Arriva North East: Upcoming Service Changes
Arriva North East: Upcoming Service Changes
(12 Jan 2023, 10:24 pm)OrangeArrow49 So in real terms, the 685 hasn't been around that long and presumably has existed for the same amount of time as the equivalent 684?As far as I can remember, route number 685 came about when Tyne and Wear PTE brought in a significant change in route numbers, at about the time that the Metro started running around 1980, with services to the west of Newcastle and Gateshead being numbered 6xx. This applied mainly to the south of the Tyne, for example in Blaydon, Ryton, Winlaton, and Rowland's Gill, as well as what is now GNE service 10 to Hexham and Prudhoe (United 600 - 604).
Thank you for the info. Never knew about the 34/334 before the 685.
Just curious, who owned North Rider and what happened to them?
(12 Jan 2023, 10:24 pm)OrangeArrow49 So in real terms, the 685 hasn't been around that long and presumably has existed for the same amount of time as the equivalent 684?As far as I can remember, route number 685 came about when Tyne and Wear PTE brought in a significant change in route numbers, at about the time that the Metro started running around 1980, with services to the west of Newcastle and Gateshead being numbered 6xx. This applied mainly to the south of the Tyne, for example in Blaydon, Ryton, Winlaton, and Rowland's Gill, as well as what is now GNE service 10 to Hexham and Prudhoe (United 600 - 604).
Thank you for the info. Never knew about the 34/334 before the 685.
Just curious, who owned North Rider and what happened to them?
