(28 Nov 2017, 6:14 pm)deanmachine wrote It says a direct link to Newcastle from the Scotch Estate, so I doubt they'll needlessly change to a 27 again in Jarrow, it'll be 26/27 the whole way. You'd think.
The way I read it, was that all buses between Newcastle and Jarrow were 27's. At Jarrow, the route splits.
26 - Shields via Hosp.
27 - Shields via Tyne Dock.
If you're getting on at Hebburn and needing to go to S Tyneside hosp, you will see a 27 approaching. Do you stop it in the hope it changes to a 26? Do you stop it and ask the driver if they're changing to a 26? Or do you use the timetable (bearing in mind they're running at 10min intervals on that stretch) and board it, knowing that the bus due, is going to change in to a 26?