(26 Jun 2022, 2:02 pm)Drifter60 wrote I’m thinking the 29 won’t serve Birtley and it will indeed use the backroads to get Ouston, as the diversion to Birtley is a bit of a pain for anyone wanting to use the service beyond Birtley; North or South.
The 28/29 will hopefully be timed so that from Ouston to CLS they’re every 30 minutes - and then the rest of the route North to Newcastle they’re essential completely separate routes, albeit coming together at Gateshead into NCL.
If its the back road to ouston I'm thinking of its not the widest or roads for a bus! But your right in not serving Birtley will save it time. I've been stuck on at the junction to get on the a167 at the coach and horse for ten minutes on several occations whilst on the 28a/b to birley