(21 Feb 2022, 11:48 am)Rob44 wrote Maybe i worded what i said wrongly but before Maggie privatised the buses was the idea the the TWPTE buses would arrive at a metro station and the metro would be there ready to take you on to the city centre. Of course this was dropped in 1986.That's it basically.
Also of course buses ran to Newcastle from Durham road but from what I could remember these only DROPPED OFF in Gateshead and went to worsick street bus station? obviously that's who i remember it but it was 35 years ago and i was a teenager at the time.
The PTE buses would terminate at say Gateshead and the distance work operated by Northern/United (which was pretty much limited stop anyway), would drop off on High West St, before heading to Worswick St.
It worked differently with other bus stations/interchanges - but Gateshead was the one I was most familiar with pre-86.