(27 Dec 2023, 4:56 pm)Rob44 wrote Having used the 44 when i live in the Rigg for 30 years i've never heard this. Also wasn't the original route the 46 from polwarth drive to Whitley bay then they changed it to the 44 or did they both run at the same time. I was under the impression it was to duplicate Busways of running " through" town? it worked until they couldn't keep them to time and less people used the Whitley to Newcastle bit ( not sure why)I think by that time, the New York area had an improved offering to Newcastle with the 75 & 309. Plus with timekeeping issues, people would just catch the more frequent 308. Not forgetting that the demise of the 44 also came at the same time as the recession.
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