I'll be honest, I think on Saturdays you could argue that the 49s all get a decent use from teenagers going to the MetroCentre. Fair enough, you could argue half of the X66's passengers are the same, but personally, unless I'm in a rush to get another bus at the other end, I try and get one of the 49s.
Last time I was on one was back in the summer holidays, and I recall there must have been about 30 people on board. To give you an idea, I'd say 10-15 were O-APs, and the other 15 were made up of a small amount of chavs and students, and the rest teenagers. The journey was from the MetroCentre to Gateshead.
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