(18 Jul 2021, 6:24 pm)Adrian wrote I'd hope it's being seriously considered to curtail them at Gateshead/Metrocentre. 

There's more than enough buses between A and B from both bus stations, so there's no reason why it couldn't work. It'd be a obscene to see the four services you've mentioned receive excessive investment, over more deserving services in other parts of the network, just because Newcastle have opted for their car-favouring emissions scheme.

Be hard to curtail them at the Metro Centre as the 12 doesn't serve it and uses Scotswood Road and the 6 interworks with it. The 12 deserves better buses though imo.

Wasn't the 25 confirmed to be getting deckers later in the year? Be interesting to see if it involves the 26 somehow since the Crusader doesn't have enough buses painted up and it really is a waste them being on there when it doesn't need deckers nevermind Euro 6 buses and the 28/28A already has Euro 6 Versas.