@MultiModalGeoff

Mostly multi-modal adventures and #DaysOutByBus. Perfectly content having few followers and little engagement on here, I post mainly for my own amusement!

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Joined December 2016
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At 16:00 and the end of being paid to use electricity, it looks like I've managed to import 17kWh from the grid and earned about 30p in the process. I'd say about 2kWh of that was genuine usage plus 10kWh charging battery to export back at over 22ppkWh around 18:30.
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I'm normally the last to put on my central heating, but having had solar, battery and heat pump installed at the beginning of the month and my Agile Import and Export tariffs now live, from 10am for the first time I have the perverse incentive of being paid to use electricity...
Agile import tariff paying you to use electricity

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To mix it up on the return, I timed for an X14 with one of the new ADL Enviro 400 MMC diesels. Suffice to say, not quite the same ambience.
ADL Enviro 400 MMC

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top deck

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screens

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lower deck

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My first time on one in service, and these buses are really nice. Working USB charging at more than the usual negative trickle, quiet, no vibration, air cooling and soft suspension giving a smooth ride like on air.
top deck front seat

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top deck environment with sky light

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Squadron service

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Off at Stobhill

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This was quite a tight 4 minute connection (just what I like!) but the 57A kept to time, even being held at the level crossing for a Northumberland Line train (though the barrier down time is impressively short) and the 43 was similarly on time giving a perfect JIT at Manor Walks
quick 5 minute connection

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one diesel and two ZEBs

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Northumbria Electric ZEB

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Although every day is a car free day for me, as it's #WorldCarFreeDay we had our regional meeting at Morpeth Town Hall so, though not the fastest route (Metro + an X route) I took the opportunity to take the 57A to Cramlington to connect with one of the new BYD ZEBs on the 43
On the 57A held by the wigwags for a 156 on the Northumberland Line

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After lunch and 3 hours at the park with her friends, quick trip to granddad's on the 309, then home on the Metro. Spoilt for choice for a Sunday Just In Time...The one day of the year with London frequencies. And all today's travel for £1 less than the usual £7.50 TNE Day Saver
lots of Metros

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quietish Metro

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Slow progress round the roundabout but then flying into the Tyne Tunnel and the ghost town of the north of the river and Big Calvert. 12 mins and 30 mins for Metros back, obviously focusing first on South Shield by this time! And looks like we could have taken bikes after all
319 at Big Calvert

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North Shields Metro

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quiet Metro with a bike on

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About ten mins away from the bus stop, I'd checked the tracker and the bus was in Jarrow heading to North Shields, so I'd assumed we would end up getting the one 30 mins later. However it took another 20 mins for the bus to do the 500m to the stop so we made it not even JIT
waiting for the bus

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bus in a queue

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Half an hour later and we were at the 8 mile mark, unfortunately about 20 minutes too early for a JIT but we saw a few more people we knew fly by. Sister passing by bang on her target time, it was back of to do the reverse trip (no round trip fun today as it would go against b))
8 mile marker

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watching the runners

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