(13 Apr 2014, 1:04 pm)Dan wrote They are, but they cost £9.30.
It would only cost me £1.10 to get to Newcastle, so assuming that a return costs less than £8.20...
The Teen Card option is still less than that - £5 initial fee + £1 (x2) maximum single fare each way.
Probably worth having anyway I'll just get an explorer I think, and then a day rider or whatever I need over there. Will be 17 quid on the train return, not to mention needing at least a purple GNE ticket over here and whatever I need over there!