(Yesterday, 11:49 am)Economic505 wrote Hmm, you wouldn’t get the 56 from Sunderland , as it goes via Washington, the moon and Pluto before it reaches Newcastle. Also have you heard of Chester Road and the Grindon Broadway? Nowhere near the 56!
No, that was my point. The 56 and 27 serve places along the route, they are not end-to-end Newcastle to Sunderland/South Shields routes. X24/X34 are designed for end-to-end journeys, which is covered by the Metro.
I have actually done the full 56 and 27 routes, and they aren't bad. But I wasn't saying to do that, I was saying get the Metro.