One of my favourite routes..from Newcastle to Carlisle...when I was 8 my Aunt used to take me on summer holiday to a farm nr Cockermouth..this trip took all day..on a old bus...the driver had a tea break at Hexham!! Happy memories..1952..
Thanks for this! It brought back memories of winter visits to Newcastle long ago and of wonderful drives out along the wall. I must find an excuse to get up that way again. 🙂 The first half of the video was rendered almost unwatchable by a surfeit of unskippable adverts. But they suddenly stopped just after Hexham and the second half was advert-free and very enjoyable, especially as I wasn't so familiar with that end of the route. It was interesting to see Warwick Bridge. A few years ago, over the course of eighteen months or so, several letters were delivered to my then home in a village near Warwick that were addressed to someone on a "Warwick Bridge Trading Estate" in Carlisle. The only things the address had in common with my own were the word "Warwick" and the first letter of the postcode. And yet in their journeys from several parts of the country (one even had a Carlisle postmark), the letters had been sorted and subsorted so that they reached the Warwick sorting office and thence my village and my postman's round. And finally my postman had stood on my doorstep, read the Carlisle address, and put the stuff through my door. I never did work out how they managed that - so many times! 🤨
Very beautiful route through North England, loved the higher perspective from the bus. Thanks for sharing it, subbed and saved some more to watch later, great to have discovered your channel!
Well, I’ve just stumbled onto your video of a trip I knew well - well, thought I did know when I lived in Ovingham over 40 years ago. So many changes, but thoroughly enjoyed your video. I’m subscribed now!
An area that I have neglected to visit. I use the A1 and M6 to get to Scotland, but have never been inland north of the A66. Beautiful North Pennine market towns and villages. Great trip, thanks for uploading.
Geet canny this like. Haven't been up since just before Covid last year, Corbridge and Hexham, my family home, caught a glimpse of Corbridge cemetery where 5 members of my family are resting. Need to get back to get me bottle of water from the Tyne beneath the Bridge at Corbridge where we use to play in the Tyne as kids in the 70s and 80s. Thanks for sharing this
Can't believe I just watched all two hours of this; damned excellent video and such lovely countryside. Made me want to come up there again. Thanks for a great film. Must help to do something like this during the pandemic; not so many people to disturb the peace and, I presume, in normal times, a lot more stopping. It makes you realise there are just one or two advantages of lockdowns. Really interesting to follow the journey on Google Maps.
An excellent trip to my homeland that I haven't been able to visit with lockdown. Sadly, I'm old enough to remember when Walbottle, Throckley, Heddon, Horsley was the A69 before the bypass was built. Also going through Haydon Bridge and Haltwistle.
@@matthewsmith2787 According to what I can find out, Lemington Road Ends to Hexham was opened in 1976 (that makes me feel really old). Haydon Bridge was as recent as 2009, with Haltwistle at about the same time.
Very beautiful! I enjoy watching your video! So soothing,I get to travel with you from here in sunny california,,, get to see how beautiful your part of the world is... very stress relieving! Very enjoyable...Thanks for the ride.......
You want to take the award-winning X74 service that goes from Dumfries to Glasgow if you haven't already done so. Every hour Monday to Saturday. Volvo high rise single deckers usually.
It's a very reliable hourly service, very comfortable buses with only 3 stops after Moffat into Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station. Fast, too and competes well with the rail service, but much cheaper so is well patronised. Compare with the Stagecoach 101/102 Dumfries to Edinburgh service which is infrequent, slow, uses uncomfortable town buses and is little used, at least west of Biggar.
I did that route in the 1980s when I was a kid.then it use to be a joint service between United and Ribble.it was/is very slow.i think Carlisle must have been the furthest west United got not counting services run for National Express and excursions.
This is wonderful thanks! Really enjoy your videos - Sorry, you're probably asked these questions all the time but I'm curious if you mount a camera on the bar at the front of the top deck, or hold a camera (can you hold one for two hours?!) or even body mount your camera, and which camera do you use! Anyway, thanks again.
Carlisle is a lovely wee city. More of a large town feel. Historic centre with the castle 🏰, the City Square and old market building (medieval), and the lovely old railway station, Carlisle Citadel. Wee fact of the day; Carlisle Citadel Station was served by the largest amount of pre-grouping railway companies in the UK 🇬🇧. Clockwise from the north, the CR, NBR, NER, MR, LNWR, M&CR/FR, and the G&SWR.
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One of my favourite routes..from Newcastle to Carlisle...when I was 8 my Aunt used to take me on summer holiday to a farm nr Cockermouth..this trip took all day..on a old bus...the driver had a tea break at Hexham!!
Happy memories..1952..
Thanks for taking me along for an excellent ride through the countryside. 🐨🇦🇺
Thanks for this! It brought back memories of winter visits to Newcastle long ago and of wonderful drives out along the wall. I must find an excuse to get up that way again. 🙂
The first half of the video was rendered almost unwatchable by a surfeit of unskippable adverts. But they suddenly stopped just after Hexham and the second half was advert-free and very enjoyable, especially as I wasn't so familiar with that end of the route.
It was interesting to see Warwick Bridge. A few years ago, over the course of eighteen months or so, several letters were delivered to my then home in a village near Warwick that were addressed to someone on a "Warwick Bridge Trading Estate" in Carlisle. The only things the address had in common with my own were the word "Warwick" and the first letter of the postcode. And yet in their journeys from several parts of the country (one even had a Carlisle postmark), the letters had been sorted and subsorted so that they reached the Warwick sorting office and thence my village and my postman's round. And finally my postman had stood on my doorstep, read the Carlisle address, and put the stuff through my door. I never did work out how they managed that - so many times! 🤨
Very beautiful route through North England, loved the higher perspective from the bus. Thanks for sharing it, subbed and saved some more to watch later, great to have discovered your channel!
