(27 Jan 2015, 5:33 am)DaveyBowyer wrote All long distance services are delay prone for their various unique reasons. The A19 can be a nightmare at times and that's wh the TTX can run late but in Northumberland, as soon as snow and ice hits, the X15 / X18 comes to a standstill.

I agree. Providing there's no delays on the A19, you could set your watch by the TTX departure times from timing points. It is a very reliable service nine times out of ten, but the A19 has good and bad days which causes a major impact.

The 0813 from Heworth will be the same bus that does the first journey of the day from Tyneside down to Middlesbrough. If the roads were closed until 0930, he stood no chance. Go North East explained why they didn't put anything on Facebook about specific delays: AVL was not working on a number of the TTX buses.