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(25 Aug 2019, 3:48 pm)V514DFT wrote </p><p>Why does the 52 finish earlier than the 53,the 53 runs all the way til 11pm going to shields,midnight going the otherway(last journey runs to Killingworth only),i'd say theres probably more purpose having the 52 run til midnight cosidering it serves Newcastle,not alot to do in shields after the shops close,pretty backwards in my opinion</p><p>

<br></p><p><br></p><p>The 52 is more about connecting places to the Freeman, there's not much demand for that past 8pm basically.</p><p><br></p><p>The rest the route is duplicated by faster buses.</p><p><br></p><p>Killingworth: 54 / Stagecoach<br></p><p>Quorum / Burradon: X7 / X8</p><p>Dudley: 43</p><p>Cramlington: 43 / X10 / X11</p><p>Longbenton: 55</p><p>Killingworth - Cramlington: 42/53<br></p>