(20 Apr 2023, 7:52 pm)Malarkey wrote I agree with this, the revised 82 is Go North East literally setting it up to turn around to Nexus and say it's not commercially viable down the line to operate with cutting it from Q.E. Hospital to Gateshead, actually quite a few do use the 82 to/from Gateshead more so to Birtley if the 21 has been late and wouldn't you if you still only paying £2 Single, I do think if Go North East kept the existing route as it is then with there fare options it could boost passenger numbers in a positive manner.  

One thing GNE and Nexus do need to sort is the evening/sunday timings of the 28B/81 as they operate within a few mins of each other going into Gateshead from Chowdene Bank onwards, have often seen both together.

This is what Go North East did with it as a commercial service. The old 84 (from the Galleries ran Washington Village, one side of Barmston and to Concord) was replaced with a ridiculous service to Waterview Park as the 82, which some 9 months later was then deemed as not commercially viable. I commented on this at the time in 2021 here.