(16 Jun 2021, 3:26 pm)GNE6312 wrote 53 used to be Blyth to whitley Bay via Cramlington & Killingworth, from Cramlington it done the normal 53 route to new York then down to Whitley Bay via NT hospital. From Blyth it went around 1st, 2nd & 12th avenue, please road, Newsham black diamond, Delaval crescent, high pit & eventually Cramlington. Sure it took about 2 hours end to end or somewhere close to that so about 4-6 times longer than the 308 & 309 for the same journey. From what I recall it used a mix of MPDs and beavers.I know,then it went to Renowns and ALX 300's when the 53A was introduced full time to North Shields,think at was at some point in 2012, but the 53 retained its route to Whitley Bay,both went as far as Cramlington, the 53 was the old 343 and 344,with the 343 going to Morpeth and 344 going as far as Cramlington,then it became its current setup (which is crap)
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