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?

Go North East's 78 has to be up there surely?

Can't beat them ut for measure, our longest route I think is the 13 with 49 stops.

(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?

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, 5:22 pm)Iamtheone8483748 wrote Go North East's 78 has to be up there surely?

105 that one, so just below the 1. Forgot about that aswell actually. I was thinking about the Durham, Stockton and Redcar routes but don't know them well enough to go checking every single one. There's some long routes down there but some of them run along areas with nothing there aswell.

(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.

18A? I just checked it there and it has 90 stops supposedly - whether they all exist is another thing mind. Goes all over the place that bus.

(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

Aye good shout the 1 actually, forgot about that. Yeah you're right with the longest though I believe.

(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?

Is this how you console yourself after the hammering at the SOL?  

Anyway, the GNE 4 and the ANE X4A must be up there.

(07 Oct 2023, 6:42 pm)Andreos1 wrote Is this how you console yourself after the hammering at the SOL?  

Anyway, the GNE 4 and the ANE X4A must be up there.

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, 6:46 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...

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, 6:50 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.

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.

722/723 and the 724.
All limited stop once they got to Birtley heading north. 

But aye, still quite a few.

The full X18 (southbound, and including Alnmouth Station which the 18:25 from Berwick does) has 150 stops on a rough count.

56 feels like its got a million after Wrekenton.

Does the 21 that turns into the X21 to West Aukland count thats got to have a fair few stops in it

From a quick play around on Google Maps, these are the top results (that I could find):

ANE:
X18 Berwick to Newcastle - 151
22 Durham to Sunderland - 99
1 Darlington to Tow Law - 97
24 Hartlepool to Durham - 96
23 Hartlepool to Sunderland - 96
6 Barnard Castle to Framwellgate Moor - 91

GNE:
35A Boldon to Low Moorsley - 114
35 Low Moorsley to Boldon - 110
50 Marsden to Durham - 103
20 Langley Park to Sunderland, Winter Gardens - 99
10 Newcastle to Hexham - 83
21 Brandon to Newcastle - 78

SNE:
685 Carlisle to Newcastle - 109
59 Hartlepool to Durham - 81
6 Darlington to Stockton - 78 (stat does not include the Darlington to Hurworth portion)
36 Hartlepool to Middlesbrough - 68
1 High Tunstall to Middlesbrough - 68

Stats are to the best of my knowledge of routes when put into Google Maps where journey planner tells you to "ride" for however many stops. Number of stops shown is in the direction with the most stops.

you feel every single one of those stops on the 22

41A must be a contender

Wallsend to Hadrian Park back to Wallsend in an hour

Bot sure many people use #WiltshireRoadLoop stops or #HadrianParkLoop stops

Apologies couldn't revisit a cheeky mention

(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.

638 ryton to Sunderland all them years ago

What about the the 62/63, thats quite long

(08 Oct 2023, 7:42 am)Rob44 wrote 638 ryton to Sunderland all them years ago

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.

Wait the 42A. The old one between Kingston Park to North Shields

(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.

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, 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.

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, 10:31 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.

Yea, Washington depot did evenings and Sundays to Heworth interchange.


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(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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Oh yea, I forgot about the 775!

Ye it was also a solo on the 638.

Longest for currently and old for Go North East of my head are

Current
1-Whitley Bay to Metrocentre Asda
78 Consett to Sunderland
35 and 35A Boldon to Low Moorsley
10A Newcastle to Blackhall Mill
16B Durham to Consett

Old I'd say
1/1A/1B Whitley Bay to Metrocentre or Kibblesworth or Wrekenton
42A Kingston Park to North Shields
17 Cramlington to Whitley Bay
42 Cramlington to North Shields
X40/41/42/43/44/45 Newcastle to Blyth or Morpeth or Thropton or Pegswood

anyone got a 638 timetable?

(08 Oct 2023, 4:35 pm)Unber43 wrote anyone got a 638 timetable?

Hopefully this link works:

https://www.northeastbuses.co.uk/bygone/...eQuery=638&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

Another good one is the old 213 from Darlington to Sunderland which took just shy of 2 hours end to end, especially in the form I remember it in from the early '00s when it ran via Woodham - was in the region of 140-150 stops based off current 7, X22 & 22 stopping patterns and using the BusMiles map to fill in some blanks/gaps such as the invisible stops between Rushyford and Bradbury.

Some good suggestions, surprised at how many stops there are on the X18, thought it would be lower.

(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

That's one mess of a route mind, assuming it's been replaced partially by the R2 / 69 / 23 (now scrapped) / 2A if I'm getting the route right.

The old Diamond 43/44/44a must have served quite a lot of stops along the route when they ran. Oddly enough, though, I can't find any timetables for them in the bygone era.

Few more that just popped in my head
1-Stagecoach when it went to Four Lane Ends then later the Cobalt
6/7- Stagecoach Freeman-Metrocentre
12- Stagecoach Wallsend- TBL
15/15A- Stagecoach
16/16A- Stagecoach
32/32A- Stagecoach
46 the one that went to Whitley Bay
51- Arriva (withdrawn recently)
The orignal 52 that ran to Ashington- Arriva
301/302- GNE
313/314- GNE
322/323- GNE
335- GCT
343/344- Arriva
351- GNE
355/356- Arriva
363/364- Arriva
518- Arriva