(19 Jun 2026, 8:07 pm)Storx wrote Let's be honest 99% of people will be using the Metro, it makes no sense to use it unless you have difficulty walking a short distance. Most people probably do already anyway as Gateshead Stadium and Felling are well loaded stations.

Which is fine for Sunderland Rd a but a huge part of Old Durham Rd will be without a service, unless you fancy a lot of walking and a lot of hills

(19 Jun 2026, 9:05 pm)Ambassador wrote Which is fine for Sunderland Rd a but a huge part of Old Durham Rd will be without a service, unless you fancy a lot of walking and a lot of hills

It's not that far to Split Crow Road or Shipcote Terrace / Dryden Road / Durham Road though and unless you live on Old Durham Road you have to walk the hill in one direction anyway (it's just the opposite way).

Mind that said I don't get why there's nothing going along Shipcote Terrace and serving Old Durham Road, even if it was just the 57 - don't believe there's no reason why they can't? The 57 sits around for 25 minutes every board doing nothing in Newcastle anyway - might aswell put it to some use.

Although Monday is now a pretty quiet day for commuting these days, it looks to have been a pretty quiet morning start for disruption

6244 is doing the shuttle.

Five Bridges reopens this Thursday morning, a far more disruptive closure with Park Lane starts on the evening of Saturday 25th July running through until August 22nd (the day before Newcastle's first home league game of the season)

Would expect diversion updates tail end of this week from GNE