(06 Apr 2018, 12:38 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I think you and BLM must have misunderstood my post about the route of the 27. The 27 did not operate up Old Durham Road, the 51/52 operated along Old Durham Road and Beacon Lough Road before the two routes were combined with the 51/52 replacing the 27 between Gateshead and Wrekenton (via Gateshead Library, Dryden Road etc.). Perhaps I could have been clearer on that point.
The 57 (initially as the 557) was extended from Heworth to South Shields via the route of the old 533 via Fellgate Estate, Boldon Colliery and Whiteleas. As we in the North East can't be trusted with three-digit numbering as we find it 'confusing'. The 557 became the 57 much like the 527 became the 27.
I'm trying to post a pic of the 25 timetable when it still operated along Dryden Road along with a list of changes in Gateshead which happened on Deregulation Day. However, I'm having trouble doing it at the moment due to an error message on the site. Hopefully it will be sorted out soon.
I definitely read it as the 27 using Old Durham Road. Memory is slacking, but was pretty sure it hadn't.
Sort it out murdnunoC
Just to clarify:
27 - Gateshead - Durham Road - Dryden Road - Wrekenton - Heworth.
51/52 - Gateshead - Sunderland Road - Heworth/Wrekenton etc - Old Durham Road - Gateshead (circular).
27 - As above but via Prince Consort Road.
51/52 As above but via Carr Hill (circular).
27 - Gateshead - Sunderland Road - Heworth - Shields.
51/52 - As above but via Dryden Road/Prince Consort Road (circular).
Q1/Q2 - is 51/52 renumbered.
Need 25 via Dryden Road and 27 Durham Road/Kells Lane confirming.
Is it this site giving the error message?
It would be good to see the changes that happened on de-reg day.
Keen to see how many I have forgotten.