(13 Nov 2014, 1:35 pm)markydh wrote I think it's almost certain that NE1 will support Quaylink though they may only fund it as far as the Sage turning circle rather than keep the full route to Gateshead Bus Station. Worth noting that the Q2 isn't at risk as Newcastle City Council haven't suggested their contribution to the pot will go.
If NE1 were willing to support it, but only to as far as the Sage, then I think Go North East would run it commercially to the bus station. There's a logic to that, because the bus station has facilities for drivers to take a comfort break, whereas they wouldn't have that if it terminated at the Sage.