(28 Dec 2015, 7:30 pm)DanPicken wrote The TTX was packed because the bus 30 mins before never ran.
Not quite!
The Q3 which I believe you're referring to was taken out of service on Brunton Lane at Great Park due to a 30-minute delay. All passengers were transferred to the Q3A behind on Brunton Lane, so it did operate until this point. The return journey on the Q3A from Newcastle was covered by another bus (6045) with a different driver, as the driver on 6046 was due to take her meal break at Gateshead from when she arrived into Newcastle.
It was a shame that the two drivers did not communicate with each other: the driver had to ask me what was happening with the bus in front! The driver on the bus that was removed from service told all passengers to get on the bus behind, with no requirement to scan their pass again, but the driver on this bus wasn't informed of this, so made everyone scan their passes again.
6046 prior to being removed from service:
![[Image: 24022002765_5c6a41bb46.jpg]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1551/24022002765_5c6a41bb46.jpg)
Go North East: 6046 / NK12GCX by Daniel Graham, on Flickr