(18 Apr 2023, 9:53 am)Andreos1 wrote Ah I dunno. They must have got about 10 years out of the 164 going via Penshaw.
Compared to what they give services now, that's quite something!
Didn't they have a Newcastle 'Express' that was a variation of the 160 or 164 at some point?
Inevitably limited stop via Newcastle Road like the failures both before and after.
If we weren't in an era of perpetual decline, I could see an express along there coming back again for another go!
I didn’t think it was about 10 years, even though I remember all sorts allocated to the 164, from nationals, double deckers, Marshall darts and metro riders on Chester road.
I remember the 2 cities express x23 then x23/x24 with x24 via cleadon, which eventually replaced with the x61/x64 from Houghton area to Newcastle via Sunderland
Express services these days are not really GNE portfolio, as not stopping at bus stops along the route not picking up potential fare paying passengers for income for a profit business
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