Hi Mark having done some Google searching it appears that NI registration plates now fall under DVLA so these can be found online. In the case of your coach it's a 2021 Volvo 11 litre

Nice end informative, thanks ! Have done the trip but not the whole. First 1997. Will do the full tour in Mars.

Good to see you Steve 3

It’s always been the Oxford Tube which I think was once owned by the public before Stagecoach took over in late to mid 1990s if I remember correctly. As they used a fleet of Berkoff Volvo B10M coaches. Think they were M reg i think at the time. Think one or some transferred to Fife to become driver trainers i think. Plaxton Panorama you were on Parks of Hamilton & Stagecoach have I don’t know how many each . But they’re used mainly on services between Edinburgh & Glasgow & on some other services in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & the odd occasion down to London also. 👍

When you go back, there's a free shuttle bus service from the bus station to the railway station on the other side of the river. It drops you there in time to get the hourly service to Coleraine and then on to Belfast

I would recommend you try service 95 between Leven & St Andrew’s. It serves whole of Fife Coastline places like Anstruther & Crail & a lot of other beautiful wee villàges & small towns. It’s all gorgeous as I’m sure you will be impressed if you do try it out.

Great video

Thank you so much as me mum & dad are from Falkland Fife where some of Outlander was filmed. That was a service we have used as we always stayed Kellingheath Caravan Park when in Norfolk. In total we took the long drive to Norfolk around 3 or 4 times. Yeah that’s brought back alot of fond memories so thank you mate. Think the bus you got i think was a ex London Scania I think . 👍

Sluice gates? No, I don't think that those items were. I want to say `stop locks, but that is the wrong terminology too. In England, you will see wooden planks on canals, stored next to slots in the canal wall. If there is a breach in the canal and water levels drop alarmingly, somebody will come and shove the boards in place to save the water levels on the rest of the canal. I think that this is what we are seeing in Bangkok, (only posher), but I could be totally wrong !!

Excellent video. The train is much more scenic, especially where it passes benone beach and Binevenagh mountain. The pronunciation of Lough Neigh is Lock Nay

Imagine seeing Translink and quick in the same title 😂

No excuse for leaving a mess not when the seats had a plastic bag to stick your rubbish in folks. Some People nowadays just don’t have any respect at all.

Check out the 🍩 wearing face masks OUTSIDE for Christ's sake!!!!🤪🤪🤪

The train journey has some serious views

To my knowledge National Express only use their coaches for 8 years but some operators do withdraw them after 5 or 6 years. Or if it’s a Parks of Hamilton coach they probably get withdrawn after 3 years at a guess but I might be completely wrong I’ve course mate.

Vending machines were knocked on the head. Enough shatter hammers get stolen from trains without providing a reason to steal them. You pick up your time at Boyle. There's 9 minutes waiting in the timetable.

The reason some people take the train is because the journey along lough foyle is stunning.

I think the food is good value. You cant get 3 course in a Wetherspoons now for £22! Lol

On a slightly different tack but Im really looking forwards to flying out of Eglinton airport in the New Year. Always wanted to complete the set of N.Ireland airports and that will become a reality as i discovered that Skyscanner allow you to take 2 flights for what you might expect to pay for one, so im flying to Birmingham via Edinburgh of all things - £45 one way 🙂👍

Great video Mark. I'll be in the UK next April and was thinking about taking a ferry to Ireland so your video was very informative. The first thing that caught my eye though was what you were wearing. The date on the video says May 31 but you looked dressed for winter. Is it always that cold in Wales in late May? I may need to dress warmer than I had planed.

I was working as a Dover-Calais passenger ferry's Chief Cook, on the night of the Great Storm of October 15-16, 1987, which hit northern France and southeast England. I.e., The County of Kent Due to Calais and the Port of Dover, being shut down, we had to spend the entire night at sea, in a severe storm force 12, on the Beaufort Scale. Ie., Hurricane-force winds of 120mph - recorded on the bridge, over two hours, at the height of the storm, and 20-meter-high waves. The captain later told me, it was the worst sea condition he'd ever sailed in, in his 25 years as a ship's officer! As it was a huge ferry, with stabilisers...once he'd got the ship pointing into the storm, and the stabilisers out, however, it was not too bad. But, the galley, which I had closed, for safety reasons, was in a real mess...once we had gotten into Dover Despite things being stowed away, and the pots and pans tied down to the huge stove, with thick hemp strings - to the storm railings, around the stove...with huge, 20-litre pots of soup all over the deck. It was a real mess that greeted our eyes once the ship was safely tied up on the berth! I was on duty as Acting Chief Cook that night! I felt sorry for the lounge stewards. who spent the entire night cleaning up mountains of vomit, from the seriously seasick passengers, who were stranded on board our ferry that night. Everywhere on my ship was in a real mess. The scale, of which, only became apparent, once we were tied up on the berth in Dover.

Derry is a beautiful Irish City - great nightlife, especially around Waterloo Street (Pedar O' Donnells traditional Irish music and the Craic)❤ plus the famous and amazing Bogside. My 4th visit. I will be back for the world-famous Halloween Festivities 2025.❤

A little warning to anyone crossing the North Sea on board ferries................. the North Sea is one of the roughest bodies of water on the planet, not all the time but on numerous crossings...... to Holland, Germany and Denmark...... the waves have come up against the windows on about deck 9-10, which means it was like a roller coaster. Oh, and lastly......... the DFDS ships were much better to be honest, and their great entertainment was a great way to meet new people to have a laugh with.

Hi Mark I started watching some of your older content which I agree with. I do agree about the train but the problem is I have Multiple Scerosis & as much as I love train they’re not level boarding so I’ll be sticking to bus 🚍 & coach . 👍

I used to regularly travel on coach from Dublin to Kilkenny to visit family going through scenic countryside and quaint villages.

The Veggie 's should remember in the story of The Prodigal Son when the father saw his son returning he stated , my son has returned kill the fatted calf we shall have a feast. He never said go and get some cabbage 😂😂😂

Got the train earlier this year, it's a beautiful line but very slow, not that regular, convoluted route and expensive. The Goldliner is the winner for daily practical use that doesn't involve going to Portrush or Portstewart Strand! Also the new A6 bypass from Dungiven to Lisnagelvin near Derry is a fantastic road!

Hi Mark, Hope your ENT Appointment gives you the answers you need to get you sorted - it sounds all pretty scary stuff with not being able to hear properly. Really enjoy the relaxed nature of your work - and glad you plan to enjoy making more of it. Best wishes and we're all behind you and hope for a speedy recovery. Cheers mate.

Great Video Mark

Wishing you a speedy recovery

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Am a car person who has driven in places like Central London , Birmingham ( the old bull ring) Johannesburg South Africa, Durban and all over Australia as well as Dublin ie

I choose to use the train over the bus because I'm a wheelchair user and boarding the train is easier and having toilets on the train is a really good option for me, plus it's a beautiful scenic trip too

Might as well pay a few quid more and get the train from Victoria.

very scenic bus ride but sadly you missed an epic train journey skirting the coastline and made famous by Michael Palin

Just watched, you had the basic and cheap cabin, in my opinion Brittany ferries are a rip off when 1 person in a cabin. Whilst i use Brittany ferries, if there was another ferry line in Brittany I would use instead.

Londonderry it’s part of Northern Ireland 🇬🇧