(05 Oct 2013, 9:53 pm)northern156 wrote Thank you all for your replied - very helpful indeed.

I'm going on BJ10VUS's suggestion with a few changes:
Greenhead Eldon Square 685 0940 - 1118
Eldon Square Metrocentre 43 1135 - 1153
Metrocentre Blaydon 49B 1158 - 1209
Blaydon Metrocentre 10 1222 - 1230
Metrocentre Gateshead X66 1238 - 1248
Gateshead Battle Hill Dr 58 1304 - 1334
Battle Hill Dr Haymarket 310 1344 - 1406
Market St East South Sh Kep St 27 1434 - 1543
South Sh Kep St Sunderland Int 35 1552 - 1630
SunderlandInt Washington Gal 2A 1643 - 1715
Washington Gal Gateshead X1 1731 - 1752
Gateshead Metrocentre X66 1800 - 1810

Metrocentre Haltwhistle TRN 1832 - 1921

Will pencil in for a couple of weeks on Saturday

Sean

Instead of getting the 17:31 X1 you could get the New Connections 4(M1) to Heworth then 27 again to Gateshead before heading over to the MetroCentre to catch the Train