(21 Aug 2015, 2:53 pm)Tom wrote Yes that's the one. Would normally have stayed on the 1 but I saw a couple of people waiting who I knew got the 17.

Volvo B10BLE 5166 arrived at Benton ASDA 18 minutes late (14:30), so was regulated and dropped back into service later into the route (now on-time again). It's quite possible that this delay meant that, if the driver was to continue in service, s/he would have exceeded his legal driving hours limit, meaning that regulation was the only option in this instance..?

The following bus (5151) actually departed North Shields towards Cramlington on-time, but the roadworks paired with the increased number of passengers due to the previous service being regulated resulted in the return journey from Cramlington to Whitley Bay being delayed.