(14 May 2017, 6:08 pm)Malarkey wrote 50 is standing room only when I got on it at Lambton on a morning to go work at 09:30am, other journeys throughout the day a quite busy, especially if the weather is like it is today, as for the 5 I have no idea as i've never been on the service.
50 certainly does get busy, at any time of day and on any given section of route too. Summer Sundays sometimes see Washington put deckers out on it. The 5 is rather less busy, and most of the day a Solo would cope on there. Probably gets busy passing Boldon School when the kids come out though.