We understand and regret that we were unaware that two of the subjects were apparently unobtainable.
It seems that we were unaware that freight trains do not exist in Northern Ireland but, in fairness, it appeared that you were also unaware until you went looking for them 
That neither Belfast nor regional buses are red was something we could have checked up on, we did discover several coach operators with red vehicles though.
It is difficult to choose new subjects every year that are sufficiently varied, achievable with some thought and effort by everyone, those living in the North of Scotland, coastal Cornwall, landlocked Leicester and urban Uxbridge have different opportunities and challenges in finding each of the subjects. That is why finding all the subjects is not the aim of the competition.
The winning score was 91 out of 100. Someone could have achieved that by not dropping the bonuses and still missing, say windsurfers, an isolated tower and a marina. On that point we were rather surprised at the activity in the first few days, people seeming eager to bag as many subjects as possible without regard to the bonus points they dropped.
The danger with making items too easy is that like last year there was a distinct possibility of having at least one competitor, and maybe more, achieving maximum points. Finding the balance is not the easiest task. And, as has become clear to us throughout this contest, there are some who relish the challenge, some whose sense of entitlement causes them to whinge at any setback, some who cheerfully accept the difficulties and others who quietly and methodically make plans to get as many points as possible before setting out to take the picture.
Glad you enjoyed this curate’s egg of a contest, Paul, It’s been good to have you as a competitor. Will we see you in the RTF competitions over the next few months?