(12 Feb 2023, 8:58 pm)Andreos1 wrote Same school era, but we were issued with the TWPTE Cat pass that meant we paid the child fare of 15p (went up to 20p) and we could use any bus we wanted.
There were scholars (some commercially operated), but it was just as easy using a normal public service.

Had no idea those passes you mention were even a thing within T&W back then.

Probably a later era for me, but when I was at school, everyone had the orange U16 passes. They allowed for reduced fares and the CAT day tickets. Think it was still only around 25p single/30p transfare at that point.

As for scholars services, loads of people I went to school with didn't bother with the scholars services. They knew for Penshaw/Shiney Row for example, it was quicker to get out of the gates promptly and onto the 194/294, than hang around for the 461 or whatever it was to be ready to depart.