(30 Apr 2019, 7:00 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote Quite surprised they are operating the Saturday if im honest, id expect to see some single decker loans to the Newcastle depots to allow the deckers to operate the Metro replacement.

Neither Go North East nor Arriva had the resource to be able to fulfil the contract on Saturday.

Believe it's quite likely to have other operators sub-contracted in, and think Metro have permitted the use of single-decks on Saturday (unusual for a planned replacement!) Go North East potentially in line to do some standby Metro Replacements like the weekend before last.