(23 Apr 2015, 4:53 pm)citaro5284 wrote How much of the 2 routes are the same?
Not a lot now the 8 has been rerouted. They meet at Pelton just before the low bridge and follow the same route to Chester-le-street and then after that, not at all (except 8A which follows the same route as the 78/78A from Hastings Hill to Sunderland City Centre)