I did the same. Great top deck videos. 🐨🇦🇺
Well, I’ve just stumbled onto your video of a trip I knew well - well, thought I did know when I lived in Ovingham over 40 years ago. So many changes, but thoroughly enjoyed your video. I’m subscribed now!
An area that I have neglected to visit. I use the A1 and M6 to get to Scotland, but have never been inland north of the A66. Beautiful North Pennine market towns and villages. Great trip, thanks for uploading.
Geet canny this like. Haven't been up since just before Covid last year, Corbridge and Hexham, my family home, caught a glimpse of Corbridge cemetery where 5 members of my family are resting. Need to get back to get me bottle of water from the Tyne beneath the Bridge at Corbridge where we use to play in the Tyne as kids in the 70s and 80s. Thanks for sharing this
Can't believe I just watched all two hours of this; damned excellent video and such lovely countryside. Made me want to come up there again. Thanks for a great film. Must help to do something like this during the pandemic; not so many people to disturb the peace and, I presume, in normal times, a lot more stopping. It makes you realise there are just one or two advantages of lockdowns. Really interesting to follow the journey on Google Maps.
This was one of my favourite bus rides - virtual of course. Lovely little villages and towns. I will do it again.
An excellent trip to my homeland that I haven't been able to visit with lockdown. Sadly, I'm old enough to remember when Walbottle, Throckley, Heddon, Horsley was the A69 before the bypass was built. Also going through Haydon Bridge and Haltwistle.
What year was the by pass made?
@@matthewsmith2787 According to what I can find out, Lemington Road Ends to Hexham was opened in 1976 (that makes me feel really old). Haydon Bridge was as recent as 2009, with Haltwistle at about the same time.
awesome journey alongside the hadrian wall. thank you very much
Very beautiful! I enjoy watching your video! So soothing,I get to travel with you from here in sunny california,,, get to see how beautiful your part of the world is... very stress relieving! Very enjoyable...Thanks for the ride.......
New subscriber what great videos didn’t realise I could see places I am unable to see and go to because of mobility problems
this put me to sleep. good job!👍
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Really enjoying your videos. Good quality, normal speed instead of the pointless speeded up ones playing annoying music.
Great video. Enjoyed this journey very much. Hope to do it in person one day when we can travel again.
I get this bus to my nans who lives in bardon mill, but its such a relaxing route.
usually get the arriva single deckers though
You want to take the award-winning X74 service that goes from Dumfries to Glasgow if you haven't already done so.
Every hour Monday to Saturday. Volvo high rise single deckers usually.
It's a very reliable hourly service, very comfortable buses with only 3 stops after Moffat into Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station. Fast, too and competes well with the rail service, but much cheaper so is well patronised. Compare with the Stagecoach 101/102 Dumfries to Edinburgh service which is infrequent, slow, uses uncomfortable town buses and is little used, at least west of Biggar.
I did that route in the 1980s when I was a kid.then it use to be a joint service between United and Ribble.it was/is very slow.i think Carlisle must have been the furthest west United got not counting services run for National Express and excursions.
This is wonderful thanks! Really enjoy your videos - Sorry, you're probably asked these questions all the time but I'm curious if you mount a camera on the bar at the front of the top deck, or hold a camera (can you hold one for two hours?!) or even body mount your camera, and which camera do you use! Anyway, thanks again.
Nice video!
Apparently Carlisle is not a very big place as 10 minutes before arriving at the bus station the landscape is still very rural.
Did that in 2019 between Newcastle and Hexham, but was aboard a Scania Omnicity
I can understand now why there were a lot of old bus companies on this route
I'm reading all the roadsigns. I'll just get my lavender cardy and boiled sweets.
My mate was driving this
you'd impress yourselves were you to finally acquire a proper gimbal(sp?)
Is Carlisle a nice place to visit?
Carlisle is a lovely wee city. More of a large town feel. Historic centre with the castle 🏰, the City Square and old market building (medieval), and the lovely old railway station, Carlisle Citadel.
Wee fact of the day; Carlisle Citadel Station was served by the largest amount of pre-grouping railway companies in the UK 🇬🇧. Clockwise from the north, the CR, NBR, NER, MR, LNWR, M&CR/FR, and the G&SWR.
@@adriancarter2863 by Old Market Building I take it you mean either the Guildhall or the Old Town Hall . The Market Hall is a Victorian building
5:44 i'm just going to ride my bike in front of the 685 bus...idiot...Enjoyed the video too
Don’t wear a helmet in Oz - illegal, so an automatic $$ fine if you get caught. 🐨🇦🇺
It's very noisy though I enjoyed the ride.
😂I already going Hexham bus
Are you a driver or a passenger?
too many ads :-(
So sad to see so much litter on the A69 through what is a lovely part of the world.
I see the West End is still a dump.
Wasn't this Arriva.
Arriva and Stagecoach operate this route together.
@@EurasiaTransportExplorer Oh
@@EurasiaTransportExplorer I’m hoping to take some friends to the Lake District this summer any recommended bus routes
Gods country that .
Northumbria and Cumbria, not God's Own country, Yorkshire. ( still nice up there though )
Shame about the clown in the black golf. How these people get a license is beyond me