(21 Jun 2022, 9:18 am)Chris 1 wrote That 12 routing through Winlaton had me reaching for the map. Madness!
I agree. Aside from the fact there's no North Road in Winlaton (presumably they meant North Street), there's nothing more appealing to passengers than a convoluted route which is hard to understand.
Unless it is going around Knobby Ends Lane (like the 632 used to), it's going to end up using the same roads as the core, non-circular, Newcastle - Winlaton Bus Station section, thus possibly causing more confusion.