(21 Feb 2022, 12:43 pm)MurdnunoC wrote As Andreos has already stated, it was the case that buses did indeed only drop off in Gateshead.And you seem to be missing mine. It was stated the Gannon had a conflicted of interest being "in charge" of the Metro and the north east transport authority. It was correctly pointed out that the Tories privatised the buses in 86? What I'm say in prior to 86 buses and the metro would have worked together and it was suggest seen as the same company "ran the buses and the metro" that would work in tandom together. So if de reg hadn't happened buses would have stopped at interchanges and customers would have change to metro rather that 16 GNE buses carrying fresh air going over the tyne brigde, and cloggin up ( and loosing time) in Newcastle meaning we now have CAZ
However, I think you may have missed the point I was trying to make - which was it was a myth that all buses terminated at interchanges across Tyne and Wear instead of carrying on to Newcastle. So, for example, if you lived in Wrekenton or Low Fell, it was possible to get a bus into Newcastle without having to alight at Gateshead. If you lived in Saltwell, it was possible to catch the 301 (which, in 1986, went along Saltwell Road and onto Kibblesworth) into Newcastle; or if you lived in Lobley Hill or Whickham, it was possible to catch the 647, or one of the Stanley buses into town.
If you lived in Deckham or Felling, it was possible to catch the 527 (or 522/529 as it was previous to that) to Malborough Crescent if you didn't fancy changing at Gateshead, though it was a lengthier route which took you nowhere near the city-centre.
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