(07 Oct 2023, 5:17 pm)Storx wrote Little bit of trivia but was something I was thinking about before, we've quite often talked about longest bus routes, but which route in the North East has the most stops on their route according to timetable data. I'll throw 3 in but there's probably more. Most the obvious long routes aren't anywhere near the top of this as they all pretty much have limited stop sections.
6 (GNE) - 101 Stops
57A (Arriva) Sundays - 95 Stops
50 (GNE) - 91 Stops
Anyone beat them?
(07 Oct 2023, 5:22 pm)Iamtheone8483748 wrote Go North East's 78 has to be up there surely?
(07 Oct 2023, 5:26 pm)F114TML wrote Can't beat them ut for measure, our longest route I think is the 13 with 49 stops.
(07 Oct 2023, 5:31 pm)Busu284 wrote The 1 at Whitley Bay town centre to Metrocentre asda has 107 stops. Longest route in time wise (2 hours and 15 minutes roughly)
X18 by Arriva I'd say that thing is 3 hours and for Stagecoach I'd say 685 now
(07 Oct 2023, 5:17 pm)Storx wrote Little bit of trivia but was something I was thinking about before, we've quite often talked about longest bus routes, but which route in the North East has the most stops on their route according to timetable data. I'll throw 3 in but there's probably more. Most the obvious long routes aren't anywhere near the top of this as they all pretty much have limited stop sections.
1 (GNE) - 107 Stops
78 (GNE) - 105 Stops
6 (GNE) - 101 Stops
57A (Arriva) Sundays - 95 Stops
50 (GNE) - 91 Stops
18A (GNE) - 89 Stops
Edited to add others.
Anyone beat them?
(07 Oct 2023, 6:46 pm)Storx wrote No no no, not at all. It wasn't anything to do with seeing a 50 on the way back from the match and needing anything to think about...
(07 Oct 2023, 6:50 pm)Andreos1 wrote The old 551 would have had quite a few stops.
Pretty much the same route between Ayton and Shields.
But the Chester to Ayton section ran via Birtley and Birtley Lane and beyond Chester, it ran to Sacriston.
(07 Oct 2023, 6:59 pm)Storx wrote Aye bet there's a few from the past like, the old 310/319 Blyth/Cramlington to Sunderland must've been up there. I might be wrong here, but didn't there used to be a service from Darlington to Newcastle and Bishop to Newcastle stopping everywhere even if it was just evenings around the bus war times. That must've had a fair few stops.
(07 Oct 2023, 6:59 pm)Storx wrote Aye bet there's a few from the past like, the old 310/319 Blyth/Cramlington to Sunderland must've been up there. I might be wrong here, but didn't there used to be a service from Darlington to Newcastle and Bishop to Newcastle stopping everywhere even if it was just evenings around the bus war times. That must've had a fair few stops.
(08 Oct 2023, 7:42 am)Rob44 wrote 638 ryton to Sunderland all them years ago
(08 Oct 2023, 9:31 am)Michael wrote God, that brings back memories.
On a Sunday at one point, it used to go via Grindon Lane, Somerset Road and Springwell Road in Sunderland, instead of straight down Chester Road too, so that added more stops on.
I'm not sure when that diversion started or ended.
(08 Oct 2023, 9:31 am)Michael wrote God, that brings back memories.
On a Sunday at one point, it used to go via Grindon Lane, Somerset Road and Springwell Road in Sunderland, instead of straight down Chester Road too, so that added more stops on.
I'm not sure when that diversion started or ended.
(08 Oct 2023, 10:31 am)Andreos1 wrote It didn't extend all the way to Ryton or Crawcrook on evenings or Sundays.
So what it gained, it definitely lost.
Possibly unique in that it was operated by 3 depots across a day though.
Sunderland and Winlaton during the day.
Washington on an evening and Sunday.
(08 Oct 2023, 10:21 am)cbma06 wrote I think it was because busways decided to have all numbered service 15 on a Sundays, so nexus had to run a secured service through Somerset Road on Sundays , so there diverted nexus 775 ok travel service via Somerset Road, later on service 638 secured service was diverted via Somerset Road , I remember GNE solos on the 638, bit of all sorts in those days [emoji23]
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(08 Oct 2023, 4:35 pm)Unber43 wrote anyone got a 638 timetable?
(08 Oct 2023, 4:51 pm)Michael wrote Hopefully this link works:
https://www.northeastbuses.co.uk/bygone/...eQuery=638&submit.x=0&submit.y=0