(04 Jul 2016, 9:35 am)LeeCalder wrote From what the same person has told me, it was an overheard conversation between drivers.
Overhearing drivers isn't exactly the most reliable source of information. The context of the conversation can be quite often misconstrued owing to what part has actually been heard. Ever since the 602 and 604 passed to GNE, people have requested a connecting Arriva service between Newcastle and Metrocentre - something which frequently appeared on their Facebook page. Six years on, one has yet to materialise (unless you count the 84 of course), so it makes you wonder what has changed to make one suddenly viable? I don't think having a few spare buses around the depot answers that question.