(23 Jun 2014, 9:54 am)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Yup, those are the two routes.
The 13 ran not far behind the 638 (always nice getting that a mention) on a small section from Penshaw to Fatfield heading north.
When the 13 ended, GNE introduced the 191 between Penshaw Monument/Herrington Park (before Herrington Park was a park) and Newcastle.
Competition can be a good thing when passengers are put first - not sure it is the case when operators are simply marking their territory.
The only Stagecoach/Busways route over that way was the 33.
Maybe it is time they came back and opened the market up a bit more?
The 33 used to start from Thornley before it got extended to Pittington:
