North East Buses

(01 Mar 2026, 4:10 pm)robisdave4554 wrote [ -> ]Service 5 must be a difficult route to timetable? Yesterday, Saturday we left Middlesbrough Bus Station some 8 minutes down on the scheduled 0910 departure, were back on time by Guisborough and then waited for time at the various timing points through to Loftus, where I left the service.

It has to difficult to accommodate all the various situations that drivers find themselves in? Coming down the Cargo Fleet car park at most times of the day is a classic example.

If anyone has any comments please share.

I drove the 5s solid for nearly two years, and overall for five years. I know that route inside out. It can be a nightmare at the best of times but it’s a good route as a driver, nice mix of everything - despite the inevitable car park on Cargo Fleet…!

(02 Mar 2026, 6:06 am)tyresmoke wrote [ -> ]I drove the 5s solid for nearly two years, and overall for five years. I know that route inside out. It can be a nightmare at the best of times but it’s a good route as a driver, nice mix of everything - despite the inevitable car park on Cargo Fleet…!

Hi there Tyresmoke, good to hear from you. 5's are what they are and there will never be an ideal scenario for them no matter what. Roadworks, aka Loftus, spring up all the while.
Then sometimes it can, to my mind, depend on the driver of a given service. Some, like yourself, enjoy them, seemingly and others are happier around town. It'll be interesting to see how the 28/81 combination works out? New territory for Stockton drivers?

1557 was traveling from Redcar towards Middlesbrough on the a66 with 2 fitters any ideas why it was in redcar