(17 Sep 2022, 5:21 pm)Ambassador wrote Jesus the 21 on a match day is a dictionary definition of a route that cannot cope and needs support that it won’t get in the current climate.
The queue for it at Gateshead Interchange was quite big when I was there later this afternoon. Unless they were turning one at Gateshead, those waiting for the Southbound journeys might as well have started walking then.
Notably the 82 I used went out almost full to seating capacity, with only a couple seats spare. Only 4 got off at Wrekenton but quite a few ended up getting off between the Coach and Horses and where it comes back on to Durham Road at the shops. Not bad for a secured service!