(18 Apr 2022, 9:32 pm)MurdnunoC wrote It's probably been operating in some format ever since long-distance bus services rose to prominence in the 1920s.I think the 808 is probably what’s left of the United / Eastern Scottish services 508 Newcastle - Edinburgh and 515 Whitley Bay - Newcastle - Glasgow, both via Jedburgh.
Here is a timetable from 1984;
RE: PCL Travel