Nothing fancy. Just a simple action camera. I record the GPS separately on my phone and then add it later. 🙂 What are you using?

@RawJourneys I've never seen anyone add a GPS into their vids in the corner, I'm guessing you add that in editing as an overlay? Me personally I use 3devices to film because I tend to film a lot, I need a lot of battery so I use an S20U, S21U and an Oppo Find X2 Pro. And for My FRVs I tend to use my Xiaomi M10T Pro because of its 5000MAH battery lasts all day for long videos and doesn't moan at me for being too hot/overheating like my Find X2 does

@@Trident4390 you're more dedicated than I am!! I only carry my small camera and my phone. I also have a small power bank, in case my phone or camera need a battery boost. Yep, the map overlay has to be done in editing afterwards. It's a bit of a pain, and it doesn't always work properly because sometimes the phone just loses the GPS signal. But when it works it does save me having to annotate the video with locations. I'm trying to streamline the process to make it as quick and easy to do as possible. But some fiddling about in editing is inevitable.

@@RawJourneys I usually manage to capture 20+vids in one day from as early as 08:30am to as late as 19:15pm so one device doesn't cut it where as 3, I can get through 2phones on 100% both capturing 8vids each then then on the final I can get at least 4more with an additional two if I push which that final one finishes on about 60%, my power bank is a 20,000Mah so it gets the job done and still has a full charge on it by the end of the day

@@RawJourneys where as my FRV device I can film 12FRVs before it dies completely. I do see that having that GPS is definitely better as adding in each stop is incredibly tedious and time consuming

Thanks. You're right. I'm taking a few weeks off, because there seems to be a lot of unhealthy bugs going around. Will maybe do some more videos in December.

I don't have access to electric cars. I don't think I will get one for a long time. I prefer petrol cars, as it's easier for me.

Yeah, he must have done this route hundreds of times already and knows it very well. But I think it looks faster on camera than it feels when you are there in person.

@@RawJourneys true there is another driver on flixbus who does the Paris bercy to London Victoria all the time

Thanks. It's a bit fiddly to do it, because my camera doesn't have GPS, so you need to separately record the GPS coordinates on a phone. Definitely makes the videos more interesting to follow though, so I'll keep doing it as often as possible.

@@RawJourneys How fiddly? Just spitballing an idea: it would also be cool to see a more zoomed-out picture. I didn't really know where in Birmingham you were at any point in time, for example. Though no need to go crazy with this, I think. There's a reason for the word "Raw" in Raw Journeys after all!

@@WatchMeDoMath Thanks for the suggestion. I'm just using the standard preset. I'll see if there's a way to adjust it.

I think a lot of the videos the next few months are going to be like this. Autumn/Winter weather is here.

Not sure at the moment. Have done a lot of these recently so I need a break. Maybe more to come in November. I was hoping to do some in East England next.

Sadly it's a bit spoiled by the rain near the end. But that's quite normal for England at this time of year.

Can you please do the 110 back to birmingham

@@Jamie-bp9mn Yes. Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn2zXoaqqamaiJo

I'll see what I can do. Maybe X8 instead of regular #8.

@@RawJourneys these X's came in after I left brum so I'm not even sure what difference they make. Watched #51, memories seeing my old school and college route

X8 video is now online, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIDQn5qEiceLjas

@@RawJourneys Legend, thanks mate

Yes, happy to do that. Will film it in early October. As usual, published first on Patreon. Then will come to KZbin. 🙂

It goes via Walsall.

@@RawJourneys thank you

Thats some journey. The driver gets a deserved break.

I love riding the various Coastliner buses. But have never fllmed them before. In future, I'll be sure to get my camera out! 🙂

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a few other Black Country trips coming soon and will see if I can get route 8 on to my list. 👍

National Express route X8 is coming soon. It will go on the Patreon page first, advert-free early access. Then on KZbin in a couple of weeks time. 🙂

​@@RawJourneyscan you do 74 please

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a few other X-journeys coming soon and will see if I can get X12 on to my list. 👍

Things should be easier next month. Olympics and Paralympics will be over. Everything should be less busy. Hope you have an enjoyable time.

Thanks for the suggestion. Might be a while before I can do another international Flixbus trip. Those journeys are very uncomfortable, very painful, and also quite expensive!! But I might explore doing a Flixbus trip to Brussels in early 2025.

Yes, I remember the old colour scheme. So much nostalgia for this long-running service. And, yes, there has been so much development and re-development over the last 40 years. But there are lots of iconic buildings and landmarks still standing too. I agree the new red coloured buses very much resemble the current London bus style. But there is a possibility the old colour scheme, or a similar one, might return. If the NXBus contract ends and services end up being run by the WM Combined Authority, it might go to their blue and cream colour scheme. That would be a few years away though. Glad you liked the video. I've got a few more from Birmingham on the way. 🙂

As I explained in the video description, this video is specifically about the longest bus route that operates within a single metropolitan area. In the UK we have longer routes that run "intercity", from one urban area to another town or city, but we usually refer to them as "coach services". It's all a matter of semantics in the end. 🙂

@@RawJourneys OK then I understand

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

The driver of the bus had finished his shift. It stayed the same route (11A). NXBus will often have driver changeovers at certain locations - usually in central Birmingham like the Priory Queensway, but here at Acocks Green too because the bus depot is located here.

Please read video description.

I want to do this route. Is the B route longer than the A route? A route has more stops, so I thought that would be longer?

27 miles

It's an old Nissan 1.6 Petrol hatchback. 2008 model.

@@RawJourneys I thought it was a BMW by the front I was looking at

Yes, it was a nice drive. I'm going to put a few more interesting drives up on this channel over the next few months. Tomorrow will be sharing one going from London to Paris!

Thanks for the suggestion. National Express Route 9 to Stourbridge has been filmed. It will be published advert-free on the Patreon page in the next 24 hours. Then it will arrive on KZbin next weekend. 🙂

OK. Next month.