(24 Oct 2018, 7:02 pm)Andreos1 wrote No idea if this will take off, but worth a shot! #NEBpoints available for those who are successful!



Following on from a twitter challenge I saw about railway stations and finding out if there are any that require more than one change for passengers travelling from there to London. 

So following mention of it in the GNE service suggestions thread, I wondered if anyone could do the following:

Name a village/town or city in Tyne & Wear where to travel to the Metrocentre, it will take more than one change.
It can be any combination of operators. Doesn't have to be limited to just one. 

Will start you off. 
Mon-Fri weekdays: Seaburn - Metrocentre. 

Will any of you get caught out? I tried a couple of examples and found out it was possible to do with one change!

(24 Oct 2018, 7:24 pm)deanmachine wrote Couldn't you just get the E1 into Sunderland then get a train to the Metrocentre though?

(24 Oct 2018, 9:24 pm)Andreos1 wrote Sorry, should have said bus only.
My mistake.

(25 Oct 2018, 6:17 am)Ianthegoon wrote Just one change, folks!

Hence maximum of two routes can be used


The limiting factor is going to be where the routes that take you directly to the Metrocentre run from, so there's likely to be quite a few places around South Shields and Sunderland that count as there's no route from them to one of the direct Metrocentre services.  North Tyneside, however, will probably feed into the 11 somewhere, so probably fewer places up here.

(25 Oct 2018, 8:48 am)Mark1 wrote Coming back from the metrocentre you can do it with one change
67 to wardley club
558 to seaburn. 

Going there's a short walk after getting off the 558 on the felling bypass.

(25 Oct 2018, 10:16 am)S830OFT wrote Let's say Hexham to Jedburgh:
885 to Otterburn, 131 to Jedburgh 
74 to Ponteland, 131 to Jedburgh 
685 to Newcastle, 131 to Jedburgh.

Various ways to do it with just one change.

(25 Oct 2018, 12:39 pm)Andreos1 wrote Yeah. But the challenge was to the Metrocentre from somewhere in T&W

(25 Oct 2018, 2:27 pm)S830OFT wrote This challenge feels really restricted 

(25 Oct 2018, 3:17 pm)Andreos1 wrote Blackfell - Metrocentre = 85, 56 and X66.

Fatfield - Metrocentre = 4, X1, X66 

Penshaw - Metrocentre = 237, X1, X66.

(28 Oct 2018, 10:59 am)James101 wrote How about a technical bid for Low Moorsley? Possible on a 265/X22 but would mean having to traverse out of Tyne & Wear into County Durham to complete.

(28 Oct 2018, 12:31 pm)James101 wrote Ryhope Village?

(28 Oct 2018, 8:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote It's one I thought of initially.
That X22 scuppers things again though. Arriva 22 to Durham, then X22 from there.
Expensive and quite a long trip, but do-able.

Doxford Park?

(28 Oct 2018, 9:17 pm)James101 wrote Ah. Again depends where you define Doxford Park, as if you can get on a 20, you can get an X22. I think the answer will be somewhere in Sunderland? Pallion, excluding Metro?

(28 Oct 2018, 8:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote It's one I thought of initially.
That X22 scuppers things again though. Arriva 22 to Durham, then X22 from there.
Expensive and quite a long trip, but do-able.

Doxford Park?

(29 Oct 2018, 5:51 pm)pbjd wrote Lukes Lane possibly?

(18 Apr 2020, 4:37 pm)col87 wrote Sorry to bring an old thread up but if it has to be one change to metrocentre from anywhere in Tyne and Wear then 20 from Sunderland to Durham then X22 from there. Simple.

(18 Apr 2020, 4:37 pm)col87 wrote Sorry to bring an old thread up but if it has to be one change to metrocentre from anywhere in Tyne and Wear then 20 from Sunderland to Durham then X22 from there. Simple.