My day out yesterday:
08:05 #8 Chester le Street to Stanley. GNE 5407.
08:55 #78 Stanley to Consett. GNE 5405.
09:45 #689 Consett to Hexham. GNE 648.
11:45 (11:51) #X85 Hexham to Newcastle. GNE 5231.
12:53 #X40 Newcastle to Regent Centre. GNE 8329.
14:00 #X40 Gosforth High Street to Newcastle. GNE 4919.
14:28 #309 Newcastle (Civic Centre) to New York Road. GNE 6103.
15:25 #309 New York Road to Newcastle Haymarket. GNE 6116.
16:05 #X21 Newcastle to Chester le Street. GNE 6040.
I recommend the GNE 689 service to anyone that has not tried it and I think it is best doing it in the Consett to Hexham direction due to the higher speed that can be achieved on the down hill sections.
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