being busy. Take care

Quite a few shops have now closed down since I filmed this a long long time ago. @5:04 I knew the chap who owned the men's clothing shop Habit, that's him outside .. he finally retired and closed his business early in 2020, just before the UK had the first lockdown due to COVID

@@brianmorrison9168 Sadly, covid did close a lot of shops everywhere. I did notice that when I visited Aberdeen after covid, compared to my first visit there in 2018.

I hope you watched my mate's video, which I gave a long to in the description .. I'm in it too 😂😂

Yes, most folks looked to be having a great time.

Thank you for your comment. I moved to Whitley Bay in the 60s (as a kid) and could see a flash on my bedroom wall from the lighthouse. There is scaffolding all around the lighthouse now, as it is being repainted. Just a pity it has been closed to the public all summer .. why they could not have painted it before the summer, or just after I don't really know. It's always promoted as the top attraction in W/Bay,. so why close when the tourists come .. c r a z y !

Thanks Sam for the comment. I just happened to be walking nearby and heard the music, so thought I would go and investigate. Sadly, when I filmed the band, on a busy Saturday, there wasn't a single other person watching them .. obviously everyone was too busy with their own shopping etc. Pity !

Many thanks Sam.

@@Trond_travels Yes, I left at about 3:30 to give me time to edit and upload the video Are you in W/Bay yet ?

@@brianmorrison9168 Yes, we have arrived :) Lovely weather 😎

Pride gets a whole month. They're celebrating their existence after year's of oppression.

Everybody looked to be having fun, certainly

thanks ! Everybody looked to be having fun

Yes, I thought I saw you 😉

@@brianmorrison9168 hi my name is Chetan this pride event looks fabulous I have never been before would certainly like to have been their I am gay myself is there other pride event in Gateshead next month nice to meet you

@@chetanvinayak6799 Thank you for your comment. Yes, there is a Pride event in Gateshead (for the first time) next month. I don't know the full details, but no doubt there will be information online

@@brianmorrison9168 thanks 🙏 for that information really appreciate it very much

Many thanks Sam

Considering it was completed on 15th February 1998, it has taken me 9,618 days to actually visit it, even though I only live 15 miles (25km) away. It's not that exciting !

I haven't filmed any ships for several months, but a friend told me about the Mein Schiff arriving, so i thought I would film her leaving, which I did. To my surprise, this vessel followed her out, so it was a great opportunity for a second video.

Certainly! I believe this is the largest cruise ship that has entered the River Tyne.

Just my phone .. actually my wife's hand-me-down iPhone. I just have an Nokia, but maybe it's time for a change, I've had it 4 and half years now

Many thanks .. This is the largest cruise ship that visits the Tyne