I passed through Newcastle last Saturday (23rd) on my way to Edinburgh. I then spent Monday & Tuesday nights in South Shields for a wider day out on Tuesday (26th).
Anyway, my rides last Saturday were on
10652 (62)
11607 (1)
12082 (12)
19437 (22)
26078 (30)
27242 (685)
36476 (32)
50411 (M20)
While it did make sense for Stagecoach to run route 685 from depots at both ends of the route, it did occur to me how unlikely it was before privatisation that Newcastle / Tyne & Wear PTE depot Slatyford was to run buses out to Carlisle.
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