(14 Jan 2021, 8:45 pm)toward6931 wrote i have heard rumour's of possibly 2 new routes in the stagecoach Newcastle area. the first is a 64 route which would run from west Denton shops to four lane ends which from the sound of it would run ten minutes ahead of current 62/63 services relieving the pressure from those routes especially during peak times.
another one is the 73 service which would run from Grainger street following the route of the 71 through to westerhope. instead of turning left from stamfordham road onto Rogerson terrace like the 71 it would continue down past the westerhope golf club to service the new housing developments built around the callerton village. has anyone else heard anything similar?
I seem to recall that many years ago (1970s ?) Newcastle Corporation had services 60-65 which all ventured along Shields Road, Chillingham Road and Benton Road before heading out of the city boundary towards various destinations including West Moor and Forest Hall. Four Lane Ends station didn't exist then, and Killingworth was nowhere near as extensive as it is now. I suspect that the service 64 may have operated between West Denton shops and West Moor but am happy to be corrected.
On the other side of the city, such exotic locations as Westerhope and Stamfordham Road were also served.
Wistfully stuck in the 70s !!