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05 May 2019, 9:56 pm #21
(05 May 2019, 8:27 pm)MurdnunoC I think the 'official' route was a bit silly anyway. Metrocentre is quite easy to access through frequent services from both Newcastle and Gateshead so, unlike Spillers Wharf (or the Transporter Bridge for the Teesside Running Day), there's no need for a shuttle service into Newcastle. On the run I was on, we ended up waiting in traffic while traversing through Newcastle as well as doing a circle as to go around the Central Station twice.  Now, I'm not saying there's no merit in doing a run across the Tyne Bridge then back over the Redheugh, but there are other places you could go which would take a similar amount of time. For example, why not run a route up through Ryton and Crawcrook then back along the bypass to Blaydon and Metrocentre, or a run along the A1 then up through Lobley Hill and Whickham. There are other options available where less traffic would be encountered.

Totally agree - the route was crazy - probably couldn't have chosen a route to hit more traffic.  Sitting in a queue of traffic waiting to go on a pointless loop round to Bewick Street to get stuck in the queue of 327s and 900s was particularly annoying (especially as we stopped on Neville Street anyway).
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05 May 2019, 9:56 pm #21

(05 May 2019, 8:27 pm)MurdnunoC I think the 'official' route was a bit silly anyway. Metrocentre is quite easy to access through frequent services from both Newcastle and Gateshead so, unlike Spillers Wharf (or the Transporter Bridge for the Teesside Running Day), there's no need for a shuttle service into Newcastle. On the run I was on, we ended up waiting in traffic while traversing through Newcastle as well as doing a circle as to go around the Central Station twice.  Now, I'm not saying there's no merit in doing a run across the Tyne Bridge then back over the Redheugh, but there are other places you could go which would take a similar amount of time. For example, why not run a route up through Ryton and Crawcrook then back along the bypass to Blaydon and Metrocentre, or a run along the A1 then up through Lobley Hill and Whickham. There are other options available where less traffic would be encountered.

Totally agree - the route was crazy - probably couldn't have chosen a route to hit more traffic.  Sitting in a queue of traffic waiting to go on a pointless loop round to Bewick Street to get stuck in the queue of 327s and 900s was particularly annoying (especially as we stopped on Neville Street anyway).

 
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North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by TEN 6083 - 15 Feb 2019, 10:46 am
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by MurdnunoC - 05 May 2019, 2:08 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by BusLoverMum - 05 May 2019, 3:04 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by MurdnunoC - 05 May 2019, 3:49 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by BusLoverMum - 05 May 2019, 3:53 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Jimmi - 05 May 2019, 3:08 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Boggle - 05 May 2019, 5:13 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by MurdnunoC - 05 May 2019, 5:29 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by LeeCalder - 05 May 2019, 5:50 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Jimmi - 05 May 2019, 6:58 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by MurdnunoC - 05 May 2019, 7:33 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by LeeCalder - 05 May 2019, 8:13 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Boggle - 05 May 2019, 7:50 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by LeeCalder - 06 May 2019, 7:02 am
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Charles41 - 05 May 2019, 6:25 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by stagecoachbusdepot - 05 May 2019, 6:29 pm
North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by TEN 6083 - 05 May 2019, 7:08 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by S830OFT - 05 May 2019, 8:38 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by MurdnunoC - 05 May 2019, 8:27 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Boggle - 05 May 2019, 8:33 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by stagecoachbusdepot - 05 May 2019, 9:56 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by BusLoverMum - 05 May 2019, 11:31 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Craig Smith - 26 May 2019, 11:07 am
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by stagecoachbusdepot - 26 May 2019, 2:33 pm
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RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Ds1197 - 06 May 2019, 5:53 pm
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RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Adrian - 06 May 2019, 9:06 pm
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RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by stagecoachbusdepot - 06 May 2019, 10:15 pm
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RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by Adrian - 07 May 2019, 4:29 pm
RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2019 - by LeeCalder - 07 May 2019, 6:20 pm
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RE: North East Bus & Coach Show 2018 - by omnicity4659 - 01 Mar 2019, 8:30 pm