(20 Aug 2021, 11:10 pm)Train8261 wrote There were a few people complaining around Tynemouth about the 1 finishing at Gateshead. There was even a woman talking to me about it on the bus and she said she needs the 1A to get to the Metrocentre even though she lives all the way in Whitley Bay.And that was the exact reason why the old 301 was curtailed in Gateshead back in 2005!
I said its a pain but there are way quicker links to Metrocentre than the one route. There's the metro to Newcastle or bus to Newcastle then change.
If the woman needed to get to the MetroCentre from Whitley Bay, the 309 then Tyne Valley Ten or X45/X46 would be quicker for starters.
GNE IMO should paint 6100 into a promotional livery showing some of the places passengers can connect to in Newcastle.