(19 Jun 2024, 4:26 pm)citaro5284 wrote 95/96 was Newcastle to Lobley Hill Estates and 97/98 was Newcastle to Whickham, so it was a pretty regular service Newcastle, Gateshead and Bensham Bank.
And before that, the X97/X98 which were limited stop between Gateshead Metro and Victoria Road (Bensham) observing all stops thereafter. There was briefly an X99 too which, in addition to being limited stop, continued to Metrocentre after Fellside Road - as per the 1 currently.