(07 Jan 2026, 12:54 pm)Ambassador wrote Assume the 21/28B/81 will go up Charles Street, Prince Consort Road and then Shipcote Lane back to normal route (though the turning there is very very tight)

Would be easier for the bus to continue straight up Prince Consort and join at the Cenotaph

I'd presume Gateshead bound they'd be fine to observe all stops as normal but coming the other way they're turning right on Charles Street on departure from Gateshead Interchange then straight up Prince Consort Road and rejoining the route at the Cenotaph.