(10 Dec 2021, 11:38 am)Rob44 wrote This is what gets me too. A number of people on here are quick to say "you could jump on the bus to gateshead" when they are turning buses there for late running leaving Newcastle stranded... but if your just buying a single its 1.80 ( i think) then the same price from gateshead to you destination as it would have been from Newcastle. Now wouldn't it be a good idea to get buses going to town to pick up those waiting and get them to gateshead to catch the bus from there for free? Just a thought
You realise that these buses that are getting turned around in Gateshead are getting dropped out because they're running late for driver's rest periods and driving hours right? So if you send them to Newcastle they're not going to come back in service, they'll just end up missing out more of the route and starting further down the line. It's an unfortunate circumstance but the drivers who are dropped out in Gateshead should be transferring their passengers onto Newcastle bound buses so they don't pay again, but the people stranded in Newcastle are going to be stranded without a bus whether it makes it to Newcastle or not.