(19 Aug 2013, 5:32 pm)BJ10VUS wrote I agree about the X40 - although this may change when the Arriva X40 stops? The bendies and even large single deckers aren't really suitable to the route the 58 takes, in my opinion, but are necessary for the Gateshead side, where it's usually standing room only on the bendies - even outside of peak time!
I have fortunately never been in the area when one has been working, but how the heck do the bendies get around Leam Lane with the bends, twists, turns and parked cars?