According to Nexus timetables, current running times
Service 27
South Shields to Jarrow 20 Minutes
Service 88
South Shields to Jarrow 40 Minutes
Service 27
Jarrow to Newcastle 43 minutes
Giving a possible 26 South Shields to Newcastle just short of an hour and a half.
Roughly the same as the 50 all the way to Durham.
I'm potentially 15/20 minutes into the 26 route from Shields and if the are problems on the metro id be using the 26 as an alternative but I wouldn't be happy at having to sit for at least another hour from getting on.
Bring back the expresses !!!
RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes v2