(06 Aug 2018, 4:20 pm)westy3738 wrote They ran the S2 from Metrocentre to Ikea, with a dedicated blue liveried Merc. This started at a time before Asda was built or much of the other surrounding shops were developed, so Ikea was out on a limb at the time.
There was some services from the West End of Newcastle, 13 and 17A which made their way to the Metrocentre...think they became the 4/5 before getting the chop.
Maybe I seen that bus perhaps running off route on one of Busways old 2 or 3 services
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photog...Gm-2ctSvoR
Finally found a photo!