(12 May 2024, 7:17 pm)thw1008 wrote Really wish there was a suitable express alternative to using Arriva to get from Cramlington to Newcastle, yesterday was a mess. I know it was a Saturday and a matchday but me and a lot of others had to let three X10/11's run past without stopping on Dudley Lane due to running late and at full capacity (1 of them being a single decker!).

It got to the point where we had to bite the bullet and get the no.43 for a near 50 minute tour of Dudley, Wideopen and the rest.

There was a couple of X8s cancelled as well just for good measure.

At least the sun was shining!

Train? Most people forget it's there in Cramlington, only hourly though but seems like you waited longer than that anyway.