(07 Feb 2015, 11:28 am)danpick wrote Apparently U16 POP Cards aren't valid between Manors and Newcastle. The guard had the cheek to say if I wanted to go to Newcastle I would have to pay. Now I'm on the metro to Whitley Bay to get the 54.
As a guard for Northern Rail I assure you the guard did not have the cheek at all and was correct. If you would like to check Network One / Nexus publicity none of their tickets are valid Newcastle to Manors. This is due to Nexus not sponsoring services on that line (up to about 2 years ago Manors only had a couple services a day)
How to use your Under 16 Pop card On Metro, you must touch your Under 16 Pop card onto the orange reader on the Metro ticket machine to buy concessionary tickets. On buses, show the driver your pass when you buy your ticket. On the Shields Ferry, show the ferry operator your pass when you pay for the ticket. On Northern Rail trains between Newcastle and Sunderland and Newcastle and Metrocentre/Blaydon (NOTE NO MANORS), show your pass to the conductor when requested. Children must of course have their Under 16 Pop card with them when they travel, and available to be checked on request, to be entitled to pay these concessionary fares.