(23 Mar 2022, 10:08 am)DeltaMan wrote I could only see the 26 running out of Percy Main as a short term thing until Washington has enough staff. Otherwise you are burdening the vehicles on the 26 with the cost of Tyne Tunnel tolls, on top of the usual overheads.
Toll is only £6.66 for two passages, which would be cheaper or equal to the fuel costs of running from Washington I'd imagine.