(13 Oct 2020, 8:25 pm)Adrian wrote I asked the question with GNE last time I spotted one of these. The response I received (in Sept 2019) was "In this event a spare driver with a bus will be sent out to run the service. It will be posted on Social media to inform customers."

A change in policy perhaps?

I'd assume if it was any earlier in the day then they'd still do that, but I imagine finding a spare driver at that time of the night would be virtually impossible.

However I'm somewhat surprised that, as it appeared to break in Newcastle, Riverside didn't send a bus to cover the run - surely the driver also needed to get back to Consett?